Activities of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2015/2005(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the 2011 White paper on transport (debate)
Amendments (42)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Energy Union Package ‘A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy (COM(2015)0080),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the objectives laid down in the European Council conclusions of October 2014 on the climate and energy framework,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020’ (COM(2015)0081),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Together towards competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility’ (COM (2013)0913),
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas multimodal networks and the integration of different transport modes and services are potentially beneficial for improving passenger and freight transport connections and efficiency, thus helping to reduce carbon and other harmful emissions;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there has for many years been a serious under-investment in public transport infrastructures across the EU as a whole and, furthermore, improved facilities for pedestrians, elderly and passengers' with reduced mobility are part of European Union goals and require additional funds,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there is an urgent need to break the structural gender inequalities hampering the development of the EU transport sector, specifically through the gathering of better differentiated statistics, tackling pay-gaps, achieving gender balance representation in decision making, and by improving equal participation of women and men in all aspects of transport;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas further market opening needs to go hand in hand with quality jobs and, working conditions and high standard of services;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas further market opening needs to go hand in hand withwill depend on the EU ensuring fair competition, quality jobs and decent working conditions in all Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the transport sector is responsible for around a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and that it remains the largest GHG emissions contributor of the sectors not covered by the EU emissions trading system (ETS);
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to take into account the European Council conclusions of October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework and to review the White Paper setting a target of reducing transport GHG emission by 30% in 2030 compared to 2005;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Sees the enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for the development of integrated multimodal ticketing systems; calls hence on the Commission to analyse the limitations of current legislation and make proposals to break down existing barriers;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal in 2016 to establish a European framework for distance-based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger cars, whilst safeguarding EU principles such as non-discrimination, polluter-pays, data protection and privacy, in order to harmonise existing national infrastructure charging systems and to provide clear guidelines for any possible plans by Member States to establish such a system in the future; stresses that time- based user fees may only constitute a transitional arrangement which should be phased out in favour of a distance-based infrastructure charging system;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the completion of the Trans-European Transport Network remains one of the preconditions for a more sustainable and efficient transport system and a more balanced distribution of freight and passengers among transport modes; stresses that the selection of projects eligible for EU funding must focus on the completion of missing links, the upgrading of existing infrastructure and the development of multimodal terminals, putting greater emphasis on European added value; considers that projects regarding the deployment of a framework for a seamless passenger multimodal transport system should be eligible for EU funding, as an integral part of the development of EU transport policy in the coming years; considers that the Connecting Europe Facility instrument and other means of financing should stimulate investment in rail and inland waterways as a priority; emphasises that co-funded projects should reflect the need for infrastructure that minimises the impact on the environment, that is resilient to the possible impact of climate change and that improves the safety of users; stresses also the need for proper maintenance of the existing infrastructure;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to sustainable transport infrastructure projects that are in line with EU transport policy goals and deliver high societal and, economic and environmental value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to transport infrastructure projects in line with the European transport policy goals and consistent with the TEN-T priorities for funding that deliver high societal and economic value, stronger cohesion and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness across all EU regions;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that public transport usage in urban areas is not clearly stated among the ten goals of the White Paper; believes that a new goal should be set of doubling public transport use in urban areas by 2030, while providing for facilities and infrastructure to facilitate door-to-door mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and elderly or handicapped people; a clear goal should be also set to double cycling by 2025; underlines that achieving these goals requires appropriate investments, especially to ensure consistent maintenance and expansion of public transport infrastructure; calls therefore on the Commission to establish an investment fund specifically dedicated to public transport; urges the Member States to provide adequate, long-term and reliable funding possibilities specifically for public transport infrastructure projects;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that public transport usage in urban areas is not clearly stated among the ten goals of the White Paper; believes that a new goal should be set of doubling public transport use in urban areas by 2030, while providing for facilities and infrastructure to facilitate door-to-door mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and elderly or handicapped people; a clear goal should be also set to double cycling by 2025; calls on the Commission to provide a new and adequate funding scheme for the building and maintenance of these urban public transport infrastructures, with conditionality for all Member States on providing sustainable urban mobility plans to access funding for either the new or existing EU funding sources;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the promotion of public transport and the means to encourage the use of public transport within the EU should be one of the Commission's priorities;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for better investment in public transport services, with the focus on integrated ticketing, to ensure improved public transport use between city centres and suburban areas in agglomerations across the EU;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
- a proposal to review the General Safety Regulation (661/2009) and the Pedestrian Protection Regulation (78/2009) no later than 2016, to establish as soon as possible mandatory rules for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) cab design and safety, as well as the mandatory application of innovative technologies such as Automated Emergency Braking and Advisory Intelligent Speed Assistance systems (ISA) for all vehicles,
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
- actions to be prioritised, as suggested by the Action Plan and defined by the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive (2010/40/EU), with regard to Vulnerable Road Users,
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Commission to collect data and all relevant information in order to define an EU roadmap with regards to establishing a framework for a European multimodal passenger transport system, which could operate under the existing TEN-T networks and could align with existing initiatives and EU funding projects;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the need to establish legislative frameworks which will eliminate all possible loopholes in passenger rights legislation and will ensure better enforcement;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing; notes that improving availability of free or low-cost broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services on public transport services and at stations, would improve personal mobility;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to address the quality of work in all transport modes, with respect in particular to training, certification, working conditions and opportunities of career development, with a view to creating quality jobs, and developing the necessary skills and strengthening the competitiveness of EU transport operators; stresses that workers in public transport sectors play a vital role in delivering quality public transport services; emphasises the crucial importance of their equal and fair treatment as well as their entitlement to good terms and conditions and a safe working environment;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that market competition should not be considered as being the best model for delivering collective public transport and better services; underlines that it is necessary to leave the choice on how to organise collective public transport to the local, regional and national levels, also as part of the subsidiarity principle; insists that, in any case, it is necessary to prevent social dumping in relation to the public transport workforce, and that regulation and monitoring is necessary to avoid unacceptable reductions of labour costs through out-sourcing, sub- contracting or worsening of working conditions;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge that while there is a clear socio-economic case for boosting women´s participation and equal treatment in the transport labour market, there is a participation, remuneration and advancement gap between women and men in this sector's labour force;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to develop a legal framework for robust and improved EU statistics in the transport sector, gathering data on gender participation and equality in the transport sector; furthermore urges the Commission to come forward with an initiative on the role of women in transport and add the gender equality dimension in all impact assessments accompanying new transport policy proposals and initiatives;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to enpropose measures that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets do not lead to social dumping, poorer-quality services, monopolies or oligo address existing social dumping practices across all transport modes by ensuring the full implementation, and especially the enforcement, of existing legislation, as well as by eradicating existing legislative loopholies;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports the creation of an autonomous Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Urban Public Transport and encourages the European Social and Economic Committee (EESC) and all relevant social partners, including workers and their trade unions, to cooperate within it; underlines the importance of meeting the challenges of the future and achieving the goals already set up, by ensuring a good quality of service for customers and a good quality of work for employees;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an enhanced research and technology agenda for the transport sector; considers that this agenda should be drawn up in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in order to understand the needs of the sector and, accordingly, improve the allocation of EU funding; takes the view that priority should be given to projects to decarbonise transport, including projects on active modes of transport such as walking and cycling, increase the transparency of the supply chain, enhance transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) by promoting the use and development of public transport and other sustainable transport modes;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21); calls on the Commission to translate into a legislative proposal the 60% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions in transport by 2050;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
– national and European policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels (natural gas, low carbon and renewable energy sources and technologies (CNG, LPG, LNG, hybrids, electricity, hydrogen, and sustainable biofuels, includingespecially those produced from waste, residues and processing residues, such as molasses- based ethanol) and electric carvehicles, and the deployment of the relevantnecessary refuelling/recharging infrastructure,
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
- an EU roadmap for cycling to be included in the next initiatives of the European Commission,
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
- a legislative proposal to maintain a clear emissions-reduction trajectory with long- term target and to set, from 2025 onwards, mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars and commercial vans,
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
- ensuring compliance with the existing European regulatory framework so as to guarantee high social standards; calling on the European Commission to take measures against illegal practices in the road transport sector that lead to unfair competition and encourage social dumping;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- a fact-finding study of the social, economic and environmental benefits for EU citizens of continuing support for national and international overnight rail services,
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- adherence to the 2030 and 2050 modal shift objectives regarding road freight, as laid down in the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system in the White Paper; adoption by the Commission of a 2030 rail strategy to propose new measures necessary to reach the 2030 modal shift targets,
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
- enhancement of the negotiations within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the development and support of a global market-based mechanism addressing international maritime emissions,
Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 5
Paragraph 28 – indent 5
– actions supporting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in sea ports, including the provision of LNG bunkering facilities and the use of shore- side electricity,