9 Amendments of Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aviation sector is a fundamental part of the European transport network, indispensable to ensure connectivity within the EU and worldwide, and a driver for growth and jobs creation of quality jobs;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the aviation sector is an important pillar of the EU economy, adding high value to the Member States economies and having significant direct, indirect and induced benefits for cities, regions and states;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that many of the limits to growth, both in the air and on the ground, can be addressed by taking connectivity and capacity as the main indicators when assessing and planning actions in the sector;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to address the problem of a capacity crunch with a special focus on airports in regard of currently having a number of congested airports while some regions have over-capacities on the ground; highlights that not only the annual, but also the peak hour capacity of airports is a crucial criterion;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation, create quality jobs and maintain or regain European leadership of our industry; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the substantial costs spent on security measures; stresses that security challenges posed to the aviation sector will only be greater in the future, requiring an immediate shift to a more intelligence-based and reactive security system, and an improvement of the security of airports’ facilities so that they can adapt to evolving threats without requiring constant updates; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of deepening the one-stop security concept, and of developing a EU pre-check system allowing pre-registered EU travellers to go through a lighter and faster screening; urges the Member States to commit to share intelligence systematically and to exchange best practices on airport security systems; points out that imposing new landside security schemes is not improving the level of security, but merely shifting the risk without reducing it, while hampering the throughput on airports;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintaining and enhancing decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices contribute tois a precondition of the sustainability of the aviation sector; acknowledges the necessityCalls on the Commission to present concrete proposals in order to bring clarity on the ‘'home base’' criterion and the definition of 'principal place of business', as well as ensuring equal treatment of third-country nationals working on board of EU-registered airplanes, and welcomes the Commission’'s decision to have guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts; insists on the need to fight any forms of social dumping and forum shopping;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its analysis of the new business models in aviation and their possible effects on safety, including precarious and atypical employment forms such as two-tier employment contracts, agency work, zero-hour contracts, bogus self- employment, pay-to-fly or public flight cost sharing.
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Supports the inclusion of ground handling into the scope of the European Aviation Safety agency with the aim to cover the whole aviation safety chain; insists on the need to extend the benefits of Directive 2001/23 to ground handling workers in case of call for tenders or partial loss of activity;