16 Amendments of Lucia VUOLO related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the draft budget proposed by the Commission in the field of transport; regrets the indiscriminate cuts demanded by the Councilcalls for financing for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to be protected when funds available for transport are allocated;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, according to an Opinion of the Court of Auditors, centralising the work of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) at one seat could reduce costs borne by the EU budget;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes the time is ripe for a more fundamental reshaping of EU transport financing with a view to establishing a net zero transport sector by 2050 and guarantee full alignment with the Paris Agreementsustainable and efficient transport sector, guaranteeing infrastructure safety, protection of workers’ social dimension and fewer burdens for businesses through digitalisation and technological innovation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned about the growing centralisation of expertise and responsibilities at the head of Agencies in the transport sector, which could entail a rise in costs borne by the EU budget;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the EU transport policy is essies are fundamential for economic, social and environmental sustainability and therefore priority should be given to the quality and sustainability of projects rather than their quantity or sizeto industrial development in the EU Member States and essential for economic, social and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of investing in infrastructure projects that guarantee the construction of new structures and the maintenance and safety of existing ones, both on the core network of TEN-T corridors and the comprehensive network, in order to ensure sufficient long-distance transport services exist and improve cohesion and local territorial connectivity, including in the island and outermost regions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ReiteraTakes notes that the provisional agreement on the regulation setting up the InvestEU1 Programme1 contains a general provision - applicable to all transport related financing - ensuring that "Pprojects that are inconsistent with the achievement of the climate objectives shall not be eligible for support" and that all projects "shall be screened to determine if they have an environmental, climate or social impact and if so, shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing"are screened to assess their environmental, climate and social impact; _________________ 1 European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 April 2019 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme (COM(2018)0439 – C8-0257/2018 – 2018/0229(COD)).
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the importance of completing major infrastructure projects already underway, including cross-border projects such as the high-speed Turin- Lyon rail link and the Brenner base tunnel; stresses in this regard the importance of completing these works on time without further delays;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that beyond its key role in implementing the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and InvestEU, it is vital that the revision of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) transport policy due in 2020 paves the way for a more fundamental overhaul of the Bank’s transport financing; calls on the EIB to report on all steps of its transport policy revision to Parliament in a timely manner; points to the importance of fostering synergies between different funding programmes and the use of grants combined with other forms of financing, to generate and encourage the involvement of private capital and investments;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) spending in the field of transport can be improved by increasing further the share of funding for zero emission transport modes; welcomes the approach of the Commission to co-finance the re-establishment of regional cross- border rail connections that were dismantled or abandoned and encourages the Members States, cross-border regions and the Commission to further intensify these bottom-up projects that contribute to reopening borders in the EU where they still exist; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the reserved amount within the CEF budget line for financing for the re-establishment of regional missing rail links that were dismantled or abandoned; further electrification of railway infrastructure must be intensified and a quicker roll -out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is required; the CEF budget should also take account of rail freight noise abatement measures in order to ensure a sustainable and efficient freight transport system; emphasises the importance of allowing a co-financing rate of 50% for cross-border projects;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to combine the co-assess whether financing of the EuroVelo network withcould be combined with financing of the comprehensive rail network;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. In light of the still very high number of deaths and injuries caused by traffic accidents, and the new Directive on road infrastructure safety management with its provision ensuring that “Member States shall ensure that the needs of vulnerable road users are taken into account”, insists that the Commission and Member States further prioritise the financing of the transport safety of passengers in different means of transport and that they focus on the safety of all vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, persons with a disability and other micro-mobility users;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to promote projects supporting digitalisation in ports in order to make services to businesses more efficient and cut administrative burdens without foregoing the goal of integrating ports sustainably with the territories in which they are located;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that the Court of Auditors has drawn attention in its Special Reports1 a in recent years to a sometimes unnecessary, inefficient and unsustainable use of EU financing in light of the purposes for which said financing had been granted; _________________ 1a ‘The EU's regulation for the modernisation of air-traffic management has added value - but the funding was largely unnecessary’, Special Report No 11/2019, ECA; ‘Maritime transport in the EU: in troubled waters — much ineffective and unsustainable investment’, Special Report No 23/2016, ECA.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of tackling across the board the problems of wage dumping, welfare cover and working conditions for drivers in the haulage sector, which in addition to being a form of unfair market competition also raises serious concerns about road safety;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of projects fostering the promotion of tourism, a sector that contributes significantly to Member States' GDP;