5 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2011/0177(APP)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the paramount role of the EU transport sector as the backbone of the internal market, the basis for free movement of people and goods as well as for economic, social and territorial cohesion; points out that the transport sector generates 6.3% of EU GDP and provides employment for 13 million people;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and its proposed increase of the centrally managed financial amounts provided for the TEN-T, considering these amounts to be realistic figures and the bare minimum. Considers that the ideal amount to induce a leverage effect expected in the area of transport should represent at least 10% of the estimated needs (500 billion € for TEN-T until 2020) and that if Council agrees to reduce significantly the financial envelope, a significant review of the list of the pre-identified transport projects mentioned in Annex of the CEF should also be carried out;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordination between the CEF and the other sources of financing available for the TEN-T, and in particular the Cohesion fund and the Horizon 2020 programme;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the additional €10bn from the Cohesion fund are to be centrally managed under the CEF in order to deliver clear EU-added value in Cohesion countries; takes the view that special attention should be awarded to the difficulties that some Member States might encounter as regards project engineering, and to geographical balance in the spread of the projects;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the Commission’s intention to increase the use of innovative financial instruments in the transport sector; considers that these will give a lever effect to the EU budget, thereby attracting other investors to projects of common interest which are commercially viable but not receiving sufficient financing from the market;