11 Amendments of Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI related to 2016/2148(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the significant contribution made by the European Structural and Investment Funds to the construction of an efficient and safe European transport network; Sstresses the importance of synergies between the various funds and points out the need for the various needs of the Member States to be taken into account under the various funds;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of national general transport plans for the effective spending of funds and the establishment of a coherent vision of the development of individual modes of transport;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that there is a particular need to maximise the contribution of the structural funds when it comes to achieving the objectives of the EU Urban Agenda; emphasises that integrated territorial investment is important in order to build a comprehensive, energy-efficient and passenger-friendly public transport network;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the need to provide professional support to Member States during planning and implementation of the most essential and capital-intensive infrastructure projects; appreciates the impact of the Jaspers facility and reiterates that poor investment planning results in major delays in the completion of projects and in the inefficient use of funding;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that completion of the core TEN-T network is a European transport policy priority and that structural and investment funds are an importantthe main tool in the implementation of this project; emphasises the need to tap the potential of the European Structural and Investment Funds to connect the potential of the core and supplementary TEN-T networks with regional and local transport infrastructure;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that funds allocated to financing the ‘Connecting Europe’ facility were depleted in order to recapitalise the European Fund for Strategic Investments; expresses hope that these funds will be used to finance infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on rail infrastructure;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that the multimodality of transport should be a vital factor in the assessment of infrastructure projects financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds, but that it should not be the only criterion used to assess proposed projects, especially in the case of Member States with major investment needs in the area of transport infrastructure;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates the fact that road transport is still the most important mode of transport for people and goods in the EU, and that therefore the need for investment under the European Structural and Investment Funds is greatest in the area of road transport infrastructure;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for increased efforts to be made with regard to cutting down on wastage and spending European Structural and Investment funding more effectively when it comes to airport infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Notes that there are major disparities in the level of development and use of inland waterway transport in the Member States; emphasises the need for the European Structural and Investment Funds to be used to bridge this gap;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that major administrative barriers to accessing European Structural and Investment Funds exist, ; calls for more flexibility in the preparaticularly for SMEson of guidelines and in the assessment of completed infrastructure projects which have received funding from this source;