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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe
Document PECH-AD-786710 · COM(2025)0551 – C100175/2025 – 2025/0227(COD)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee PECH-AD-786710
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- 9 July 2026
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- Committee on Fisheries
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- Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez
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- 2025-0227
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The Committee on Fisheries gives its opinion on the proposed Global Europe regulation, the EU's external action funding instrument. It proposes amendments to add fisheries and aquaculture throughout the text. The amendments require sufficient funding for fisheries and aquaculture, treat these activities as strengthening competitiveness and growth, and require coordination with Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs). They demand a level playing field with partner countries, equivalent standards for imports, and support for the EU's zero-tolerance approach to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. They add rules-based ocean governance, ocean diplomacy, the European Ocean Pact, and attention to Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. They also add biodiversity, climate, gender equality and human rights provisions, and require Parliament to be consulted on funding and action plans.
Position. The Committee on Fisheries proposes amendments to the Global Europe proposal to strengthen fisheries and aquaculture, ensure sufficient funding, promote a level playing field and equivalent standards, reinforce ocean governance and the fight against IUU fishing, and coordinate the instrument with SFPAs and RFMOs.
Key points
- Partnerships under the instrument should promote EU social, economic and environmental standards, and the Commission should ensure fair competition and a level playing field between EU and partner-country fishers and aquaculture producers.
- The Commission and member states should ensure that trade and partnership agreements in sustainable fisheries guarantee a level playing field, and that all imports meet the same or equivalent standards as those for the EU.
- The instrument should focus more on EU competitiveness and reducing dependencies, and address climate change, biodiversity protection and food security while ensuring a level playing field.
- SFPAs are described as a strategic instrument of EU external action contributing to food security, ocean governance, fleet competitiveness and a level playing field, and should be integrated into broader bilateral partnerships and coordinated with actions under the instrument.
- Special account should be taken of Article 349 TFEU for Outermost Regions and Article 203 TFEU for Overseas Countries and Territories, which are geostrategic assets for maritime security, food security and monitoring of exclusive economic zones.
- Fisheries and aquaculture activities may be considered environmental activities and activities strengthening competitiveness and growth, supporting decent employment, coastal communities and the small-scale sector.
- Activities related to the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), including SFPAs and EU participation in RFMOs, should be clearly identified and traceable for transparency and parliamentary scrutiny.
- Sufficient funding for fisheries and aquaculture is needed under the Global Europe Fund, complementing SFPAs and contributing to a level playing field and equivalent standards on sustainability, control, transparency, traceability and working conditions.
- The instrument should strengthen the rules-based international order at sea and promote compliance with international obligations and the EU's zero-tolerance approach to IUU fishing.
- The external dimension of the CFP should be understood broadly, covering international ocean governance, the European Ocean Pact, the Pact for the Mediterranean, ocean diplomacy and cooperation on sustainable blue economy, marine conservation and maritime security.
- A new objective covers the external dimension of the CFP, including SFPAs, EU participation in RFMOs, international ocean governance and cooperation with partner countries on sustainable blue economy, marine conservation and maritime security.
- Support for fisheries and aquaculture actions is conditional on compliance with international fisheries rules, measures against IUU fishing, and promotion of fair competition and sustainable resource management.
Who is affected
- EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors: the amendments seek a level playing field, fair competition and equivalent import standards.
- Partner countries and their operators: partnerships should promote EU standards and sustainable resource management.
- Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories: their geostrategic role and fisheries resources should be considered.
- The Commission: it should consult Parliament and the Council, ensure coordination mechanisms and involve stakeholders.
- Coastal and fishing communities, including the small-scale sector: activities should support employment, social cohesion and resilience.
Figures and deadlines
- 0.7 % of gross national income as official development assistance, within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda.
- Around 80% of the seafood consumed in the Union comes from imports.
- Limiting the global average temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, pursuing 1.5°C.
- Up to 3% of the financial envelope for the pillars referred to in Article 3(1), point (a) may be indicatively allocated to cross-border cooperation programmes.
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Short justification
The Commission proposal for the Global Europe fund is the EU’s financial instrument for external action (2021-2027 and beyond), integrating fisheries and aquaculture as key components of its international cooperation and development agenda.
Its objectives are, among others, to promote the external dimension of the Unions fisheries policy and aligning it with broader commitments such as on climate, biodiversity and sustainable blue economy. The proposed instrument aims at ensuring that EU actions abroad contribute to global ocean governance, food security and the resilience of coastal communities.
At the international level, we have on the one hand Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and on the other hand Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) that more concretely paves way for international cooperation when it comes to fisheries management. It is to be noted that funding for SFPAs is not directly under Global Europe instrument. However, financing can be found under the same Heading in the MFF proposal. However, it is clear that they are interlinked with the Global Europe instrument and should complement other fisheries and aquaculture actions funded under the fund.
As regards EU participation in RFMOs, this is also not directly funded through the Global Europe Fund. However, the fees of these international organisations are found under the same Heading, much in the same way as for SFPAs. It should be noted that some implementation elements, especially those taking place within the EU, could be financed through the National and Regional Partnership Plans as well as potentially under other EU funding instruments.
The rapporteur believes that the general MFF proposal has rendered it important to reinforce the importance of fisheries, aquaculture and the overall Union ambition when it comes to Ocean Governance throughout the MFF proposal. That is also equally valid for the proposed Global Europe fund. The importance of promoting the Unions international Ocean Governance agenda should not be underestimated, the instrument should not only promote an international rules-based order for Ocean related issues, it should more specifically champion the Unions zero tolerance towards IUU-fishing, contribute to a more level playing field for fisheries and aquaculture and ideally also promote cooperation and enable win-win opportunities between EU businesses and those of partner countries.
It is furthermore very important that EU engagement with partner countries is not done in silos but coordinated holistically, in order to ensure that we have a holistic approach to our international partnerships to secure the best possible outcome for both parties. In this context, the rapporteur believes it very important that fisheries should be seen in the greater context of cooperation efforts rather than being treated as a single and separate issue. In this regard, it is important to coordinate actions under SFPAs with actions under the Global Europe instrument, especially since measures taken using sectorial support under SFPAs can to some extent overlap with actions taken under other development actions. This coordination will be even more important in the light of the ongoing work within the Commission to develop a new generation of SFPAs.
Cooperation with partner countries in international organisations is of high importance if we as a Union should be able to successfully promote our ambitions internationally as effectively as possible. International organisations, such as RFMOs, should, in that respect, be a logical focal point in any partnership and therefore coordination between the Global Europe instrument and actions taken by the Union within RFMOs needs to be ensured.
Given this background the rapporteur believes that the opinion of the PECH committee should focus, among others, on the following points:
· The need for sufficient funding for fisheries and aquaculture-related activities under the Global Europe Fund, which should complement other fisheries-related EU external actions, such as those under SFPAs and RFMOs.
· Under Global Europe, activities related to fisheries and aquaculture cannot only be considered as environmental activities but should also be seen to strengthen competitiveness and growth. This is important, as we also want to enable a new and mutually beneficial partnership between EU sectors and the sector in partner countries, creating win-win situations.
· Actions under Global Europe should also be ensured in order to strengthen the rules-based international order at sea. This in order to strengthen the EU’s position globally, but also to protect the competitiveness of our maritime sectors, such as fisheries and aquaculture, and to create better and fairer competition with a more level playing field.
The Unions fisheries and aquaculture policies must be better reflected and acknowledge in the MFF proposal. The Union many efforts when it comes to international fisheries management and broader sustainability efforts must be better reflected and play a greater part in our international partnership. It is important to strive for creating better conditions for sectors both in the EU and in partner countries to create win-win situations, developing their sectors in a mutual beneficial way, creating growth, jobs and better conditions for fair competition. From a fisheries and aquaculture perspective, it is therefore important to reinforce the link within the Global Europe instrument, generally for these sectors but also to ensure the best synergies with our SFPAs and the important work done by the Union within RFMOs.
The Committee on Fisheries submits the following to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Development, as the committees responsible:
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| (5) The Instrument should contribute to ensuring consistency, coherence, synergies and complementarity between the Union’s internal and external policies and between its external policies in order to simultaneously promote the Union’s fundamental and strategic interests and sustainable development in partner countries and support the achievement of its global commitments. | (5) The Instrument should contribute to ensuring consistency, coherence, synergies and complementarity between the Union’s internal and external policies and between its external policies in order to simultaneously promote the Union’s fundamental and strategic interests and sustainable development in partner countries and support the achievement of its global commitments. Partnerships under the instrument should promote social, economic and environmental standards applied in the Union. The Commission should, in particular, ensure that conditions of fair competition and level playing field are achieved between European and partner-country fishers and aquaculture producers, taking into account trading relationship as well as relevant Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements. |
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| (5a) The Commission and the Member States should ensure that existing and negotiated Union trade agreements and partnership agreements in the field of sustainable fisheries guarantee a level playing field for the Union fisheries sector. In particular, the Commission should ensure that all imports comply with the same or equivalent standards as those established for the Union, thereby guaranteeing the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors. |
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| (15) The Instrument should contribute to the objectives of the Union’s external action, by promoting mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and to the Union’s strategic interests. It should allow the Union to be better positioned to address global challenges, including the fight against climate change and biodiversity protection. It should also provide increased economic and trade opportunities to the mutual benefit of the Union and partner countries. | (15) The Instrument should contribute to the objectives of the Union’s external action, focusing more on strengthening the Union’s competitiveness and reducing dependencies, by promoting mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and to the Union’s strategic interests. It should allow the Union to be better positioned to address global challenges, including the fight against climate change, biodiversity protection and food security, It should also provide increased economic and trade opportunities, while ensuring a level playing, to the mutual benefit of the Union and partner countries. |
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| (15a) Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) are a strategic instrument of the Union's external action, contributing to food security, international ocean governance, the competitiveness of the Union's fishing fleet, and a level playing field with partner-country fleets as they provide a stable and predictable long-term financial, legal, and operational framework. |
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| (15b) SFPAs should therefore be coherently integrated into the Union's broader bilateral partnerships with coastal States, ensuring coherence between the Union's common fisheries policy (CFP), trade policy, development cooperation and ocean diplomacy and their evolution should be coordinated with actions taken under this instrument. |
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| (20) In accordance with Article 8(1) TEU, the Union is to develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation. | (20) In accordance with Article 8(1) TEU, the Union, within its competence and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, is to develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation. |
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| (24) The implementation of the Instrument should support the Global Gateway strategy10 , the Union’s external investment strategy to advance the sustainable development goals together with partner countries. As a main pillar of the Union’s economic foreign policy, it aims at boosting the development of secure and quality infrastructure in partner countries to create sustainable prosperity, decent jobs, thereby strengthening connections between the Union and its partners, while also benefiting the EU strategic and economic interests. This strategy leverages investments in secure infrastructure with a focus on digitalisation, climate and energy, transport, health, and education and research. It supports countries which seek to enhance their resilience in a sustainable manner, while strengthening partnerships that are important for the Union’s open strategic autonomy. Global Gateway is also a value-based offer that promotes high social, environmental, governance and financial standards, and upholds democracy, the rule of law and human rights. | (24) The implementation of the Instrument should support the Global Gateway strategy10 , the Union’s external investment strategy to advance the sustainable development goals together with partner countries which shall systematically promote, where appropriate, biodiversity objectives. As a main pillar of the Union’s economic foreign policy, it aims at boosting the development of secure and quality infrastructure in partner countries to create sustainable prosperity, decent jobs, thereby strengthening connections between the Union and its partners, while also benefiting the EU strategic and economic interests. This strategy leverages investments in secure infrastructure with a focus on digitalisation, climate and energy, transport, health, and education and research. It supports countries which seek to enhance their resilience in a sustainable manner, while strengthening partnerships that are important for the Union’s open strategic autonomy. Global Gateway is also a value-based offer that promotes high social, environmental, governance and financial standards, and upholds democracy, the rule of law and human rights. |
| 10 Joint Communication (JOIN/2021/30 final) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - The Global Gateway. | 10 Joint Communication (JOIN/2021/30 final) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - The Global Gateway. |
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| (24a) Special account has to be taken of Article 349 TFEU in relation to Outermost Regions to Article 203 TFEU, in relation to Overseas Countries and Territories, the latter without disproportionally focusing on a single territory. These areas should all be duly taken into consideration when developing the partnerships under this instrument since they represent a unique geostrategic asset in the Union’s external policy, considering for example the rich biodiversity, vast maritime areas, and access to important fisheries resources. |
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| (24b) Developments during the last years have further demonstrated the geostrategic importance of Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. They constitute essential elements for the presence, resilience, maritime security, food security, monitoring of exclusive economic zones, protection of critical infrastructure and projection of the Union's interests in major geopolitical spaces, particularly in the North Atlantic, the Arctic, the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. Additional synergies should be explored with Union regional programming, which offers a high degree of flexibility, allowing to build mutually beneficial packages when opportunities arise in partner countries. |
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| (24c) The implementation of this Regulation should also ensure adequate investment in research and innovation (R&I) and higher education, in line with the priorities of the Global Gateway strategy, with a view to strengthening European competitiveness. In this regard synergies from partnerships for R&I financed from other Union funds could be considered as Team Europe Initiatives (‘TEIs’) and implemented under the Global Gateway, with the aim of supporting the green and digital transitions in partner countries. |
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| (26) The Instrument should contribute to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security. In line with the ProtectEU Strategy11 , the Instrument should contribute to a coherent and comprehensive approach to security to enhance the Union’s security. | (26) The Instrument should contribute to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security. In line with the ProtectEU Strategy11 , the Instrument should contribute to a coherent and comprehensive approach to security to enhance the Union’s security. The instrument should strengthen the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, ensure full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, protect the rights and ensure a meaningful and promote equal participation of women and girls in all institutional and conflict prevention, peace-making, peacebuilding and post-conflict rehabilitation processes. |
| 11 Communication (COM/2025/148 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy. | 11 Communication (COM/2025/148 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy. |
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| (27) The Instrument should strengthen democratic resilience in partner countries, including by countering foreign information manipulation and interference, empowering free and pluralistic media, promoting citizens’ engagement, ensuring the fairness and integrity of electoral and other democratic processes, and by engaging in public diplomacy activities. | (27) The Instrument should strengthen democratic resilience in partner countries, including by countering foreign information manipulation and interference, empowering free and pluralistic media, promoting citizens’ engagement, ensuring the fairness and integrity of electoral and other democratic processes, and by engaging in public diplomacy activities, including Ocean Diplomacy as well as related activities under the European Ocean Pact. |
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| (30) The Instrument should contribute to the collective Union objective of providing 0.7 % of gross national income as official development assistance (‘ODA’), established by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda adopted by the United Nations in September 201513 (the ‘2030 Agenda’), by supporting realistic and verifiable actions to meet this commitment, on which progress should continue to be monitored and reported. It should also promote mutually beneficial partnerships for sustainable development, including through the mobilisation of private resources. The whole support of the Instrument to sustainable development – including the mobilised private finance - should be monitored through the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development. | (30) The Instrument should contribute to the collective Union objective of providing 0.7 % of gross national income as official development assistance (‘ODA’), established by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD, within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda adopted by the United Nations in September 201513 (the ‘2030 Agenda’), by supporting realistic and verifiable actions to meet this commitment as well as respecting human rights and complying with social, economic and environmental standards, on which progress should continue to be monitored and reported. It should also promote mutually beneficial partnerships for sustainable development, including through the mobilisation of private resources. The whole support of the Instrument to sustainable development – including the mobilised private finance - should be monitored through the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development. |
| 13 "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 (A/RES/70/1). | 13 "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 (A/RES/70/1). |
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| (32) The Instrument should enhance the Union’s competitiveness, in particular by contributing to the sustainability, resilience and diversification of value and supply chains, reflecting high standards of responsible business practice, and by increasing economic opportunities. Consistency between the implementation of the Union’s trade, economic security, and industrial policies and the Instrument should be ensured, including synergies with Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships. In particular, in order to harness the potential of mutually beneficial partnerships for sustainable development in the Union and partner countries, synergies should be fostered between the Instrument and the Union’s European Competitiveness Fund, established by Regulation (EU) [XXX] by the European Parliament and Council14 , as well as the Connecting Europe Facility, established by Regulation (EU) [XXX] by the European Parliament and Council15 , in supporting projects of common interest between Member States and partner countries, for the part of the project on the territory of the partner country. | (32) The Instrument should enhance the Union’s competitiveness, in particular by contributing to the sustainability, resilience and diversification of value and supply chains, reflecting high standards of responsible business practice, and by increasing economic opportunities. Consistency between the implementation of the Union’s trade, economic security, and industrial policies and the Instrument should be ensured, including synergies with Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships, ensuring mutual benefits, promotion of adherence to equivalent standards and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. In particular, in order to harness the potential of mutually beneficial partnerships for sustainable development in the Union and partner countries, synergies should be fostered between the Instrument and the Union’s European Competitiveness Fund, established by Regulation (EU) [XXX] by the European Parliament and Council14 , as well as the Connecting Europe Facility, established by Regulation (EU) [XXX] by the European Parliament and Council15 , in supporting projects of common interest between Member States and partner countries, for the part of the project on the territory of the partner country. |
| 14 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) 2023/1525, (EU) 2023/2418, (EU) (EDIP) (OJ L.., p.) | 14 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (‘ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) 2023/1525, (EU) 2023/2418, (EU) (EDIP) (OJ L.., p.) |
| 15 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 (OJ […], […], p. […]). | 15 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 (OJ […], […], p. […]). |
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| (32a) Under Global Europe, activities related to fisheries and aquaculture may be considered as environmental activities as well as activities strengthening competitiveness and growth of the sectors, including the processing sector, as well as supporting decent employment, social cohesion and the resilience of coastal and fishing communities, including the small scale sector, while also contributing to food security, resilient value chains and the strategic autonomy of the Union . This is important in order to enable a new and mutually beneficial partnership between Union sectors and the sectors in partner countries, creating win-win situations. |
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| (32b) The programme should be implemented taking into account that the Union’s competitiveness is dependent on fair competition and a level playing field. In relation to the Blue economy sectors such as fisheries and aquaculture, where the need for imports (around 80% of the seafood consumed in the Union) creates strategic dependency, activities needs to be implemented in conjunction with domestic actions, such as preparedness measures to address crisis affecting the sectors as well as measures to address effects arising from the lack of level playing field with third countries, in order to safeguard fair competition and strengthen the Union’s resilience. |
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| (33a) The competitiveness of the Union's fishing sector also depends on the ability to guarantee a stable, sustainable, and diversified supply of fishery and aquaculture products, which in turn are dependent on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources. Therefore, the strategic value of the external dimension of the CFP, particularly the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs), should be recognized, when implementing this instrument, in order to strengthen the Union's food sovereignty, support the processing industry, and preserve the presence of the Union fleet in strategic fishing grounds. Consideration should also be given to practical implications related to the existence of an active implementing protocol in relation to SFPAs. |
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| (33b) In order to ensure transparency, predictability and effective parliamentary scrutiny, activities related to the external dimension of the CFP, including SFPAs and Union participation in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs), should be clearly identified and traceable. |
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| (42) The overall context for action should be the pursuit of a rules-based and value-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations (UN) at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change21 (the ‘Paris Agreement’), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework22 , the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development23 and the Pact for the Future24 , is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. The Instrument should pay particular attention to interlinkages between sustainable development goals and to integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. | (42) The overall context for action should be the pursuit of a rules-based and value-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations (UN) at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change21 (the ‘Paris Agreement’), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework22 , the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development23 and the Pact for the Future24 , is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. The Instrument should pay particular attention to interlinkages between sustainable development goals and to integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. In this context, all actions supported under the Instrument should promote the integration of biodiversity objectives. |
| 21 Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1–3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1841/oj). | 21 Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1–3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1841/oj). |
| 22 “The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework”, adopted by the 15th conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022. | 22 “The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework”, adopted by the 15th conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022. |
| 23 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313). | 23 “Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development”, adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313). |
| 24 “The Pact for the Future”, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2024 (A/RES/79/1). | 24 “The Pact for the Future”, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2024 (A/RES/79/1). |
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| (42a) In order to avoid fragmentation and ensure coherence, the Instrument should also be implemented in close coordination with the Union’s network of SFPAs, the work within RFMOs taken under National and Regional Partnership Plans, as well as actions related to the support for the competitiveness of the EU fisheries sector and the Union fishing fleet. Sufficient funding for activities related to fisheries and aquaculture is needed under the Global Europe Fund, which should complement other fisheries-related Union external actions, such as SFPAs, and contribute to objectives such as promoting a level playing field between Union and partner-country fleet, as well as ensuring equivalent standards in terms of sustainability, control, transparency, traceability and working conditions. |
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| (42b) The instrument should also be used to strengthen the rules-based international order at sea in order to strengthen the Union’s position globally. Such actions in the field of fisheries should contribute to ensuring a level playing field at global level, including by promoting compliance with international obligations and reinforcing the Union’s zero-tolerance approach to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This will in turn be beneficial for the Union’s maritime sectors, such as the fisheries sector, as it will contribute to better and fairer competition. |
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| (42c) The external dimension of the CFP should be understood in a broad and evolving sense, going beyond SFMAs and Union participation in RFMOs. It should also encompass the Union’s international ocean governance efforts, including by taking into account the European Ocean Pact, the Pact for the Mediterranean, ocean diplomacy, and cooperation with partner countries on sustainable blue economy, marine conservation and maritime security. Actions under this Instrument should therefore also contribute to the implementation of the external dimension of the CFP as well as ensure coherence and complementarity with the other relevant instruments. |
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| (47) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the principles of gender equality, women and girls’ empowerment and of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and should seek to protect and promote women’s rights in line with the Roadmap on Women’s Rights26 , Gender Equality Strategy27 , EU Gender Action Plans, relevant Council conclusions and international conventions, including the Istanbul Convention on violence against women28 . Strengthening gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Union’s external action and increasing efforts to reach the minimum standards of performance indicated by the EU Gender Action Plans should lead to a gender sensitive and transformative approach in all Union external action and international cooperation. Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment should be mainstreamed under the Instrument and adequately reflected across all the actions. | (47) The implementation of the Instrument should be guided by the principles of gender equality, women and girls’ empowerment and of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and should seek to protect and promote women’s rights in line with the Roadmap on Women’s Rights26 , Gender Equality Strategy27 , EU Gender Action Plans, relevant Council conclusions and international conventions, including the Istanbul Convention on violence against women28 . Strengthening gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Union’s external action and increasing efforts to reach the minimum standards of performance and relevant targets indicated by the EU Gender Action Plans should lead to a gender sensitive and transformative approach in all Union external action and international cooperation. Gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment should be mainstreamed under the Instrument and adequately reflected across all the actions. |
| 26 Communication (COM/2025/97 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Roadmap for Women's Rights. | 26 Communication (COM/2025/97 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Roadmap for Women's Rights. |
| 27 Communication (COM/2020/152 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. | 27 Communication (COM/2020/152 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. |
| 28 “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence”, (CETS No. 210) entered into force on 1 August 2014, https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=210. | 28 “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence”, (CETS No. 210) entered into force on 1 August 2014, https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list?module=treaty-detail&treatynum=210. |
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| (50) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and to achieve the sustainable development goals, the Instrument should contribute to mainstreaming climate action in the Union policies. Relevant actions should be identified during the implementation of the Instrument, and the overall contribution from the Instrument should be part of relevant monitoring evaluations and review processes. The Instrument should contribute to halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity building on the interlinkages between climate and biodiversity goals. | (50) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and to achieve the sustainable development goals, the Instrument should contribute to mainstreaming climate action and biodiversity conservation across all policies and programmes including through ambitious spending targets, ensuring a balance with the socio-economic viability of the Union. The instrument should promote proactive investment in ecosystem resilience. Relevant actions should be identified during the implementation of the Instrument, and the overall contribution from the Instrument should be part of relevant monitoring evaluations and review processes. The Instrument should contribute to halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity building on the interlinkages between climate and biodiversity goals. |
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| (51) Union action in the area of climate change and biodiversity should support a just transition to a climate-neutral, climate resilient, resource efficient and circular economy. It should notably favour the adherence to and implementation of the Paris Agreement, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. In particular, funding allocated in the context of the Instrument should be coherent with and support the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. The Instrument should be coherent with the objective to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, reduce vulnerability, foster climate resilience and align with the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. In line with the European Ocean Pact30 , the Instrument should promote the preservation of the ocean and strengthen international rules-based ocean governance. Particular attention should be given to actions that create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives, including for climate, biodiversity and the environment. | (51) Union action in the area of climate change, decarbonisation and biodiversity should support a just transition to a climate-neutral, climate resilient, resource efficient and circular economy. It should notably favour the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments and obligations following the Paris Agreement, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction as well as their implementation. In particular, funding allocated in the context of the Instrument should be coherent with and support the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement of limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. The Instrument should be coherent with the objective to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, reduce vulnerability, foster climate resilience and align with the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Taking into account the European Ocean Pact30 , the Instrument should promote the preservation of the ocean and strengthen international rules-based ocean governance. It should support a competitive, regenerative and resilient blue economy, including fisheries and aquaculture, through investments in digitalisation, innovation and science, while strengthening sustainable fisheries management, control, traceability and the fight against IUU fishing as well as promoting fair competition and a level playing field. In this context, the fundamental role of RFMOs in the sustainable management of the ocean should be recognized, as well as the role of tools such as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). It should be ensured that the implementation of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction is carried out in a coordinated manner with RFMOs and without undermining their work. Particular attention should also be given to actions that create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives, including for climate, biodiversity and the environment. |
| 30 Communication (COM/2025/281 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – The European Ocean Pact. | 30 Communication (COM/2025/281 final) from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – The European Ocean Pact. |
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| (51a) Particular attention should be given to actions that create mutual benefits and meet multiple objectives, including for climate, biodiversity and the environment. It should complement other Union actions in relation to sustainable marine resources management, such as sustainable fisheries and contribute to the Union zero tolerance of IUU fishing and be able, where relevant, to support Union actions such as SFPAs and actions taken within RFMOs). |
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| (52) Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 requires programmes and activities to be implemented, where feasible and appropriate, without doing significant harm to the environmental objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2020/85231 (the ‘do no significant harm principle’). To ensure a consistent implementation of that principle throughout the budget, the Instrument should apply the do no significant harm principle in line with the common rules established by Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Performance Regulation] and following the single technical guidance ('do no significant harm guidance'), | (52) Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 requires programmes and activities to be implemented, where feasible and appropriate, without doing significant harm to the environmental objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2020/85231 (the ‘do no significant harm principle’). To ensure a consistent implementation of that principle throughout the budget, the Instrument should apply the do no significant harm principle in line with the common rules established by Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Performance Regulation] |
| 31 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj). | 31 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj). |
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| (52a) The promotion of high common standards and principles, equal or similar to those in the EU is important in order to contribute to sustainable development as well as a level playing field for citizens and businesses. The implementation of horizontal principles under this instrument will in this regard contribute positively to the abovementioned aims. |
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| (86) In order to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the specific objectives listed in Annex II, the percentage of expenditure fulfilling the criteria of ODA, the maximum amounts of the budgetary guarantee and the provisioning rates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. | (86) In order to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the specific objectives listed in Annex II, the percentage of expenditure fulfilling the criteria of ODA, the maximum amounts of the budgetary guarantee and the provisioning rates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making39 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. The Commission should always involve the Union budgetary authority, namely the European Parliament and the Council, in the adoption of plans with partner countries, including any accompanying loans. |
| 39 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj). | 39 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj). |
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| (91a) The Instrument should also promote that partner countries should apply the same standards of transparency as outlined in this Regulation. |
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| (94a) The maritime dimension is an essential component of the Union’s external action. Cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries should be based on the principle of ensuring the socio-economic stability of coastal communities, while paying particular attention to island regions such as Sicily and Sardinia, which serve as natural hubs for the blue economy and are more exposed to pressure from third-country fleets. |
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| (ba) the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), by supporting actions including: | |
| (i) Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs); | |
| (ii) Union participation in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs); | |
| (iii) international ocean governance related to fisheries and aquaculture, including taking into account of the European Ocean Pact, The Pact for the Mediterranean and related ocean diplomacy actions; | |
| (iv) cooperation with partner countries on sustainable blue economy, marine conservation and maritime security. |
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| (b) to contribute to the promotion of multilateralism and a rules-based international order, the achievement of the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the sustainable development goals, the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; | (b) to contribute to the promotion of multilateralism and a rules-based international order, and to the achievement of binding international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, within the context of international targets such as the sustainable development goals, the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction as well as promoting rules-based ocean governance with sustainable resource management, sustainable Blue Economy and innovation and research activities; |
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| (c) to promote stronger mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and to the strategic interests of the Union. | (c) to promote stronger mutually beneficial partnerships with partner countries, taking into account other instrument outside this Regulation such as SFPAs, promoting a level playing field between Union and partner-country operators in strategic sectors such as fisheries and aquaculture, contributing simultaneously to the sustainable development of partner countries and their strategic interests and to defend the strategic interests of the Union. |
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| The Union shall strive to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development. It shall take into account the impact of all internal and external policies on sustainable development and shall promote increased synergies and complementarities, in particular with trade and investment, economic cooperation and other sectoral cooperation. | The Union shall strive to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development. It shall take into account the impact of all internal and external policies on sustainable development and shall promote increased synergies and complementarities, in particular with trade and investment, economic cooperation and other sectoral cooperation, such as fisheries, aquaculture and ocean governance as well as promoting a level playing field for operators both in the Union and in partner countries. Policy coherence as well as coherence of funding and application between the instrument and the CFP, SFPAs and Union actions within RFMOs is of particular importance. Fisheries and aquaculture actions under the Instrument shall be developed together with partner countries and can include actions such as strengthening fisheries governance; scientific research; monitoring, oversight and surveillance; resilience to climate change; and the development of sustainable value chains or specific fleet segments such as small-scale and artisanal fisheries. |
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| 2. The Instrument may contribute to actions that are established and implemented under Regulations (EU) [XXX] [European Competitiveness Fund], (EU) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Horizon Europe]48 , and (EU) [XXX] [Connecting Europe Facility], when those actions are in line with Article 4 of this Regulation. | 2. The Instrument may contribute to actions that are established and implemented under Regulations (EU) [XXX] [European Competitiveness Fund], (EU) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [Horizon Europe]48, (EU) [XXX] [Connecting Europe Facility], and other relevant instruments, such as SFPAs, when those actions are in line with Article 4 of this Regulation. |
| 48 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (OJ L.., p.). | 48 Regulation (EU) No [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695 (OJ L.., p.). |
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| 2a. The Commission shall ensure mechanisms for structured coordination between action under this Instrument and actions financed under: | |
| – National and Regional Partnership Plans, | |
| – SFPAs, and | |
| – Union participation in RFMOs, including through joint programming, reporting and evaluation where appropriate. |
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| 3a. The implementation of this Instrument shall fully respect the UN Charter, the Union’s international obligations and international law, including respect of the right of indigenous people. The Commission shall ensure that relevant stakeholders in partner countries are consulted and have timely access to information to enable meaningful participation in the design, implementation and monitoring of programmes. |
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| 2. The Commission shall inform in detail the European Parliament and the Council before it mobilises the funds of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion and, where appropriate, shall take into consideration their observations on the nature, objectives and financial amounts envisaged. | 2. The Commission shall consult the European Parliament and the Council before it mobilises the funds of the emerging challenges and priorities cushion and, where appropriate, shall take into consideration their observations on the nature, objectives and financial amounts envisaged. During these consultations the Commission shall provide all relevant information, including socio-economic analyses where applicable as well as possible effects on Union operators. |
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| 1. The Union’s policies, as set out in association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements to which the Union is a party, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship between the Union and partner countries as well as European Council conclusions, Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of meetings with partner countries at the level of heads of state or government or ministers, European Parliament resolutions, communications of the Commission and joint communications with the High Representative shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument. | 1. The Union’s policies, as set out in association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements to which the Union is a party, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship between the Union and partner countries as well as European Council conclusions, Council conclusions, European Parliament resolutions, summit declarations or conclusions of meetings with partner countries at the level of heads of state or government or ministers, communications of the Commission and joint communications with the High Representative shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of the Instrument. |
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| 1. The Union shall concentrate its means where they can make the most transformational impact with a view to supporting sustainable development and catering for the strategic interests of the Union. | 1. The Union shall concentrate its means where they can make the most transformational impact with a view to supporting sustainable development and catering for the strategic, economic, environmental and social interests of the Union. |
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| 3. The Union shall seek to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms on which it is founded, notably through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions and with civil society, including through action in multilateral fora. | 3. The Union shall seek to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, good governance, the rule of law and respect international law, for human rights and fundamental freedoms, including women's rights and gender equality, on which it is founded, notably through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions and with civil society, including through action in multilateral fora. |
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| 4a. The Instrument shall promote actions related to the fight against climate change as well as environmental protection. |
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| 7a. Support under this Regulation for actions related to fisheries and aquaculture shall be conditional upon compliance with applicable international rules and agreements in the area of fisheries, effective measures to prevent and combat IUU fishing, and the promotion of fair competition and sustainable resource management. |
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| Programmes and actions under the Instrument shall mainstream the fight against climate change, environmental protection and gender equality, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation]. Those priorities shall be considered in the design and implementation of actions under the Instrument, with the aim to create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. | Programmes and actions under the Instrument shall mainstream the fight against climate change, environmental protection, including biodiversity actions, and gender equality, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [Performance Regulation]. Those priorities shall be considered in the design and implementation of actions under the Instrument, with the aim to create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way and be designed in an accessible way to allow access for many sectors to participate in the planned actions. |
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| 2. The Commission and the Member States shall aim to ensure timely consultations and frequent exchanges of information with each other during the different phases of the implementation cycle, which shall endeavour to jointly identify, discuss and implement actions, including in terms of information, communication and visibility. | 2. The Commission and the Member States shall aim to ensure timely consultations and frequent exchanges of information internally and with each other during the different phases of the implementation cycle, which shall endeavour to jointly identify, discuss and implement actions, including in terms of information, communication and visibility. |
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| 3. In case the Commission services, in consultation with EEAS, identifies serious shortcomings in a partner country related in particular to the obligation to readmit its own nationals from the Member States, the Commission may suspend payments or the implementation of a programme. In no case the suspension shall affect humanitarian assistance. | 3. In case the Commission services, in consultation with EEAS, identifies serious shortcomings in a partner country related in particular to the obligation to readmit its own nationals from the Member States, the Commission may suspend payments or the implementation of a programme, in particular when a systematic lack of cooperation is detected, especially in relation to countering illegal activities such as IUU fishing. In no case the suspension shall affect humanitarian assistance. |
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| (a) actions shall be based, to the extent possible, on a dialogue between the Union, Member States and the partner countries concerned, including national, regional and local authorities, and involving civil society; | (a) actions shall be based, to the extent possible, on a dialogue between the Union, Member States and the partner countries concerned, including national, regional and local authorities, and through an inclusive and meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders, including indigenous communities and civil society, taking into account their priorities as well as the Union’s strategic interests such as promotion of a global level playing field and fair competition; |
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| (ba) shared management interest of marine resources, especially within the framework of RFMOs; |
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| (d) partner countries and regions’ capacity and commitment to promote shared values and principles, and to support multilateral alliances and a rules-based international system; | (d) partner countries and regions’ capacity and commitment to promote and respect shared values and principles, and to support multilateral alliances and a rules-based international system; |
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| (da) commitment to sustainable management of natural resources; |
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| (ga) in relation to management of maritime areas, the level of control and enforcement, for example in relation to IUU fishing as well as the level of transparency, for example in relation to fishing authorisations for other third country actors. |
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| 2. The multiannual indicative programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall set out the priority areas selected for Union financing, the specific objectives and, where appropriate, the indicative financial allocations and the methods of implementation. | 2. The multiannual indicative programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall set out the priority areas selected for Union financing, the specific objectives and, where appropriate, the indicative financial allocations and the methods of implementation, as well as common objectives for joint actions within international organisations, such as RFMOs, and synergies with other partnership instruments, such as SFPAs. |
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| 1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans and measures. Measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall take into account the specific context and shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and relevant activities, the methods of implementation as well as the budget and any possible support expenditures. | 1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans and measures. Measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall take into account the specific context and shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and relevant activities, the methods of implementation as well as the budget and any possible support expenditures. The action plans shall take into account the work carried out within RFMOs and ensure synergies and coherence with actions under other partnership instruments such as SFPAs, taking into account the specific areas of support in each SFPA, such as sectorial support. |
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| 2. Actions financed by programmable amounts shall be based on programming documents. Action plans shall be prepared in an inclusive, transparent and timely manner. | 2. Actions financed by programmable amounts shall be based on programming documents. Action plans shall be prepared in an inclusive, transparent and timely manner in consultation with the European Parliament and the Council, and with the meaningful involvement of relevant stakeholders, including civil society. |
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| Budget support, including through sector reform performance contracts, shall be based on country ownership, mutual accountability and the commitment of partner countries, taking into account their record and progress with regard to universal values, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and aims to strengthen partnerships between the Union and partner countries. It shall include reinforced policy dialogue, capacity building and improved governance, complementing partners’ efforts to collect more and to spend better in order to support sustainable, inclusive growth and decent job creation, including for young people poverty eradication, inequality reduction, and to build and consolidate democracies and peaceful societies. Budget support shall also contribute to gender equality. | Budget support, including through sector reform performance contracts, shall be based on country ownership, mutual accountability and the commitment of partner countries, taking into account their record and progress with regard to universal values, democracy, human rights, gender equality and the rule of law, and aims to strengthen partnerships between the Union and partner countries. It shall include reinforced policy dialogue, capacity building and improved governance, complementing partners’ efforts to collect more and to spend better in order to support sustainable, inclusive growth and decent job creation, including for young people poverty eradication, inequality reduction, and to build and consolidate democracies and peaceful societies. Budget support shall also contribute to gender equality. |
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| Budgetary support to partner countries and especially neighbouring territories of the Union, should consider effects on relevant sectors, such as the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, in order to ensure that the support contributes to the Union’s strategic interests, such as promotion of a global level playing field and fair competition and endeavour to avoid to contribute to negative effects on Union competitiveness, with particular attention to sectors operating in the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories). |
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| Union actions under other relevant instruments should be taken into account when strategic and operational guidelines are developed, such as in relation to actions related to the sustainable blue economy and food security, Guidelines shall also take into account the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy and the contribution of SFPAs and RFMOs to international ocean governance and the strategic interests of the Union. |
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| 1. Cross-border cooperation shall cover cooperation along external adjacent land and maritime borders, transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea-basins, as well as interregional cooperation. | 1. Cross-border cooperation shall cover cooperation along external adjacent land and maritime borders, transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea basins, as well as interregional cooperation. In the fisheries sector, such cooperation may include, coordination with regional fisheries management frameworks and fisheries agreements, cooperation to achieve coherent regional approaches, harmonised technical measures and better governance of shared resources. |
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| 2. The pillars referred to in Article 3(1), points (a) and (b) may contribute to cross-border cooperation programmes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article co-financed by the Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [National and Regional Partnerships Regulation]. Up to 3% of the financial envelope for the pillars referred to in Article 3(1), point (a) may be indicatively allocated to support those programmes. | 2. The pillars referred to in Article 3(1), may contribute to cross-border cooperation programmes referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article co-financed by the Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] of the European Parliament and Council [National and Regional Partnerships Regulation]. Up to 3% of the financial envelope for the pillars referred to in Article 3(1), point (a) may be indicatively allocated to support those programmes. |
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| 2. The Commission may include a specific financial allocation to assist partner countries and regions to strengthen their cooperation with neighbouring Union outermost regions and with overseas countries and territories linked to a Member State as set out in Annex II to the TFEU. To that end, the Instrument, may contribute, where appropriate and on the basis of reciprocity and proportionality as regards the level of funding from the Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 or the Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnerships] , to actions implemented by a partner country or region or any other entity under this Regulation, or by a country, territory or any other entity under the Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 or by a Union outermost region in the frame of joint operational programmes or to interregional cooperation programmes or measures established and implemented under Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnerships]. | 2. The Commission shall include a specific financial allocation to assist partner countries and regions to strengthen their cooperation with neighbouring Union outermost regions and with overseas countries and territories linked to a Member State as set out in Annex II to the TFEU. To that end, the Instrument, shall contribute, where appropriate and on the basis of reciprocity and proportionality as regards the level of funding from the Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 or the Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnerships] , to actions implemented by a partner country or region or any other entity under this Regulation, or by a country, territory or any other entity under the Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 or by a Union outermost region in the frame of joint operational programmes or to interregional cooperation programmes or measures established and implemented under Regulation (EU, Euratom) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnerships]. |
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| g) Fostering regional economic cooperation and, where appropriate, a positive appreciation of integration with the Union and reducing strategic dependencies of the Union and of partner countries, including on energy, critical raw materials and inputs, and health security; | g) Fostering regional economic cooperation and, where appropriate, a positive appreciation of integration with the Union and reducing strategic dependencies of the Union and of partner countries, including on energy, critical raw materials and inputs, and health and food security, including cooperation on control of and standards for food products, especially those imported into the Union, thereby fostering a more level playing field for operators; |
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| d) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication. | d) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication, including partnerships outside of the framework of this Regulation such as SFPAs. |
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| ia) supporting inclusive value chains in the fisheries sector, including improving port infrastructure, working conditions, training and market access for women working in fisheries and seafarers. |
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| a) Enhancing climate change adaptation and mitigation capacity; helping to promote climate-proof investments; | a) Enhancing climate change adaptation and mitigation capacity; helping to promote climate-proof public and private investments; |
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| c) Ensuring the protection and conservation of the environment and biodiversity and ensuring the restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems, including water systems, land, forests and the ocean. Promoting the fight against pollution biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries and transition to sustainable food systems, focusing on the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus approach. Promoting nature-based solutions, in particular for sustainable infrastructure and the development of green and smart cities. | c) Ensuring the protection and conservation of the environment and biodiversity and ensuring the restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems, including water systems, land, forests and the ocean. Promoting the fight against pollution, biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries management, sustainable aquaculture, development of local food supply chains and transition to sustainable food systems, focusing on the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus approach. Promoting nature-based solutions, in particular for sustainable infrastructure and the development of green and smart cities. Ensuring that actions in the field of fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy uphold the principles of fair competition and a level playing field, including on environmental, social and labour standards for both Union and partner country operators. |
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| ja) Supporting sustainable and resilient agriculture, including agroforestry, sustainable fisheries, sustainable and resilient aquaculture, the blue economy, food security, resilient food value chains, and the socio-economic viability of rural, coastal, island regions. |
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| d) Supporting sustainable and resilient agriculture, including agroforestry, sustainable fisheries, and sustainable aquaculture. | d) Supporting sustainable and resilient management of natural resources. |
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| f) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication. | f) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication, including partnerships outside of the framework of this Regulation such as SFPAs. |
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| ja) Supporting sustainable and resilient agriculture, sustainable fisheries, sustainable and resilient aquaculture, the blue economy, food security, resilient food value chains, and the socio-economic viability of rural, coastal and island regions. |
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| e) Ensuring food and nutrition security, sustainable and resilient agriculture and sustainable fisheries; | e) Ensuring food and nutrition security and, sustainable and resilient management of natural resources; |
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| e) Ensuring engagement with civil society, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate; | e) Ensuring engagement with civil society, local authorities and private sector, and strengthening State and local authority institutions and their effective operations in line with their respective mandate. In particular supporting cooperation in the field of fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy, with a view to promoting sustainable resource management, strengthening governance and promoting policy alignment with Union environmental, social and labour standards, thereby contributing to a level playing field and preventing unfair competition; |
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| f) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication. | f) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication, including partnerships outside of the framework of this Regulation such as SFPAs. |
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| fa) Supporting sustainable and resilient fisheries and aquaculture, including low-impact fisheries; |
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| g) Promoting pollution reduction and protecting, preserving, restoring and ensuring sustainable management of ecosystems, such as water systems, land, forests and the ocean; developing sustainable food systems, sustainable fisheries, nature-based solutions, fighting forest and biodiversity loss; | g) Promoting pollution reduction and protecting, preserving, restoring and ensuring sustainable management of ecosystems and natural resources, such as water systems, land, forests and the ocean; developing sustainable food systems, nature-based solutions, fighting forest and biodiversity loss; |
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| g) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication. | g) Strengthening awareness, understanding and perception of the European Union in partner countries through strategic communication, including partnerships outside of the framework of this Regulation such as SFPAs. |
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| a) Accelerating a just transition to a climate-neutral, resilient, sustainable, green, blue and circular economy, including by supporting global initiatives; | a) Accelerating a just transition to a competitive, climate-neutral, resilient, sustainable, regenerative, green, blue and circular economy, including by supporting global and regional initiatives, including by promoting economic partnership between operators in the Union and operators in partner countries. |
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| aa) Accelerating innovations contributing to the just transition as well as improved competitiveness. |
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| (2 a) Support for coastal surveillance, maritime domain awareness, port control capacity, and anti-smuggling cooperation in coastal partner countries. |
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| b) Strengthening global governance and knowledge on climate, food and agriculture, environment, natural resources and the ocean , supporting global public goods; | b) Strengthening global governance and knowledge on climate, food, fishing, aquaculture and agriculture, environment, natural resources and the ocean, supporting global public goods, taking into account actions already undertaken within other instruments such as RFMOs and SFPAs; |
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| ba) Strengthening a rules based global ocean governance ensuring sustainable management of marine resources, including aquaculture, contributing to the Union’s ocean governance objectives such as the zero tolerance of IUU-fishing and supporting sustainable management of fisheries resources as well as aquaculture activities, including support to work within international fora such as RFMOs and supporting structures such as SFPAs; |
Back matter, 1
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Annex: declaration of input 4 blocks
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she included in her report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the report, prior to the adoption thereof in committee, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| CEPESCA (SPANISH FISHERIES CONFEDERATION) |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
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Procedure – committee asked for opinion 1 block
| Title | Establishing Global Europe | |
| References | COM(2025)0551 – C10-0175/2025 – 2025/0227(COD) | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | AFET 23.10.2025 | DEVE 23.10.2025 |
| Opinion by Date announced in plenary | PECH 23.10.2025 | |
| Rapporteur for opinion Date appointed | Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez 2.1.2026 | |
| Discussed in committee | 17.3.2026 | 15.4.2026 |
| Date adopted | 9.7.2026 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 18 5 2 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee asked for opinion 3 blocks
18 · For
- ECR
- Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Nora Junco García, Bert-Jan Ruissen
- EPP
- Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Niclas Herbst, Isabelle Le Callennec, Francisco José Millán Mon, Jessica Polfjärd, Željana Zovko
- Renew
- Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Asger Christensen, Emma Wiesner
- S&D
- Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Thomas Bajada, André Franqueira Rodrigues, Nicolás González Casares, Eric Sargiacomo
5 · Against
- ESN
- Siegbert Frank Droese
- Patriots
- Ton Diepeveen, France Jamet
- The Left
- Sebastian Everding, Luke Ming Flanagan
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European Parliament (2026). “OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe”. Text, 9 July 2026. docId PECH-AD-786710. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/PECH-AD-786710 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/PECH-AD-786710 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-pech-ad-786710,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Global Europe}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/PECH-AD-786710}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/PECH-AD-786710},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId PECH-AD-786710. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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