Activities of Daniela AIUTO related to 2015/2349(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New opportunities for small transport businesses (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on new opportunities for small transport businesses, including collaborative business models PDF (543 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Takes the view that, in order to respond to the increasing demand for mobility within the constraints of limited infrastructure, all transport undertakings are under pressure to provide sustainable solutions that are environmentally responsible while limiting congestion, but that it is harder for small business to meet these challenges, transport businesses face considerable challenges to provide sustainable solutions that are environmentally responsible and to reduce congestion on the current transport infrastructure;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Deplores the anti-competitive practices resulting from inequality in the application of the rules, notably between residents and non-residents, in particular as regards pay and social security systems, which may lead to serious distortions such as social dumping;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
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5. Notes that small transport firms need to invest not only to comply with the law but also to remain competitive; deplores the fact that, on one hand, their access to credit and funding on the money markets remains limited in spite of quantitative easing measures, while, on the other hand, aid from the public purse, particularly at European level, is rarely forthcoften remains the domaing, owing to overly complex and long-winded administrative procedur of big companies that can afford to broach the long and complex administrative procedures which, on the other hand, disadvantage small transport businesses;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Notes that, in a context of growing urbanisation, transport needs to be increasingly integrated and multi-modal in nature, and that urban nodes have an increasingly central role to play in the organisation of mobility; stresses the growing impact of travel planning apps and the importance for small businesses of being included on the list of available apps; highlights the fact that universal free internet access would encourage transport sharing and improved travel planning;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Notes that the development of collaborative business models permits the optimisation ofcan, through optimising vehicle and infrastructure use, which while it contributesgive a strong boost to meeting these objectives is not, but not one that is a sufficient solution in itself; notes that the growing exploitation of user- generated data could eventually result in the added value created in the transport chain ending in the hands of digital operators, which could have an adverse effect both on the fair distribution of profits and on participation in infrastructure investment, which takes place in the real world;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that, in view of the lack of investment in infrastructure, all transport operators should contributincoming resources should be earmarked for use in the transport infrastructure sector and not channelled towards other categories of expenditure; stresses the importance, in road transport, of internalising negative externalities, but recognises that this poses specific problems for small businesses, which must be taken into account;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Takes the view, in view of the development of collaborative business models, that the solution is neither sector- specific regulation nor regulation aimed solely at digital platforms, and that in future the mobility system needs to be addressed as a whole; calls for the establishment of a modernised regulatory framework that fosters innovation as well as the protection of consumers and their data, and ensures healthy competition, with the same rules being applied to all operators in a given sector;