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5 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2011/2096(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the EU has to move towards a more efficient and competitive transport sector which contributes to its emission reduction targets and to lowering energy dependency;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the many initiatives the European Union has taken to promote the competitiveness and efficiency of the European transport sector, such as the Eurovignette, the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems, fuel efficiency for vehicles and labelling of tyres;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for intra-modal transport solutions; that no single form of transport can deliver on all accounts as there is a clear need for a smarter combination of road transport, railway, aviation and shipping;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Reiterates the Parliaments opinion that there is a need for a wider deployment of modular road trains; that these are a sustainable solution which contributes to a higher energy efficiency level in the road transport sector; further acknowledges that the diverging set of rules which modular road trains encounter when crossing country borders are detrimental for an increased use of this method of road transport; calls upon the Commission to inquire which differences in rules can easily be bridged and how an increased level of cross- bordering transport by modular road trains can be ensured;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to promote the development and the use of innovative devices to improve energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks and other forms of improved aerodynamics, or functioning) for all means of transport in a cost- efficient manner;
2011/09/13
Committee: ITRE