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3 Amendments of Daniel FREUND related to 2019/2028(BUD)

Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. emphasises that the EU transport infrastructure policy must turn a stronger integrative focus on these three aspects: - interconnectivity between the corridors and the comprehensive network and cross border connections must be a priority, - intermodality should be a basis for decisions on projects, and - interoperability must be a condition for co-financing transport projects;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that in the draft budget for 2020 the Union contribution amounts to a total of EUR 8 372 000; recalls that the Office shall be a key actor in combatting crimes against the EU budget and therefore considers more realistic that the contribution be increased by EUR 1,8 million and that 15 additional posts should be made available in order to cover infrastructure and operating expenditure and to start the development of the EPPO case management system, taking also into account that EPPO was established under the enhanced cooperation procedure and may operate in more member states in the future than currently foreseen.
2019/09/09
Committee: CONT
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. recalls that cohesion policy funding for transport infrastructure should aim at pursuing the Treaty-based objective of economic, social and territorial cohesion. Stresses that decentralised approaches are important and connectivity and accessibility of rural areas remains a challenge to be tackled as a matter of urgency. Expresses concern that little attention is given to modal shift in the use of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund. Underlines the need for decarbonisation of EU funds also in relation to the transport sector; recommends to increase investment into cycling and walking reiterates its longstanding demand about transparency of EU funding in the transport sector, in particular of shared management resources. Calls on the Commission to make available in a comprehensive manner information on transport projects that have received funding from the ERDF and Cohesion Fund;
2068/01/03
Committee: TRAN