European Parliament
Luís Paulo Alves  (S&D ),
in writing.
(PT)
I am voting for this report and would stress the importance of close cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in the field of maritime capacity building as well as the work towards the conclusion of an EU-IMO Strategic Partnership to counter piracy in the wider Horn of Africa. I also believe that the use of private armed guards is no substitute for the necessary comprehensive solution to the multifaceted piracy threat.

