Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2016/2100(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to show greater political will towards completing the single market for transport, in order to by ensureing open and fair competition between public and private operators in the transport, postal and tourism sectorswithin and between different transport modes as well as in the postal and tourism sectors and whilst respecting other EU policies, targets and principles, such as the Paris climate agreements, the polluter pays principle, the internalisation of external costs for all modes (including those caused by climate change) and the drive towards reducing GHG emissions such as 'decarbonisation';
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. EU policy needs to balance different objectives of equal concern such as competition, sustainability, social standards and safety;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that EU transport legislation is often poorly implemented by Member States; believes that and calls on the Commission and Member States to properly implementation of existing EU legislation wouldto bring additional benefits to business and industry, citizens and the environment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of removing physical, technical and regulatory barriers between Member States in order to prevent fragmentation in the single market and thereby stimulate competition; draws the Commission's attention to the indirect obstacles to competition arising from disparity in rules on taxation, safety, disparity of driving and rest times, type-approval and passenger rights;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to study the impact of the obligatory and unlimited charges for rail infrastructure use in comparison to the non-obligatory and limited charges for the use of road infrastructure as well as the aviation's exemptions from kerosene taxation and VAT on certain flight tickets in comparison to other competing transport modes;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission to foster coherence, including on EU subsidies, between those airports that are geographically located close to each other but on different sides of national borders;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. ConsidersHoped that the conclusion of the Port Services Regulation shwould create a more open, fair, competitive and transparent regulatory framework for public ports in Europe, whilst creating additional job opportunitiebut regrets that the Commission has still not published guidelines for state support to ports;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that increased competition brought about by the gradual opening up of the EU road haulage market can bring benefits to consumers, but expresses concern that certain measures being applied by some Member States are undermining the integrity of the single market in this field; furthermore deplores that smaller vans are not appropriately addressed in EU policy despite the fact that they are increasingly used to circumvent the correct application of legislation on employment, safety and environmental protection;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Invites the Commission to closely monitor oligopolistic price dumping tendencies in particular in the aviation as well as the long-distance / line-bus sectors and insists on the correct application of EU law and a fair competitive intermodal playing field;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes a speedythe conclusion to theof negotiations on the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package and believes this should further open up the railwayat the new system of harmonised rules for the rail sector in the EU will lead to time and cost savings rendering the sector tomore competition.ve; regrets that the political pillar will not bring innovation nor advancement to the sector;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Commission to further strengthen tourists' rights, for instance through the promotion of a charter and/or standards and to make efforts to harmonise a European accommodation classification system;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates the calls on the Commission to guarantee fair and equal compensation schemes for cancellation and delays across all transport modes, and to insist on the setting-up of independent bodies to arbitrate between operators and clients;