18 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2021/2015(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication on the Green Deal and the European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas European countries have a variety of different fleets of inland vessels, which makes inland waterway transport very convenient and useful for transporting different types and large quantities of cargo to different destinations on either large or small riversver water;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas river cruises, ferries, water taxis and water shuttles should become a cleaner option for tourism and public transport in regions and cities with accessible and navigable rivers, lakes and canals, which would make urban mobility more sustainable and effective;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas inland waterway freight transport together with rail transport plays a crucial role to attain the ambitioned Green Deal’s freight modal shift; whereas the two modes in supply chains should be mainstreamed and made more accessible;
Amendment 54 #
1. Calls on the Commission to take the initiative on green and digital leadership and to build on existing programmes such as NAIADES, which should inspirsupport and incentivise all stakeholders within the waterway transport sector, as well as other transport sectormodes, and in particular rail, to work together towards a sustainable and social future, while supporting the protection of workers and the competitiveness of the sector as a whole;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the European Green Deal will guide almost all industrial sectors through a sustainable and circular transformation; notes that increased transport volumes and a modal shift will increase the share of inland waterways transport; highlights that coordinating industrial and transport policies in this perspective will contribute to meet the Green Deal goal of increasing the share of transport by inland waterways;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that more investment in updating river and canand upgrading the physical and digital infrastructure of waterways (for example, locks, bridges and interoperable deployment of digital technologies across borders) is key, while respecting the applicable environmental law to prevent its deterioration and to improve its long-term performance, reliability and predictability across borders, as well as to make a modal shift possible, while respecting the applicable environmental law and biodiversity; calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of best practices across Member States, especially relating to balancing fauna and flora needs in infrastructure projects;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all relevant stakeholders, including environmental organisations, are engaged in the planning process for new navigation projects and maintenance measures to reach commonly accepted solutions;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that waterway transport needs a reliable, safe and climate-resilient infrastructure network but considers that there is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution for tackling the problem of low water levels as a result of climate changewhich worsen due to climate change effects caused by increasing greenhouse gas emissions; deplores, however, that the problems of the inland waterway sector, caused by the low water levels, have not been taken duly into account; and addressing guaranteed navigability is key; notes that several measures to address those problems exist; highlights that those measures should be taken rapidly and in a coherent way, such as adaptation of fleet, infrastructure, logistics and storage concepts, exchange of information and the implementation of digital tools; calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up action plans to combat low water levels and to coordinate these plans;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the need to further digitalise administrative tools on board, such as registration of crew and recording of working and resting times to become a paperless sector, as well as strengthening monitoring on social and employment conditions; emphasises that the lack of proper rest of workers on-board can pose important safety risks; therefore highlights that reliable, real time, digital controlling capacity to read, store and generate data on working and resting times of workers on board is crucial;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that data integration and harmonisation are a key asset management instrument to strengthen the reliability of the mode and therefore enhance mainstreaming the use of the inland waterway mode in supply chains; notes that the data needs to be interconnected with smart infrastructure to allow for efficient planning and communicating with other modes of transportation to facilitate multimodality and synchro-modal systems; notes the potential of integrated data platforms to enhance transparency gains, such as tracking and control as well as efficiency gains, such as route planning and asset management;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that increased automation brings the reality of synchromodal transport in Europe closer; insists therefore on the need for a European Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Inland Waterway Transport Systems that supports research, the development and successful implementation of smart ships and ports, and digital interoperability, based on CESNI standards related to crew, vessels and information technology;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that inland ports maintain existing rail connections and that Member States prioritise the upgrading of their rail freight network in order to ensure intermodal transport flows between inland waterways and rail;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Education and training, protection of workers, safety on board, and research and innovation (R&I)
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to modernise inland navigation education and training, focusing on the development of green and digital skills, thereby creating attractive jobs for young peowith high social, qualification, safety and security standards to diversify the workforce, particularly regarding young people and gender balance, as well as to increase inflow from other transport sectors; supports, in this regard, further development of CESNI standards to uphold the necessary skills for crew members on board of inland navigation vessels; emphasises the need for compulsory, continuous and regular training schemes for all crewmembers in order to ensure up- and reskilling, optimal labour mobility and safety in the sector; Stresses the needs for the highest safety and health standards in line with the zero- accidents principle; calls, furthermore, for the proper implementation of Directive (EU) 2017/2397 on the recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation by Member States by 17 January 2022;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to combat social dumping and ensure that to ensure that crew members are not employed through bogus corporate constructions; calls for adequate social security coverage for all workers on board to tackle avoidance of EU social legislation; highlights the need for unambiguous labour and social security law in the IWT sector; stresses the need to strengthen monitoring schemes on social working conditions on board as well as safeguarding social protection and rights for European and third-country crew members;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out the importance of further cooperation and synergies between the different research and innovation initiatives and institutes, by sharing knowledge, data, know- how and best practices and by making available on a public platform an overview of ongoing projects;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the recent Commission evaluation of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package10 ; highlights in this regard that the expected results of the Urban Mobility Plan (UMP), namely a reduction in CO2 and air pollutant emissions, less congestion and fewer road casualties in urban areas, have not consistently materialised across the EU; calls on the Commission, therefore, to encourage Member States and cities to include, where possible, waterborne public transport and local freight distribution, as a safe and effective mode of transport, in their sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) and to enhance their urban mobility data collection; stresses, furthermore, the need to include waterborne public transport means in digital mobility platforms, such as Mobility as a Service; _________________ 10Commission staff working document of 24 February 2021 entitled 'Evaluation of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package' (SWD(2021)0047) - https://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52021SC00 47