Activities of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2022/2133(DEC)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2021
Amendments (5)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that in order to achieve climate neutrality, a substantial part of the 75% of inland freight carried today by road should shift onto rail and inland waterways; notes that automated and connected multimodal mobility will play an increasing role, together with smart traffic management systems enabled by digitalisation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Salutes the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy of the Commission, launched in December 2020, which includes more concrete milestones for the railway sector to enhance a smart and sustainable future; notes that the Action Plan of 82 initiatives lays the foundation for how the EU transport system can achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient to future crises;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Highlights that the Horizon Europe programme should contribute to the high-speed rail traffic will increase of 50% by 2030; the scheduled collective travel of under 500 km should be carbon neutral within the Union and automated mobility will be deployed at large scale and by 2050 rail freight traffic should double; high-speed rail traffic should triple and the multimodal Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) equipped for sustainable and smart transport with high speed connectivity should be operational for the core network by 2030. A full deployment of ERTMS by 2030 is a matter of highest priority;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes that digital transformation can improve the ecosystems related to mobility and transport; notes that digitalisation can improve environmental and cost performance and simultaneously increase safety levels contributing to a higher quality of life; calls for more advanced levels of automation, faster and more reliable connectivity and IT enabled profound transformation of the management of mobility service; believes that the public could also benefit from fast internet connectivity for passengers on most stations and lines, user-oriented telematics and facilitated multi-modality;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Commends, for the year 2021, the continued supervision by the Programme Office of the implementation of 105 projects and operational contracts of the Shift2Rail Programme, awarded and signed since 2016, for an estimated R&I total value of EUR 805,1 million;