689 Amendments of David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that for the purpose of optimising the use of EU funds, any transport project of common interest financed by CEF should integrate the military mobility technical requirements at the conception phase~~, in order to avoid unnecessary upgrading of the infrastructure at a later stage for purely military reasons and, therefore, uneconomical use of funding~~;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Recalls that technologies used in the military sector have been successfully translated into the civilian sector; h~~Highlights that the deployment of an intelligent transport system and the uptake of Galileo-related technologies represent one of the most challenging opportunities ahead for the civilian transport sector; considers, therefore, that future revisions of the Action Plan should ultimately explore the possibility for civil transport to exploit military responses to those challenges, for instance in the field of cybersecurity.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for a ban on all journeys over ~~eight~~seven hours and for journeys to slaughter to be limited to ~~four~~three hours;

2018/09/27
Committee: TRAN

2018/2110(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1

– Member States to be more rigorous in certification and approval procedures for vessels and to improve the checks on animal fitness, and health checks in particular, before loading;

2018/09/27
Committee: TRAN

8. If there are no endorsements attesting recognition issued by a Member State in relation to certificates of competency or certificates of proficiency, referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 19, issued by a third country for a period of more than 5 years, the recognition of that country's certificates shall be re-examined and may be, if necessary, withdrawn. To this end, the Commission shall adopt implementing decisions, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 28(2), after notifying the Member States as well as the third country concerned at least ~~two~~four months in advance.

2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN

2018/0162(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a

Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1

1. The third countries that have been recognized under the procedure referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 19(3), including those referred to in Article 19(6), shall be reassessed by the Commission, with the assistance of the European Maritime Safety Agency, on a regular basis and at least within tseven years of the last assessment, to verify that they fulfil the relevant criteria set out in Annex II and whether the appropriate measures have been taken to prevent issuance of fraudulent certificates.

2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN

2018/0162(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Theresa GRIFFIN, Maria GRAPINI, David Maria SASSOLI, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b

Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) the number of seafarers’ training and development programs approved by the third country;

2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN

2018/0162(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Maria GRAPINI, David Maria SASSOLI, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b

Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

(fa) the overall numbers of seafarers provided by the third country to the Union fleet, and the level of training and qualifications of those seafarers;

2018/12/03
Committee: TRAN

2018/0162(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Theresa GRIFFIN, Maria GRAPINI, David Maria SASSOLI, Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Authority should perform its activities in the areas of cross-border labour mobility and social security coordination, including free movement of workers, posting of workers and highly mobile services~~. It~~, such as the transport sector. This sector is particularly affected by existing unfair and exploitative employment practices across all transport modes and the existence of legislative loopholes allow for cross-border wage and social dumping, a downgrading of terms and conditions for workers, poorer-quality services, and the distortion of fair competition. The authority should also enhance cooperation between Member States in tackling undeclared work, letter box companies, fraudulent postings and bogus self-employment. . In cases where the Authority, in the course of the performance of its activities, becomes aware of suspected irregularities, including in areas of Union law beyond its scope, such as violations of working conditions, health and safety rules, or the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, it should be able to report them and cooperate on these matters with the Commission, competent Union bodies, and national authorities where appropriate.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The individuals covered by the activities of the Authority should be persons who are subject to the Union law within the scope of this Regulation, including workers, self-employed persons, jobseekers, and economically non-active persons; this should cover both Union citizens and third-country nationals who are legally resident in the Union, such as posted workers, EU Blue Card holders, intra-corporate transferees or long-term residents, as well as their family members. This shall also apply to workers from third countries who are not legally resident in the Union but are subject to postings of any duration to the EU.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Despite various previous initiatives, administrative cooperation at a national level remains limited and exchanges of information are sporadic and incomplete. To strengthen the capacity of national authorities and improve consistency in the application of Union law within its scope, the Authority should provide operational assistance to national authorities, including by developing practical guidelines, establishing training and peer learning programmes, promoting mutual assistance projects, facilitating staff exchanges such as those referred to in Article 8 of Directive 2014/67/EU, and supporting Member States in organising awareness-raising campaigns informing individuals and employers of their rights and obligations. The Authority should promote the exchange, dissemination and uptake of good practices.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) promote effective enforcement of EU Labour and Social rights;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

(ab) combat unfair competition, undeclared work, letterbox companies, fraudulent postings and promote the enforcement of equal pay for equal work;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) tackle cross-border wage and social dumping;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) request Member States to carry out inspections or initiate investigations. The national social partners shall be able to report possible instances of EU cross- border mobility infringements to the Authority in order to request that the national authorities carry out an investigation. The Authority shall inform the social partners as to the reasoning behind any decisions to take measures or not.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) provide relevant ~~information~~comprehensive information and advisory services on the rights and obligations of individuals in cross-border labour mobility situations;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) provide relevant information to employers, trade unions and workers on labour rules, and the living and working conditions applicable to workers in cross- border labour mobility situations, including posted workers;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) provide information on wages and wage-setting and include information on joining a trade union;

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) provide information to the social partners as to why the Authority decides or not to take action against a Member State.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. National social partners shall have the opportunity to request that national authorities carry out joint inspections with the ELA.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Authority may carry out in- depth analyses and studies to investigate specific labour mobility issues if so requested by the Stakeholder Group.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. In the event of disputes between Member States regarding the application or interpretation of Union law in areas covered by this Regulation, the Authority may perform a mediation role. Such a role shall not prevent the possibility of legal action at a national or European level in the future.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. Within three months of the conclusion of the mediation by the Authority, the Member States concerned shall report to the Authority on measures they have taken in order to follow-up on it or on the reasons for not taking action in the event that they did not follow-up. The ELA may intervene in the case of refusal by the Member State or national authority to provide information and impose sanctions. In the event of a mediation failure then the Authority shall have the right to ask the Commission to look at initiating infringement proceedings against the Member State concerned. If the Commission decides to pursue infringement proceedings then the Authority should be granted the right to litigate before the ECJ .

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4

4. The Stakeholder Group shall be composed of six representatives of Union- level social partners equally representing trade unions and employer’s organisations, and two representatives of the Commission. The members may be accompanied by experts to meetings of the Stakeholders Group.

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0064(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Michael DETJEN, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1

1. Each year, the Executive Director shall draw up a draft single programming document containing in particular multi- annual and annual programming in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/201373 and taking into account guidelines set by the Commission. The Stakeholder Group will be consulted on the proposal for the annual programme. _________________ 73 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1271/2013 of 30 September 2013 on the framework financial regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 208 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 7.12.2013, p. 42).

2018/09/13
Committee: TRAN

2018/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) ~~The ‘Green Ship’ concept should be further developed in relation to waste management, so that an effective reward system can be implemented for those vessels that reduce their waste on boar~~Voluntary application of reduced fees for vessels that demonstrate good waste management practices beyond the required standards which result in the generation of reduced quantities of waste, should be welcomed.

2018/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2018/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges; The indirect fee shall cover quantities normally delivered with respect to the category, type and size of the ship;

2018/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2018/0012(COD)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) The indirect fee ~~shall not cover the waste from exhaust gas cleaning systems, the costs of which~~of subparagraph (c) shall benot cover~~ed on the basis of the types and quantities of waste delivered.~~ hazardous waste;

2018/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the shellfish industry in the EU plays an important and valuable role in terms of the economy, employment and social and environmental matters; whereas there are certain factors which adversely affect shellfish production, including environmental and climate- related factors but, above all, animal predators; whereas, as shown by a number of studies, these predation issues are having a significant impact on production;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas according to the scientific opinion on 'Food from the Oceans', the only way to obtain significantly more food and biomass from the ocean in a short period of time is to harvest organisms at the bottom of the food chain, such as macroalgae and bivalve molluscs;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)

Jb. whereas bivalve mollusc farming and macroalgae cultivation require a balanced supply of nutritive salts in the environment;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of launching coordination instruments, study groups and EU activities, with a view to determining the cases in which mollusc production is significantly jeopardised by the predatory action of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), and to seeking sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines how important it is that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) should provide protection for mollusc production areas, as laid down in the now repealed 'Molluscs Directive';

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Points out that in an environment in which macroalgae or bivalve molluscs are to be produced, the reduction of nutrient inputs to achieve good environmental status must take into account the natural abatement capacity of the organisms being farmed or cultivated;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2118(INI)

Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Suggests establishing a simplified or ‘fast-track’ licensing system, whereby the competent administration grants a provisional certificate permitting those operators who meet predefined criteria to commence their activities; points out that these criteria could be based on applicants’ history or on the fact that they have put forward a pioneering aquaculture project in terms of innovation and/or sustainability, or on the establishment of reserved aquaculture easement zones where uses that are incompatible with aquaculture are defined in advance;

2018/03/06
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabelle THOMAS, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Acknowledges the importance of~~Welcomes the Joint Communication entitled ‘"International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans~~’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to the mor~~"(JOIN (2016) 49 final); recognising the cross-cutting nature of the subject, calls on the Commission and the Member States to further develop the concrete actions needed to accomplish the stated goals at international level;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the fisheries sector has tremendous importance as one of the main human activities carried out in the marine environment, making it an essential element of the Integrated Maritime Policy; points out that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many uses and activities taking place on the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development ~~and the exploitations of renewable energies~~, as well as by environmental problems such as marine pollution and climate change;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of conserving at least 10% of the Coastal and Marine Areas in accordance with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.5 and the Convention on Biological Diversity; Notes that Marine Protected Areas have ecological and socioeconomic benefits and represent an important tool for the management of fishing activities; recalls in particular the Ecological and Biological Significant Areas (EBSA) and the need to preserve those important areas for the support of healthy functioning oceans and the many services they provide;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabelle THOMAS, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need to make progress towards an ecosystem approach which takes into account the precautionary principle and all the factors which influence the health status of fish stocks;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive aims to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) and, in particular, notes that the properties and quantities of marine litter shall not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment (Descriptor 10); recalls that plastics and microplastics are harmful to fisheries, accounts for around 80% of marine litter and that the EU will launch in 2017 a Strategy on Plastics, in line with Agenda 2030 and circular economy; calls on the Commission, Member States and third countries to strengthen the international framework, for example through the implementation of the G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Nicola CAPUTO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabelle THOMAS, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses the importance of early response to invasive species considering the increased impact and risk they constitute for fisheries and ocean productivity, biodiversity and the role they play in disrupting natural ecosystems; calls on Member States to strengthen their cooperation between each other and with third countries, including through synchronised and cooperative actions, exchange of information, data and best practices;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Suggests that Member States and third counties should be more consistent and effective in checks on catch documentation (catch certificates) and consignments, with a view to ensuring that the fish have been caught legally; stresses that the EU should promote ~~and~~, support and implement, in all international spheres, the necessary action to eradicate IUU fishing;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the progress made by the EU with regard to the external dimension of the CFP; stresses that that dimension, including international and partnership agreements, is an important instrument by means of which to promote the EU's environmental and social standards and its provisions to combat IUU fishing at international level;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Insists that international ocean governance should, inter alia, apply the following principles:

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point b

(b) the need for an inclusive approach designed to ensure appropriate involvement of stakeholders and social partners at all stages in fisheries, from the conception to implementation of measures, through advisory councils;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point c

(c) the need to carry out environmental and strategic impact assessments, based on data that are as precise as possible and on the best scientific opinions;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the utmost importance of ensuring accurate data in the fisheries sector, as an essential prerequisite for the achievement of good ocean governance; stresses that appropriate and realistic financial resources must be provided to guarantee this objective; considers it necessary to improve cooperation and coordination with international partners on the basis of the example of the EMODnet network and in line with the G7's Tsukuba communiqué;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that one of the aims of the 'blue growth' strategy is to improve oceanographic knowledge; calls on the Commission and Member States to propose marine research and science partnerships with international actors and to step up those which already exist, such as BLUMED;

2017/05/08
Committee: PECH

2017/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a

The seat of the Agency shall ~~have its seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.~~ be located in a city of a European Union Member State on the basis of absolute assurance that: - it meets, without any exception or limitation, as from January 2019, all requirements, conditions and criteria necessary to ensure that the Agency can function effectively; - it ensures the full and immediate operational continuity of the Agency’s activities, which are highly important to society and of great scientific value. The Agency's remit shall relate to what is recognised as a fundamental right of European citizens to health protection. Its headquarters shall be selected under the ordinary legislative procedure pursuant to Articles 114 and 168(4)(b) TFEU.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

2017/0328(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a

The Agency shall have its seat in ~~Amsterdam, the Netherlands~~Milan, Italy.

2018/01/31
Committee: ENVI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. Railway undertakings and ticket vendors shall offer tickets and, where available, through-tickets and reservations. They shall make all possible efforts to offer through-tickets, including for journeys across borders and with more than one railway undertaking. In accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/2370 1a, the European Commission shall monitor rail market developments on common information and through-ticketing and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2022, accompanied, if necessary, by legislative proposals. _________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure, OJ L 352, 23.12.2016. Directive (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure, OJ L 352, 23.12.2016.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

2017/0237(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6

6. Where a passenger receives separate tickets for a single journey comprising successive railway services operated by one or more railway undertakings, his rights to information, assistance, care and compensation shall be equivalent to those under a through-ticket and cover the whole journey from the departure to the final destination, unless the passenger is explicitly informed otherwise in writing. Such information shall in particular state that when the passenger misses a connection, he or she would not be entitled to assistance or compensation based on the total length of the journey. The burden of proof that the information was provided shall lie with the ~~railway undertaking, its agent, tour operator or ticket vendor~~entity which sold the ticket.

2018/04/03
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Currently, Member States are entitled to make access to the occupation of road transport operator subject to requirements additional to those specified in Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. ~~This possibility has not proven to be necessary in order to respond to imperative needs and has led to divergences in respect of such access. It should therefore be abolished.~~

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)

Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

-a In Article 2 (1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular checks on correct and consistent implementation, as referred to in Article 1, both at the roadside and at premises of undertakings of all transport categories. Member States shall organise roadside checks of the implementation of Directive 2002/15 /EC only once the technology to enable those checks to be effective has been introduced.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ~~not~~always apply points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC to drivers in the road transport sector employed by undertakings referred to in Article 1(3)(a) of that Directive, when performing international carriage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/2009 and 1073/2009 even where the period of posting to their territory to perform these operations is ~~shorter than or equal to 3 days during a period of one calendar month~~equal to a single day.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0114(COD)

Nicola CAPUTO, Renata BRIANO, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE, Simona BONAFÈ, Damiano ZOFFOLI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Within one year from the entry into force of the delegated act, Member States shall vary the infrastructure charge taking into account the reference CO2 emission values and the relevant vehicle categorisation. Charges shall be varied in such a way that no infrastructure charge is more than 100% above the same charge for equivalent vehicles having the lowest, but not zero, CO2 emissions. ~~Zero~~From the date of entry into force of this Directive, zero or reduced-emission vehicles shall benefit from infrastructure charges reduced by 75% compared to the highest rate.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)

(21a) In order to enable the industry to cope with the fishing effort reduction measures and the consequent reduction in income for businesses and for seafarers, there should be arrangements for priority access to appropriate support from the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (EMFF) in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2018/03/05
Committee: PECH

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabelle THOMAS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers that rational and sustainable ~~fisheries~~ management ~~depends on scientific use of the relevant data,~~of resources is contingent on the quantity and scientific use of data collected on factors such as fishing capacity, fishing activities engaged in, and their socioeconomic situation, and the biological status of the stock exploited ~~and the current socioeconomic situation of fishing itself~~;

2017/02/06
Committee: PECH

2016/2079(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI

19. Notes that only 40% of fish landed in the area covered by the GFCM comes from stocks for which a scientific assessment submitted to the Commission exists, and that the percentage falls when it comes to stocks covered by a management plan; draws attention to the need to improve the cover of scientific assessments of the status of stocks and to increase the percentage of landings derived from types of fishing regulated by multiannual management plans;(Does not affect the English version.)

2017/02/06
Committee: PECH

2016/2079(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, Isabelle THOMAS, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need for integrated approaches which take into account simultaneously the heterogeneity of the marine environment, the complexity of species (both exploited and unexploited) in the sea, the various characteristics and the conduct of fishing activities, as well as all other factors that have a bearing on the stock's health;

2017/02/06
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) When national regulatory authorities annually assess the affordability of tariffs, they should base themselves on objective criteria, such as the domestic tariffs of the originating universal service providers and the destination universal service providers ~~and the level of terminal rates~~. Those common criteria may be complemented by other criteria of particular relevance for explaining the tariffs in question, such as specific transportation or handling costs and bilateral volumes between different cross- border parcel delivery service providers.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

4. The reference offer shall include all components necessary for access as referred to in paragraph 1, including any conditions limiting access to and/or use of services where such conditions are allowed by Member States in conformity with Union law.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. Before the reference offer is published, it shall be approved by the national regulatory authority. The national regulatory authority may, where necessary, impose changes to the reference offer to give effect to obligations set out in this Regulation.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6

6. Universal service providers referred to in paragraph 1 shall upon request, and based on a reference offer, make an individual offer available to a parcel delivery service provider requesting access within the meaning of that paragraph at the latest one month after the receipt of the request. Universal service providers receiving an access request and providers requesting access shall negotiate in good faith.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7

7. When no agreement is reached on the basis of the individual offer referred to in paragraph 6, the parcel delivery service provider requesting access may submit the individual offer made by the universal service provider to the national regulatory authority. If necessary, the national regulatory authority shall change the individual offer to give effect to the obligations laid down in this Article.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8

~~8. The access shall be operationally ensured within a reasonable period of time, not exceeding three months from the conclusion of the contract.~~deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

Before XX/XX/2019, and thereafter every ~~four~~three years, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee an evaluation report on the application of this Regulation accompanied where appropriate by a proposal for its review. The Commission report on the application of the Regulation shall be preceded by, and based on, wide-ranging consultations with all stakeholders.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) To evaluate the effectiveness of technical measures, targets relating to the levels of unwanted catches; to the level of byincidental catches of sensitive species and to the extent of seabed habitats adversely affected by fishing; should be established that reflect the objectives of the CFP, Union environmental legislation (in particular Council Directive 92/43, Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council21 ), and international best practices. _________________ 21 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9 a) Member States should make the broadest possible use of the available measures in Regulation (EU) 508/2014 to support fishermen in implementing technical measures and ensure that the socio-economic objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy are taken into account.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In order not to hinder scientific research, ~~artificial~~direct restocking and transplantation, the provisions of this Regulation should not apply to operations which may be necessary for the conducting of such activities.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) optimise exploitation patterns to provide protection for juveniles and/or spawning aggregations of marine species;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall monitor the effectiveness of technical measures in achieving the targets set out in paragraph 1. The extent to which these targets have been achieved shall be reviewed as part of the reporting process set out in Article 34.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4 a Socio-economic objectives In order to take into account the socio- economic objectives of Article 2 (5)( c),( f) and (i) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when adopting and implementing technical and conservation measures, Member State shall make extensive use of the measures in Articles 38, 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) N°508/2014.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

(5 a) ‘conservation status of a species’ means the conservation status of species as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)

(5 b) ‘conservation status of a habitat’ means the conservation of habitats as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 29

(29) ‘St Andrews cross’ means a grab ~~which employs a scissor-like action~~used to harvest, for example, bivalve molluscs or red coral from the seabed;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. Where s~~uch~~ensitive habitats occur in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a Member State, that Member State is empowered to establish closed areas or other conservation measures to protect such sensitive habitats, pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be compatible with the objectives of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 and be at least as stringent as measures under Union law.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea or catches of species which are exempted from the application of the landing obligation in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2

2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may, jointly or individually, submi~~t join~~t recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 5

- detailed rules on the signal and implementation characteristics of acoustic deterrent devices as referred to in Part D of Annexes V to, VI, VII, VIII and X;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 6

- detailed rules of the design and deployment of bird scaring lines and weighted lines as referred to in Part D of Annexes VI~~, VII~~ and VIIX.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) in the case of fish below the minimum conservation reference size, they are sold for purposes other than direct human consumption.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title

~~Artificial~~Direct restocking and transplantation

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. The technical measures provided for in this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of ~~artificial~~direct restocking or transplantation of marine species, provided that those operations are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State or Member States having a direct management interest.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2

2. Where the ~~artificial~~direct restocking or transplantation is carried out in the waters of another Member State or Member States, the Commission and all those Member States shall be informed at least one month in advance of the intention to conduct such fishing operations.

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1~~4, 15~~3(3)(second subparagraph), 14, 15(1) and (2), 16 and 25 are deleted;

2017/06/13
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point o

(~~o) berried female crawfish (Palinuridae spp.) and berried female lobster (Homarus gammarus) in all Union waters except when used for direct restocking or transplantation purposes;~~Does not affect the English version.)

2017/06/14
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1

1. Baseline mesh sizes for towed and encircling gears

2017/06/14
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The following codend mesh sizes shall apply in the Mediterranean. Member States may allow a derogation for boat seines, shore seines, and purse seines, if these are covered by a management plan as referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, provided that the fisheries concerned are highly selective, have a negligible effect on the marine environment, and are not affected by provisions under Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.

2017/06/14
Committee: PECH

2016/0074(COD)

Renata BRIANO, Nicola CAPUTO, David Maria SASSOLI, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part D

Mitigation measures for sensitive species 1. catches of cetaceans 1.1. It shall be prohibited for vessels of 12 metres or over in overall length to deploy static nets in the Mediterranean Sea without the simultaneous use of active acoustic deterrent devices. 1.2. Point 1.1 shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigation which are carried out with the authorisation and under the authority of the Member States or Member States concerned and which aim at developing new technical measures to reduce the incidental capture or killing of cetaceans. 1.3. Member States shall monitor and assess, by means of scientific studies or pilot projects, the effectiveness of the mitigation devices as described in point 1.1 in the fisheries and areas concerned. 2. catches of seabirds Vessels fishing with longlines in the Mediterranean Sea shall use at least two of the following mitigation measures: bird scaring lines, weighted lines, setting the longline gear during the hours of darkness with the minimum of deck lighting necessary for safety.Part D deleted Measures to reduce incidental Measures to reduce incidental

2017/06/14
Committee: PECH

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the Alpine Region ~~poses a major challenge to European transport, since it~~ has a low population density and very specific types of connections and accessibility to services and it needs large-scale investment in order to develop its role within the European transport network;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas financial resources should mainly be invested in the development of ~~local~~European connectivity, inwhile promoting ~~small town centr~~local communities, facilitating the accessibility of tourist facilities and ensuring essential health services;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote~~, as a matter of priority,~~ European transport policy and the TEN-T networks, while safeguarding and promoting regional development and assessing the related environmental, social, and cultural impact, and at the same time to pursue a policy to develop transport infrastructure that is sustainable, inclusive and non-invasive for the region, preserving the latter and promoting it in terms of tourism, social cohesion and regional development;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the connectivity and accessibility of the region should be improved and promoted by ensuring respect for the environment, the protection of water resources and the involvement of local populations, ~~by fully engaging regional and local political actors and also by promoting referendums~~involving political actors at every level;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that the accessibility of ICTs should be increased by providing services more quickly and efficiently and by encouraging and promoting teleworking, in order to reduce the number of journeys and their polluting emissions;

2016/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the completion of the Trans-European Transport Network remains one of the preconditions for a more sustainable and efficient transport system and a more balanced distribution of freight and passengers among transport modes; stresses that the selection of projects eligible for EU funding must focus on the completion of missing links, the upgrading of existing infrastructure and the development of multimodal terminals, putting greater emphasis on European added value; considers that the Connecting Europe Facility instrument and other means of financing should stimulate investment in shipping, ports, rail and inland waterways as a priority; emphasises that co-funded projects should reflect the need for infrastructure that minimises the impact on the environment, that is resilient to the possible impact of climate change and that improves the safety of users; stresses also the need for proper maintenance of the existing infrastructure;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 to transport infrastructure projects that deliver high societal and economic value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness; stresses that investments in technological transport projects might be suitable to attract private investment and should be therefore a priority in the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI);

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1

– all necessary actions by the Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky and deploy the future air traffic management system (SESAR),; recalls, in this respect, the need to preserve the CEF envelope destined to SESAR in order to ensure a coherent and synchronised deployment of new technologies within the ATM sector;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)

- an efficient implementation of the Single European Sky aimed at defragmenting the EU airspace so as to reduce delays, improve safety standards and minimise the environmental impact; that needs to be based on the principle of better regulation in order to encourage the creation of a clear regulatory environment which enables all stakeholders to work together towards delivering the objectives of a Single European Sky,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)

- a constructive social dialogue between aviation stakeholders so as to address the new challenges deriving from the introduction of new technologies which will require jobs in the aviation sector to adapt accordingly;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1

– the opening-up of the domestic rail passenger market, through liberalisation of rail commercial services and compulsory tenders for public service obligations, while ensuring quality of services and public service obligations,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)

- effective implementation of the Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 and speedy adoption of the Fourth Railway Package in order to establish a single European railway area,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1 a (new)

- promotion of increased market access to port services,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3

– setting a ~~binding target~~global target in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to reach the objective of the White Paper for an at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 2050, to be accompanied by concrete measures including ~~market-based mechanism~~international alignment of the EU MRV Regulation with the global measures,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 4

– promotion and financial support of emission abatement technologies and energy efficiency measures,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 5

– actions supporting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in sea ports, including the ~~use~~provision of LNG bunkering facilities and of shore-side electricity,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) The Agency should~~, on request,~~ assist the Member States and Commission in the field of international relations relating to matters covered by this Regulation, in particular as regards the harmonisation of rules and the mutual recognition of certificates. It should ~~be entitled to~~ establish the appropriate relations, through working arrangements, with the authorities of third countries and international organisations competent in matters covered by this Regulation~~, subject to the Commission's prior approval~~. In particular, it should act as, and be granted the privileges of, a Regional Safety Oversight Organisation under the Chicago Convention. In order to promote safety at the worldwide level, in light of the high standards applied within the Union, the Agency ~~should be allow~~needs to engage, within its field of competence, in ad hoc technical cooperation, research and assistance projects with third countries and international organisations. In order to better address the needs of European industry, the Agency should open local offices in the territory of third countries. The Agency should also assist the Commission in the implementation of Union legislation in other technical domains of civil aviation regulation, such as security or the Single European Sky, where the Agency has the relevant expertise.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0277(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3

3. The Agency shall assist Member States in respecting their obligations under international agreements relating to matters covered by this Regulation, in particular their obligations under the Chicago Convention. In this respect, the Agency shall act as, and be granted the privilege of, a Regional Safety Oversight Organisation under the Chicago Convention.

2016/06/15
Committee: TRAN

2015/0269(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Brando BENIFEI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Elena GENTILE, David Maria SASSOLI, Luigi MORGANO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

12a. The European Firearms Pass is, on the whole, satisfactory and should be regarded as the principal document needed by hunters and marksmen in possession of a firearm while travelling to another Member State. Member States should not make recognition and acceptance of the European Firearms Pass conditional upon payment of fees or charges.

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0269(COD)

Damiano ZOFFOLI, Renata BRIANO, Brando BENIFEI, Paolo DE CASTRO, Elena GENTILE, David Maria SASSOLI, Luigi MORGANO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)

Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

(8a) The following is added to Article 12(2), second subparagraph: "Recognition of the European Firearms Pass cannot be made dependent on any form of administrative pre-authorisation or on the payment of any fees or duties, be these direct or indirect, in connection with any potential administrative costs."

2016/04/29
Committee: IMCO

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The plan has to allow for the specific features of fishing gear. When implementing the plan, the Union and Member States will be required to pay particular attention to non-industrial fishing activities and sustainable traditional types of fishing gear such as tuna traps, which are very useful for the purposes of tuna stock recovery because they are highly selective, have a low environmental impact on marine ecosystems, and are valuable in scientific terms.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) All the amendments to the Recovery plan adopted by ICCAT in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2014, which have not been subject to transposition yet, should be integrated into Union law. As this transposition concerns a plan whose objectives and measures were defined by ICCAT, this Regulation does not cover all the content of multiannual plans as set out under Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . __________________ 21 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354~~/22~~, 28.12.2013, p. 122).

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) It is necessary to transpose into Union law future binding amendments of the Recovery plan. In order to swiftly incorporate into Union law such amendments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the European Commission (the “Commission”). It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Counciordinary legislative procedure should be applied. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to transfer operations, caging operations and recording and reporting of trap and vessel activities, imperative grounds of urgency so require.deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

~~(18) For reasons of clarity, simplification and legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 should be repealed by this Regulation.~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Paragraph 2.c of ICCAT Recommendation 06-0727, which is still in force, sets up a sampling program for the estimation of the number-at-size in the context of Bluefin tuna farming activities. That provision was transposed by Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009. It is not necessary that this Regulation specifically provides for the sampling programme, as the needs of that sampling program are now fully covered by the programmes set up by paragraph 83 of Recommendation 14-04, which is to be transposed by this Regulation. That paragraph foresees the use of stereoscopic camera systems or alternative techniques providing the equivalent precision and covers all caging operations in order to refine the number and weight of fishme based on physical measurement of 10% of the total number of dead tuna, That provision was transposed by Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23a) Under paragraph 83 of Recommendation 14-04, which is to be transposed by this Regulation, the means to be employed in all caging operations are either stereoscopic camera systems or alternative techniques providing equivalent precision, so as to produce a reasonably accurate estimate of the number of fish caught and their weight at the moment of being caged. This provision applies in addition to the provision set out above, but does not replace it. Accordingly, the two obligation coexist. __________________ 27 Recommendation 06-07 by ICCAT on Bluefin tuna farming. (see previous amendment concerning recital 23, COM text)

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)

(24a) The data collection obligations set out in Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008, establishing the data collection framework (DCF), continue to hold good.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16

~~(16) “farming capacity” means the capacity of a farm to hold fish for fattening and farming purposes in tonnes;~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21

~~(21) “stereoscopic camera” means a camera with two or more lenses, with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens, enabling to capture three- dimensional images;~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 27

(~~27) “SCRS” means the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics of the ICCAT;~~Does not affect the English version.)

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The annual fishing plan submitted by each Member State shall identify the quotas allocated to each gear group referred to in Articles 10 and 11 ~~and~~, the method used to assign and administer the quotas thus allocated, and the measures to ensure compliance with individual quotas and by-catch allowances, and shall specify in particular:

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the catching vessels over 24 metres included in the vessel list referred to in Article 19(1)(a)~~, the individual quota allocated to them and the measures in place to ensure the respect of the individual quotas and by-catch allowances~~;

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) it shall make for an even breakdown of quotas among the gear groups to help ensure compliance with individual quotas and by-catch allowances.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. Union vessels not fishing actively for Bluefin tuna shall avoid that by-catches of Bluefin tuna exceed, at any time following a fishing operation, 5% of the total catch on board by weight or number of pieces. The calculation of that percentage by number of pieces shall only apply to tuna and tuna-like species managed by ICCATDoes not affect the English version.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Any Bluefin tuna landed must be whole, gilled and gutted. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the release of Bluefin tuna caught alive, especially juveniles, in the framework of recreational and sport fishing.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2

2. The flag Member State shall withdraw the fishing authorisation for Bluefin tuna and ~~shall~~may require the vessel to proceed immediately to a port designated by it when the individual quota is deemed to be exhausted.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1

1. By 15 February each year, each Member State shall send to the Commission electronically a list of its traps authorised, by issue of a ~~special~~ fishing authorisation to fish for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. The list shall include the name of the traps and the register number and shall be set up in accordance with the format set in the Guidelines by ICCAT for submitting data and information required.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

~~On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 59(3).~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1

Member States shall take the necessary measures and actions to further explore methodologies to improve the estimate of both the number and weight of Bluefin tuna at the point of capture and caging, without prejudice to the requirement to ensure that at least 10% of catches are genuinely measured at the time of killing in fattening facilities. Each Member State shall report on the measures taken by 22 August of each year to the Commission who shall submit those reports to the SCRS.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2

~~On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 59(3).~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The estimation, by means of video cameras, of the sizes of fish subject to caging operations shall be without prejudice to the requirement to have real measurements of 10% of catches, as required by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2

~~On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, the Commission shall adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 59(3).~~deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1

1. As far as is necessary, in order to incorporate into Union law amendments to the existing provisions of the Bluefin tuna recovery plan which become binding to the Union, the Commission may amend non-essential provisions of this Regulation by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 58.deleted

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58

Exercise of the delegation for 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 57 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 57 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 57 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.Article 58 deleted amendments

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60

1. Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 is hereby repealed. 2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex XIII.Article 60 deleted Repeal

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1

This Regulation shall enter into force ~~on the third~~20 days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2

This Regulation shall be of general scope, binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0096(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 7 – subpoint a

(a) allowed access to the vessel, farm and ~~farm~~trap personnel and to the gear, cages and equipment

2015/11/17
Committee: PECH

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments ~~with high economic value added contributing to achieving~~or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The investments should guarantee high economic and social added value, promoting quality jobs, sustainable innovation, skills and high quality employment, integrating and completing the single market, boosting the competitiveness of the EU. These strategic projects should benefit from positive externalities created by public investment and European Structural and Investment Funds in order to achieve Union policy objectives.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 , and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI. However, the reduction of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund ~~is expected to~~should ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect within those areas of research, development and innovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure compared to if the resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, ~~therefore~~indeed, appropriate to ~~redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for~~allocate the funding of those programmes to the ~~benefit of EFSI~~ir priorities. __________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 104). 3 Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

The Union shall provide a ~~guarantee to the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within the~~n irrevocable and unconditional guarantee for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union, or operations between a Member State and a country falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy including the Strategic Partnership, the Enlargement Policy, and the European Economic Area or the European Free Trade Association, or investments implementing the EU Macro-regional strategies and operations between a Member State and an Overseas Country or Territory, as set out in Annex II of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, covered by this Regulation ('EU guarantee'). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) development of infrastructure, including in the areas of transport, ~~particularly in industrial centres~~for the priorities of TEN-T network as defined in Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (TEN-T Guidelines) and particularly technological projects with European added value; transport investments should represent at least 33% of the total investments under EFSI; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure;

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) payments from the general budget of the Union, originating from, in order of priority, decommitments from the 2007- 2013 financial period, unused contingency margin, yearly surplus.

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point a

(a) any surplus shall be paid in one transaction to a special heading in the statement of revenue in the general budget of the European Union of the year n+1, in particular this founding should be allocated to the priorities of the Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes,

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI, Massimo PAOLUCCI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

In Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘ 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the CEF for the period 2014 to 2020 is set at EUR 29 942 259 000 (*) in current prices. That amount shall be distributed as follows: (a) transport sector: EUR 23 550 582 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; (b) telecommunications sector: EUR 1 041 602 000; (c) energy sector: EUR 5 350 075 000. These amounts are without prejudice to the application of the flexibility mechanism provided for under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013(*). (*) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884). ’19 deleted Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013

2015/03/19
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners together with the required open standards and interfaces, but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for ~~all the stakehol~~the transport services providers to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Jens NILSSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1

– to introduce, by 2020 at the latest, in close cooperation with the representatives of the transport sector, national timetable and fares information systems on the basis of open interfaces linking the t~~imetables~~ravel data for regional and local urban public transport operated by both private and publicly owned companies, and to update such systems on a regular basis,

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Jens NILSSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Lucy ANDERSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

– to make provision by 2024 at the latest, on the basis of open interfaces, for the national timetable and fares information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be networked on a cross-border basis;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for service providers to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services, and calls on the Commission to circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms, all the information needed for putting in place more comprehensive services and thereby enabling travellers to choose between the most sustainable, best-value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the ~~operato~~transport service providers involved;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, David Maria SASSOLI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges that a platform be established, involving all t~~he stakehol~~ransport service providers, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased introduction of EU-wide interoperable electronic ticketing systems and ~~for~~to identify and address~~ing the~~ problems of distributing ticket-sales income and of cost-sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties;.

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, István UJHELYI, Karima DELLI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas estimates suggest that up to 80 % of EU citizens will ~~soon~~by 2050 live in cities or larger urban areas, which offer ~~the best~~good opportunities for jobs, education, cultural activities and mobility, and at present generate growth and economic activity accounting for over 80% of EU GDP;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas cities are often very unequal places, with extreme divisions between rich and poor, and with inadequate attention given to the needs of disabled people, the elderly, children and others who are vulnerable;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)

A. whereas the Heads of State and Government, meeting at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), made a commitment to supporting the development of sustainable transport networks1 a; __________________ 1a United Nations Resolution 66/288 ‘The future we want’, paragraph 135.

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas about 50 % of journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5 km and could possibly therefore mostly be made on foot or by bicycle or, public/collective ~~transport;~~ or any other means of transport prioritising sustainability concerns;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas supporting and promoting walking and cycling in and around urban areas, and providing sustainable, affordable and integrated public transport can play a key part in creating fairer, healthier and more socially equal cities while tackling unregulated "urban sprawl";

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas urban transport accounts for about 25 % of the CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and harmful levels of air pollution in urban areas are related to direct NO2 emissions from the use of light and heavy vehicles;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas as important centres of economic activity and innovation, cities and other larger urban areas have rightly been recognised as crucial nodes in the new TEN-T strategy and are the main link of the transport chain for passengers and freight;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas multimodal networks and the integration of different transport modes and services in and around urban areas are potentially beneficial for improving passenger and freight transport efficiency, thus helping to reduce carbon and other harmful emissions;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas 73% of European citizens consider road safety to be a serious problem in cities and more than 30 % of road fatalities and serious injuries happening in urban areas~~, caused mainly by ca~~ are mainly caused by cars; often involving Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and moped riders;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas there has for many years been a serious under-investment in public transport infrastructures across the EU as a whole and at the same time there is a huge increase needed in funding requirements to 2040 and beyond in both capital and revenue for sustainable urban transport;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas improved facilities for pedestrians, elderly and passengers with reduced mobility are part of European Union goals and require additional funds;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas urban public transport operators in the EU provide around 1.2 million jobs, while fair treatment of transport workers and those in related sectors in cities, and the important role that they play in ensuring the quality and safety of public transport, is often overlooked;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. WUnderlines that the work done so far at European level and in many cities has been positive and should be continued, and therefore welcomes the aforementioned Commission communication on urban mobility;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recognises that it is critical that Member States take responsibility for appropriate technical requirements applicable to urban infrastructure and therefore calls on the Commission to encourage best practice exchange and guidance for tackling urban mobility challenges; calls for initiatives to monitor traffic and to promote multimodal public transport, smart parking solutions and intermodal ticketing facilities; notes that improving availability of free or low-cost broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services on public transport services and at stations, would improve personal mobility and also be of considerable benefit for tourists and visitors;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to establish, taking full account of appropriate local considerations and variations, minimum standards to be applied to all urban areas related to urban infrastructure, at least for pedestrian, cyclists and vulnerable users; recognises that it is hard to benchmark sustainable urban mobility effectively because cities and urban areas frequently have very specific characteristics and problems;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~review the Air Quality Directive as a matter of urgency~~take up the issue of sustainable urban mobility, the reduction of harmful emissions arising from urban mobility and its impact on the air quality of large parts of the Union as a priority in terms of its powers of political initiative and, accordingly, to review the Air Quality Directive as a matter of urgency and to put forward specific legislative proposals aimed at reducing the level of harmful emissions in urban areas;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic; Stresses that at this stage, while being still far from reaching the targets already set by the EU, special focus should be made on strengthening solutions related to public services and promotion of a modal shift to public transport, cycling, walking and car-sharing, including in deprived areas;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop means of encouraging companies to reduce the number of journeys made by their employees by permitting and promoting teleworking;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious targets for reducing the use of transport-related energy in cities, thereby reducing emissions, and to set a target of ~~doubling cycling rates~~at least 10% of all urban journeys being made by bicycle by 2025;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges the Commission to ensure that its concepts and tools developed at the European level can be effectively adapted to the particular circumstances of each Member State; calls for better coordination with the Member States in order to ascertain at which level it would be better to organise workshops or other events of particular types, on cities' mobility planning;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Insists that urban mobility should also be considered as a means to fight poverty and social exclusion, and that the European agenda on urban mobility should also focus on the social dimension; recalls that the objectives of the Commission's proposal can only be achieved if cities' representatives and key stakeholders participate in the decision process and the exchange of experiences and best practices; urges Member States to encourage citizen's participation, through innovative communication strategies and methods, in the conception and planning of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMP), and including encouraging representatives and stakeholders from areas on urban outskirts and areas facing economic and social challenges to participate actively;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Underlines that part of taking account of the position of the workforce in cities should be for social dialogue at all levels to be formally encouraged;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

~~Giving space and infrastructure back to~~Reclaiming provision of public spaces for all citizens and improving accessibility of shared urban areas;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is convinced that sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) are the backbone of sustainable cities with adequate mobility provision for all citizens~~, including enhanced walking and cycling infrastructure and smoother and safer services network~~; calls on the Member States to focus especially on road safety as an essential element of the SUMP including specific strategies and targets to at least halve the numbers of the most seriously injured individuals, to prioritise the protection of pedestrians and the most vulnerable people, including adequate public transport schemes, education and communication campaigns;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is convinced that sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) are the backbone of sustainable cities with adequate mobility provision for all citizens, including enhanced walking and cycling infrastructure and smoother and safer services networks; calls on the Commission to launch in-depth monitoring and analysis across the EU to establish what percentage of cities have adopted SUMPS plans; this data should serve to develop initiatives for their subsequent implementation;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. emphasises that SUMPs should be consistent with the EU agenda and objectives on sustainable transport, in particular those on modal shift from road to rail set in the 2011 White Paper;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Commission to set minimum standards and guidelines for priorities as between pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers, commercial vehicles and public transport in its Mid-Term Review on White Paper on Road Safety 2011- 2020;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduct~~Recalls the European Parliament's resolution of 15 December 2011 in which it was requested that by 2015 support for urban mobility projects should be made conditional on the submission by local authorities of sustainable mobility plans contributing to reduction in traffic volumes, accidents, atmospheric pollution and noise, complying with the standards and targets of European transport policy, and fitting in with the needs of surrounding towns and regions; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition, among other conditional criteria, for financing EU projects in the area of urban transport; calls on the Commission to establish EU-level funding conditional not only on having such plans, but also on their containing concrete necessary and proportionate action and specifications on key target areas such as road safety, accessibility, tackling climate change and air quality;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises that affordable public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs; recalls that due to high housing costs many workers must live in more suburban areas and face long and expensive commutes; calls on the Commission to promote initiatives such as "single and multimodal mobility passes" for all means of transport within a coherent territorial level, such as an urban agglomeration, metropolitan city or at a regional level, and with progressive or flat rate fares where appropriate; in this regard, underlines the lack so far, of a strong EU position on the importance of public transport in all Member States;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that urban mobility must be integrated into the Connecting Europe Facility / Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) measures, including support for urban nodes and the integration of mobility plans for cross-border cities; underlines that it is vital to ensure that these funds help also create both more and better jobs in affected sectors;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘Car-free Sunday’ events each month and to organise an ‘EU Bicycle Day’; calls on the Commission also to launch public information campaigns on the externalities of private transport in terms of atmospheric pollution, impacts on health and road accidents, which raise public awareness as regards using public transport and promote cycling and walking;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to promote ‘EU 'Car-free Sunday' events ~~each month and to organise~~and to adopt an ‘'EU Bicycle Day';

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points out th~~at shopping~~e importance of effective and comprehensive urban planning policies and standards to achieving an integrated sustainable transport system, and that major construction areas and shopping or other retail centres are focal points for increased road traffic and congestion problems, and believes that they should be linked up to efficient public transport and home delivery services;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for the Commission to develop policies to encourage the freight industry to clean up its fleets and to encourage local authorities to provide incentives to operators to act in a more sustainable way; recalls that rail and other more sustainable transport, together with well-planned interchanges and logistics should be at the core of urban freight policies;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that thorough speed management leads to a drastic reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries in cities, especially for vulnerable road users; calls on the Commission to impose through legislative acts, taking full account of appropriate local considerations and variations, minimum standards for cycle path infrastructure in all EU metropolitan cities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recalls the ‘'use of revenues' principle with regard to road charging, and ~~requests that 50 % of Eurovignette revenue be dedicated to improving urban mobility and that 75 % of urban tolls be used for developing and maintaining urban transport infrastructure~~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 more sustainability orientated infrastructure charging systems;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Encourages the Commission to establish a European Observatory on Urban Mobility; the Observatory should conduct an annual survey on how the urban mobility objectives set by the EU are being pursued and publish its findings; it should also systematically monitor the times and costs for the construction of urban mobility infrastructure and publish these so as to provide both public- and private-sector operators with points of reference; (At the moment, average times and costs for the construction of mobility infrastructure vary greatly from one Member State to another.)

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the current level of public investments in sustainable urban transport and encourages public authorities at all levels to exploit all EU, governmental and other opportunities for financing projects;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Is convinced that additional efforts should be made to network and coordinate EU pilot projects, and to integrate cities, when discussing the implementation of future mobility policies; stresses the necessity to finance not only infrastructures but also IT services, monitoring processes, inter-regional projects and to establish strategic partnerships between industry and European cities to develop the urban systems of tomorrow;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Believes that the Eltis portal ought to be enhanced and entrusted with establishing a classification of European ‘sustainable urban mobility’ cities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Massimo PAOLUCCI, Lucy ANDERSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Calls on the Commission to develop indicators for sustainable urban mobility which enable a comparison of how cities are performing; such indicators should enable, firstly, an assessment of traffic efficiency, reductions in polluting emissions and air quality, as well as the network coverage and percentage use of public transport, road safety, social inclusion, planning and land use;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls in particular for the creation of a ‘Brand Destination Europe’ with the aim of complementing and enhancing the promotional activities of Member States, national tourism organisations and the European tourism industry for the benefit of the visibility of European tourism destinations at national, regional and local level; considers, however, that it is vitally important to preserve the inherent diversity of different European regions inasmuch as they make a living off their own territorial ‘brand’;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. In order to make European tourism accessible, airlines must put an end to the distorted and frequently widespread practice of allocating more space to business classes than economy;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Emphasises the importance of promoting programmes to allow outdated hotel facilities to be regenerated in accordance with eco-sustainable tourism criteria;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the need of promoting and highlighting Europe’s rich cultural heritage, taking into account that cultural tourism accounts for about 40% of European tourism, contributing to economic growth and employment, social innovation and inclusive local, regional, urban and rural development, while reducing the impact of seasonality;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Reiterates the importance of protecting and preserving cultural heritage by the possible harmful effects of structural changes caused by tourism and the risks to cultural heritage posed by mass tourism, especially during the high season;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the need to promote the tourism potential of remote rural, island, coastal and mountainous areas, encourages the development of sustainable maritime and marine tourism in the EU and calls on the Member States to develop sustainable infrastructure and improve cross-border connectivity as a means of enhancing their appeal and accessibility;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Supports initiatives that encourage the diversification of tourism, such as medical, rural, religious and other forms of alternative tourism which help make tourist activities and employment less seasonal;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the responsible authorities and operators to make a stronger effort to promote walking routes and the European cycling networks, such as the Iron Curtain Trail, in combination with all cross-border rail services, including high-speed and night trains;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that accessibility and affordability in tourism is an integral part of its sustainability with particular emphasis on the needs of disabled persons, persons with reduced mobility, young people, the elderly and low-income families and that the ‘tourism for all’ principle needs to be the reference for any national, regional, local or European tourism-related action;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2241(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Urges the Member States to consider the development of access to high-speed broadband a priority for remote and island, coastal and mountainous areas;

2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

~~C. whereas in Italy there are 804 159 anglers with an economic turnover of EUR 241 247 700 (reported in 2012), and the region in question is estimated to have around 1.2 million registered anglers;~~deleted

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the blue economy represents a potential solution to the economic crisis as it boosts new jobs creation, growth and economic development, especially in coastal and island countries; whereas the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region cannot be implemented without taking into consideration the concept of the blue economy as it covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the environmental protection is part of the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region and economic development cannot be conceived without environmental sustainability;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission, as an independent facilitator in this strategy, ~~and as the financier,~~ to do its best to make sure the socio-economic differences between the countries are reduced and not increased and that the strategy helps in strengthening the economic and social cohesion within the European Union and with the third countries of the Ionian-Adriatic region;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of recreational fisheries in the region a~~s sustainable and profitable tourism~~nd to promote integrated policies for recreational fishing (fishing tourism, mariculture, “pescaturismo”), in compliance with the principle of sustainability;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the States members of the strategy to improve the environmental quality through projects aimed at reducing chemical physical and microbiological pollution, optimizing the activities of maritime traffic, protecting biodiversity and investing also on marine recovery areas;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and the States of the strategy to promote the fundamental work of women in the fisheries sector, to promote their professional qualification and their inclusion in the coastal action groups and producers' organizations;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

2014/2214(INI)

Renata BRIANO, Ulrike RODUST, David Maria SASSOLI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission and on the States members of the strategy to develop common projects in compliance with the principle of the CFP;

2015/06/04
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Taking into account the heterogeneity of networks in terms of their size and density and the variety in the organisational structures of national and local or regional authorities and their respective experiences of the process of market opening, each Member State should be given sufficient flexibility to organise its network in such a way that a mix of open-access services and services performed under public service contracts can be achieved in order to ensure a high quality of services readily accessible to all passengers. Following selection of the public service contracts to put out to tender, each Member State should establish on a case-by-case basis which safeguard mechanisms to introduce for each service should the tender procedure not be successfully completed. Those mechanisms should not in any way generate additional charges for the railway undertakings managing those services.

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)

(19a) In the light of the experience acquired through the network of regulatory bodies under Article 57 of Directive 2012/34/EU, the Commission should bring forward a legislative proposal to consolidate the network of regulatory bodies, formalise their procedures and give them legal personality, by 31 December 2016 at the latest. The resulting organisation should act as a supervisor and arbitrator to settle issues of a cross-border and international nature, and as a body for hearing appeals against decisions taken by the national regulatory authorities.

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 b (new)

(19b) On the basis of the experience acquired through the new network of regulatory bodies, the Commission should bring forward a legislative proposal under which the network of regulatory bodies is replaced with a single European regulatory body that acts as a supervisor and arbitrator to settle any issues of a cross-border and international nature, and as a body for hearing appeals against decisions taken by the national regulatory authorities. This single European regulatory body should be operational by the time of the opening of the domestic rail passenger market.

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) The following new Point 32 is added: ‘(32) Of the functions performed by the infrastructure manager, the following shall constitute essential functions: (a) decision making on train path allocation, including both the definition and the assessment of availability and the allocation of individual train paths; and (b) decision making on infrastructure charging, including determination and collection of the charges, without prejudice to Article 29(1).’

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 d (new)

Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 57 – paragraphs 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d (new)

8d. Article 57 is amended as follows: (a) The following new paragraph 9a is inserted: ‘9a. Where an applicant considers that the decisions of one of more infrastructure managers or bodies responsible for the essential functions are impeding the development of cross-border or European services, he may directly request an opinion on this from the network of regulatory bodies. That request will also constitute a request for a decision by the competent national regulatory body or bodies. The network may, if appropriate, ask for information from the infrastructure managers or bodies responsible for the essential functions and, in all cases, from the competent national regulatory bodies, in accordance with the procedure under Article 57(4). The network must then issue a non-binding opinion aimed at ensuring that the services forming the subject of the application are facilitated rather than impeded. The opinion must be forwarded to the competent regulatory bodies and to the applicant within one month of the request for that opinion being received. The competent regulatory bodies must consider the opinion issued by the network before reaching their decision, no later than one month after receiving the opinion issued by the network, and must also justify that decision to the applicant if it differs in any way from the opinion issued by the network.’ (b) The following new paragraph 9b is inserted: ‘9b. The network of regulatory bodies referred to in Article 57(1) shall adopt its rules of procedure by consensus or, where no consensus can be reached, by a two-thirds majority of votes cast, with each regulatory body having one vote. Networks shall elect a chairman from among their members and forward an annual report on their activities to the Commission. Networks shall elect a chairman from among their members and forward an annual report on their activities to the Commission. (c) The following new paragraph 9c is inserted: ‘9c. The Commission shall provide the secretariat for the network of regulatory bodies referred to in Article 57(1). The travel and accommodation costs incurred by their members, observers and experts shall be paid by the Commission in accordance with the Commission’s internal rules.’ (d) The following new paragraph 9d is inserted: ‘9d. The Commission shall by 31 December 2016 adopt a legislative proposal establishing the network of regulatory bodies and giving it legal personality. That network shall be transitional in nature, pending the establishment of a single European regulatory body.’

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)

The Commission shall adopt a legislative proposal establishing a single European regulatory body and rendering it operational by 31 December 2019. That body shall replace the network of national regulatory bodies referred to under Article 57.

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. Points 5 to 8 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2018 [in time for the working timetable starting on 14 December 2019]. Prior to that date, Member States shall not in any way be required to grant the right of access under Article 10 of the Directive to railway undertakings, or entities under their direct or indirect control, registered in a Member State in which similar rights of access are not granted. For the purpose of this paragraph, ‘control’ shall be defined as consisting of rights, contracts or any other means by which, either separately or in combination, and having regard to any relevant considerations of fact or law, provide the opportunity of exerting a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular through: (a) ownership or the right to use all or part of the assets of an undertaking; (b) rights or contracts which confer decisive influence on the composition, voting or deliberations of the social organs of an undertaking.

2013/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2013/0028(COD)