64 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2015/2005(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the upcoming COP21 Climate Conference in December 2015 in Paris,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Energy Union Package ‘A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy’ (COM(2015)0080) as well as the European Council conclusions of October 2014 on the climate and energy framework for 2030,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council on 'speed limits in the Community' of 26 January 1987 (COM(1986)735),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 27 September 2011 on European road safety 2011-2020,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Digital Single Market Strategy,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the White Paper on Transport set an ambitious agenda for the transformation of the European transport system and the creation of a genuine Single European Transport Area; particularly also in view of the upcoming climate negotiations COP 21 in Paris in December 2015;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the premises of our society are changing through digitalisation, urbanisation, globalisation and demographic change, and we need a shift of existing transport policy paradigms that can cope with the challenges of the future;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport industry represents a driving force ofsector is of importance for the sustainable development, the EU economy, directly employing around 10 million people and, accounting for about 5 % of GDP, which should remain a frontrunner in generating further economic growth and job creation; and whereas there is a decoupling tendency1 between transport and economic growth; __________________ 1a see EEA data: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and- maps/indicators/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases-4
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas transport continues to be nearly fully dependent on fossil fuels and is the only sector where greenhouse gas emissions have grown by 30% over the last 25 years, and without the recent economic downturndownturn of transport volumes, emissions growth could have been even bigger;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is an urgent need to break the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and curbing mobilityfossil energy resources whilst making it more sustainable and efficient;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its support for the targets set out in the White Paper and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system (benchmarks for achievingcalls that its 2011 resolution on the White Paper asked for a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 compared with 1990 levels; reiterates its support for the 2030 as well as the 2050 climate targets and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system set out in the White Paper (benchmarks for achieving respectively the 40% and the 60 % GHG emission reduction target); stresses that the mid-term review should maintain the level of ambition of the goals set in 2011 and propose concrete measures and initiatives to increase and streamline the efforts to meet them; considers that it is necessary to evaluate the extent to which the list of actions set out in the White Paper is insufficient to achieve its overarching goals and calls upon the Commission to propose additional measures;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to compare the content of the three White Papers on Transport with the decisions on legislation and related budget allocations that were adopted and publish an evaluation of this comparison;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to update the emission targets in the White Paper in line with the European Council Conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, and to propose a package of measures to help Member States to reach the required reduction of 30% of non- ETS and transport emissions;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a European sustainable mobility policy needs to build on a broad range of policy tools to shift towards the least polluting and most energy-efficient modes of transport; points out that shifting the balance between modes of transport is not an end in itself, but it is necessary to disconnect mobility from its adverse effectsmobility needs and solutions, from the adverse effects of the present transport situation, such as congestion, air pollution, noise, accidents and climate change;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, in order to implement the stated goals, initiatives and actions of the White Paper, more concrete policies and measures, and particularly better enforcement of existing policies, are needed; recalls, as illustrative examples, two of the many initiatives included in the Annex of the White Paper: initiative 39 on smart pricing and taxation, and initiative 29 on carbon footprint calculators;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to provide for the internalisation of the external costs of all modes of freight and passenger transport, applying common principles and taking into account the specificity of each mode including which mode causes least climate change costs and costs of accidents not covered by insurances; calls for concrete measures to ensure a wider application of the ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ principles, and a level playing field between transport modes; the (non-)mandatory character and the timing and framework of internalising external costs shall respect the fair competition between modes;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal in 2016 to establish a European framework for distance-based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger cars, whilst safeguarding EU principles such as non-discrimination, polluter-pays, data protection and privacy, in order to harmonise existing national infrastructure charging systems and to provide clear guidelines for any possible plans by Member States to establish such a system in the future; stresses that time- based user fees may only constitute a transitional arrangement which should be phased out in favour of a distance-based infrastructure charging system;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase fuel and particularly diesel taxes and to abolish environmentally harmful tax subsidies, for example for company cars, and to introduce fiscal incentives for sustainable modes of transport, also in the framework of the European semester;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority totarget sustainable transport infrastructure projects that deliver high societal and economic value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and compeare in line with the European transport policy goals and deliver high societal and economic value, and give priority to projects with the highest impact on job creation, long-term growth, competitiveness and the achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; encourages the Commission and Member States to keep the EFSI initiativeness in full line with the recently decided Regulations on CEF and TEN-T and put priority on European added-value and minimising external costs from climate change; the focus should lie on synergy projects and horizontal priorities, as defined in the CEF Regulation;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Commission to propose a Trans-European cycling network based on the EuroVelo network, to be integrated in the TEN-T and CEF legislation, and to reserve appropriate co- financing within the EU budget, as is already formulated in the Commission budget;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Commission, in the framework of intelligent transport systems, to take initiative concerning the ownership of vehicle data and to see in which way to improve the safety and efficiency of public transport, reduce traffic congestion and inefficient transport movements such as the 25-30% of empty trucks on EU roads, whilst also safeguarding EU data protection and privacy law;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises the importance of ‘Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans’ (SUMPs) as a tool to achieve the EU targets on CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; stresses that SUMPs should be considered as a pre-condition for the EU financing of urban transport projects;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility, based on renewable energy sources and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, tramways, small vessels, electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that e-powered two-wheelers (pedelecs, e-motorcycles, e-scooters and e- mopeds) can play a significant role in sustainable mobility, especially in urban areas where they contribute to tackling emission (gases and noise), congestion and parking problems as well as providing a solution for small logistics; insists therefore that the specific design and afferent benefits of these vehicles should be adequately taken into account and reflected in EU transport legislation and guidelines;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is key to the development of a more sustainable transport system; calls for initiatives that motivate users, especially young people, to choose more sustainable means of transport (walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing, carpooling);
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that better transport data, in particular on walking and cycling, is needed in national and Eurostat transport modal split statistics to measure the impact of interventions, and expects a legislative proposal before 2018;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to monitor the situation in the different Member States as regards the operation of transportation network companies that match drivers to passengers (Uber being the most prominent example), and to carry out an assessment of the legal, social and economic, economic and environmental consequences arising from the operation of such companies, accompanied, if appropriate, by relevant measures or recommendations, taking into account the existing taxi services;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
- recognition that speed management has a drastic impact on the reduction of road deaths and serious injuries in cities, particularly for vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists and that vans are the only commercial vehicles that are not speed limited,
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
- recognition that the EP adopted with large majority a strong recommendation for cities to make 30 km/h the default tempo limit, whilst evidently deciding on their own terms on which roads to allow other speeds,
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 4 a (new)
- the Commission to review the General Safety Regulation as called for in the recently adopted Directive on weights and dimensions of heavy goods vehicles together with the upcoming proposals of the ‘road package’ announced for mid- 2016, as well as the next mid-term review of the road safety programme;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys, respecting fair inter-modal competition; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and cross-border intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better and barrier-free accessibility of infrastructure and rolling stock, allowing the carriage of baby carriages and bicycles;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to ensure that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets do not lead to social dumping, poorer-quality services, less public service, monopolies or oligopolies;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to propose EU-wide limits for average and peak noise levels, covering all transport modes, in addition to sector specific initiatives, as the costs connected to noise have to be internalised into market prices in order to foster fair inter-modal competition;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to put the integration approach (interoperability, inter-connectivity and intermodality) at the heart of the review of the White Paper, including ICT systems; furthermore, re- minds the Commission to combine technological advances with behavioural change in order to obtain an ambitious modal-shift as well as transport avoidance through green logistics, proper mobility management tools and the application of digitalisation;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Stresses that a European sustainable mobility policy must look at synergies between all modes, corridors and networks; such a policy must also grant enough attention to the needs of some key nodes, urban areas, interconnectivity points, trans-shipment platforms and ports;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the gathering of more information and assessment in terms of safety, infrastructure, modal shift and global environmental performance related to certain ideas on possible and eventual standardisation of intermodal loading units, taking into account the loading units used in global transport and the dimensions of transport vehicles, in order to optimise multi-modal transport;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an enhanced research and technology agenda for the transport sector; considers that this agenda should be drawn up in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, citizens and representatives of users and inhabitants in order to understand the needs of the sector and, accordingly, improve the allocation of EU funding; takes the view that priority should be given to projects to decarbonise transport, increase research and innovation projects on active mobility modes such as walking and cycling, the transparency of the supply chain, enhance transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises that the exploitation of international resources for the development of our transport system (oil, lithium, precious metals, biofuels) should respect the fair interests of the populations that live in the areas where these resources are traded and imported from;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21) and that transport policy should guarantee the limitation of global temperatures to a maximum increase of two degree Celsius; stresses that part of the revenues from the ETS and other possible CO2 taxation mechanisms should be used in favour of developing measures in the most effected regions such as those at the equator;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Integration of all transport modes within the vision of a more efficient, sustainable, competitive and user, user- and citizen-friendly transport system
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2
Paragraph 25 – indent 2
– the revision of Regulation 868/2004 to safeguard fair competition in EU external aviation relations and reinforce the competitive position of the EU aviation industry, preventing unfair competition more efficiently, ensuring reciprocity and eliminating unfair practices and social dumping, including subsidies that distort the market,
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
– enhancement of the negotiations withintargets beyond ICAO’s ‘carbon neutral growth for 2020’ including effective CO2 emission standards for new and in- production aircraft, as well as targets for the Ienternational Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on the development of a global market-based mechanism addressing international aviation emissions,ire air transport including other harmful emissions in the sensitive atmosphere such as NOx, sulphur, condensation contrail; the need for the EU to play a leading role to include those emissions not yet globally covered in the ETS and to phase out fossil-fuel subsidies in the sector;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
- a Commission proposal including measures to enhance safety and social rules, particularly flight and rest times, to avoid fatigue and improve the quality of cabin air;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 b (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 b (new)
- an amendment of the VAT directive to end the exemption currently enjoyed by the aviation sector;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 c (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 c (new)
- the development of a kerosene taxation scheme for air transport, in line with taxation in different modes of transport and implementing the ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ principles,
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
– national policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels (natural gas, hydrogen, sustainable biofuels, including molasses- based ethanol) and electric carvehicles of all types, and the deployment of the relevant refuelling/recharging infrastructure,
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
- an EU roadmap for cycling to be included in the next Commission Work Programme 2016,
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26– indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 26– indent 2 a (new)
- the provision of safe cycling infrastructure when EU co-financing is allocated to road projects other than highways,
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 4 a (new)
- a Commission proposal in 2016 establishing a European framework for distance-based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger cars, whilst safeguarding EU principles such as non- discrimination, polluter-pays, data protection and privacy, in order to harmonise existing national infrastructure charging systems and to provide clear guidelines for any possible plans by Member States to establish such a system in the future; time-based user fees may only constitute a transitional arrangement which should be phased out in favour of a distance-based infrastructure charging system;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5
Paragraph 26 – indent 5
– a legislative proposal setting mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions from newly registered heavy-duty vehicles (trucks, buses and coaches), as is already the case for cars and vans; a revised test cycle to ensure that CO2 and pollutant emissions from vehicles are reduced under real-world driving conditions, and combined with more robust conformity testing requirements,
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
- a legislative proposal on CO2 emissions for the entire road transport sector in the EU – including heavy goods vehicles – that sets clear targets to reach a 40% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030 including clear measures on how to reach this,
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 2
Paragraph 27 – indent 2
– solid, sufficient and predictable long- term funding to improve national and cross-border rail infrastructure quality and capacity, prioritising upgrading and maintenance of already existing infrastructure, and to enable the provision of reliable and sustainable services by rail freight and passenger operators,
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 3
Paragraph 27 – indent 3
– the deployment of the European rail traffic management system (ERTMS) on all TEN-T core network corridors as a priority, including the corresponding on- board equipment on locomotives,
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 –indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 27 –indent 3 a (new)
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 4
Paragraph 27 – indent 4
– revitalisation of local and regional trans- border missing rail connections that have been dismantled or abandoned, 1 __________________ 1see www.missing-rail-links.eu
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 4 a (new)
- revitalisation of night train services and inter-city cross-border connections for instance in the context of public services and tendering procedures,
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – indent 1 a (new)
- improvement of sea port infrastructure, mainly at the Mediterranean and Black sea areas in order to avoid and/or reduce land freight transport,
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3
Paragraph 28 – indent 3
– setting a binding target to reach the objective of the White Paper for an at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 20530, to be accompanied by concrete measures including market-based mechanisms,1, as well as greenhouse gas emission limits as a first step within the EU to be extended later worldwide, __________________ 1for recent details see http://www.oeko.de/en/publications/downl oad/2241/2015-023-en.pdf/
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)
- extension of sulphur emission legislation based on the current Baltic area and IMO rules to the entire European maritime area;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 4
Paragraph 28 – indent 4
– promotion of emission abatement technologies and energy efficiency measures, such as slow steaming measures, that are reported to have a huge fuel consumption and GHG emissions reduction potential1; __________________ 1see CE Delft study: http://www.transportenvironment.org/sites /te/files/media/Slow%20steaming%20CE %20Delft%20final.pdf
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 29 – indent 1 a (new)
- greenhouse gas emission limits for inland waterway vessels within the EU,
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 3
Paragraph 29 – indent 3
– proper maintenance and upgrade by 2025 of inland waterways that are part of the TEN-T core network corridors, respecting EU environmental legislation such as the Directives on Habitat, Bird Life, Natura 2000 and the Water Framework Directive,
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 6
Paragraph 29 – indent 6
– consideration of whether the governancmultimodal interconnectivity-terminals along the Dand regulatoryube waterways could interlink syustem of the Rhine can be applied toainable traffic flows, taking into account the differences between the Rhine and the Danube, to allow a quick economic development of that region,