Activities of Michail TREMOPOULOS related to 2011/2196(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of regional airports in the context of air transport and their role in ensuringcontributing to territorial, economic and social cohesion in the Union by connecting regions; points out that existing public service obligations should be maintained in order to guarantee the accessibility of regions, such as peripherthat face geographical hand island regions, that face geographical handicapsicaps, and that priority should be given to improve intermodality to achieve this objective; notes the importance of airports, especially of regional airports, which are sometimes the only effective link between a region and the rest of Europe;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the economic importance of regional airports for job creation, particularly in less-developed or disadvantaged regions; stresses, in that connection, the need to exploit the potential for green jobs more effectively; regrets, however, the high amount of precarious jobs and the small impact on local labour markets;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take account of environmental, territorial and meteorological factors when deciding where to locate airports; underlines the importance to use and modernise existing structures before building new ones;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it particularly important to employ intermodal solutions where possible; takes the view that railpublic transport links between airports should be developed, as they offer an ideal way of easing the capacity problems of the airports concerned;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the building and expansion of regional airports and related infrastructure should be properly supported by national and regional authorities and receive appropriate financing under the TEN-T Networks, the Cohesion Fund and the ERDFbe subject to consultation of the concerned local and regional public; stresses that decisions are to be transparent and based on cost-benefit-analysis;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure that, in accordance with a specific territorial assessment, airports are included in regional spatial development plans or taken into account in regional development strategies., in particular in integrated sustainable mobility plans;