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11 Amendments of José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ related to 2020/2058(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas in the field of transport, more than EUR 700 billion in investment is needed for the Trans-European Transport Network alone between now and 2030 and additional investments are required for the deployment of innovative strategies, charging infrastructure and alternative fuels; whereas the modernisation of the EU transport system implies also significant investments into the upgrading and retrofitting of existing transport infrastructure;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU needs to enable its transport industry to maintain its competitiveness and capacity to invest in Europe and make the transition to sustainable mobility a reality, thereby creating jobs and know-how in the EU;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas sustainable mobility in all modes of transport and an up-to-date multimodal infrastructure including the trans-European transport network (TEN- T) are crucial to reach a climate-neutral economy;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas one in 10 Europeans work in the wider transport sector, and whereas investing in transport infrastructure will lead to the creation of new jobs as it is estimated that every billion euros invested in the TEN-T core network will create up to 20 000 new jobs;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas an up-to-date multimodal infrastructure, including the trans- European transport network, is essential for the connection and competitiveness of the EU and an enabler of sustainable and smart mobility;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transport and tourism sectors are being affected severely by the COVID-19 outbreak due to the enforcement of mobility restrictions; whereas the current crisis has demonstrated the transport and logistics sector and its transport workers to be the back bone of the European economy as the uninterrupted freight transport has been essential for the functioning of supply chains;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. calls on the Commission to include in the Just Transition Mechanism appropriate means to support the reconversion of industries whose finished products are incompatible with the target of a carbon-neutral Union;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. urges the Commission to provide clarity for investors by setting out the resources for each instrument of the SIEP for the entire MFF period and by establishing the EU-wide sustainability taxonomy by the end of 2020; acknowledges however that investments in transitional forms of fuels that do not significantly harm the environment (such as (bio-)liquefied natural gas) as an investment that contributes to the goal of climate-neutral mobility. This corresponds to funding for a just transition across all EU regions;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 96 #
6 c. stresses that flexible state aid rules are needed for the transition towards a climate-neutral transport and logistics sector (e.g. for green hydrogen projects), without disproportionately distorting the level playing field within Europe; urges the Commission to provide clarity on state support for sustainable transport projects;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. urges the Commission to accelerate and prioritize investments for infrastructural projects that are being executed: such as clean hydrogen, innovation in high-speed rail transport and inland waterway shipping, while mainstreaming mitigation and adaptation measures;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Highlights that the transport and logistics sector is comprised largely out of micro-enterprises and SMEs; therefore urges the Commission to give special attention to these types of enterprises, e.g. by providing better access to funding and retraining of employees;
2020/06/16
Committee: TRAN