Activities of Michael CRAMER related to 2008/2007(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Freight transport in Europe (debate)
Freight transport in Europe (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it possible for ports and nature to coexist in a sustainable manner, and calls on the Directorate-General for the Environment to work together with the Directorate-General for Trs the destruction of nature often causes economic damage to other sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and fisheries, and therefore calls on the Transport Commissioner to work intensively with the Environment Commissioner in drawing up and enforcing Europeans port in drawing up theses and environmental legislation and guidelines;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit a legislative proposal on creating a barria border-free European maritime transport areapolicy and considers that the aims of thise proposal should be to ensure transparency in ports’ financing, trans-border cooperation and coordination for the use of existing port infrastructure capacities, and fair competition between ports, and between maritime transport and land transport in the Union, with the aim of avoiding long distance road transport;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Strongly supports the role of locally owned, non-for-profit trust ports, and urges local, regional, national and European authorities to take steps to protect them from disrepair, as their social, recreational and touristic benefit for the surrounding communities goes beyond their original economic function;