Activities of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2021/0420(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 and Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) 1315/2013
Amendments (19)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The planning, development and operation of the trans-European transport network should enable sustainable forms of transport, provide for improved multimodal and interoperable transport solutions and for an enhanced intermodal integration of the entire logistic chain, thereby contributing to a smooth functioning of the internal market by creating the arteries that are necessary for smooth passenger and freight transport flows across the Union. In addition, the network should aim at strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion by ensuring accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union, including a better connectivity of the outermost regions and other remote, rural, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas. The development of the trans-European transport network should also enable seamless, safe and sustainable mobility of goods and persons in all their diversity, and should contribute to further passenger rights and price transparency as well as economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective, by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient and sustainable way to the benefit of the passenger.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24 a) The cross-border use of the “European Modular System” is essential to improve the efficiency and environmental impact of the road freight transport and ensure that Union’s sustainability and emission objectives are reached
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The trans-European transport network should ensure efficient multimodality in order to allow better and more sustainable modal choices to be made for passengers and freight and in order to enable large volumes to be consolidated for transfers over long distances. Multimodal terminals should play a key role to meet this objective. The design and construction of transport infrastructure should comply with the relevant requirements laid down in national law and Union law.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) Publicly accessible recharging infrastructure along the trans-European transport network as defined in Regulation (EU) […] [on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure] should be complemented with requirements on the deployment of recharging infrastructure in multimodal terminals and for multimodal passenger hubs, to provide charging opportunities for long haul trucks when they are being loaded or unloaded or when the driver is taking a rest or for busses in multimodal passenger hubs. In order to ensure free circulation, where the terminals or passenger hubs receive Union or public support, the access for purposes of charging, should be on fair, transparent and non-discriminatory basis, so as to avoid market lock in for specific enterprises or possible distortions of competition. Pricing should be reasonable and made on transparent and non- discriminatory basis for all authorised undertakings or persons, where the charging infrastructure is build using Union or public funding.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point an a (new)
(an a) ‘European Modular System’ means a combination of existing loading units (modules) in vehicle combinations or road trains which can exceed the length of 18,75 m and gross combined weight of 40,000 kg.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point vi a (new)
(vi a) ensuring seamless travel experience for consumers, including extensive protection of passenger rights and price transparency as well as free competition allowing for a wide choice of services
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may require Member States by means of an implementing act to establish a single entity for the construction and management of cross-border infrastructure projects of common interest. The relevant European Coordinator shall have the status of observer in the management or supervisory board or in both of that single entity. If a single unit for construction and management is established of cross- border infrastructure, they should be mandated to promote and monitor accessibility through TEN-T projects.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c – paragraph 2
When constructing or upgrading a passenger line of the extended core network or sections thereof, Member States shall perform a study to analyse the feasibility and economic relevance of higher speeds, and build or upgrade the line to such higher speed where its feasibility and economic relevance are demonstrated. The study shall also take into account the potential impact on passengers during the constructing or upgrading phase.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025, review and identify the needs for specific road infrastructure adjustments on the core network in order to facilitate the use of European Modular System vehicles.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 1
Transport infrastructure shall allow seamless mobility and accessibility for all users, in particular people in situations of vulnerability including persons with disabilities or reduced mobility, older persons as well as persons living in outermost regions and other remote, rural, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall carry out ex-ante assessments of the accessibility of infrastructure and of the services connected to it.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The design, construction, maintenance, and upgrade of transport infrastructure shall comply with Annex I and Annex III of Directive (EU) 2019/882, and accessibility requirements laid down in other relevant Union law.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Without prejudice to the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Policy, European Regional Development Fund, Horizon Europe and other financing instruments established under Union law or by the European Investment Bank, as well as relevant provisions of this Regulation, Member States shall ensure that public investments for the development, maintenance and upgrading of TEN-T infrastructure are not used to create further access barriers for passengers or otherwise contradict the requirements set out in paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of this Article. Member States shall further allocate targeted funds for the purpose of improving accessibility of existing TEN-T infrastructure for all passengers.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) focus on improving accessibility in European transport corridors for all users
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 6
Article 52 – paragraph 6
6. The European Coordinator may consult regional and local authorities, infrastructure managers, transport operators, in particular those which are members of the rail freight governance, the supply industry, transport users, accessibility experts and representatives of civil society in relation to the work plan and its implementation. In addition, the European Coordinator responsible for ERTMS shall closely cooperate with the European Union Agency for Railways and Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking and the European Coordinator for the European Maritime Space with the European Maritime Safety Agency.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) an analysis of the future-proofness of the infrastructure for allowing seamless and accessible mobility to all users, in view of demographic changes, including but not limited to ageing demographics and increasing number of persons with reduced mobility, urbanisation, and migration and travel patterns in the Union, and, where appropriate, proposed measures to future- proof accessibility and interoperability of the network and connected service;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall inform the Commission on a regular, comprehensive and transparent basis about the progress made in implementing projects of common interest and the investments made for that purpose. This information shall include the yearly transmission of data through the interactive geographical and technical information system for the trans-European transport network (TENtec). It shall include technical and financial data concerning projects of common interest on the trans-European transport network, including data related to accessibility of the TEN-T infrastructure and passenger services as well as data on the completion of the trans- European transport network.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the quality, completeness, accessibility and consistency of the data in the TENtec information system. The national systems and data sources shall allow for an automated data exchange with TENtec.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
National procedures regarding the involvement and consultation of regional and local authorities and civil society, industrial partners, including SMEs, civil society, user representatives and accessibility experts concerned by a project of common interest shall be complied with, where appropriate, in the planning and construction phase of a project. The Commission shall facilitate this process by promoteing the exchange of good practice in this regard, notably as regards the consultation and inclusion of people in situations of vulnerability.