19 Amendments of François ALFONSI related to 2021/0420(COD)
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The planning, development and operation of the trans-European transport network should enable sustainable forms of transport, provide for improved multimodal and interoperable transport solutions and for an enhanced intermodal integration of the entire logistic chain, thereby contributing to a smooth functioning of the internal market by creating the arteries that are necessary for smooth passenger and freight transport flows across the Union. In addition, the network should aim atmust also contribute to strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion by ensuring accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union, including particular a better connectivity of the outermost regions and other remote, rural, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas. The development of the trans-European transport network should also enable seamless, safe and sustainable mobility of goods and persons in all their diversity, and should contribute to further economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective, by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient and sustainable way. For the outermost regions and islands, which are entirely dependent on maritime and air transport, the strengthening of territorial continuity with the mainland must be supported.
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Growth in traffic has resulted in increased congestion in international transport. In order to ensure the international mobility of passengers and goods, and avoid the monopolistic situations that can arise in the outermost regions and islands, the capacity of the trans-European transport network and the use of that capacity should be optimised and, where necessary, expanded by removing infrastructure bottlenecks and bridging missing infrastructure links within and between Member States and, as appropriate, neighbouring countries, and taking into account the ongoing negotiations with candidate and potential candidate countries.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Exemptions from the infrastructure requirements applicable to the core, extended core and comprehensive network should be possible only in duly justified cases and subject to certain conditions. This should include cases where investment cannot be justified, or where there are specific geographic or significant physical constraints, for example in outermost regions and other remote, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions or in sparsely populated areas, or for isolated or partially isolated networks. Given that the outermost regions and island regions have unique constraints as they are separated by sea from the mainland, they generally have multiple natural handicaps as set out in Article 174 TFEU.
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The European Transport Corridors shall consist of the parts of the trans-European transport network which are of the highest strategic importance for the development of sustainable and multimodal freight and passenger transport flows in Europe and for the development of interoperable high quality infrastructure and operational performance. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that all the outermost regions and island regions at NUTS 2 level are included in their corresponding corridors.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States with outermost regions and/or island regions at NUTS 2 level shall ensure that projects of common interest are carried out in those regions, failing which the Commission may block its financial participation in other projects of common interest carried out in the Member States concerned.
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission and the Member States concerned shall ensure that outermost regions and island regions at NUTS 2 level are duly included in the dimensions of cooperation with third countries that are relevant to these regions.
Amendment 767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 60 of this Regulation to amend the alignment of the European Transport Corridors in Annex III to this Regulation, in order to take into account, in particular, the development of major trade flows and traffic or substantial changes to the network. At the request of the regions concerned, the Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 60 of this Regulation to amend the maps of the comprehensive network, the extended network and the core network, the list of nodes and the alignment of the European transport corridors set out in Annexes I, II and III to this Regulation, in order to integrate all transport infrastructure in the outermost regions and islands at NUTS 2 level that would not have been integrated.
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensuring enhanced accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union while taking into consideration territorial and social cohesion as well as, in particular the specific case of the outermost regions and other remote, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) better connecting the outermost regions and islands.
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph (2), may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, the assessment of specific geographic or significant physical constraints, such as maritime ports being located on an island, and/or of potential negative impacts on environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
The provisions relating to railways, and in particular any requirement to connect airports and ports to railways as well as the provisions related to safe and secure parking and multimodal freight terminals shall not apply to Cyprus, Malta and the outermost and island regions for as long as no railway system is established within their territory.
Amendment 1756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FR
Annex 2 - table - section FR
Node name: Ajaccio (Corsica) Maritime port: Comprehensivre Rail road terminals: X
Amendment 1757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FR
Annex 2 - table - section FR
Node name: Bastia (Corsica) Maritime port: Comprehensivre Rail road terminals: X
Amendment 1782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - 1/14
Annex 3 - 1/14
Add the following to the map of European Transport corridors: - include the maritime link Marseille - Ajaccio in the Mediterranean corridor - include the maritime link Cagliari - Ajaccio in the Mediterranean corridor
Amendment 1783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - 1/14
Annex 3 - 1/14
Add the following to the map of European Transport corridors: - include the maritime link Genoa - Bastia in the Rhine - Alpine corridor.
Amendment 1784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - 1/14
Annex 3 - 1/14
Add the following to the map of European Transport corridors: - include the maritime link La Spezia - Bastia in the Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridor - include the maritime link Livorno - Bastia in the Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridor
Amendment 1793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 3/14 and part 4/14
Annex 3 - part 3/14 and part 4/14
Add the following to the Rhine - Alpine corridor: - the port of Bastia (Corsica) The above port shall be included in the core network as specified in Annex 1.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 6/14 and part 7/14
Annex 3 - part 6/14 and part 7/14
Amendment 1812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 10/14 and part 11/14
Annex 3 - part 10/14 and part 11/14
Add the following to the Mediterranean corridor: - the port of Ajaccio (Corsica) - the port of Cagliari (Sardinia) The above port shall be included in the core network as specified in Annex 1.