8 Amendments of Giommaria UGGIAS related to 2011/2096(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transport sector is of major importance for the development of the European Union, its regions (including island, isolated and ultraperipheral regions) and its towns, as it accounts for some 5% of GDP, provides some 10 million jobs and is thus decisive for Europe’s position as an industrial and economic centre,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B bis (new)
Recital B bis (new)
B bis. whereas transport policy plays a role in promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in some areas, such as island regions, due to their specific characteristics,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 bis (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 5 bis (new)
- account should be taken in particular of the need to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union in accordance with Article 170 of the TFEU;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of alternative and renewable energies for transport and highlights that the set goals could be reached using an energy mix and existing methods for saving energy, accompanied by the requisite infrastructure;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– a proposal on the ‘Blue Belt’, providing for specific and effective rules on the transport of hazardous goods;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 6 bis (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 6 bis (new)
- the introduction of effective rules on links between the islands and the rest of the continent, and clear guidelines on the public transport obligations in this area in order to overcome the obstacles imposed by isolation;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 3 bis (new)
Paragraph 17 – indent 3 bis (new)
- the introduction of effective rules on links between the islands and the rest of the continent, and clear guidelines on the public transport obligations in this area in order to overcome the obstacles imposed by isolation;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 – indent 3 bis (new)
Paragraph 18 – indent 3 bis (new)
- the Commission to take steps to ensure that Member States comply with measures requiring a reduction in the speed of goods trains carrying hazardous materials when passing through urban areas, and to take steps to standardise such measures, including traceability of trains carrying hazardous goods;