5 Amendments of Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ related to 2015/2347(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas ESI Funds have been the main source of public transport investments in Central and Eastern Europe and whereas the Connecting Europe Facility constitutes a key funding instrument in developing further the transport infrastructure in the region as part of the TEN-T core network corridors;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas well-developed cross- border transport connections are essential for regional competitiveness and for fostering expansion of SMEs in border areas and, with regard to public transport in particular, for supporting the social inclusion of economically vulnerable populations; whereas good transport connections, in particular rail connections, which cross national borders are still lacking in many Central and Eastern European Member States;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Emphasises how important cohesion policy funding is for the development of the transport infrastructure in countries in central and eastern Europe, the quality of which still lags far behind that of the transport networks in western Europe, and with that in mind calls for the necessary resources and level of funding to be guaranteed in the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the urgent need to enhance the road infrastructure network along the eastern border of the EU, starting in Estonia, passing through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and ending in Greece; considers that such efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited; , on which representatives of the countries concerned signed a declaration in Warsaw on 3 March 2016 on further cooperation on the development of the corridor and updating the route; takes the view that, with the construction of the Via Carpatia, outlying regions of the EU will have the opportunity of accelerated development and will be able to catch up more quickly with more developed areas of the EU; points out that the construction of the route will also stimulate investment and business growth, and improve security for the EU as a whole, in particular in the context of the armed conflict in Ukraine; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited; at the same time, encourages the Member States to set up financing for that project using every possible financial instrument, such as the Connecting Europe Facility and the European Fund for Strategic Investments, and, looking ahead to the next review of the TEN-T guidelines, encourages the Member States to make every possible effort to ensure that the Via Carpatia route is included in its entirety in the TEN-T core network;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Criticises the underinvestment in cross-border railway lines and the low level of passenger rail services in many border areas; calls on the Member States to (re-)establish missing connections and to remove existing bottlenecks; reiterates its support for the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on all TEN-T core network corridors crossing the region as a priority;