8 Amendments of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2017/2285(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the total budget for Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport is 24.05 billion Euros for the period 2014-2020, of which 11.305 billion is made available specifically for projects located within the territories of Member States that are eligible for the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Member States face the common challenge of financing transport infrastructure with a very tight budget and creating a network that better integrates and connects the different transport modes;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes theat still limited progress is to be made in the completion of the strategic TEN-T networks through projects planned under the ERDF and the CF, with a very low rate of project selection; invites the Commission to investigate how present limitations in implementation could be overcome;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that manyseveral Member States are still lagging behind as regards meeting basic EU common transport policy targets, especially when comparing central and eastern Member States with western ones; points out that their specific needs are not always aligned with the EU’s investment priorities and calls, therefore, for the necessary flexibility in financing transport projects under the ERDF and the CF;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for continued and balanced support to the TEN-T core, comprehensive networks and horizontal priorities, taking into account the need to upgrade and renovate existing infrastructure and to better integrate national transport networks, including road infrastructure; stresses in this context the need for adequate budget envelopes and clearly structured funding programmes under the transport and cohesion policies post 2020;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the Commission and Member States to use fully the potential of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund for European cross-border infrastructure projects, in order to complete the core and comprehensive Trans-European Transport Network;
Amendment 43 #
4. Supports a wider application of the blending approach; calls, however, for an increase in the exchange of best practice, technical assistance and preparatory toolkits for Member States to disseminate information on financial instruments; also recalls that financial instruments are not always appropriate to finance railway, inland waterways or cross-border projects and that smaller countries face difficulties in implementing PPPs; stresses, therefore, the need to reinforce the grant part of the EU funds as grants remain an essential tool in attracting private financing and closing gaps between Member States.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission and Member States to continuing co-financing projects in the next programming period with the principle of "use it or lose it";