12 Amendments of Philip BRADBOURN related to 2011/0302(COD)
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament in its Resolution of 6 July 2010 on a sustainable future for transport emphasised that an efficient transport policy required a financial framework that was appropriate to the challenges arising and that, to that end, the current resources for transport and mobility should be increased; it further considered necessary the creation of a facility to coordinate and optimise the use of different sources of transport funding, funds available under cohesion policy, public- private partnerships ("PPPs") or o and of all ther financial instruments such as guaranteesmeans and mechanisms available at EU level.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘transport bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;traffic flows and which can be surmounted by creating new infrastructure.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27 on networks created or improved by means of this Regulation, to be measured by the length of transport infrastructure running across the EU-27 without major bottlenecks;
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks and when these actions also contribute to the development of the core network, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation.
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The agreement of Member States concerned by the action shall accompany all proposals for grants except in the field of telecommunications and in the field of transport for air traffic management.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 10% of the eligible cost;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) Road projects which aim to remove bottlenecks on the TEN-T, financial aid shall not exceed 10% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Before the Commission takes any of the decisions provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, it shall examine the case at hand and inform the beneficiaries concerned so that they may present their observations within a given timeframe. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of all the decisions taken on the annual adoption of the programmes under Article 17.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States.
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The financial instruments shall aim to preserve the value of assets provided by the Union budget. They may generate acceptable returns to meet the objectiveswithout in any way jeopardising the implementation of other partners or investors actions supported under this Regulation or placing liabilities onto the EU Budget.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions on the Connecting Europe Facility projects and results. Moreover, budget allocated to communication under this Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union.