Activities of Barbara THALER related to 2019/2081(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency For Railways for the financial year 2018
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the objective set by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of establishing a single European railway market has not been achieved; calls on the Agency to focus its efforts and publications on this area;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the aim of shifting traffic from road to rail can only be achieved if a competitive European railway area is established; calls on the Agency to draw up a set of measures designed to ensure that in future rail transport can be incorporated into modern logistics chains;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that the next five years will be crucial for the future of the rail sector and that the Agency must be provided with the funding and staff it needs to meet the coming challenges;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
welcomes the fact that the Agency has made a start on the task of harmonising the more than 14 000 national rules governing rail transport;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) deplores the fact that, unlike in the aviation and road transport sectors, in the rail sector harmonisation is still a distant objective;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)
(2) calls on the Agency significantly to step up its efforts to establish a single European rail area;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that the Agency plays a key role in removing bureaucratic obstacles in the area of cross-border rail transport;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that, as regards both infrastructure and rolling stock, far too little progress has been made in introducing the equipment required for the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in Europe, and calls on the Agency to propose measures to speed up that process;