Activities of Iosif MATULA related to 2011/2196(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU
Amendments (7)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to take greater account of the fact that good air transport connections are often decisive for the development of tourism and fundamental to the rapid transportation of passengers and goods; recognises the importance of regional airports in improving mobility and interregional connectivity and in helping to make regions more attractive;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the economic importance of regional airports in consolidating the position of European regional economic growth poles; draws attention to the opportunities for job creation, particularly in less-developed or disadvantaged regions; stresses, in that connection, the need to exploit the potential for green jobs more effectively;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take account of environmental and meteorological factors when deciding where to locate airports; points out that the development of air transport must take account of the objectives set out in the EU 2020 Strategy; recommends accordingly that airports achieve a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions from air transport throughout EU airspace by 2020;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it particularly important to employ intermodal solutions where possible; takes the view that rail links between airports should be developed, as they offer an ideal way of easing the capacity problems of the airports concerned; recognises the possible contribution of regional airports to easing passenger transport congestion, thereby relieving overcrowded airports, and to the diversification of air transport routes; urges the Member State authorities to propose plans to develop existing regional airports and make them more efficient;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the building and expansion of regional airports and related infrastructure should be properly supported by national and regional authorities and receive appropriate financing under the TEN-T Networks, the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF; recommends that the Commission bear in mind the opportunities offered by regional airports as part of the European central transport network encompassed by the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure that, in accordance with a specific territorial assessment, airports are included in regional spatial development plans or taken into account in regional development strategies.; urges the Commission and Member State authorities to bear in mind the importance of regional airports in the context of future partnership contracts;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of increasing the competiveness of the outermost regions and promoting their integration with other regions so as to close the economic gap separating them from the rest of Europe.