Activities of Claudia SCHMIDT related to 2015/2348(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on logistics in the EU and multimodal transport in the new TEN-T corridors PDF (359 KB) DOC (75 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas transport drones present new possibilities for transporting goods in the logistics chain, in order to fulfil their potential, a harmonised legal basis and seamless coordination with traditional modes of transport are necessary to guarantee European competitiveness in the future;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to devise a new strategy which guarantees that drones and drone terminals can be integrated into the TEN-T programme efficiently; stresses that the existing infrastructure, such as motorways, railways and electricity grids could be used as drone routes; calls on the Commission to produce a guidebook on the matter for the Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the negative impact on the logistics sector of closures of internal borders in connection with the ‘refugee crisis’; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take freight flows into accountprevent collateral damage on freight flows as much as possible when adopting such measures;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 4 a (new)
- regarding drones as a future mode of transport already
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NotTakes that Member States experiencing econome view that projects which and budgetary difficultiere carried out as pare unable to co-finance freight projects as a result of a strict interprett of the Connecting Europe facility should not be taken into account in calculations of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP); advocates a more flexible application of the SGP by excluding genuine European infrastructure projects (i.e. Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) projects) from the calculation of the public debtpublic debt; calls on the Commission to produce a study on whether such a measure would be suitable to noticeably increase investments in freight infrastructure;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the urgency of a greater simplification of documents and administrative and customs procedures across modes; calls on the Commission and the Member States, under the ‘better regulation’ agreement to analyse redundant EU legislation on transport and mobility and additionally to monitor national, regional and local rules that could be in contradiction with EU law; calls for a yearly progress report by the Commission on this sector;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to propose a framework for electronic information exchange and transport management in multimodal transport (e-freight) in order to facilitate a simplified, paperless, seamless, transparent information flow among businesses and, authorities and customers;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out the need to strengthen combined transport and modernise current EU rules, including those governing intra- Community cabotage and transport documents, so that they are clear, comprehensible and can be implemented by the authorities; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to review Council Directive 92/106/EEC, and urges it to submit the revision without delay;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that further measures are needed to make road transport more efficient and environmentally friendly in the logistics chain; calls for the possibility to be introduced in the core network corridors of allowing loaded HCVs running on clean alternative fuels compliant with the highest emissions, noise, safety and social standardregions affected to have the opportunity to authorise loaded HCVs in the relevant highest pollutant and noise protection classes to circulate without restrictions 365 days a year; insists that the core-network corridors be provided at least with alternative filling stations and safe truck parking areas;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with concern that the logistics sector will face a shortage of workforce in the coming years and that slow adaptation of its workforce to digital technologies could undermine the sector’s performance; calls on the Commission to identify training and learning needs at EU level, and working conditions, costs and barriers that discourage the workforce from entering the transport sector, and to propose as a matter of urgency measures to make it more attractive to young people and to future generations; regards this as an opportunity to increase the proportion of women and new entrants on the transport labour market, for example EU migrants;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23