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6 Amendments of Massimiliano SALINI related to 2017/2052(INI)

Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and crucial to ensuring the four fundamental freedoms pertaining to persons, capital, goods and services; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connected to neighbouring countries requires major transport infrastructures and strategic modes to be treated as a key priorityies for the EU’s competitiveness and for territorial, economic and social cohesion;#
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequatembitious EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; reiterates that financial instruments cannot replace grants for TEN- T projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground; considers, furthermore, that better coordination of EU instruments related to transport, including blending of grants and innovative financial instruments, can facilitate project implementation and catalyse private financing;
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections, is necessary;urges the conclusion of an inter- institutional agreement on CEF, in order to communicate the positive market signals to infrastructural investments that will reach the highest financial needs in middle of the 2020-2027 term;
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for completing the single European rail area should be safeguarded; stresses further that the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) should be brought forward in order to further implement common technical standards and maximise the benefits in terms of interoperability; believes that ambitious projects, such as ERTMS, require an adequate institutional input and lead from the European Commission in order to maximize the interest of the investors;
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of enabling the full use of the Single European Sky as a crucial step forward for European airspace; stresses the need for adequate funding to further the digitalization of the European air traffic management (ATM) system through the SESAR Joint Undertaking and to implement the components of Single European Sky ATM Rresearch (SESAR) in order to ensure the deployment of ATM functionalities ;
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy; believes that innovative activities favoring knowledge and cultural exchange for young people by means of sustainable transports should be encouraged and should be covered with appropriate financing; considers that such initiatives should complement and not overlap with the funding of the cultural initiatives;
2017/11/14
Committee: TRAN