2019/2191(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to Special Report 13/2017 of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) dated 3 October 2017 entitled "A single European rail traffic management system: will the political choice ever become reality?"1a _________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR17_13/SR_ERTMS_RAIL_EN. pdf

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the ERTMS accounts for a 40% contribution to climate and environment objectives, according to the EU climate tracking methodology; recalls that EU programmes funding the deployment of ERTMS have climate mainstreaming targets, such as 30% in the Cohesion Policy Funds and InvestEU, 37% in the Recovery and Resilience Facility and 60% in the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to introduce a regulatory provision to ensure that the ERTMS NIPs are legally aligned with the binding ERTMS deployment targets set in EU legislation;~~deleted

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Calls on the Commission, moreover, to introduce a regulatory provision to ensure that the ERTMS NIPs are legally aligned with the binding ERTMS deployment targets set in EU legislation;~~deleted

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to introduce a regulatory provision to ensure that the ERTMS NIPs are legally aligned with the binding ERTMS deployment targets set in EU legislation in order to complete its introduction within the core network, due by 2030;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission, moreover, to introduce a regulatory provision to ensure that the ERTMS NIPs are legally aligned – in both regulatory and geographic terms – with the binding ERTMS deployment targets set in EU legislation;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Reiterates that the European Commission should take action to ensure that a large-scale deployment plan for ERTMS, both at the national and at the European level, foresees as fundamental requirements the twofold objective of the trackside installation with ETCS systems, involving the balises, the interlockings, the digitalization of the stations and the decommissioning of class-B systems at a foreseeable date, along with an ambitious plan for the retrofitting of the rolling stock with ERTMS on board units, ensuring that a so-called dual-on-board strategy is incorporated, at least during a transitional stage;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that current national rules and the lack of harmonisation of operational requirements (such as engineering rules), which may differ along the network, affects interoperability, impeding seamless operation of the European rail networkConsiders that promoting modal shifts and efficient rail and combined transport, in particular in cross-border situations and in missing links, must be a priority for the TEN-T policy and ought to be carried out by fully deploying ERTMS; points out that in order to achieve a seamless operation of the European rail network, there is a need to harmonise current national rules and of operational requirements (such as engineering rules) and of regulatory and technical barriers, which may differ along the network; stresses the importance to ensure equal access for rail operators, accelerating electrification, ensuring interconnection and interoperability, supporting research and innovation including the Shift2Rail joint undertaking, and optimising rail freight corridors in line with demand, particularly in logistics hubs such as ports and airports; calls the Commission to take this into consideration for its upcoming proposal of the revision of the TEN-T guidelines;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that current national rules and the lack of harmonisation of operational requirements in ERTMS (such as engineering rules ) and on the entire railway network ( such as variable axle gauges, voltage, dimension of the wagons), which may differ along the network, affects interoperability, impeding seamless operation of the European rail network;

Amendment 107 #

Andris AMERIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that current national rules and the lack of harmonisation of operational requirements ~~(such as~~and engineering rules~~), which may differ along the network, affects interoperability, impeding seamless operation of the European rail network~~ hampers interoperability and international operators’ business cases;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Recalls that ERTMS could not remove all the technical barriers between networks; apart from signalling, there were still differences in supply voltage, track gauge and the various criteria for admission to national networks.

Amendment 109 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16 b. Recalls well functioning Railways rely on good maintenance and proper investments in the network and rollingstocks, as well as in the quality and reliability of the service;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas there is no legal obligation in place for Member States to adopt measures to ensure that railway undertakings plan the investments in ERTMS and the decision to invest in the retrofitting of the rolling stocks with OBUs lays on the sole initiative of the railway undertakings;

Amendment 110 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Deplores the fact that in the five years till mid-2019 almost 80 % of new vehicles introduced in Europe were either subject to a derogation or were exempted from the requirement to fit the ERTMS, and urges the Commission to take concrete initiatives to reverse this trend by enacting an appropriate regulatory framework and ensuring that a set of economic incentives are in place to foster the investments of the RUs on ERTMS on Board Units;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Deplores the fact that in the five years till mid-2019 almost 80 % of new vehicles introduced in Europe were either subject to a derogation or were exempted from the requirement to fit the ERTMS believes that in view of the ERTMS deployment in the comprehensive network no derogations or exemptions from the requirement to fit ERTMS should be granted to new rolling stock introduced;

Amendment 112 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Deplores the fac~~Points out that in the five years till mid-2019 almost 80 % of new vehicles introduced in Europe were either subject to a derogation or were exempted from the requirement to fit the ERTMS; stresses that such derogations should be maintained for vehicles which are unable to use such a system on the route;

Amendment 113 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the timeframe of conformity-to-type authorisation processes for retrofit projects ~~still differ because of diverging assessments~~at the national level may represent a burden because of the lengthy time requirements applied by the National Security Agencies (NSAs) on the ~~need to re- authorise certain modifications; calls on the Commission to ens~~rolling stock for the sole national area of use, which may run up until one month to re-autorise on each rolling stock1a. Therefore, urges the Commission to take legislative action to ensure that conformity-to-type checks at the national level are streamlined by means of fast- tracked control operations - in line with the performance indicators adopted by ERA on the conformity-to-type operations for the extended area of use of the rolling stock - and that the time to grant conformity-to-type certificates is reduced. _________________ 1a The Implementing Regulation 545/2018 on Vehicle authorization at the article 34.1 and 34.2 states that on conformity to type procedures th~~at the authorisation procedures following type authorisation processes are streamlined by means of fast-tracked control operations;~~e authorising entity and the concerned NSAs for the relevant area of use shall verify the completeness of the information and documentation provided by the applicant within one month following the date of the receipt of the application. Consequently, the time span of one month is entirely used by the NSAs to carry out the on-board controls on vehicles for the national area of use, while causing the need to keep every vehicle completely stationary for one month while the conformity-to-type controls on board are carried-out. This represent an evident major hurdle to a large-scale deployment plan on a rolling- stock fleet for the railway undertakings and the legislative action would be urgently required to cut the time frame allowed for the procedure to a maximum of two weeks.

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that the timeframe of authorisation processes for retrofit projects still differ because of diverging assessments by the National Security Agencies (NSAs) on the need to re- authorise certain modifications; calls on the Commission to ensure that the authorisation procedures following type authorisation processes are streamlined by means of fast-tracked control operations believes, moreover, that conformity processes should further strengthen the involvement at an early stage of the industrial suppliers and the NSAs concerned in order to promote the large- scale and ambitious deployment initiatives from the railway undertakings;

Amendment 115 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Recalls that in accordance with the recent business case study on the nine core network corridors, the dual on-board migration strategy for ERTMS deployment, which focuses on equipping the fleet with ERTMS at first, has a better economic outcome, compared to the dual track-side migration strategy; believes that the track-side migration strategy, which focuses on installing ERTMS on installed on top of legacy systems which are kept operational until the whole fleet is equipped, should also be accelerated, especially in light of the upcoming alignment of the Rail Freight Corridor Regulation with the revision of the TEN-T guidelines and, in this respect calls for further cooperation between ERA, the infrastructure managers and national safety authorities to achieve full compatibility of ERTMS trackside versions;

Amendment 117 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Invites the Commission to take initiative to ensure that the conformity-to- type authorising procedures related to the retrofit of ERTMS sub-systems on board fleet for the national area of use are streamlined through swift control operations, and that the conformity processes involving the industrial suppliers and the conformity controls operated by the NSAs on the retrofitted rolling-stock for the sole national area of use do not discourage large-scale and ambitious deployment initiatives from the railway undertakings.

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Reminds the Commission the importance to defining an encompassing strategy that includes the objective to achieve a simplified and time-efficient authorizing process involving also the conformity-to type controls operated on rolling stocks for the national area of use;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls for a systemic approach to the rollout of ERTMS, both from an onboard and a trackside perspective; calls on the Commission and Member States to provide incentives and produce strategies for accelerating this concerted approach; calls particularly for the accelerated deployment of onboard ERTMS equipment for rolling stock used in international freight services;

Amendment 12 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the deployment of ERTMS should necessarily involve the Decommissioning of Class-B systems installation of the ETCS trackside components along with the widespread retrofit of the rolling stocks with the ERTMS on-board units interoperable sub-systems;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Underlines that without standardised interfaces with a “plug-and- play” approach – both trackside and on- board –, the rail system will not be able to introduce and grasp the benefits of the ERTMS game changers like automatic train operation (ATO), future radio mobile communication system (FRMCS), satellite positioning or Level 3;

Amendment 121 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Points out that GNSS signal availability relies on virtual balises, which would be less costly to deploy and to maintain; calls on the EU rail industry to develop technical solutions in order for GNSS to enable ERTMS on a large scale; calls moreover on the Commission to consider the introduction of EGNSS in the upcoming ERTMS TSI CCS revision in order to close the residual technological gaps and to embrace the innovation;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the current inefficiencies in public procurement for ERTMS deployment; calls on the Commission to work with the Agency to establish a common EU tender format for procurements, based on the idea agreed by the sector in 2018, and to address in a legislative proposal all the technical aspects for ensuring successful procurement (e.g. maintenance clauses, compliance with the latest ERTMS baseline available);

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the current inefficiencies and difficulties in public procurement for ERTMS deployment; calls on the Commission to work with the Agency to establish a common EU tender format for procurements, based on the idea agreed by the sector in 2018, and to address in a legislative proposal all the technical aspects for ensuring successful procurement (e.g. maintenance clauses);

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal for an ERTMS industrial strategy in the framework of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe, addressing insufficient industrial capacity, the lack of sufficient workshops for retrofitting and of a stable and predictable budget, and the shortage of qualified staff; Points to the fact that the deployment of ERTMS has an impact on quantitative employment, working conditions and job profiles in several railway professions, infrastructure maintenance, rolling stock maintenance, signalling and traffic management as well as for locomotive drivers. Calls for social dialogue at sector and company level as well as the introduction and proper financing of just transition mechanism for signalling and traffic managements staff as well as for the infrastructure and rolling stock maintenance staff. Calls for a human factor approach in the design and operation of ERTMS at all levels including trade union representatives.

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to p~~resent a legislative proposal for an ERTMS industrial strategy in the framework of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe,~~ut forward an ERTMS industrial strategy addressing insufficient industrial capacity, the lack of sufficient workshops for retrofitting and of a stable and predictable budget, and the shortage of qualified staff;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost, in the framework of the Green Deal, dual vocational training for new jobs created by digitalisation and innovation in the field of the new challenges generated by ERTMS deployment; as well as re-and upskilling of railway workers whose jobs are challenged due to the deployment of ERTMS.

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost~~, in the framework of the Green Deal, dual vocational~~ dual vocational training and further training for new jobs created by digitalisation and innovation in the field of the new challenges generated by ERTMS deployment and to give all generations the chance to enter the labour market;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas investment in the ERTMS shall form part of the 60% of spending towards climate and environmental objectives and 20% towards the digital transition as defined in the EIM;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and Member States to boost~~, in the framework of the Green Deal,~~ dual vocational training for new jobs created by digitalisation and innovation in the field of the new challenges generated by ERTMS deployment;

Amendment 131 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Emphasises that the next iteration of ERTMS (standards) must bring improvements to interoperability, operational performance and lifecycle cost, through: - the industrialisation of ERTMS rollout instead of the current project-approach - maintainability- and upgradeability by design supported by an open plug-and- play architecture - having fully harmonised operational rules

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Notes that during the period 2014- 2020, the EU budget supported ERTMS deployment with an estimated total budget of EUR 2.7 billion, out of which EUR 850 million from CEF and EUR 1.9 billion from European Structural and Investments Funds (ERDF and Cohesion Fund) in the eligible regions;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Calls on the European Commission to use EU’s bilateral cooperations to promote the deployment of ERTMS within third countries;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Calls on the European Commission to use EU’s bilateral cooperations to promote the deployment of ERTMS within third countries;

Amendment 135 #

Andris AMERIKS

22 b. Calls to create a European Standardised Traffic Management System before a global standard becomes imposed on the EU

Amendment 136 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. RPoints out that the completion of the ERTMS both trackside and on-board trains is a fundamental prerequisite to the creation of a Single European Railway Area and for allowing the proper functioning of the rail market in the TEN- T corridors; recalls that EU financial support is available for ERTMS investments both trackside and on board, but it can only cover a limited amount of the overall cost of deployment, leaving most of the investment to individual infrastructure managers and railway undertakings;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that EU financial support is available for ERTMS investments both trackside and on board, but it can only cover a limited amount of the overall cost of deployment, leaving most of the investment to individual infrastructure managers and railway undertakings; nevertheless, underlines that it is necessary to improve the financial instruments in place to incentivise large scale investments of the Railway Undertakings on ERTMS on board units ;

Amendment 138 #

Andris AMERIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that EU financial support is available for ERTMS investments both trackside and on board, but ithis can only cover a limited amount of the overall cost of deployment, ~~leav~~putting most of the investment ton the shoulders of individual infrastructure managers and railway undertakings;

Amendment 139 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Invites the Commission to consider the opportunity to carry out encompassing guidelines in support of a large-scale strategy for the funding of ERTMS on board units, defining a basket of possible measures that Member States and the European Union may undertake to scale- up the deployment of ERTMS on-board, while ensuring that adequate business case is provided to the undertakings, and taking in due consideration the role of the Network managers as a potential provider. The guidelines should include measures such as discount rates on the investment provided to the Undertakings, toll exemptions on fully ERTMS-used parts of the networks, public funding for the partial or total restoration of investments in line with an ad-hoc strategy for ERTMS in compliance with the State Aid framework;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. Remembering the Alvia train accident in Santiago de Compostela on 24 July 2013, where the delayed installation and activation of ERTMS constituted a contributing factor in the tragic deaths of 80 people and a further 144 injured; underlines, in the light of this accident, that the rapid deployment of ERTMS will improve the security of railway passengers and workers;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Reminds the strategic importance of Next Generation EU and of the RRF in supporting ambitious large scale deployment plan for ERTMS in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans of the Member States, and invites the Commission to ensure that ERTMS funding is granted adequate relevance during the preparatory phase of the NRRPs;

Amendment 141 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Recalls the ECA's finding that, overall in the EU, 50% of TEN-T funds originally allocated to ERTMS projects were decommitted1a and that implementation delays and reductions in project scope were the main reasons for this; calls on the Commission and Member States to address this problem; _________________ 1aFrom p. 40 in the report: https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR17_13/SR_ERTMS_RAIL_EN. pdf

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Calls on the Member States to grant a reduction of track access charges of 75% for at least 10 years for those railway undertakings, which succesfully equipped 100% of their locomotives with ERTMS baseline 3;

Amendment 143 #

Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Stresses that ERTMS deployment along core corridors needs to be preceded by cost-benefit analyses and to take place at a pace and on a scale that are economically justifiable;

Amendment 144 #

Jörgen WARBORN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses that the main objectives of EU rail coordination are to strengthen the robustness of the core network and to increase the share of freight and passenger transport by rail; stresses therefore that ERTMS deployment must take place in a way that does not crowd out other, more urgent investments that Member States, railway managers and train operators can make in order to achieve those objectives effectively;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23 b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the opportunity to grant ERTMS strategic projects under the CEF funding a co-financing factor even higher than 50% when such projects are embedded in ambitious large-scale accelerated plans to scale-up the ERTMS deployment, in order to incentivize ambitious strategies for ERTMS in the Member States;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23 c. Recalls that ERTMS deployment on the TEN-T Core Network is expected to represent a total amount of investment needs of at least EUR 12 billion and at least EUR 5 billion for on-board deployment;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that EU funds are not sufficient to cover all the expected needs. and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate closely to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS, and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors. Particularly, in the case of CEF grants for ERTMS, it calls for the duration of the grants agreements to be extended to better reflect and match the cycles related to public procurement procedures;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that EU funds are not sufficient to cover all the expected needs. and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate closely to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS, and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors; notes that the duration of EIM grant agreements could be extended to better reflect the actual duration of ERTMS project implementation;

Amendment 149 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that EU funds are not sufficient to cover all the expected needs. and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate closely to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS, and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors; points out, in that connection, that without proper incentives no investments will be made;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. Whereas the backward compatibility of the ERTMS sub-systems on board units should be necessarily ensured in order to allow for a swift ERTMS deployment combined with the uptake of new command and control technologies such as satellite-driven operations (GNSS) and the automatic train operations (ATO) in the near future;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that EU funds are not sufficient to cover all the expected needs. and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate closely and make planning, financial and political commitments to further improve the attractiveness of investing in the ERTMS, and to guarantee legal certainty for private investors;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Points out that inadequate EU funding will lead to disparities in payments and deployment periods;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Member States to ensure synergies within all the European financial instruments such as CEF and its Blending Facility, the Cohesion Funds, InvestEU, and access to Next Generation EU while making the ERTMS one of their main priorities in their Recovery and Resilient Plans; also calls on the Commission to achieve synergies between EU programmes funding the deployment of ERTMS;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the ~~Member States to ensur~~European Commission and the Member States to ensure, promote and facilitate synergies within all the European financial instruments such as CEF and its Blending Facility, the Cohesion Funds, InvestEU, and access to Next Generation EU ~~while making~~and calls the Commission to encourage Member States to make the ERTMS one of their main priorities in their Recovery and Resilient Plans;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses the priority nature of funding equipment for cross-border links; takes the view that, since the EU co- financing rates for ERTMS are insufficient, they should be increased by drawing up a priority list of the most important cross-border links on the network;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Stresses the importance of the key opportunity of using funding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility to advance on ERTMS deployment. In this sense, calls on the European Commission to make sure that Member States include ERTMS related investments in their National Recovery Plans;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Stresses that investments in the deployment of ERTMS contribute to achieving the climate and digital mainstreaming targets of EU financial instruments, and should therefore be considered a priority under the implementation of these instruments;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Is convinced that these funds are vital to cover the limited transition phase between ongoing R&D programs and broad operational ERTMS deployment.

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Calls for the Agency to be systematically consulted in assessing the compliance of EU-funded projects with the technical specifications for interoperability in order to avoid difficulties concerning compatibility of the ERTMS versions installed;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Stresses in particular that the Recovery and Resilience Facility presents a golden opportunity to fund the accelerated deployment of ERTMS; calls on the Member States to include investments for ERTMS in their National Recovery Plans;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. E b (New). Whereas the decommissioning of Class B systems is moving at a slow pace in the EU, hindering the deployment of ERTMS,and the European Commission should undertake actions to ensure that Member States define a decommissioning target date in their ERTMS National implementation plan (NIPs);

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)

25c. Stresses the need for EU funds to to be granted to new railway line projects only if they include ERTMS equipment;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)

25d. Calls on the Commission to take account of ERTMS equipment when defining the rail connectivity index;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)

25e. Stresses that the investment needed to deploy ERTMS on the core network is estimated at EUR 12 billion for trackside systems and EUR 5 billion for onboard systems;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)

25f. Stresses that new funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility is required for ERTMS roll-out, calls on the Commission to ensure that such projects are included in national recovery plans;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 g (new)

25g. Stresses that the method of calculating EU aid for ERTMS equipment, based on a flat rate per kilometre, is suitable for linear sections but less appropriate for urban nodes which require many trackside objects and complex ERTMS settings over a short distance; suggests considering a breakdown of costs by the number sets of points on the track;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. Whereas it is of vital importance to create a framework of economic incentives to advance the responsiveness of the Railway undertakings in planning the investments in the retrofit of the rolling stock, while the procedures of authorization and conformity of the OBUs in the Member States should not represent a burden to the RUs investment decision;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)

E d. New recital F - Whereas the Recovery and Resilience Facility establishes that 20% of the investments should be digitally oriented and taking into account that in its Methodology for digital tagging set up in Annex VII of the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation, ERTMS accounts for 100% digital investment;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that rail is one of the most sustainable and energy-efficient modes of transport, and that rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of the positive developments in the sector, such as the constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes, even if these have been uneven over the past few years ; considers it necessary, therefore, to further encourage the use of rail services by European travellers;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) is the European standard for the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) that allows an interoperable railway system in Europe, but it has not yet been deployed on a scale anything like sufficient to generate benefits for the transport sector as a whole;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that rail is ~~one of~~ the most sustainable and energy-efficient modes of mass transportation, and that ~~rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of the~~ERTMS is indispensable to allow positive developments in the sector, such as ~~the~~a constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes~~, even if these have been uneven over the past few years~~ ;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that rail is ~~one of~~ the most sustainable and energy-efficient modes of mass passenger and freight transport, and that rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of the positive developments in the sector, such as the constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes, even if these have been uneven over the past few years ;

Amendment 22 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that rail is currently one of the most sustainable and energy- efficient modes of transport, and that rail is not yet achieving its full potential, in spite of the positive developments in the sector, such as the constant increase in rail passenger volumes and rail freight volumes, even if these have been uneven over the past few years ;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Points out that harnessing the full potential of ERTMS unquestionably depends on the completion of the TEN-T core network; therefore calls on the EC to strengthen the role of the core network coordinators in the upcoming revision of the TEN-T regulation, including measures for an European management of the core network infrastructure;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the European Green Deal calls for a major modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050; welcomes the ambition, but is of the opinion that these targets should be set at a higher level; also calls for adopting ambitious targets for non-high-speed rail and regional networks;

Amendment 25 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the E~~uropean Green Deal~~U policies calls for a major modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050; points out, in that connection, that objectives must be realistic if they are to be achieved in such a way as to generate mobility benefits for EU citizens;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the European Green Deal calls for a major modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050 which require a share increase in rail transport capacity that cannot be obtained without an acceleration of the roll-out of the ERTMS;

Amendment 27 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the European Green Deal calls for a ~~major~~substantial modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050; which will not be achieved without a large scale deployment of ERTMS throughout the EU;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Stresses, that the full deployment of ERTMS is a crucial prerequisite for rail to be finally competitive with other modes of transport.

Amendment 29 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the ERTMS was launched in the 1990s and its aim is to ensure safety of the railway traffic, to foster interoperability among national rail networks and cross-border rail transport, to reduce the purchasing and maintenance costs of the signalling systems as well as to increase the capacity of the infrastructure and the reliability of the rail transport system;

Amendment 3 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on the cooperation for the deployment of the ERTMS were signed by European Commission and the European rail manufacturers, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings, the last one being in September 2016;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that ERTMS is crucial for the creation of a Single European Railway Area; stresses, therefore, the importance of prioritizing an optimized coordination of the development and deployment of ERTMS ensuring the implementation throughout the Union of a single, transparent, stable, affordable and interoperable ERTMS system;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Questions the policy of accelerating the liberalisation of Member States' markets which has increased the precariousness of the railway sector’s workers and has not contributed to the achievement of objectives such as the sufficient expansion of passenger and freight traffic;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Points out that the deployment of ERTMS will be essential in creating a European railway sector fit for the digital age, contributing to the aims set out in the EU's digital strategy;

Amendment 33 #

2a. Stresses that the ERTMS is helping to create a single European railway area and, thereby, to move road freight on to the railways;

Amendment 34 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Welcomes that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy confirms that ERTMS must be the heart of a digital rail system and that its roll out should be a key priority in order to create a truly smart transport system with efficient capacity allocation and traffic management;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the ERTMS has become a global standard for train control and communication, and has been deployed in almost 50 countries around the world providing for excellent opportunities to increase high value business and expertise within Europe and for export; calls for the establishment of a European Standardised Traffic Management system, and believes that a European standard must be swiftly developed before a global rail traffic management system standard is imposed on the EU;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Agrees with the statement of the EC Expert Group Report on the Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry that “coming to light as a collaborative, cross-border project, ERTMS is the flagship of EU industry’s innovative power, successfully conquering markets inside and outside Europe”;

Amendment 37 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the importance of taking into account all stakeholders, including the social partners, in order to help a smooth transition to the system, by providing sufficient support and training for mastering the new signalling system.

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s work to establish a Control Command and Signalling (CCS) architecture framework to ensure that rail fully embraces digitalisation that builds the ERTMS which should allow for easier and more affordable updates and upgrades thanks to further standardisation and modularisation, by introducing the “plug- and-play” principle and by working on harmonised data modelling;

Amendment 39 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s work to establish a Control Command and Signalling (CCS) architecture framework to ensure that rail fully embraces digitalisation that builds the ERTMS; emphasises that safety must be the primary concern whenever new measures are considered and at every deployment stage;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas important legislative steps have been taken, including the adoption in June 2016 of the Fourth Railway Package, which regulates rail governance issues and reinforces the role of the European Railway Agency (the Agency) as system authority for ERTMS as well as the revision of the Technical Specification for Interoperability for the on-board and trackside Control Command and Signalling (CCS TSI) subsystems adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919, which gives legal status to the ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 and GSM-R Baseline 1 specifications;

Amendment 40 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Points out the necessity to materialize synergies between ERTMS and European GNSS as soon as possible in order to: - reduce costs of deployment; - ensure a quick deployment besides the core network: - enhance the competitiveness of ERTMS outside Europe;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Welcomes the commitment of the railway sector to enable the industrialisation of ERTMS, tackling the existing bottlenecks, in particular the standardisation of the future rail system architecture in the framework of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking’s System Pillar.

Amendment 42 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the new tasks entrusted to the Agency under the Fourth Railway Package, and recognises the prominent role of the Agency as a one stop shop which ensures consistency in the development of the interoperable ERTMS, that ERTMS deployment complies with the specifications in force, and that ERTMS- related European research and innovation programmes are coordinated with the development of ERTMS technical specifications; points out the importance of regulatory stability regarding the technical specifications for interoperability as a means of unlocking investments in the ERTMS and asks the Commission to analyse carefully further changes when updating the TSI for 2030 and to ensure compatibility;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the new tasks entrusted to the Agency under the Fourth Railway Package, and recognises the prominent role of the Agency as a one stop shop which ensures consistency in the development of the interoperable ERTMS, that ERTMS deployment complies with the specifications in force, and that ERTMS- related European research and innovation programmes are coordinated with the development of ERTMS technical specifications. Furthermore calls for a greater involvement of the Agency in conformity-to-type procedures carried out when the sole national area of use of the retrofitted rolling stocks is involved;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes~~Is aware of the new tasks entrusted to the Agency under the Fourth Railway Package, and recognises the prominent role of the Agency as a one stop shop which ensures consistency in the development of the interoperable ERTMS, that ERTMS deployment complies with the specifications in force, and that ERTMS- related European research and innovation programmes are coordinated with the development of ERTMS technical specifications;

Amendment 45 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial resources and powers to overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, and public procurement procedures etc.); , stresses that, despite the new powers entrusted to the Agency upon adoption of the Fourth Railway Package, the EU's contribution to the Agency's budget has fallen on the grounds that this has been offset by the new fees;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial resources and powers to overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, and public procurement procedures etc.), with the close cooperation of the Member States and due respect for the competences of rail infrastructure managers;

Amendment 47 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial and human resources a~~nd powers~~s well as be further empowered in order to overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, and public procurement procedures etc.); and to lead the technical introduction of new technologies;

Amendment 48 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. BDeplores the recent downscale of the Agency yearly budget and believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial resources and powers to overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, conformity-to-type procedures and public procurement procedures etc.);

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial resources and powers to increase competitiveness and overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, and public procurement procedures etc.);

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas a fully deployed ERTMS would allow for a traffic capacity increase of up to 30% on existing railway infrastructure;

Amendment 50 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on ERA to closely coordinate, support and streamline R&D of space and rail stakeholders in order to include GNSS train location in ERTMS as early as possible;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for funding for the Agency to be increased only if its work actually leads to the operational deployment of the ERTMS throughout the EU;

Amendment 53 #

Carlo FIDANZA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Roberts ZĪLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the role of the ERTMS Coordinator in defining the lines and corridors to be equipped with the ERTMS as a matter of priority, and in ensuring its deployment in the most cost-efficient way in close cooperation with stakeholders; stresses that, when setting its priorities, the ERTMS coordinator must also take into account gaps in certain lines and corridors affecting cross-border links, such as the gap between Perpignan and Montpellier on the France-Spain rail axis, for example;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 55 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Believes, that the role of the ERTMS Coordinator needs to be significantly improved, both in ressources and implementing powers, in order to reach the deployment targets;

Amendment 56 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Massimiliano SALINI, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for the ERTMS Coordinator to keep the competent EU Committee on Transport informed about the state of play and planned measures;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Welcomes the opportunity which is provided by the upcoming revision of the TEN-T Regulation to strengthen the role of the ERMTS coordinator by making his consent obligatory for grants related to the CEF;

Amendment 58 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that an approach to ERTMS deployment coordinated between all Member States and led by the ERTMS Coordinator is the only way forward to overcome the current patchwork situation. Therefore, invites the Commission to consider the opportunity to define a framework for discussion and coordination among Member States on ERTMS deployment led by the ERTMS Coordinator, with the aim to foster the exchange of best practices, to encourage joint actions for the ERTMS deployment on cross border corridors, to improve conformity authorization procedures, and to raise the overall commitment of the Member States;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that an approach to ERTMS deployment coordinated between all Member States, establishing an active dialogue, in particular to conclude agreements on the cross-border sections, and led by the ERTMS Coordinator is the only way forward to overcome the current patchwork situation; More efforts need to be done by the railway infrastructure managers, acting in cooperation, to equip and put into operation ERTMS on cross- border sections simultaneously and in a technical consistent manner;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the report of October 2019 from the EC Expert Group on the Competitiveness of the European Rail Supply Industry states that ERTMS is a flagship of the EU industry's innovative power;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that an approach to ERTMS deployment coordinated between all Member States and led by the ERTMS Coordinator is ~~the only~~one way forward to overcome the current patchwork situation; calls, in that connection, for the deployment of ERTMS to take account of specific challenges and circumstances in individual Member States and for the latter to be given a real say in the deployment process;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 64 #

Barbara THALER, Sven SCHULZE, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the Commission to review and list the cross-border rail connecitons on the core and comprehensive network where full trackside deployment of ERTMS has not been achieved on both sides of the border; calls on the Commission to publish its findings publicly, in order to draw attention to the European added value of fully deploying ERTMS on these rail connections;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Believes, that an efficient and quick deployment of ERTMS can only be achieved by setting binding targets, accompanied by generous grants, reinforced by equally high penalties for infrastructure mangers in case the deployment deadline is missed.

Amendment 66 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Calls, in this regard, for an expanded mandate of the ERTMS Coordinator in the upcoming revision of the TEN-T Regulation1a, particularly for the purpose of aligning Member States' national deployment plans and giving the Coordinator a decisive role and increased leverage in the selection of projects; considers that the Coordinator should be empowered with expanded oversight responsibilities, particularly of the main cross-border links, in view of securing the timely deployment of ERTMS; _________________ 1a OJ L 348/1, 20.12.2013, p. 1

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) for addressing the removal of remaining technical obstacles holding back the rail sector in terms of interoperability and through the transition to a more integrated, efficient and safe EU railway market, guaranteeing the proper interconnection of technical solutions; strongly supports its new successor initiative, the system pillar, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, migration plans, industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution ~~of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU)~~and the efforts in research and innovation of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) towards achieving a more sustainable, digital, competitive, reliable and attractive railway system in Europe; strongly supports its new successor initiative, the system pillar, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, such as the European Control and Command System (CCS), migration plans, industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU); strongly supports its new successor initiative, the system pillar, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, ~~migration plans,~~ industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources; calls for the Member States not to have deployment decisions imposed on them;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. Whereas the ECA have warned that the full core network deployment of ERTMS is currently far behind schedule and will not be completed by the 2030 deadline;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution of ~~Shift2~~Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking (~~S2R~~ ERJU); strongly supports ~~its new successor initiative,~~ the system pillar initiative, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, migration plans, industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for better coordination between the Agency and S2R JU in order to better prioritise investments in the digitalisation of European railways; underlines in this regard that the Agency should have a more prominent role than observer in the S2R JU governing board;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that compared with the targets set, at the end of 2020 only around 13 % of the core network corridors were operated with the ERTMS, and ERTMS deployment in most of the corridors ranged between 7 % and 28 %; believes that a corridor approach dialogue shall be strength to overcome the obstacles on the deployment of ERTMS, in particular among the corridors with the lowest rates of deployment such as the Atlantic corridor, in particular within the Iberian Peninsula;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that ~~compared with the targets set,~~ at the end of 2020 only around 13 % of the core network corridors were operated with the ERTMS, and ERTMS deployment in most of the corridors ranged between 7 % and 28 %, and reminds that the slow pace of the trackside installation represents also a major disincentive to a steady deployment of OBUs;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that compared with the targets set in the European Deployment Plan, at the end of 2020 only around 13 % of the core network corridors were operated with the ERTMS, and ERTMS deployment in most of the corridors ranged between 7 % and 28 %;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration that the GSM-R technology, which was state-of-the-art at the beginning of ERTMS is becoming obsolete in the face of 4G and 5G;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that the cost of upgrading trackside and on-board systems varies widely depending on the network;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Welcomes the satisfactory results demonstrated by ERTMS in terms of speed, capacity and safety wherever it has been deployed; notes that ERTMS equipment is a factor affecting the profitability of rail transport in that it enables the operating density of a line to be increased;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that a ten-fold increase in the deployment pace of ERTMS is urgently needed to achieve the digital transition of the European railway system, and for the ERTMS to be rolled out on the core network by 2030 and on the comprehensive network by 2040; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to maintain and reinforce the binding nature of the targets in its revisions of the Trans- European Network Transport Programme (TEN-T) guidelines, the ERTMS European Deployment Plans (EDPs) and the CCS Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs);

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the ECA lists the lack of Commission oversight and subsequent lack of Member State coordination as one of the primary reasons for this delay;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that a ten-fold increase in the deployment pace of ERTMS is urgently needed to achieve the digital transition and improve the security of the European railway system, and for the ERTMS to be rolled out on the core network by 2030 and on the comprehensive network by 2040; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to maintain and reinforce the binding nature of the targets in its revisions of the Trans- European Network Transport Programme (TEN-T) guidelines, the ERTMS European Deployment Plans (EDPs) and the CCS Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSIs);

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Draws attention to the difficulties associated with frequent changes in standards, which limit the lifespan of equipment in an unpredictable way for those involved in the rail sector and can, therefore, act as a disincentive to investment; stresses, therefore, the importance of moving towards a situation of regulatory stability in order to allow for a return on the investment made;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Notes that investment in ERTMS is not systematically targeted on the core network, as the TEN-T deployment plans and guidelines recommended, or even on isolated sections unconnected to the core network; stresses on the need to correlate investment in trackside and on-board systems;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Notes that GNSS can help streamline the costs of ERTMS and speed up its roll-out; deplores the delay in the use of this technology, partly due to the exclusive focus on the deployment of the beacon-based system;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Calls for cooperation between the European Union Agency for Railways and the European GNSS Agency to be stepped up in order to phase GNSS into ERTMS standards;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)

11e. Notes that the equipment's useful lifespan, at an average of around 30 years, makes for a long investment depreciation period, something that, while hindering renewal of the equipment, acts as a major economic criterion in the balance of decision-making on operations carried out;

Amendment 86 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Dominique RIQUET, Nicola DANTI, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Vlad GHEORGHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for ERTMS rollout and for cross-border operations of rail traffic in European network, require a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are a barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport; Recognises that especially in areas with predominantly local, domestic traffic (e.g. PSO contracts), existing class-B systems have a remaining economic life time.

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for ERTMS rollout and for cross-border operations of rail traffic in European network, require a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are a barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport hampering the technical and operational compatibility of railways across the EU, and resulting in additional costs for the sector, including for maintenance;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems and that this plurality of systems partly explains the variability of ERTMS deployment costs; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for ERTMS roll-out and for cross-border operations of rail traffic in European network, require a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are a barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems, causing fragmentation and detracting from rail interoperability; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for ERTMS rollout and for cross-border operations of rail traffic in European network, require a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are a barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas for the new programming period, according to the EU climate tracking methodology for EU expenditure, ERTMS accounts for 40% contribution to climate and environment objectives respectively and taking into account that 30% of expenditure under the Cohesion Policy Funds and InvestEU, 37% under the Recovery and Resilience Facility and 60% under the Connecting Europe Facility must be allocated to actions combating climate change;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for the ERTMS rollout and for rail traffic cross- border operations ~~of rail traffic in~~in the European network~~, requir~~ as they cause a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for ~~operators, and are a~~rail transport operators, and constitute a major barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking to put ERTMS at the heart of a digital rail system evolution and create a truly smart transport system;

Amendment 92 #

Massimiliano SALINI, Barbara THALER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the Class B decommissioning process is moving at a slow pace, and deplores the fact that only a few Member States ~~mentioned a decommissioning date~~have adopted plans for decommissioning Class B signalling systems in their ERTMS National implementation plans (NIPs), and that there is at present no legal obligation nor timetable at EU level to decommission Class B systems ~~nor a timetable~~;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission to come up with an overarching decommissioning strategy for Class B systems with regulatory deadlines to be set at EU level; believes that the effectiveness of this strategy depends on the involvement of all the actors concerned, including the railway undertakings and the suppliers, in order to give steady signals to the investments in the retrofit of the rolling stocks;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a decommissioning strategy for Class B systems with regulatory deadlines to be set at EU level; believes that the effectiveness of this strategy depends on the involvement of the actors concerned and is based on the understanding of the need to compensate the compelled reduction of the current system’s lifespan by means of ERTMS funding;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a decommissioning strategy for Class B systems with rleg~~ulatory~~ally binding deadlines to be set at EU level; believes that the effectiveness of this strategy depends on the involvement of the actors concerned; and the willingness of Member States to fulfil their obligations under the TEN-T Regulation;

Amendment 96 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a gradual decommissioning strategy for Class B systems with ~~regulatory~~flexible deadlines to be set ~~at EU level~~in consultation with all stakeholders in the Member States; believes that the effectiveness of this strategy depends on the consent and the involvement of the actors concerned;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to come up with a decommissioning strategy for Class B systems used on interoperable lines with regulatory deadlines to be set at EU level; believes that the effectiveness of this strategy depends on the involvement of the actors concerned;

Amendment 98 #