Activities of Barbara THALER related to 2020/0035(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Rail (2021)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) strengthening efforts to construct the 9 core network corridors as the backbone of a modern European high- performance rail network by 2030.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) emphasis on the fact that rail should be thought of not only as an isolated solution for medium and long distances, but also - through the integration of public transport or other mobility providers - holistically as 'door- to-door transport' which is a basic requirement if it is genuinely to be able to compete with cars or lorries.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) strengthening efforts to establish a modern, competitive rail system in Europe, which combines efficiency improvements through increased automation and digitalisation, on the one hand, and modern lightweight construction with large numbers of units, on the other, in order to massively increase its competitiveness vis-à-vis road and air transport.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) strengthening rail as a mode of transport by providing open, transparent, real-time information about fares and timetables, so that rail passengers can make comparisons and access information about independent third- party providers as they have been able to do routinely in air travel for years.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) strengthening rail by dismantling bureaucratic hurdles, symbolically by changing the language requirements for train drivers in the European Year of Rail with the aim of establishing English as a universal language, as it already is in air travel, by 2022.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)
(cd) strengthening rail by improving the cross-border cooperation of the infrastructure operators in order to be able to deploy widely seasonal, cross- border charter trains based on the model of air travel with the aim of promoting sustainable tourism based on the principle of competition.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) strengthening the framework conditions in order to enable fair, transparent competition between all players. Transparent competition on the same terms is the basic prerequisite for increasing the attractiveness of this mode of transport in both the freight and passenger sectors while at the same time reducing costs for the public sector.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The bulk of the EU funds that will be used in the course of the reconstruction efforts after COVID-19 should be used to massively expand and improve the European rail infrastructure, both structurally and digitally - 5G, ERTMS - in order, in the short term, to create jobs by building infrastructure and to lay the foundations for an efficient and uniform European rail network.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) identification of key projects and measures and promotion at different levels to help reach the objectives in the long term, such as a European joint effort to encourage investment in rail motorways, terminals and rolling stock as an optimised modal shift option that will contribute to the decarbonisation of freight transport and the development of smart and sustainable mobility;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) carrying out a study to examine the various forms of state aid for railway companies in the wake of COVID-19, with the aim of identifying potential distortion of competition between the various market participants
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) carrying out a study involving all railway companies in the Union, which identifies the 10 biggest obstacles to free and transparent competition in the European Year of Rail and which will subsequently be addressed by the EC by the end of 2022.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall convene regular meetings of representatives of all railway undertakings and infrastructure managers, stakeholders and representatives of organisations or bodies active in the field of rail transport, including existing transnational networks and relevant NGOs, as well as of youth organisations and communities, to assist it in implementing the European Year at Union level.