15 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2008/2008(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- Having regard to its resolution of .. July 2008 'Towards a new culture of urban mobility',
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector is responsible for almost 30% of CO2 emissions in the European Union – as much as 40% in cities – and despite the efforts made in respect of technical improvement and innovation, grew by 26% between 1990 and 2005, while investments running into EUR billions have enabled CO2 emissions in other sectors to be cut by 10%,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas solutions aimed at more sustainable and efficient logistics and rail freight transport systems and at intermodal integration of all modes of transport not only lead to improvements in the economy and in security, but also meet the EU’s objectives in the fields of climate change and energy savings by 2020,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in order to meet these challenges, the European Uniongiven the lack of earmarked funding to tackle these challenges, and the importance of the priorities already agreed upon for European mobility, the EU and theits Member States should set themselves specific coordinated priorities, concentrate their resources on a limited number ofovercome the current blockages and guarantee measures favouring sustainability and intermodality in freight transport, and take account of sensitive regions,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European corridor network should be better developed, starting from the existing network and existing structures and technologies such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), and should also incorporate ‘green’ corridors with ambitious sustainable environmental, mobility- enhancing and obstacle-removing criteria,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Europe's freight transport systems must meet pressing challenges if they are to make a greater contribution to improving reducing external costs, oil consumption and CO2 emissions, and therefore welcomes the above-mentioned Commission communications and Council conclusions; encourages the Commission, the Member States and industry to support in future a freight transport policy which is more sustainable in terms of mobility, for the environment, the climate, the economy, security and social interests, by promoting the use, in an enlarged European Union, of more efficient logistics systems as part of the gradual integration of priority cross- border rail freight corridors, hubs and conventional networks;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, however,Deplores the fact that that the European Union’s powers and resources for improving freight transport markets are limited, and must therefore concentrate on achievable prioritiess far as current projects already underway, agreed priorities, and current and future needs are concerned;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Suggests, therefore, that the Commission designatespropose, no later than the end of 2008, ten of the most important cross-border corridors and ten of the worst bottlenecks, and propose concrete potential solutionsa programme for funding and strengthening cooperation between the Member States responsible for the projects, and that it facilitate and assess solutions to the current blockages, with particular attention to goods transport, taking due account of the added value of the logistics factor;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the idea that dedicated goods transport networks, which should exploit existing conventional traffic networks which are being freed-up as a result of the progress made with high-speed trains;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Looks to the Commission to define the ‘green corridors’ as pilotexemplary mobility and co-modality projects to reduce accidents, congestion, noise, local air pollution, CO2 emissions, landscape and energy consumption and the use of renewable energy sources (particularly wind and solar energy) in accordance with EU legislation and its objectives and intelligent transport systems (ITS);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes that support be given to the integration of regional planning, production processes and market structures – including the avoidance of unnecessary transport – and to shortening distances and adjusting speeds in freight transport; takes the view that time-consuming and energy- intensive ‘stop-go’ freight transport should be avoided by means of computerised speed adjustment; calls on the Commission to submit a comparative assessment of the impact of peripherality and ultra peripherality on logistics costs;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and Member States to press forward with a selection of pilot freight logistics projects to act as a role model in sensitive cross-border areas (mountainous areas and conurbations), as well as in cities, taking account of the recommendations included in Parliament Resolution on urban mobility and of the experience gained from the CIVITAS programme, by enhancing the logistics aspect;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that freight should as far as possible arrive at the port nearest to its destination, thus helping to avoid road transport, and considers better links from maritime and inland ports to their hinterland rail network to be the crucial element in transport infrastructure; highlights the important role of internal platforms and dry docks;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that various horizontal techniques which would help simplify the transfer of freight not only from lorries to rail but also between differing rail gauges are often insufficiently standardised; therefore urges the international and European bodies to standardise these technologies in particular with a view to greater efficiency and cost reduction; believes that it is essential to deal with the specific and varied needs of goods transport users, in view of the growing demand from outwith the EU for standardisation, with all the attendant adverse effects (safety, CO2 emissions);
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the industry to regard higher social standards in the freight transport sector as a basis for ensuring a higher level of performance and to guarantee them inter alia by means of checks and supervision in accordance with laws and regulations; considers that improvidinged training and enhancing the attractiveness of jobs in the freight transport marketcertification thereof will contribute in the long term to the safety and quality of the EU as a location for freight transport; calls on the Commission to put forward a catalogue of existing good practice and of innovative solutions with a view to increasing the attractiveness of the logistics professions; recalls in this connection the undertaking given with regard to holding annual meetings on logistics at EU level;