59 Amendments of Michael CRAMER related to 2011/0302(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for growthsustainable development through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The development of transport infrastructure policy should take into account the environmental footprint, the financial crisis and the resulting lack of public funding, the demographic change and the accessibility needs of all citizens and regions. It should focus on smart investments that generate economic, social and environmental benefits in the shorter term and create jobs, while avoiding delay caused by mega-projects that cannot be implemented by the 2030 deadline for the core network.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancinged connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The Union shall aim at minimising and internalising all external costs and apply the 'polluter pays' principle enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaty of the European Union.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) In order to create European added value, the Union should focus its efforts and concentrate its resources on cross- border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the end of the Second World War. Priority should be given to the upgrading or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) In order to ensure equality between, on the one hand, transport projects that already apply the 'user pays' principle on a mandatory basis and, on the other hand, those that do not levy charges on users, the Union should also provide financing through grants for transport projects that generate income.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations should be carried out by the Commission in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities. These evaluations should be communicated to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘cross-border section’ means the section, which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member Statconnection between the nearest nodes orn between a Member State and a neighbouring countryoth sides of the border;
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘programme support actions’ means accompanying measures necessary for the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility and individual sector specific guidelines, such as services (notably technical assistance), as well as preparatory, feasibility, coordination, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities as well as Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments which are required directly for the management of this facility and the achievement of its objectives, and in particular studies, meetings, information, infrastructure mapping, twinning, dissemination, awareness raising and communication actions, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses that may be required for the management of this facility or implementation of the individual sector specific guidelines;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting, operational or organisational barrier that interrupts or hinders the continuity of long-distancetransport flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneckprimarily by a more efficient use or the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. If this proves insufficient, new infrastructure may have to be built;
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developingdevelopment of modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of minimising external costs, improving competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and, such as using revenues from the application of the polluter pays principle, Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation as well as the corresponding share of risks, profits and losses between the public and private investors.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets ofby 2020 and compared to 1990 levels, a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and, improving connectivity with urban and regional nodes, bridging missing links and improving rail connections with industrial areas and sites, to be measured by the number of cross-border sections and industrial sidings that were abandoned or cut since the Second World War and have been rehabilitated or reconstructed, and by the number of removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the short and long run, to be measured by the lengthmodal share of rail transport as well as the length and state of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and t. The length of the high-speed railway network in the EU-27; may be taken into account where these lines are part of a network-wide concept for improved railway services.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) boosting a modal shift towards more sustainable modes, such as rail and sustainable waterborne transport, in order to minimise all environmental and social costs, including accidents, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutants, noise, water and soil contamination as well as protecting biodiversity, habitats and health;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000n], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In the field of transport, only actions contributing to projects of common interest according to Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] and programme support actions, shall be eligible for support through Union financial aid in the form of procurement and financial instruments under this Regulation, provided that the polluter pays principle enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaties is applied, namely through the levying of road charges according to Eurovignette Directive 2011/76/EC and of mark-ups in mountainous regions. In the form of grants, only the following actions shall be eligible to receive Union financial aid under this Regulation:
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise at the source by retrofitting of existing rolling stock;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' principles shall be applied. Grant funding for projects with significantpotential for user-based revenues sources shall be primarily available for purposes of project preparation, in particular PPP assessment. Projects for which Union law foresees mandatory charging shall not be put at a disadvantage with regard to grant funding compared to projects for which no mandatory charging rules apply.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, international organisations, joint undertakings, regional and local authorities or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
They may not receive funding under this Regulation, except where it is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given project of common interestwhen not respecting the common interest of sustainable development, the EU environmental legislation as listed in Art. 42 of the TEN- T Regulation and its trans-border application in case of trans-border projects.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate for rail may be increased to 4085% for actions concerning cross-border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the Second World War. For actions securing and improving rail connections with industrial areas and sites the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50%;
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and multi- modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) the co-financing rates for actions that aim at ensuring barrier-free access to transport infrastructure for disabled passengers and PRMs, such as those with wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles and heavy luggage, may be increased by up to 20 additional percentage points;
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and actions to reduce rail freight noise at the source by retrofitting of existing rolling stock: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) traffic management systems, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for actions having cross-sector synergies, reachingdemonstrating a measurable contribution to climate mitigation objectives, and enhancing climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. The Commission shall develop, no later than 1 August 2013, a methodology for the assessment and the eligibility criteria for these increased co-funding rates. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006] for the following actions:
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Support from the Cohesion Fund for sustainable transport infrastructure projects of European added value as listed in the Annex of Regulation ...../2013/EC on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) shall be implemented in accordance with the Cohesion Fund Regulation as well as the Regulation ...../2013/EC on Union guidelines for the development of the Trans-European Transport Guidelines (TEN-T).
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. The decision on the selection of projects co-financed by the Cohesion Fund and defined under the CEF and TEN-T Regulations shall be annually proposed by the Commission and decided by the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission shall be responsible for the management and implementation of these decided projects, in accordance with the CEF and TEN-T Regulations.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i
(i) rail and sustainable navigable inland waterways;
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
(ii) actions to support cross-border road sectionsail sections, with a focus on cross-border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the Second World War;
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
(iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms and of port, of industrial sidings and of ports as well as interconnecting points, with priority on rail connections;
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) noise reduction of rail freight at the source.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission may request the reimbursement of the financial aid granted in case of non-use, abandoning or dismantling of EU co-funded infrastructure.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. If an action suffers from delays of more than one year compared to the foreseen timetable, namely in cases where Member States cannot ensure sufficient funding due to the effects of the financial crisis, the Commission may impose a moratorium and assess the possibility of upgrading of existing infrastructure as a more rapid alternative option;
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7
Article 17 – paragraph 7
7. Work programmes shall be coordinated in order to exploit the synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications, notably in such areas as smart energy grids, electric mobility (including trains, tramways, electric bicycles and electric cars), intelligent and sustainable transport systems. Multi- sectoral calls for proposals can be adopted.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Member States shall inform the Commission continuously, if relevant through the interactive geographical and technical information systems, which in case of the trans-European transport networks is TENtec, about the progress made in implementing projects of common interest and the investments made for this purpose including the amount of support used for climate change objectives. The TENtec shall be publicly and easily accessible. It shall contain project-specific and updated information on the forms and amounts of EU co-funding as well as on the progress of each project.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of these evaluations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point a
Annex – Part I - Point a
Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS) Innovative Management & Services Core Network Ports and Airports Noise reduction at the source Retrofitting of rail freight wagons towards silent freight trains
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part
Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – RavennaSopron - Szombathely - Koprivnica - Zagreb - Rijeka/Koper
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 7
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 7
Katowice - Ostrava - Rail upgrading, in particular Brno - Wien & Katowice - Žilina cross-border sections PL- - Žilina - Bratislava - Wien CZ, PL-SK and SK-AT; Wien (further) development of multimodal platforms
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8
Wien - Graz - KlagenfurtWiener Neustadt - Rail upgrading and works - Udine - Venezia - Sopron - Szombathely - ongoing: (further) Ravenna Koprivnica - Zagreb - development of Koper/Rijeka multimodal platforms
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – title
Annex – Part I – point 2 – title
2. Warszawa – Berlin – Amsterdamntwerpen/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Midlands
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 3 - row 8
Annex – Part I - point 3 - row 8
Lyon - Torino Rail cross-border section, works base tunnel to beincluding historical launched before 2020; traject, studies access studies access routes
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 4 – introductory part
Annex – Part I – point 4 – introductory part
Hamburg / Rostock – Berlin – Praha – Brno – Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Sofia Sofia – Burgas/TR border Sofia – Thessaloniki – Piraeus – Limassol – Lefkosia
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 4
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 4
Hamburg - Dresden - IWW Rail Elbe upgrading and Praha - Pardubice multimodal platforms
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 5
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 5
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Annex – Part 1 – point 5 – introductory part
Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover Bremen – HannoverGedser Rostock – Berlin – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari Napoli – Palermo – Valletta
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 5 – rows 7-9
Annex – Part I – point 5 – rows 7-9
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 7
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 7
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 11
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 11
Brenner Base Tunnel Rail studies and works on tunnel and upgrading existing feeder lines
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 6 – title
Annex – Part I – point 6 – title
6. Genova – Rotterdam/Antwerpen
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 6 – introductory part
Annex – Part I – point 6 – introductory part
Genova – Milano/Novara – Simplon/Lötschberg/Gotthard – Basel – Mannheim – Köln Köln– Düsseldorf – Rotterdam/Amsterdamntwerpen Köln – Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel – Zeebrugge
Amendment 670 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – title
Annex – Part I – point 9 – title
9. AmsRotterdam/Antwerpen – Basel/Lyon – Marseille
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – introductory part
Annex – Part I – point 9 – introductory part
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 10
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 10
Main - Main-Donau- Rail studies and works IWW and Rail studies on several sections Canal - Danube several sections and and bottlenecks; inland waterway ports: hinterland connections with rail