Activities of Dorien ROOKMAKER related to 2022/2022(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail
Amendments (26)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to the study of the Commission issued in October 2021 entitled 'Long-distance cross-border passenger rail services'8a, _________________ 8a MOVE/2020/OP/0013
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas High-Speed Rail is the holistic solution for the traditional transport challenges, i.e. fatalities, congestion and emissions, unlike other transport modes, e.g. airplane and car, who do not tackle multiple transport challenges;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas High-Speed Rail has a positive economic impact in terms of , e.g. accessibility and travel time saving, and studies referred to an average GDP increase of 8.5% in the case of Cologne- Frankfurt connection11a; _________________ 11a Gabriel M Ahlfeldt, Arne Feddersen, From periphery to core: measuring agglomeration effects using high-speed rail, Journal of Economic Geography, Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2018, Pages 355–390
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas High-Speed Rail projects have a significant positive impact on employment opportunities, directly and indirectly;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the High-Speed Rail passenger volumes nearly doubled between 2001 and 2018 proving that there is a demand for High-Speed Rail whenever it is provided12a; _________________ 12a Statistical pocketbook 2021 (europa.eu)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. Whereas the EU is about creating peace on the EU continent and a joint concrete and tangible project, such as a European HSR network, of which citizens directly experience the added value can contribute to this;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Connecting Europe Express event in 2021 showed the lack of infrastructure interoperability within the EU rail network by having to use three different types of rolling stock in order to adapt to the different gauge widths across the EU;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the utmost importance of building new infrastructure to meet the demand of High-Speed Rail; reminds that doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 will require at least a 75% increase in the current network length of 11,526 km13a; _________________ 13a CER Fact Sheet: The Voice of European Railways A TEN-T to make modal shift and the European Green Deal a reality
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regrets the limited EU funding available through Connecting Europe Facility CEF II (2021-2027) which represent around 5%of the total investment needed to accomplish the TEN-T core network13a;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Calls for deploying other EU financial resources, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues, to fund construction of the missing High-Speed Rail (HSR) links especially in the regions of less connectivity such as Eastern European and Western Balkan to overcome the HSR service imbalance across the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Welcomes the positive financing example of the European Investment Bank (EIB) by providing funds of EUR 890 million to develop the high-speed rail line between Madrid and Extremadura in Spain14a, calls for more similar actions on a larger scale across the EU; _________________ 14a https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2020- 316-el-bei-financia-con-890-millones-de- euros-la-linea-ferroviaria-de-alta- velocidad-entre-madrid-y-extremadura
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Regrets the unambitious plan of setting 160km/hr as the minimum line speed in TEN-T network, which is not in line with the objective of making rail more competitive with other transport modes
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the preparation of the "go-everywhere” rolling stock specifications is moved to the next Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI)15a revision leading to a delay of 3 years, urges the Member States to prioritise the cooperation with the Agency for Railways (ERA) to give a boost to the elaboration of the “go- everywhere” rolling stock specifications; _________________ 15a The Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) define the technical and operational standards to ensure the interoperability of the railway system of the European Union. The TSI for telematics applications subsystem (TAP) concerns applications for passenger services, including systems providing passengers with information before and during the journey, reservation and payment systems, luggage management and management of connections between trains and with other modes of transport
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to establish an open market and fair competition among the rail service providers that leads to improved performance of the public service provider and better prices and quality of the service for the passenger16a; _________________ 16a NTV-Italo : seven years and now success (https://mediarail.wordpress.com/ntv- italo-seven-years-and-now-success/)
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to establish a single European HSR network that connects all capital cities. Thus improving connectivity, economy, cohesion and freedom of movement for all;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Highlights that funding needs to be made more predictable for infrastructure development so that there are fewer temporary capacity restrictions and higher reliability in international rail; calls on Member States to provide multi- annual financing to their infrastructure managers, as this allows planned and internationally coordinated infrastructure maintenance and development over a period of several years;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises the significant unpredictable fluctuation of infrastructure charges which makes business planning problematic, reminds that one of the calculation for track charges is based on scarcity which is caused by the lack of sufficient infrastructure capacity17a; _________________ 17a Long-distance cross-border passenger rail services - Commission Study (MOVE/2020/OP/0013)
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Acknowledges that making long- distance rail passenger services more attractive requires more accessible smart ticketing and, in some form or another, appropriate protection for passengers in the event of delays or missed connections for single options and through tickets, ensuring, as a minimum, journey continuation;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the importance of data sharing by operators in an open-source and accessible way, so that markets can be encouraged to come up with a best value solution;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses the need to prioritize in order to achieve the desired modal shift to rail; notes the over-emphasis on passenger rights regulation (14 years of discussion) which can distract stakeholders from the main objective; recalls that the emphasis on improving services and the pursuit of adequate, affordable, efficient, reliable and available services will reduce the number of people wishing to make use of their passenger rights;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to reconsider and prioritize the use of public funds to improve public transport, e.g. rail service, which can carry large passenger volumes to meet the ever-growing demand for transportation;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Highlights the importance of the systemic thinking and holistic approach for formulating transport strategies. So that a shift of the problem can be avoided;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Highlights the need of a systemic approach for dealing with transport challenges to avoid shifting of the problems, emphasises that subsidising electrical vehicles will lead to further financial burdens to provide a vast charging infrastructure;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Highlights the vital role rail transport plays to keep the transport functions even in crisis such as wars, Ukraine case, by accommodating enormous influx of passengers in short period;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes that a single European High Speed Rail network can be important for connecting people, especially young people. Improving access to education and jobs will lead to prosperity in Europe.