16 Amendments of Georges BACH related to 2012/2299(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the progress made in the development of a common Union approach to its External Aviation Policy; believes that this common approach needs to be strengthened in future in order to keep up with international competition;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the importance of tools such as the Joint Committee system to create common approaches to aviation- specific issues;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the progress made in the creation of a larger European Common Aviation Area through significant Air Transport Agreements with neighbouring countries and welcomes the fact that these have led to alignment of legal frameworks to EU legislation in important areas such as aviation safety, protection against threats to public safety, air traffic management, environment, air passenger rights, economic regulation and social aspects;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that air transport is a major contributor to the economy and employment serving 790 million passengers on the European airlines in 2012, with an estimated annual contribution of air transport to European GDP of EUR 365 billion;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. welcomes the comprehensive EU-US Air Transport Agreement and the positive impact it has had on both economies as well as the estimated 80 000 new jobs which were created in the first five years; Calls upon the Commission to conclude comprehensive Air Transport Agreements with other important partners such as Brazil, Australia and New Zealand as quickly as possible;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that the implementation of the Community's external aviation policy has allowed for substantial progress in terms of bringing national Air Services Agreements into line with EU law and that it has helped to maximise the potential of the single market insofar as it facilitates the consolidation of the EU aviation industry at a time when globalisation calls for stronger economic actors to resist foreign competition;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to press ahead with the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) and the European Air Traffic Management System for a Single European Sky (SESAR);
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the European aviation industry would have great potential for growth if there were fair and open competition among all countries, enabling aviation to fully realise its potential contribution to the European economy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses, therefore, that Air Transport Agreements with neighbouring countries and like-minded partners must contain a regulatory framework for fair competition;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the increasing market share taken up by low-cost airlines heavily impacts upon European competition, modifies the market for short and medium-haul flights and has negative impacts on the social protection of employees;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Believes that although network carriers are facing stiff competition from low-cost carriers, they can still complement each other in view of the new challenges in the long-haul sector in markets outside the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Believes that a strong EU External Aviation Policy focusing on the most significant growth markets in the long-haul sector would open up new economic opportunities to EU airlines, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that its decision on social security for mobile employees is a suitable way to put a stop to some operators' attempts to exploit national social security systems against one another, to the detriment of employees;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Expects the Commission to ensure that airlines comply with these rules and to take appropriate steps should this not be the case;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses that an ambitious EU policy on protecting air passengers’ rights can give EU airlines a quality advantage in global competition; calls on the Commission to further promote the high EU standards in the field of air passengers’ rights and to monitor their transposition and application;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to include the regulatory conditions for safety, security, passenger rights, staff training and certification in comprehensive agreements;