Vitorino, Commission . – (PT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the communication on the training and recruitment of seafarers, which we are discussing today, is an important document for the Commission, intended to stimulate a debate at European level on the worrying problem of the falling number of Community seafarers.
En effet, la Commission est persuadée que l’Union européenne en général, et son industrie navale en particulier, ne peut se passer de gens de mer bien formés, efficaces et motivés.