9 Amendments of Elsi KATAINEN related to 2023/0000(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector is essential for the Union’s economic and social development and cohesion and for ensuring mobility, accessibility and connectivity for all citizens and all regions, with particular attention to peripheral, rural, insular and outermost regions and other disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas tourism is an essential economic activity for the Union and contributes to the growth of many other sectors by more than 10% of the EU´s GDP; whereas tourism accounts for more than 11% of the workforce and plays an important role in promoting employment and social well-being, especially in those EU regions dependent on tourism;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the timely completion of the trans-European network and for support under the Solidarity Lanes; strongly regrets the decrease in the CEF-transport budget commitments for 2024 compared to 2023; criticises the reallocation of funds from CEF to areas such as the Chips Act and the Commission’s executive communication budget and calls the Commission to reverse the reallocation; highlights that any new European policy needs to come with a new allocated budget and not a reshuffling of funds within the current MFF; remarks that the oversubscription of CEF funding, and the exhaustion of allocated funding justifies a frontloading of funding for CEF to avoid shortfalls;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Criticises the lack of increase on the contribution from Connecting Europe Facility (Transport) for military mobility commitments, in light of the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; believes that the envelop needs to be further reinforced to strengthen the Union’s security especially in the border-crossing points with Ukraine and Moldova; asks, the Commission and the Member States to further explore and present solutions to increase the military mobility budget line;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the legislative tools adopted to develop and introduce sustainable fuels in the aviation and maritime sector are not matched by the appropriate financial support, in this respect regrets the decreased budget for Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the modal shift to rail targets set within the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and stresses the importance of this being reflected in the budget; highlights also the need to prioritise investments in sustainable and smart modes of transport and in the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure throughout the Union;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increase in the budget contributions to the Union transport agencies - European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - but reiterates that the funding for these agencies should match their level of responsibility, such new tasks as the support to the uptake of sustainable aviation and maritime fuels, and the EU’s transport policy objectives; remarks that funding for ERA should be increased to more closely match that of EMSA and EASA., especially for the implementation of the TEN-T network, particularly with regard to cross-border interoperability, improving safety, increasing competitiveness and the deployment of the ERTMS;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that any new legislation applying to the transport sector, such as the European Green Deal and in particular the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, implies additional responsibilities for the Union transport agencies; reiterates that adequate financing of the those agencies is much more needed taking into account their work and contribution to the decarbonisation of the Union’s transport industry;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Regrets that yet again there is no proposal on tourism, in spite of the long- lasting and regular calls by the European Parliament; reiterates moreover its call for the creation of a European agency for tourism;