Activities of Alviina ALAMETSÄ related to 2022/2097(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2021
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Agency ended the year with a fees and charges surplus of EUR 11.2 million; notes that the ‘fees and charges’ surplus is added to the accumulated surplus, increasing it from EUR 60.9 million to EUR 72.1 million; considers that given the remarkable surplus, which amounts to nearly a third of the EU subsidy, while the most of the revenues are based on users' charges, the amount of the EU contribution could be lowered, in order to devote this amount instead to underfunded agencies for other transport modes, particularly ERA;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the continuation, in cooperation with global partners and industry, of the EASA Sustainable Aviation Programme (2020 - 2024) focusing efforts towards achieving a cleaner, quieter and more sustainable aviation system; salutes in particular, in 2021 the developments towards the uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF); calls on providing sufficient funding and incentives for further research and development of SAF to make them more efficient and affordable and to enhance and open their market ; underlines that priority needs to go to optimising the production technologies for truly zero-emission SAF, namely synthetic fuels from RNFBOs and the CO2 direct air capture process therein, as well as renewable hydrogen and electric technologies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that in the framework of the current design of an eco-label for aviation, a clear comparison in terms of emissions with sustainable modes of transport, such as rail, should be included in an objective way; underlines the importance that this comparison is compulsorily provided to the customers at the moment of booking tickets through whichever channel or means;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Insists in the importance of further researching the impact on non-CO2 emissions of aviation into climate, prioritising the follow-up of its previous study and updated analysis on "Non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation and potential policy measures pursuant to EU Emissions Trading System Directive Article 30(4)"1a; _________________ 1a https://www.easa.europa.eu/document- library/research-reports/report- commission-european-parliament-and- council
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Requests the agency to get properly involved, devoting both its expertise and adequate resources, into the Pilot Project on a "European body for jet fuel standards and safety certification" under the 2023 Union budget, in order to ensure independence and public control over certification, with a particular emphasis into setting the appropriate requirements on aromatics, sulphur and naphthalenes content;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Welcomes that following the Parliament's request an EU-wide breakdown of gender by staff category in the Agency’s entry in the Consolidated Staff Figures has been provided for 2021; encourages the Agency to maintain this for coming publications;