Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2009/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2010 on the EU 2020 Strategy¹, ¹ Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2010)0053.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas transport has an important and fundamental role to play in the promotion and development of the Europe 2020 Strategy, notably as regards the industrial application of ‘green mobility technologies’ and the need ‘for a sustainable long-term financial plan for the trans-European networks’,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas border crossings represent a serious obstacle to the effective development of rail transport, not just for passengers but especially for freight, in particular where these crossings are more difficult because of mountain ranges that require low-toll tunnels adapted to the sector’s needs,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the preponderance of the debates on climate change and road safety are obscuring the potential of transport and logistics not only for the development and daily welfare of European citizens but also in terms of offering innovative and job-creating solutions in the field of the environment and safety; whereas raising the public profile of transport is necessary to help raise awareness of the urgency of the measures that have to be implemented and the factors on which they are dependent,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Proposes that in the new framework of the Lisbon Treaty, and in accordance with the Commission, at least one joint meeting be organised every year with the representatives of the national parliaments responsible for transport with a view to sharing and cooperating to ensure better, more effective implementation of EU transport legislation;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers a sustainable transport policy to be an opportunity to develop a leading industrial sector in green technologies that also creates jobs and high-quality employment in the EU. Calls on the European Commission, in the impact study of its legislative proposals, to quantify and evaluate the creation of ‘green jobs’ and propose measures to encourage this;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to present a very brief study detailing the best practices of the Member States concerning the impact of speed limiters for all types of vehicles and roads, both urban and inter-urban, with a view to presenting legislative measures aimed at reducing emissions and improving road safety;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms and dry ports remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the urgent need to focus TEN-T efforts, inter alia, on eliminating the historical and geographical obstacles that remain at borders (different track widths or impassable borders at large mountain ranges such as the Alps or the Pyrenees) because of its added European value and as a necessary means of overcoming the obstacles to free movement in the rail sector; to this end, highlights the importance of establishing the infrastructure needed to open the borders once and for all;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to establish as ‘EU TEN-T Days’ an annual meeting at ministerial level involving all the institutions and stakeholders involved in European transport policy (e.g. Naples 2009 and Zaragoza 2010), with the aim, inter alia, of raising the profile and visibility of the commitment to sustainable European transport so that it is included in the key EU agendas (EU 2020, Neighbourhood Policy, cohesion policy, financial perspective, social and environmental policy);
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible a proposal to integrate the concepts of green corridors, corridors dedicated to rail transport of freight and specific TEN-T corridors that integrate coherently ports, airports and important European logistics platforms, as well as affected urban areas, as significant nodes with a view to ensuring that the political and legislative measures in the field of EU transport are more coherent and consistent;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission, in the interest of greater consistency and effectiveness, to present a proposal for future management of the TEN-T in which the role of the Executive Agency of Coordinators, EEIGs (European Economic Interest Groupings), bilateral working groups and intergovernmental dialogue assume a new dynamic in terms of promoting the European general interest, which is to be guaranteed by the Commission and which has been reinforced with the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
- a 450% reduction in deaths and serious injuries on the roads from 2010 to 2020, and the compulsory introduction of speed limiters, with limits of 120 km/h for light commercial vehicles and 80 km/h for heavy vehicles, with a view to improving road safety and reducing CO2 emissions,
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
- a doubling of the number of buseco-bus, tram and rail users in urban areas by 2020,
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
- a 20% reduction in both the electricity and the diesel used by rail vehicles compared with 2010, through innovative measures (train modernisation, energy recovery when breaking and in tunnels, intelligent driving, etc.),