2019/2081(DEC) 2018 discharge: European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2020/03/31
Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2020/03/31
Progress: Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CONT | CZARNECKI Ryszard ( ECR) | NOVAKOV Andrey ( EPP), WOLTERS Lara ( S&D), CHASTEL Olivier ( Renew), KUHS Joachim ( ID), EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE), OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | TRAN | GRAPINI Maria ( S&D) | Angel DZHAMBAZKI ( ECR), Clare DALY ( GUE/NGL), Jan-Christoph OETJEN ( RE), Barbara THALER ( PPE), Daniel FREUND ( Verts/ALE), Roman HAIDER ( ID) |
Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
2020/03/31
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
2020/01/22
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2019/12/05
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2019/10/07
EP - CZARNECKI Ryszard (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2019/10/07
EP - GRAPINI Maria (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2019/09/18
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2019/06/27
EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2019/06/27
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
Documents
- Committee opinion: PE642.920
- Committee draft report: PE639.858
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2019)0316
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2019)0316
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2019)0316 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE639.858
- Committee opinion: PE642.920
Amendments | Dossier |
17 |
2019/2081(DEC)
2019/12/16
TRAN
17 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new) welcomes the fact that the Agency has made a start on the task of harmonising the more than 14 000 national rules governing rail transport;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) deplores the fact that, unlike in the aviation and road transport sectors, in the rail sector harmonisation is still a distant objective;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new) (2) calls on the Agency significantly to step up its efforts to establish a single European rail area;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Highlights the Agency’s strategic role in improving competitiveness of rail with other modes of transport, and in ensuring the safety and interoperability of European rail system; stresses therefore the importance to provide the Agency with the sufficient budgetary means to fulfil its role;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the Agency plays a key role in removing bureaucratic obstacles in the area of cross-border rail transport;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Notes that, as regards both infrastructure and rolling stock, far too little progress has been made in introducing the equipment required for the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) in Europe, and calls on the Agency to propose measures to speed up that process;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Welcomes the Agency’s awareness and readiness to take into account the specific need of the small and medium- sized enterprises when implementing the regulation on frees and charges;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Calls on the Commission to swiftly decide over the Agency’s request for a derogation to its Financial Regulation in order to ensure proper planning of the fees and charges and corresponding commitments and payments in the budget;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the objective set by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of establishing a single European railway market has not been achieved; calls on the Agency to focus its efforts and publications on this area;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that the aim of shifting traffic from road to rail can only be achieved if a competitive European railway area is established; calls on the Agency to draw up a set of measures designed to ensure that in future rail transport can be incorporated into modern logistics chains;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points out that the next five years will be crucial for the future of the rail sector and that the Agency must be provided with the funding and staff it needs to meet the coming challenges;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes the Court's observations concerning the legality and regularity of the transactions, and joins the Court in urging the Agency to employ procurement procedures which are consistent with the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes the Court's observations concerning internal controls, and calls on the Agency to carry out more effective ex ante checks on payments in connection with contracts, with a view to ensuring that all procurement procedures are competitive and transparent;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls on the Agency to take account of the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when applying fees and charges in connection with the new certification tasks and to carry out effective checks to verify the SME-related criteria when dealing with applicants;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deplores the fact that the Agency still has two seats, in Lille and Valenciennes, and points out that costs could be reduced if all operations were to be centralised at a single seat;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Agency’s continued efforts to prepare for its new tasks as defined by the Fourth Railway Package and to take up, in June 2019, its role of EU authority responsible for issuing authorisations for placing railway vehicles on the market, single safety certificates for railway undertaking and ERTMS trackside approvals; welcomes in particular that all the legal texts and Management Board decisions were adopted on time and that the Agency published the Application guide for vehicle authorisation; welcomes the other steps taken by the Agency to prepare for its new tasks (active stakeholders interaction, learning cases and shadow running, pilot National Safety Authorities monitoring); welcomes the development of the One- Stop Shop;
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