55 Amendments of Magdalena ALVAREZ
Amendment 11 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport sector has a major impact on aspects of economic policthe economy and employment policy, given that it represents 10% of the EU’s prosperity (as a proportion of gross domestic product) and provides over 10 million jobs,
Amendment 12 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas transport has a triple role: an economic role, a social role and a territorial cohesion role, all essential for European integration,
Amendment 15 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas investment in transport infrastructure stimulates the economy in the short term and increases productivity in the medium and long term,
Amendment 16 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is vital that the EU has a financial framework that can respond to the transport policy challenges in the years ahead,
Amendment 17 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the transport sector has a considerable impact on people’s health and quality of life, and, whilst facilitating people’s private and professional mobility, was responsible for 24.6% of total CO2 emissions in 2006, and whereas this figure has since risen even further and there continues to be insufficient improvement in transport safety, with around 39 000 traffic deaths and some 300 000 serious injuries attributable to road accidents in 2008,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas rail transport and maritime transport are, in general, very safe and environmentally friendly and there is a significant imbalance with road transport and air transport ,
Amendment 24 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in Europe all modes of transport are very safe, although in 2008 approximately 39 000 people unfortunately died in traffic accidents and 300 000 people were seriously injured in accidents involving vehicles for private and professional use, which means that further efforts are required as regards all aspects concerning safety, notably road safety,
Amendment 29 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the goals set in the 2001 White Paper have been attained only in part, so that the question of whetherefforts and means to reach theym should be maintained or reformulated needs to be examistrengthened,
Amendment 36 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Parliament’s work must be consistent, particularly in areas which affect transport policy directly such as, for example, environment, social, urban- planning, employment and economic policy,
Amendment 39 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the financial and economic crisis has hit the transport sector hard, a situation which should, however, be taken as an opportunity to support and promote the transport industry in a forward-looking wayway that the most sustainable modes of transport such as rail and shipping are further promoted,
Amendment 43 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas transport is crucial for growth and employment and it is very important to encourage investment in transport infrastructure, which is why such spending should receive special treatment when calculating the public deficit,
Amendment 47 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas transport agencies play an important role in the gradual creation of a European transport area, and whereas the road system, as the most used medium, needs a corresponding structurebusiness-type structure with reasonable costs which will enable it to be more efficient and sustainable,
Amendment 55 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, in the future, the sustainable interworking of all modes of transport in the area of passenger and freight transport will be necessary for the creation of secure and logistically consistentwill be necessary to achieve safe, sustainable transport that is carefully planned using a strategic instrument such as logistics, which includes multimodal solutions to combine local and long-distance transport chains,
Amendment 68 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growth, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport in terms of safety and capacity, and that the basic right to mobility and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard and that the transport safety must be priority in ensuring sustainable mobility; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia, are the way ahead for urban areas;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that in the light of increasing urbanisation, and in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the EU must move forward with an urban transport and mobility policy that offers cities and regions solutions for common problems such as safety, congestion, pollution, noise, etc.; calls in particular on the Commission to encourage those actions that promote public transport and those that are most environmentally friendly;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that decarbonising transport is one of the main challenges of future EU transport policy, together with improved safety, and that all available, sustainable means should be used in order to achieve this, such as an energy mix, promoting the research and development of more environmentally friendly and safer technologies and modes, price formation measures and internalising external costs of all modes of transport, provided that the ensuing revenuerevenue generated at European level is used to improve the safety and sustainability of mobilitytransport and mobility where most necessary, taking into account the specific characteristics of the Member States; underlines that, to this end, the priority development of financial incentives, ruling out any distortions of competition in the process, should be preferred to the imposition of sanctions;
Amendment 106 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that safety must continue to be one of the priority objectives of the future transport policy; considers that greater emphasis should be placed on the safety aspects specific to transport; considers it necessary, therefore, to improve safety through new investment in new infrastructure and better maintenance;
Amendment 122 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development of passenger and freight transport as a whole raises the issue not of the transfer of traffic but rather of the effective use of the various modes ofit is necessary to optimise use of the resources of the European transport system, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodalityas a priority to promote the interoperability of the different modes of transport;
Amendment 135 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that in order to achieve the objective of more sustainable, safe transport, the EU must promote a modal balance; to this end, considers that it is essential to promote rail and maritime freight transport because of the major contribution both these modes make to achieving more sustainable, safe transport;
Amendment 136 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that it is therefore essential to promote the interoperability of the transport system, with emphasis on the intermodal modes. Calls for a policy that promotes interconnections between the different modes, particularly by improving access to ports and logistics centres;
Amendment 151 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Finds that transport plays an essential role in completing the European Single Market and, enhances territorial and social cohesion and is crucial for the freedom of movement of people and goods, and. Considers that regulated market opening should be achieved, primarily in rail transport; this complete market opening should be accompanied by other measures aimed at avoiding distortions of competition, inter alia in the social, fiscal and environmental fields, ensuring at all times that the safety of the network is assured;
Amendment 158 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that one of the main difficulties in completing the internal market is cross-border interconnections, as a result of a lack of infrastructure, bottlenecks or shortcomings in system interoperability, which is why the future European transport policy must focus on overcoming these difficulties;
Amendment 161 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that in order to improve the competitiveness of rail transport, it is necessary to reduce the fragmentation of the European rail market and develop a network of rail corridors that allow goods to be transported efficiently, giving priority to investment in ports and their connections with the transport network;
Amendment 168 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that transport is especially important for the outermost regions, and that the future transport policy must therefore take into account their needs and the fact that their economic and social development is highly dependent on transport;
Amendment 170 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that transport has an impacts on social,individuals’ health and security policy and that, in the context of, and on citizens’ living and working conditions. Considers that the creatingon of a single transport area, employment conditions and education and training must be harmonised and improved; stresse also requires harmonisation, which implies an improvement in employment and working conditions. Underlines the importance of training and permanent learning and considers that the creation of, inter alia, European training centres and EU centres of excellence in the relevant Member States can contribute to promoting the quality of training and the status of transport sector employees, as well as to the mutual recognition of training courses;
Amendment 182 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that in order to achieve greater effectiveness in transport policy consists in evaluat, we should assess the results of ongoing programmes (such as Galileo and ITS) and then reori, in relation to the proposed objectives. Depentding or further continuing them, as appropriate; sees a consequent need,n the results, strategy and programming should be reoriented as appropriate putting emphasis on transport safety: for example, for a new road traffic safety programme, a mid-term review of NAIADES, implementation of the Open Sky Programme and the continuation of Marco Polo in a simplified form;
Amendment 208 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that 75% of transport is road-based, and that an agency for road transport is therefore needed; calls for such an agency to guarantee people’s fundamental right to secure mobiliCalls on the Commission to examine the need to establish an agency for road transport to promote road safety, support new applications (such as Galileo and intelligent transport systems), conduct research programmes and, in addition, be able to take regulatory action if obstacles to the sustainable single market need to be removed;
Amendment 217 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that intelligent systems in transport organisation, such as Galileo and ITS, need support in terms of research as well as in their applicationresearch and development and innovation need support, since they lead to considerable environmental improvements due to a reduction in exhaust gases and traffic noise, improve safety by creating solutions to infrastructure bottlenecks, improve interoperability and, not least, result in increased energy independence; supports in this sense, among others, Galileo, ERMTS and ITS as well as the development of new technologies; calls on the Member States to ensure swift implementation of ITS applications, so as to extend their benefits to all citizens across the Union;
Amendment 247 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises, that it is necessary to focus on research and the next steps in road safety, which should contribute to a significant improvement of the situation;
Amendment 250 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might financial framework that is appropriate to the challenges presented and, to that end, the current resources should be increatsed using, inter alia, existing funds. Considers the following to be necessary: a. creation of a transport fund with funds over and above those already included in the EU budget, combining part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure and support the TEN-T network projects, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmentalfficiency in terms of the environment, territorial cohesion, social policy and security efficiency; b. a budget commitment under the financial perspective for the transport policy; c. the possibility that, in the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact, and with a view to promoting sustainability in the medium and long term, investment in transport infrastructure that improves the competitiveness of the economy in the long term be exempted from the calculation of the public deficit, as long as the European Commission has previously approved it;
Amendment 268 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 275 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the financial and economic crisis canmust serve as an opportunity to give targeted support to the field of transport and enable investment in safe, environmentally-friendly and thereforesocially sustainable transport by means of financial assistance;
Amendment 286 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is of the opinion that TEN-T projects should remain a priority of EU transport policy, in particular projects which are planned or being implemented in the EU regions which lack the necessary transport infrastructure and interconnections with the rest of Europe for the carriage of both people and goods;
Amendment 301 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the need to support the Single European Sky project as it generates considerable environmental and safety improvements as a result of the reorganisation of air space and the elimination of infrastructure problems;
Amendment 306 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines the need to strengthen and give greater priority to the rights of passengers and transport users, which means paying more attention to the user’s perspective when drawing up transport policies. Calls for effective implementation of the legislation on passengers’ rights in all modes of transport;
Amendment 312 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
Paragraph 20 - indent 1
- a 450% reduction in deaths and serious injuries on the roads from 2010 to 2020, distinguishing between work-related and non-work-related accidents,
Amendment 321 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
- a doubling of the number of bus and railpublic transport users in urban areas by 2020, ensuring respect for the rights enshrined in Community legislation, notably the rights of passengers with disabilities and reduced mobility,
Amendment 340 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
- a 20% reduction in both the electricity and the diesel used by rail vehicles compared with 2010, through innovative measures (train modernisation, energy recovery when breaking and in tunnels, intelligent driving, etc.),
Amendment 368 #
2009/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 7
Paragraph 20 - indent 7
- financial support for the creation of multimodal connections (platforms) for inland waterway transport, and a 20% increase in the number of such platforms, by 2020,
Amendment 1 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Suggestion 1
Suggestion 1
1. Considers that the Preliminary Draft Budget as proposed by the Commission represents the minimum necessary to sustain momentum in the implementation of European Union policy and law in the fields of transport and tourism. Requests the Commission to present as soon as possible the results and new proposals resulting from the pilot projects on road safety and the preparatory actions on tourism in order to prepare the necessary support measures already.
Amendment 3 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Suggestion 2
Suggestion 2
2. Welcomes in particular its proposals for sustained investment in the Trans European Transport Network (TEN-T). Regrets however that a number of TEN-T projects will nevertheless not benefit from investment from the EU budget in 2010 and insists that at no point must a perceived lack of EU funding act as a break on the implementation of those projects. Insists on the importance of ensuring the financing of the 30 TEN-T projects following the recommendations made in its resolution of 11 March 2009 on a European Economic Recovery Plan*. ________________ * Texts adopted, P6_TA(2009)0123.
Amendment 4 #
2009/2002(BUD)
Draft opinion
Suggestion 3
Suggestion 3
3. Notes the increase in commitment appropriations for the European Maritime Safety Agency and expects with some concern that this will be matched in due course by an increase in payment appropriations available for anti pollution measures.
Amendment 108 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Network shall coordinate and strengthen cooperation and exchange of information among the safety investigation authorities of the Member States, and facilitate cooperation between them and the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (hereinafter 'EASA'), including through the establishment of a number of central functionIn order to achieve the objectives established in paragraph 1a, the Network shall be responsible for: - coordinating training and skills development programmes for the investigators.
Amendment 132 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However, the competent authority for the administration of justice in a Member State may, in line with national law, decide that the benefits of the disclosure of the records referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 for any other purposes permitted by law outweighs the adverse domestic and international impact that such action may have on that or any future investigation and on the management of civil aviation safety and that there is an overriding public interest in their disclosure.
Amendment 138 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Except with the consent of all crew members concerned, cCockpit voice and image recordings and their transcripts shall not be made available or used for purposes other than safety investigation, other than in the cases covered by Article 17 of this Regulation.
Amendment 151 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. CommunityEU airlines and airlines departing from an airport located in the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, shall implement procedures allowingmaking it possible before takeoff to produce a list of all the persons on board an aircraft within one hour of the notification of the occurrence of an accident to this aircraf, as well as a list of any dangerous goods on board which could constitute a threat to public health or to the environment.
Amendment 155 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. With a view to providing information as rapidlty as possible in case of an aviation accident, airlines shall offer passengers the possibility of naming a contacti person when purchasing or reserving a ticket. This information shall be made available to the authorities mentioned in paragraph 2.
Amendment 157 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The lispassenger list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be confidential. It shall not be made publicly available before all families of the passengers have been informed by the relevant authorities. Member States may decide to keep the list confidential.
Amendment 159 #
2009/0170(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall ensure that all airlines operating flights from or to their territory provide for a plan for the assistance of the victims of civil aviation accidents and their families is set up at national level.
Amendment 42 #
2009/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to promote territorial cohesion, Member States should have the possibility to apply a common charging system to cover an airport network. Economic transfers between airports in such networks should comply with European Union law.
Amendment 49 #
2009/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. This Directive applies to anyll airports located in a territory subject to the provisions of the Treaty and open to commercial traffic whose annual traffic is over five million passenger movements, and to the airport with the highest passenger movement in each Member State.
Amendment 51 #
2009/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall publish a list of the airports on their territory to which this Directive applies. This list shall be based on data from the Commission (Eurostat) and shall be updated annually.
Amendment 53 #
2009/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) ‘airport managing body’ means a body which, whether or not in conjunction with other activities, has as its objective under national laws or, regulations or contracts the administration and management of the airport infrastructures and airport networks and the coordination and control of the activities of the different operators present in the airports or airport network concerned;
Amendment 62 #
2009/0063(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A modification of the system or the level of airport charges decided upon by the airport managing body shall, if brought before the independent supervisory authority, not take effect until that authority has examined the matter. The independent supervisory authority shall, within four weeks of the matter being brought before it, take an interim decision on the entry into force of the modification of airport charges, unless the final decision can be taken within the same deadline.
Amendment 38 #
2009/0004(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. In no case shall Article 16(2) and (4) be construed as permitting a requested authority of a Member State to decline to supply relevant information concerning a person resident for tax purposes in the Member State of the requesting authoritywithin the meaning of Article 5(1) solely because this information is held by a bank, or another financial institution, or a nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person.