15 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2022/2022(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the full deployment of the ERTMS will help to create a digital single European railway area, ensuring the further development of safe, secure, fast and efficient rail transport services for long-distance and cross-border connections;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to speed up the roll-ouUnion-wide deployment of the ERTMS in the revision of the TEN-T Regulation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need to ensure quick, sufficient and efficient financing and funding to support the investments;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the clarification and simplification of State aid rules on the public funding of interoperable rolling stock for cross-border services in the revised Railway Guidelines;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the need for clear interoperable requirements and standards and further investments in rolling stock;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the lack of harmonisation of the certification of train drivers may hamper their mobility between Member States and the development of long-distance passenger services; furthermore highlights the need to agree on a single EU-wide working language, namely English, for train drivers operating long distance and cross border passenger rail connections;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the role of digitalisation, the need for adequate cybersecurity and better coordination, in particular for cross- border rail traffic;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s upcoming plans to publish guidelines for setting track access charges but calls for a reduction of charges to not more than the direct cost ;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Reiterates the importance of track access charges, notably in terms of mark- ups, as a decisive cost factor that impacts the competitiveness of rail as opposed to other transport modes; possibly hindering the setting up of new services such as night trains; calls on the Commission to suggest in the upcoming Guidelines recommendations for a consistent Europe-wide category of infrastructure charges for night trains.
Amendment 165 #
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 appropriate protection for passengers in the event of delays or missed connections for single options andwith impartial ticket retail - meaning all rail operators' tickets are sold at all ticket channels, both at independent ticket vendors as well as the in-house ticket vendors of the state-owned rail incumbents and appropriate protection for passengers in the event of delays or missed connections, regardless whether they have booked a combined journey of separate tickets in the same one-way travel chain booking (when a through ticket is not available) or a through tickets itself, ensuring, as a minimum, journey continuation;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the importance that passengers should have a seamless user experience when searching, selecting, and buying their railway services. In order to achieve seamless ticketing, sector-based solutions should be supported and can be considered as the starting point when improving multimodal ticketing;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of the Commission’s upcoming proposal for a regulation on multimodal digital mobility services to enhance data exchange and facilitate the conclusion of fair commercial agreements, with both principles being binding for all market participants;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that public service contractimproving the market framework for commercially driven services and introducing non- discriminatory incentives can play a decisive role in supporting the continuity of services and connections to interesting destinations, such as tourist and historical destinations, by providing rail services that help to maintain a dense network of railway links, including to less attractive destinations;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that public service obligationan improved and fair market framework, together with non- discriminatory incentives for new commercially driven services can promote the use of rail, including in long-distance passenger transport, in particular in the case of market failures in cross-border and last- mile routes, perhaps in combination with other profitable segments of the network;