27 Amendments of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2015 on aviation2 , __________________ 2in particular paragraphs 6, 7 and 11 regarding the revision of Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 in order to safeguard fair competition in EU external aviation relations and reinforce the competitive position of the EU aviation industry, prevent unfair competition more effectively, ensure reciprocity and eliminate unfair practices, including subsidies and state aid awarded to all airlines from certain third countries that distort the market. Financial transparency in the fair competition clause is an essential element to guarantee this level playing field. __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8 TA(2015)0394. Texts adopted, P8 TA(2015)0394.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special Report No 21/2014 "EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" 1a, __________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=30441
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Court of Auditors Special Report Number 21/2014 "EU-funded airport infrastructures: poor value for money" 1a , besides the specific cases of airports in remote areas, connectivity in Europe should be based on economic sustainability and all infrastructures such as airports must be supported by a positive Cost-Benefit- Analysis when they are submitted to the Commission for approval. Taxpayers’ money should not be wasted in "ghost airports" that exist across Europe; __________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=30441
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the lack of proper implementation of EU legislation, and political unwillingness in the Councilon the part of the Commission and the Council to treat Spain's issue with Gibraltar Airport as a matter of application of EU law, prevent the aviation sector from unleashing its full potential, damage its competitiveness and lead to greater costs at the expense of businesses, passengers and the economy;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. notes that currently the signature of the EU-Ukraine Common Aviation Area Agreement is delayed by the Gibraltar issue; On the basis of a study, which was contracted by the Commission and concluded in December 2005, the annual economic impact of the non- signature of this Agreement is estimated around EUR 400 million;1a __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAl lAnswers.do?reference=E-2016- 002690&language=EN
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to rethink on-going initiatives and propose alternativesand the Council to remove the deficiencies of the aviation sector resulting from the late and incomplete implementation of EU legislation such as the Single European Sky (SES); urges the Member States finally to make progress on other essential dossiers such as revision of the Slot Regulation and the Passenger Rights Regulation;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to remove such deficiencies and make progress on these essential dossiers by applying EU law to Gibraltar Airport in accordance with Gibraltar's status under the EU Treaties;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets;Welcomes the Commission's proposal to revise Regulation 868/2004 addressing unfair practices and to issue guidelines on ownership and control; stresses however that nor arising protectionism nor measures to ensure fair competition alone will guarantee the competitiveness of the EU aviation sector; believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets, such as, for example high safety standards, the role of EASA, geographical positioning, innovative industry, social and environmental goals; strongly believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model that has the potential to provide a unique and competitive response to the specificities of competitors;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets; believstresses that competition from third countries, if fair, should be based on reciprocity and a level playing field; with a fair competition clause and financial transparency in the upcoming aviation agreements, competition should be seen as an opportunity to develop and strengthen further athe European aviation model;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the initiative to negotiate at EU-level air transport agreements and bilateral aviation safety agreements with third countries representing emerging and strategic markets (China, Japan, ASEAN, Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, Armenia, Mexico, China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi- Arabia) and encourages fast negotiations; calls on the Commission and the Council, in respect of Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to fully involve and inform the European Parliament at all stages of negotiations;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that air space is also part of the EU single market including Gibraltar airport, and that any fragmentation resulting from diverging national practices has an impact on the rest of the market and hampers EU competitiveness;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that many of the limits to growth, both in the air and on the ground, can be addressed by taking connectivity as the main indicator when assessing and planning actions in the sector; Connectivity within Europe should be based on projects supported by a positive cost benefit analysis approved by the European Commission in order to avoid tax payers money is lost in non-viable projects. In the interest of public finances and the environment, particular attention should be given to airports in close proximity to each other and the catchment areas of neighbouring airports.1a __________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=30441
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that connectivity should not only be limited to number, frequency and quality of air transport services, but should also be assessed based on a cost- benefited analysis and within an integrated transport network and extended to other criteria, such as time, affordability and environmental cost, in order to reflect the actual added value of a route; calls, therefore, on the Commission to explore the possibility of developing an EU indicator based on other existing indices;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that such a type of connectivity index, without undermining the EU objective of territorial cohesion to be enhanced by the forthcoming interpretative guidelines on the Public Service Obligations' rules, can serve the overall strategic planning by distinguishing economically viable opportunities from unprofitable projects, in order to favour for instance profitable specialisation of airports and to avoid ghost airports, and by identifying intermodal and cost- efficient solutions;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that such a type of connectivity index, without undermining the EU objective of territorial cohesion, can serve the overall strategic planning by distinguishing economically viable opportunities supported by a cost benefit analysis approved by the European Commission from unprofitable non-viable projects and by identifying intermodal and cost- efficient solutions;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the TEN-T corridors are the backbone for the development of multimodal options where airports are core hubs; regrets that multimodal initiatives across Europe are fragmented and limited in number; calls on both the Commission and the Member States to give greater priority to the multimodal objective within the TEN-T corridors while removing bottlenecks; calls on the Commission promptly to present its proposal for a multimodal approach to transport, with the aviation sector fully integrated;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the Commission's evaluation of the Airport Charges Directive should help clarifying whether the current provisions are an effective tool to promote competition against the risk of abuse of monopoly power and to further the interests of European consumers and promote competition, or whether a reform is needed;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Deplores the repeated industrial actions of air traffic controllers that too often paralyses passengers and damage the EU economic activity. Between 2010 and 2015 the EU air transport system suffered from almost 170 days of Air Traffic Control (ATC) strikes, causing a loss of some €9.5bn to EU GDP, as calculated by PwC in a study commissioned earlier this year.1a In 2016 alone, France's skies have been disrupted 14 times already. Calls the European Commission together with Members States to guarantee a minimum service in case of strike at least for overflights or sufficient advance notification periods for Unions and for individual controllers so as to improve the predictability of the level of disruption. __________________ 1ahttps://a4e.eu/wp- content/uploads/2016/06/A4E-ATC- Strikes-Economic-Impact-Final- Summary-slides-160628.pdf
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes the landmark agreement reached by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on 6th October 2016, with the adoption of a Global Market-Based Measure (GMBM) to reduce international aviation emissions. The European Union and its Member States played an instrumental role in brokering this deal, which constitutes the first-ever agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in a global sector. Days after the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the EU, this new multilateral deal shows that the EU is committed to keep global warming well below 2°C. ICAO needs to develop all the remaining elements and implementation tools to allow the GMBM to become operational in 2021. Participating states are expected to take all necessary steps to develop relevant implementing measures at domestic level. The EU should closely monitor the concrete steps and application of this agreement. The Commission should make a proposal to review the scope of the European Union Emissions Trading System, with due consideration to be given to the necessary consistency to EU 2030 climate objectives and policy.
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintaining decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices contribute to the sustainability of the aviation sector; acknowledges the necessity to bring clarityrecommends that the Commission's examination onf the ‘'home base’' criterion, and welcomes the Commission’s decis gives due attention to the competitiveness and job-creation benefits of the multiplicity of employment models in aviation; to have guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts;akes note that where employment models are demonstrated to be consistent with international aviation rules and compliant with the relevant national and EU employment, social security and taxation laws, there should be no a priori assumption that practice should conform to a traditional model;'
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to guarantee fair competition and better quality of services in the management of airport networks, particularly where their management is a central government monopoly; stresses that competition does not necessarily entail privatisation of the existing services.