Activities of Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ related to 2009/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Freight Transport Logistics Action Plan’ (COM(2007)0607),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s report entitled ‘Second report on monitoring development of the rail market' (COM(2009)0676),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission’s communication and Action Plan for The Creation of a European Maritime Transport Space Without Barriers (COM(2009) 0010),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector is an important element in the development of the European Union and its regions and cities, one which has a direct influence on the competitiveness and social cohesion of the regions and cities and thereby makes a significant contribution to achieving the European single market,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that only by using an interoperable transport system will it be possible in future to combine most successfully the use of various transport modes and improve energy savings; stresses, in this regard, the importance of internalising external costs in order to restore balance in the use of the various transport modes and to promote, where possible and necessary, the use of less polluting modes of transport and alternative energy sources ranging from all types of gaseous and liquid fuels, such as LPG, LNG and CNG, to electricity;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the information and communication technologies (ICT), in conjunction with the satellite navigation system Galileo, will allow traffic flows to be optimised and urban and interurban congestion to be reduced; notes that too many heavy vehicles often travel empty, or partially empty, pointlessly blocking the roads, and the number of passenger cars with only one person on board is on the increase, resulting in heavier car traffic and much heavier fuel consumption; calls on the Member States to adopt policies to support the demand for innovation from private users;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the goals set in the 2001 White Paper have been attained only in part, so that the question of whether they should be maintained or reformulated needs to be examined on the basis of the current state of rail and road infrastructure,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the financial and economic crisis has hit the transport sector hard, a situation which should, however, be taken as an opportunity to support and promote the transport industry in a forward-looking way and with regard for sustainable development,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas transport agencies play an important role in the gradual creation of a European transport area, and whereas the road system, as the most used medium, needs a corresponding structure which will enable it to be more efficient and sustainable, while other transport sectors, which fulfil a no less important role, must also receive support,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growth, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport in terms of safety and capacity, and that the basic right to mobility realised also by improved accessibility and the construction of missing infrastructure links and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia, are the way ahead for urban areas;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that decarbonising transport is one of the main challenges of future EU transport policy and that all available, sustainable means should be used in order to achieve this, such as an energy mix, support for environmentally friendly technology and transport using energy sources that are technologically compatible with existing power units, such as CNG, LNG and LPG, price formation measures and internalising external costs of all modes of transport, provided that the ensuing revenue is used to improve the sustainability of mobility; underlines that, to this end, the priority development of financial incentives, ruling out any distortions of competition in the process, should be preferred to the imposition of sanctions;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development of passenger and freight transport as a whole raises the issue not of the transfer of traffic but rather of the effective use of the various modes of transport, promoting more sustainable forms of transport in urban areas, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodality;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmental, social and security efficienc; environmental, social and security efficiency should also be important factors for the further development of sustainable transport system as well as the improvement of transport infrastructure in terms of accessibility to persons with reduced mobility;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instrumentsuited to the scale of its actions and covering all aspects of transport policy, while maintaining a balance in the use of structural and cohesion funds; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmental, social and security efficiency;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for transport policy to be able to promote, inter alia, transport by rail and ship, port policy and, public transport and technology, in particular the use of alternative fuels, such as CNG, LNG and LPG, by means of financial support which is not measured by competitiveness criteria;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional leveland local level, addressing the need for the transport network to cover urban areas, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport, while stressing the need to maintain consistency between the transport strategy and the ongoing revision of the trans-European network;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport; considers it important, however, to adapt the criteria to various regional conditions;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the creation of a European transport area is an important priority which depends to a large extent on international acceptance under agreements which are yet to be negotiated, particularly in connection with air and ship transport, and that the EU should play an increasingly formative role in the relevant international bodies, taking account of the need to ensure the efficient flow of goods in cooperation with partners all over the world, in particular by modernising transport networks that are essential for increasing the capacity of rail and road routes providing links with Asia and the Far East;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
- a doubling of the number of bus and rail users in urban areas by 2020public transport users, in particular on rail and bus routes in urban areas, provisionally by 2020, but with the possibility of extending this deadline,
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 5
Paragraph 20 - indent 5
- starting from 2011, fitting an ERTMS- compatible system to all new railway rolling stock and link lines, whereby the introduction and interoperability of the system will be cofinanced by the Union,