Activities of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2009/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a sustainable future for transport
Amendments (14)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector is an important element in the development of the European Union and its regions, one which has a direct influence on the competitiveness and social and territorial cohesion of the regions and thereby makes a significant contribution to achieving the European single market and to creating the conditions for equal benefit from its advantages,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that an integrated and coordinated approach to infrastructure planning, project financing and development can plays a central role in developing a competitive and sustainable transport sector; stresses that local and regional authorities often cannot meet transport challenges without co- operation, callingand therefore for their and the stakeholders’ active involvementcalls on the Member States to cooperate actively with the stakeholders in the policy development and implementation process;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the added value of interregional, cross-border and transnational cooperation in addressing challenges faced by the transport sector; therefore calls for the trans-border considerations to be taken into account in future transport policy; further calls on the Commission to fully and consistently make use of the European Coordinators particularly for the planning and construction of cross-border sections of priority projects in the TEN-T network, on the grounds that there will be a multiple return on the investment involved in their activity in the form of savings arising from more efficient and speedier completion of projects;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that rail liberalisation is linked with the challengenecessary to increase the effectiveness of rail transport, to improve its competitive position vis-a-vis road transport and to increase its share in long-distance freight and public passenger transport, in accordance with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector as a whole and promoting regional development; notes howevfurther, that liberalisation should not have the unintended consequence of making rail transport less competitive vis-a-vis road transport and that due regard must be given to ensuring that peripheral regions do not lose rail connectivity; is also necessary in order to increase the cost-effectiveness of rail transport and its affordability for clients, who are often regional public authorities;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to continue consistently to proceed on the basis of the ‘co-modality’ principle defined in the Mid-term review of the European Commission’s 2001 Transport White Paper, with a view to improving the overall transport connectivity of the regions, which is an essential condition for their development; takes this view because it considers that there is only a single transport sector, or one demand for transport services, and that the challenge for public policies is to create fair conditions for the various modes of transport to ensure that each can contribute its strengths to the system as a whole, whereas giving one-sided preferential treatment to one transport mode over another results in inequalities and inefficiencies;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the development of society and a wide range of economic sectors results in increased demand in the transport sector, so that all means of transport are vital; whereas, however, these should be measured according to their efficiency in economic, environmental, cohesion, social and employment policy terms,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growth, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport in terms of safety and capacity, and that the basic right to mobility and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia, are the way ahead for urban areas; recognises the contribution of all levels of governance to achieve sustainable transport in Europe, in the respect of subsidiarity;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that increasing demand also results, inter alia, in a strain on capacity and reduced efficiency due to infrastructure problems in the field of freight transport, and that, primarily, the TEN-T network should therefore be completed, the bottlenecks removed and the missing links filled in, in particular in cross-border sections, and comodal use and the safety of transport users and transported goods should therefore be increased;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is of the view that coordination of the preparation and construction of priority TEN-T projects and their operation, technical interoperability, European certification and mutual recognition are essential elements of an effectively functioning single market, and that the consistent enforcement of these should figure more prominently in the tasks of the various agencies, since the costs thus incurred will be recouped in the form of savings owing to the better functioning of the system as a whole;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used, at all levels of government, to improve infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems, and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmental, social and security efficiency;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN-T network should be evaluated according to criteria of territorial cohesion, accessibility of regions and sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 introductory part
Paragraph 20 introductory part
20. Calls for compliance with clearer, more measurable targets, clearly structured by priority, responsibility and level of application (Community, national, regional, local), and therefore proposes the following:
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a new
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a new
- completion by Member States of the TEN-T projects set out in Decision No 884/2004/EC in accordance with the approved schedule,
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 7 a (new)
- completion by Member States of the TEN-T projects laid down in Decision No 884/2004/EC in accordance with the approved schedule,