4 Amendments of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2008/2007(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU’s main ports are generally well equipped and efficient; considers, however, that the technological changes needed to enable intermediate ports to meet the challenges of an increased volume of traffic will have major financial implications for the regions concerned; therefore urges these regions to make use of the possibilities of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to finance the acquisition of advanced technological facilities, to create jobs in innovative fields and to rehabilitate urban areas freed up by the transfer of port business to out-of-town areas; welcomes the Commission proposal to establish, at Community level, a series of common requirements as regards professional training for port workers with a view to enhancing their mobility by means of the mutual recognition of their qualifications and the harmonious development of ports; at the same time, advocates encouraging the use of European territorial cooperation programmes under the cohesion policy and cooperation programmes under the EU neighbourhood and enlargement policy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the regional authorities concerned to implement a multimodal transport policy to give ports effective hinterland connections, in particular through the use of railways and inland waterways; stresses, accordingly, the desirability of connecting port areas with the trans-European transport networks; notes that the significant increase in container traffic to be expected by 2010 will engender a parallel increase in the use of intermediate ports that are closer to the end user, thus reducing road traffic, which is a real source of conflict with local authorities;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to involve port and local authorities in drawing up plans to manage the water quality of river basins and maritime ports in accordance with the Water Framework Directive 2006/60/EC; draws attention to the need for regional authorities to ensure, by laying down air quality management plans, that ships and other modes of transport on land reduce their CO2 emissions into the air, in accordance with the Marpol Convention and the Air Quality Framework Directive 96/62/EC; considers that these plans should include measures to redefine a town's port area and/or the transfer of port industry and associated inland waterway traffic to out-of-town areas.