6 Amendments of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises, in this context, the vital importance of adequate EU funding for the projects identified in the TEN-T Core Network Corridor Work Plans; highlights that this also requires enhanced coverage of transport policy related areas such as multi-modality and efficient logistics, intelligent transport systems and clean fuel equipment for the better integration of urban nodes and their sustainable development within the transport system;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the EFSI makes a worthwhile contribution to the financing of TEN-T projects, provided that grantsbut that it cannot replace grants, which remain a vital and necessary funding source for projects generating little or no income but which contribute to the achievement of EU policy goals; underlines, in particular, that grants could be combined together with innovative financial instruments and the EFSI to facilitate the implementation of additional projects and catalyse private finance (blending); is concerned that almost no funds remain available for new projects in the remaining four years of the MFF;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the substantial and permanent investment deficit in Europe, particularly in major transport infrastructure, and stresses that this risks undermining the competitiveness of the EU as a whole; notes that investment needs relate not only to the creation of infrastructure but also to its maintenance and modernisation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that, through various forms of financial support (grants, financial instruments), the EU budget has played a decisive role in launching or relaunching numerous projects in the transport sector; believes that any revision of the MFF must now make it a priority;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. PoRemintds to the fact that ahe current seven-year period of the multiannual financial framework has proved its worth in the past and that the programming period should not be shorter; calls to explore the ways how the period could be more aligned with the mandate of the Commission and the European Parliament as it will increase democratic accountability and legitimacy.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that all EU budgetary instruments which support investment and innovation should be maintained and further developed, and that there is no need to favour one of these instruments to the detriment of the others; notes the essential role of the EU budget in providing an incentive for future spending and in supporting cohesion and effective implementation of policies within the EU.