4 Amendments of Martina MICHELS related to 2015/2347(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the introduction of thematic objectives has had a positive role in encouraging the Member States to focus their investment policies on the development of their transport infrastructure; is of the opinion that the ex- ante conditionality of drafting master plans for transport has helped the Member States in prioritising their transport investments, is, however, of the opinion that transport masters plans and ESIF investments in the transport sector should be better aligned to the "European White Paper on Transport" as regards the key sustainability goals;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that ESI Funds can beshould be increasingly used in the development of the missing links in the border areas across Central and Eastern Europe; recalls that priority should be given to in order to improve local and regional connections, and calls on the Commission to provide, where needed, enhanced assistance towards this aim; recalls at the same time the importance of cross-border projects pertaining to the trans-European networks (TENs) in the region; calls, in this context, for continued efforts to be made towards introducing common standards in infrastructure, notably with regard to railways, in order to speed up attainment of the objective of efficient and Europe-wide interoperability;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages regions and Member States to adopt or continue with measures to move towards more environmentally friendly transport options; encourages the use of ESI Funds for projects aiming at the generation of demand for public and more sustainable transport options, e. g. by simplified cross border ticketing and investment in electrical charging point systems;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly advises making better use of existing policies and instruments for regional cooperation, such as European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), Interreg and especially European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs), to enhance cross- border transport between regions and remove bottlenecks; urges the Member States to support and not impede such solutions on a local and regional level; advocates the use of macro-regional strategies like those for the Danube and the Baltic Sea in order to advance transnational infrastructure projects;