4 Amendments of Gilles SAVARY related to 2008/2008(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes, however, that the European Union'’s powers and resources for improving freight transport markets are limited, and must therefore concentrate on achievable prioritie; notes that key parts of the network are already used at full capacity; therefore urges Transport Ministers responsible for the main European Rail Freight Corridors to take up the issue of infrastructure investments and at least agree on coordinating their National Investment Plans in relation to their respective corridors;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to concentrate EU co-financing on the efficiency and, interoperability and upgrading of conventional rail infrastructure and intermodal hubs - coastal shipping and inland waterways, railways, roads and air transport - and to allocate at least 40% of each set of EU transport infrastructure appropriations to the railways, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 12 July 2007 on the implementation of the first railway package;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to draft its guidelines for environmental and railway subsidies in such a way as to simplify investments in sustainable rail freight transport; stresses in this connectionStresses the strategic importance of unrestricted co- financing of noise reduction, including at source (retrofitting of goods trucks), such as already exists for the retrofitting of rolling stock with ERTMSsilent break blocks; stresses the possibility of imposing penalties in the event of non- compliance with contractual obligations;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, i to present stronger recommendations on multi- annual contracts for rail infrastructure quality, to draw up framework conditions for minimum quality standards throughout Europe; proposes that the Member States link the availability of appropriations for rail infrastructure construction, extension and maintenance to these quality standards and treat them as indivisible packages, thus contributing to increased efficiency and financial sav and capacity (based on the transparent monitoring of the current implementation of Article 6 of Directive 2001/14); in that respect, calls on the Commission to urge Member States to implement these multi-annual funding frameworks in order to guarantee financial stability to rail infrastructure managers for their maintenance and renewals needs (which involve adequate public fundings);