16 Amendments of Georg MAYER related to 2019/2191(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is the European standard for the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) that allows an interoperable railway system in Europe, but it has not yet been deployed on a scale anything like sufficient to generate benefits for the transport sector as a whole;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that rail is currently one of the most sustainable and energy- efficient modes of transport, and that rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of the positive developments in the sector, such as the constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes, even if these have been uneven over the past few years ;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the European Green DealU policies calls for a major modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050; points out, in that connection, that objectives must be realistic if they are to be achieved in such a way as to generate mobility benefits for EU citizens;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s work to establish a Control Command and Signalling (CCS) architecture framework to ensure that rail fully embraces digitalisation that builds the ERTMS; emphasises that safety must be the primary concern whenever new measures are considered and at every deployment stage;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesIs aware of the new tasks entrusted to the Agency under the Fourth Railway Package, and recognises the prominent role of the Agency as a one stop shop which ensures consistency in the development of the interoperable ERTMS, that ERTMS deployment complies with the specifications in force, and that ERTMS- related European research and innovation programmes are coordinated with the development of ERTMS technical specifications;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the ERTMS Coordinator to keep the competent EU Committee on Transport informed about the state of play and planned measures;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that an approach to ERTMS deployment coordinated between all Member States and led by the ERTMS Coordinator is the onlyone way forward to overcome the current patchwork situation; calls, in that connection, for the deployment of ERTMS to take account of specific challenges and circumstances in individual Member States and for the latter to be given a real say in the deployment process;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU); strongly supports its new successor initiative, the system pillar, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, migration plans, industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources; calls for the Member States not to have deployment decisions imposed on them;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that a ten-fold increase in the deployment pace of ERTMS is urgently needed to achieve the digital transition of the European railway system, and for the ERTMS to be rolled out on the core network by 2030 and on the comprehensive network by 2040; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to maintain and reinforce the binding nature of the targets in its revisions of the Trans- European Network Transport Programme (TEN-T) guidelines, the ERTMS European Deployment Plans (EDPs) and the CCS Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs) and to make sufficient funding available for deployment;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for an ERTMS industrial strategy in the framework of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe,ut forward an ERTMS industrial strategy addressing insufficient industrial capacity, the lack of sufficient workshops for retrofitting and of a stable and predictable budget, and the shortage of qualified staff;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost, in the framework of the Green Deal, dual vocational dual vocational training and further training for new jobs created by digitalisation and innovation in the field of the new challenges generated by ERTMS deployment and to give all generations the chance to enter the labour market;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost, in the framework of the Green Deal, dual vocational training for new jobs created by digitalisation and innovation in the field of the new challenges generated by ERTMS deployment;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that EU funds are not sufficient to cover all the expected needs. and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate closely to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS, and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors; points out, in that connection, that without proper incentives no investments will be made;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out that inadequate EU funding will lead to disparities in payments and deployment periods;