30 Amendments of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2011/2096(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transport sector is subject to many persistent historical and geographic obstacles (different track widths or the impregnable barriers of mountain ranges such as the Alps, the Pyrenees or the Carpathians) that produce ‘frontier effects’, which can often be easily remedied and should therefore all be reduced,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need of an integrated transport policy for the entire value chain of transport and logistics to suitably address the challenges of transport and mobility specially those derived from urban areas; Calls for an enhance coordination amongst policy-makers in the European institutions as well as permanent dialogue and consultation with the logistics industry, transport services suppliers and customers in a European logistic and mobility forum
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is decisive and calls for the creation of incentives to choose sustainable means of transport, where proposals should be made by 2013 to develop initiatives that promote behavioural changes, especially among young people, and develop infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in towns, to double the number of passengers on public transport, which mainly uses alternative sources of energy, and to establish e-tickets for multi-modal travel, and where pricing policy should be considered as an incentive; calls on the Commission to present a strategy to promote the use of bicycles and safe journeys by foot in urban areas;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to support, promoteStresses that an ambitious and efficient European transport and mobility policy requires an appropriate financial framework with sufficient resources. To that end, the current resources for transport and mobility must be increased in order to promote both public and providivate financial support for the Europe-wide rolling highway networkitiatives; welcomes and supports the European Commission proposal to introduce a new ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ for the next multiannual financial framework, but notes that the costs envisaged for fulfilling the objectives of the White Paper require the level of commitments needed until 2050;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H bis (new)
Recital H bis (new)
H bis. whereas the EU is currently at the forefront in developing systems, infrastructure and other industrial sectors related to mobility, transport and logistics, and showing increasing leadership in other emerging areas through significant investment and firm commitment to the development of transport and mobility, urgent efforts are needed to maintain the EU’s capacity to compete and innovate in fundamental areas that could be at risk, such as reduction of environmental impact, safety, passengers’ rights, social and working conditions, etc. through the necessary investment and future-oriented policies,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
– that, by 2013, the Commission should make specific proposals, on the basis of the report on European road safety 2011-2020, to reduce the number of deaths and severe injuries on the roads by 50% in relation to 2010, paying special attention to the most vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, etc.); urges the Commission, the roads by 50% in relation torefore, to present in good time a proposal to harmonise the definition of severe injuries and a strategy for emergency support aimed at reducing by half the number of sever injuries by 20120;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to present a joint strategy involving information, communication and consultation of the players involved, including, in particular, participation by the citizens concerned, on the needs, planning, development and financing of the infrastructure required for growth, mobility, development and employment, in accordance with commitments made under the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the compulsory introduction of speed regulators 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 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the EU should maintain its leadership by consolidating its role as a production and research centre for all forms of transport, the priorities of which are lower emissions in the sector, a better logistics chain, safety and better traffic management;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to identify, quantify and evaluate, in the impact studies of the legislative proposals, the creation of ‘ecological employment’ and measures to promote it;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Ask the Commission to support Member State initiatives to create a safe and environmentally friendly fleet –, including motorised and non-motorised two- and three-wheeled vehicles, and to encourage its periodical renewal by means of tax incentives, green tendering...
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the completion of the European internal transport market should be aimed for, without neglecting economic, territorial cohesion, employment and social aspects, and calls on the Commission to ensure that proposals on liberalising the airport, rail, road, and other markets do not lead to social dumping or private monopolieto imbalances between central and peripheral regions, nor to the emergence of monopolistic practices by private operators;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that efficient co-modality in passenger and goods transport – measured in terms of economic efficiency and territorial cohesion, environmental protection, social and employment conditions, high-quality service and safety aspects, and geared to existing and planned infrastructure in individual countries and regions – should be the guiding idea for future transport policy, and that these parameters should be used to determine modal distribution in countries and regions rather than retaining the proposed 300 km threshold for goods transport by road;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need for an integrated transport policy for the entire value chain of transport and logistics to suitably address the challenges of transport and mobility specially those derived from urban areas; Calls for an enhance coordination amongst policy-makers in the European institutions as well as permanent dialogue and consultation with the logistics industry, transport services suppliers and customers in a European logistic and mobility forum;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 bis (new)
Paragraph 4 bis (new)
4 bis. Underlines the importance of renewing and strengthening a truly European perspective in the management of transport infrastructure and systems (rail corridors for passengers and freight, Single European Sky, ports and airports and their connections to the transport network, a maritime area without borders, inland waterway transport, transnational operators, etc.) in order to eliminate the ‘border effect’ and enhance the competitiveness and attractiveness of the European Union;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 ter (new)
Paragraph 4 ter (new)
4 ter. Stresses that an ambitious and efficient European transport and mobility policy requires an appropriate financial framework with sufficient resources. To that end, the current resources for transport and mobility must be increased in order to promote both public and private initiatives; welcomes and supports the European Commission proposal to introduce a new ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ for the next multiannual financial framework, but notes that the cost envisaged for fulfilling the objectives of the White Paper require the level of commitments needed until 2050;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Stresses that the TEN-T concept should provide for a limited number of projects with higher levels of fundinggreater funding that is sufficient to develop projects of genuine European interest, promoting priority public-private cooperation, and that:
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 bis (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 bis (new)
- the Commission should present a proposal to ensure that the state guarantees for private cofinancing in PPP and other forms do not prove to be a disincentive because of their burden in relation to the public deficit;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 bis (new)
Paragraph 5 bis (new)
5 bis. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to present a joint strategy involving information, communication and consultation of the players involved, including, in particular, participation by the citizens concerned, on the needs, planning, development and financing of the infrastructure required for growth, mobility, development and employment, in accordance with commitments made under the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the same safety standardslevel of safety should apply to all kinds of passenger and goods transport at EU level and calls for a proposal to fund safety obligations, bearing in mind that, particularly in the case of maritime and air transport, international coordination is a prerequisite, and that current rules should be reviewed and/or replaced by 2015;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is decisive and calls for the creation of incentives to choose sustainable means of transport, where proposals should be made by 2013 to develop initiatives that promote behavioural changes, especially among young people, and develop infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in towns, to double the number of passengers on public transport, which mainly uses alternative sources of energy, and to establish e-tickets for multi-modal travel, and where pricing policy should be considered as an incentive; calls on the Commission to present a strategy to promote the use of bicycles and safe journeys by foot in urban areas;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the basic rules on passenger rights should be laid down in a Charter of Passengers’ Rights for all forms of transport, and therefore expects, by 2013, such a proposal which takes into account the specific characteristics of carriers and past experience, requires an improvement in the current level of protection for passengers and improves the implementation of current regulations, and the uniform and consistent application thereof;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
– maintaining the EU’s leadership as a production and research centre for all forms of transport, the priorities of which are lower emissions in the sector, a better logistics chain, safety and better traffic management;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for the improvement and standardisation of control devices, such as speed cameras, on-board units and communications systems and media, and calls for the submission, by 2013, of a proposal for the mutual recognition and interoperability of such devices with a view to ensuring better convergence in the application of traffic safety standards using a number of comparable methods and practices;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
Paragraph 13 bis (new)
13 bis. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal for the compulsory introduction of speed regulators 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 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
– a 40% increase, compared with 2010 figures, in the number of secure parking spaces for heavy goods vehicles on the Trans-European Road Network (TERN) in each Member State compared with 2010 figuresthose corridors where they are needed most;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 3
Paragraph 15 – indent 3
– the Commission to support Member State initiatives to create a safe and environmentally friendly fleet, including motorised and non-motorised two- and three-wheeled vehicles, and to encourage its periodical renewal by means of tax incentives, green tendering, etc.;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– the dedication of at least 10% of TEN-T funding to inland waterway projects and connections with dry ports and logistics platforms;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 18 – indent 3 a (new)
- the Commission to put forward a new proposal for the structural separation between service providers and the manager of the infrastructure in order to set the conditions for an efficient, transparent and attractive a future Single European rail area;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 bis (new)
Paragraph 19 bis (new)
19 bis. Calls on the European Commission to identify, quantify and evaluate, in the impact studies of the legislative proposals, the creation of ‘ecological employment’ and measures to promote it;