2021/2075(INI) Challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | REGI |
CSEH Katalin ( Renew)
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MOTREANU Dan-Ştefan ( EPP),
GONZÁLEZ Mónica Silvana ( S&D),
NIENASS Niklas ( Verts/ALE),
MICHELS Martina ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | EMPL |
ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Lucia ( Renew)
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| Committee Opinion | TRAN |
GHEORGHE Vlad ( Renew)
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Giuseppe FERRANDINO ( S&D),
Peter LUNDGREN ( ECR),
Tilly METZ ( Verts/ALE),
Leila CHAIBI ( GUE/NGL),
Gheorghe FALCĂ ( PPE),
Roman HAIDER ( ID)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2022/06/13
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2022/02/15
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2022/02/15
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 524 votes to 33, with 143 abstentions, a resolution on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era.
Members recalled that 72% of people in the EU live in cities and towns and that these must be directly involved in the post-COVID-19 recovery. Efforts should not only focus on the health consequences of COVID-19, but also address persistent inequalities in access to essential resources such as healthcare, education and digitalisation, increased risks of gender-based violence, job losses that are greater in large cities than elsewhere, as well as the lack of green areas and transport infrastructure.
To the list of existing challenges, we can add the climate emergency and demographic challenges. The world's urban population is expected to grow to three billion people by 2050. Two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities, consuming 75% of the world's natural resources, producing 50% of the world's waste and more than 60% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Inclusive cities
Recognising the social, economic, territorial, cultural and historical diversity of urban areas across the EU, Parliament stressed the need to address challenges such as segregation and poverty.
Member States are called on to develop positive action measures that promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people, migrants and refugees and ethnic minorities such as Roma. Members called for funding needs to be directed at a local level, including those of urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, as well as at a regional, national and EU level.
For urban economies to recover without leaving anyone behind, investments and reforms should lead to stable and high-quality jobs, reinforced public infrastructure and services, enhanced social dialogue and support for inclusion and integration of disadvantaged groups, including by strengthening social protection and welfare systems.
Parliament emphasised the need for an EU framework to support local and national strategies to fight homelessness and ensure equal access to decent housing for all by promoting an integrated approach combining housing support with social care, health services and active inclusion. The Commission and the Member States are called on to further increase investment in social, public, energy-efficient, adequate and affordable housing, and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion in the EU.
Members encourage EU cities to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive approaches to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and gender-based violence in public spaces. They also called on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities.
Sustainable cities
Parliament stressed the importance of sustainable urban development , including sustainable and affordable public transport, for the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and the quality of life of its population and for reaching its climate neutrality goals by 2050 at the latest. It called for the prioritisation and support of circular economy frameworks, investments in renewable energy, sustainable and affordable urban and suburban mobility (in particular cycle path networks), alternative transport infrastructure in and around urban areas, proper maintenance of existing infrastructure and rapid investment in green infrastructure, parks, outdoor green and recreational facilities.
The resolution stressed the need to promote and develop sustainable public transport systems in urban areas and to prioritise digital infrastructure that benefits all passengers, including people with reduced mobility.
The Commission should ensure that access to EU funding programmes for urban mobility, in particular under the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the Connecting Europe Facility, is conditional on the existence or development of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs).
Members noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector , which has led to the emergence of new types of platform work and business models in urban areas. They also recognised the need for recommendations on the safety of delivery personnel and on training in the digital tools they use, such as applications and interactive platforms.
Parliament called on the Commission to use its anticipated recommendation on speed to make 30 km/h the maximum default speed in residential areas and areas with a high number of pedestrians and cyclists, with the possibility for higher limits on main arterial roads and appropriate protection for vulnerable road users.
Innovative and learning cities
The pandemic has accelerated digitisation, with technology becoming imperative for teleworking, home-schooling, e-commerce, e-health, digital democracy and online entertainment.
While recalling that digitisation and digital connectivity must be a priority for local communities in their recovery efforts, Members called on the Commission to monitor these developments and ensure full compliance with the EU acquis, in particular as regards workers’ and social rights. They also highlighted the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and stressed the need to ensure inclusion and access to education and to support the cultural and sports sectors.
Tailor-made policy initiatives
Members underlined the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas. They insisted that regional and local authorities have a key role to play in all stages of EU decision-making: planning, preparation and implementation. It called for more direct EU funding to be made available to local and regional authorities in order to improve efficiency, ensure consistency and reduce administrative burdens.
The resolution called for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope, while ensuring that cities in the outermost regions have effective and facilitated access to it. It called on the Council and Member States to allocate up to 15 % for urban areas to address post-COVID challenges.
Documents
2022/02/14
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2021/12/16
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Regional Development adopted an own-initiative report by Katalin CSEH (Renew Europe, HU) on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era.
The report stated that 72 % of people in the EU live in cities and towns. Cities continue to be on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis, with dwindling economic activity, high rates of infection, low rates of vaccination and often inadequate resources.
Members stressed the crucial and unique role of local and regional authorities in tackling issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Challenges
Cities and towns must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19. Recovery efforts must strive to address long-standing vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID-19 to tackle the persistent inequalities. The pandemic has had gendered impacts that cities, towns and functional urban areas will need to take into account. Quarantines and social distancing requirements have put women at an increased risk of gender-based violence, while at the same time, women’s access to support networks, social services and sexual and reproductive health facilities has been curtailed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the culture and sport sectors as well as the transport of food and medicines and the provision of health services.
Inclusive cities
The report underlined that the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the trend of depopulation in underdeveloped urban areas, which often lack sufficient own revenues to provide residents with quality public services. In this regard, Member States are called on to develop positive action measures that promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people, migrants and refugees and ethnic minorities such as Roma. Members called for funding needs to be directed at a local level, including those of urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, as well as at a regional, national and EU level.
For urban economies to recover without leaving anyone behind, investments and reforms should lead to stable and high-quality jobs, reinforced public infrastructure and services, enhanced social dialogue and support for inclusion and integration of disadvantaged groups, including by strengthening social protection and welfare systems.
EU support framework
Members emphasised the need for an EU framework to support local and national strategies to fight homelessness and ensure equal access to decent housing for all by promoting an integrated approach combining housing support with social care, health services and active inclusion. The Commission, the Member States and local and regional authorities are called on to establish specific strategies and appropriate measures to overcome obstacles to the right to housing such as discrimination, financialisation, speculation, touristification, abusive lending practices and forced evictions. Increased investment is called for in social, public, energy-efficient, adequate and affordable housing, and in tackling homelessness and housing exclusion in the EU. The Commission should urgently ensure that EU funding and EIB financing become more accessible to local and regional social and public affordable housing providers.
Sustainable cities
Members considered that the COVID-19 crisis has shown the need for new urban planning and mobility solutions in order to make urban areas more resilient and adaptable to mobility demand and that the crisis should be taken as an opportunity to reduce transport congestion and greenhouse emissions. They stressed the importance of sustainable urban development, including sustainable and affordable public transport, for the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and the quality of life of its population and for reaching its climate neutrality goals by 2050 at the latest.
The Commission’s intention to engage with cities and the Member States to ensure that all large cities and urban nodes in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) draw up sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) by 2030 was welcomed by Members.
The report noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector, which has led to the emergence of new types of platform work and business models in urban areas. Members recognised the need for recommendations on the safety of delivery personnel and on training in the digital tools they use, such as applications and interactive platforms.
Innovative cities
The report emphasised that digitalisation has helped to address some of the immediate challenges arising from the pandemic, particularly during lockdown periods, and that among the many inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide is a serious one. Whilst recalling that digitalisation and digital connectivity must be a priority for local communities in their recovery, Members called on the Commission to ensure full compliance with the Union acquis, in particular as regards workers and social rights.
Tailor-made policy initiatives
Members underlined the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas. They insisted that regional and local authorities have a key role to play in all stages of EU decision-making: planning, preparation and implementation. It called for more direct EU funding to be made available to local and regional authorities in order to improve efficiency, ensure consistency and reduce administrative burdens.
The report called for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope, while ensuring that cities in the outermost regions have effective and facilitated access to it. It called on the Council and Member States to allocate up to 15 % for urban areas to address post-COVID challenges.
Documents
2021/12/06
EP - Vote in committee
2021/11/23
EP - Specific opinion
Documents
2021/11/16
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/11/11
EP - ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ Lucia (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in EMPL
2021/10/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/09/06
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/07/05
EP - GHEORGHE Vlad (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in TRAN
2021/06/10
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/04/22
EP - CSEH Katalin (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)192
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0022/2022
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0352/2021
- Specific opinion: PE700.422
- Committee opinion: PE696.438
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE697.652
- Committee draft report: PE696.398
- Committee draft report: PE696.398
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE697.652
- Committee opinion: PE696.438
- Specific opinion: PE700.422
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2022)192
Activities
- Katarina BARLEY
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Rovana PLUMB
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Katalin CSEH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
Les défis à relever pour les zones urbaines à l'ère post-COVID-19 - Challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era - Herausforderungen für städtische Gebiete in der Zeit nach der COVID-19-Krise - A9-0352/2021 - Katalin Cseh - Proposition de résolution #
2022/02/15 Outcome: +: 524, 0: 143, -: 33
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2021/2075(INI)
2021/10/01
TRAN
129 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Considers that the main challenges that urban areas face are related to high levels of congestion, CO2 emissions, noise and air pollution as well as road safety; stresses that congestion has huge socioeconomic costs, particularly in terms of lost productivity; notes that urban mobility is responsible for 40% of all CO2 emissions of road transport and up to 70% of other pollutants from transport; recognises that air and noise pollution has a negative impact on both physical and mental health; notes that 38% of road deaths take place on urban roads and 70% of these are pedestrians, cyclists and powered two wheelers;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recognises the key role of urban mobility, in particular public transport, in local economy and in environmentally sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery. It also emphasises the need to decrease significant external costs of transport in urban areas linked to the current model of mobility.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that the Commission should ensure that access to EU funding programmes for urban mobility, such as the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the Connecting Europe Facility, is conditional on existing or prospective sustainable urban mobility plans; considers, finally, that the proposed European Climate Social Fund should alleviate the financial burden of the green transition especially to worse-off communities and neighbourhoods in urban areas;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Considers that urban areas with maritime ports have special challenges in the post-COVID era and therefore it is important to also consider the differences in port governance when it comes to greening the port, since the governance of the port impacts the tools a port could use to influence green behaviour; considers that greening the port area involves all actors in the port area, and that, beyond greening the activities and operations under the direct responsibility of the port authority, it includes the wide range of activities the different stakeholders undertake in the port area; urges national, regional and local authorities to look at the clustering industry within the port area as a positive contribution to the decarbonisation agenda by avoiding unnecessary transport; considers, finally, that in the field of energy, ports play an increasingly active role in the production, supply and distribution of renewable energy;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Considers that the volume of such funding should be enlarged in order for more urban areas to benefit from it; believes that in order to be fully eligible and have priority access to these EU funds, in the field of both urban and inter-urban mobility, programmes, plans and strategies should support particularly rail and cycling infrastructure, including multimodality enablers; requests moreover the Commission to closely monitor that allocated money is actually spent on public transport and active mobility, and to what extent its fragmented budget is delivering;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recalls that the urban tourism has played an essential part in creating the design for urban policies; points out that most of EU cities that have suffered from tourism’s drawbacks following the outbreak of the pandemic and they had to search for new and more sustainable modi operandi to restore tourism, leading to an intense use of new digital technologies, that have allowed to better manage urban spaces and the movement of the urban tourists in order to prevent the formation of large groups and risky situations in the context of pandemic;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the promotion of sustainable mobility must be based on alternative transport systems to the use of private vehicles, such as shared mobility, the success of which is based on changing the behaviour of citizens who tend to favour temporary access to mobility services by adhering to a new lifestyle that favours efficiency, sustainability and sharing;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay special attention to Europe's outermost regions, which are severely affected by their natural isolation and fragile ecosystems. It is therefore essential to step up state support for the creation of alternative fuel supply infrastructure and the development of a comprehensive, universally accessible, interoperable and clean public transport network;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses the need to properly coordinate the different EU initiatives and the different visions and strategies of smart cities within the Urban Agenda; believes that in order to increase the coherence and visibility of the objectives of these strategies, the European Parliament could collaborate closely with the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Underlines that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exposed strong disparities between urban and rural areas, such as in the quality and access to basic services i.e. healthcare and transport services; recalls that rural areas, which are home to 30.6% of the EU population, and particularly sparsely populated ones, suffer from a shortage of quality transport infrastructures as well as from low frequency of collective public transport services, which directly affect their connectivity, accessibility and ultimately their socioeconomic development; reiterates that improving and reinforcing rural-urban connectivity can play a decisive role in reversing depopulation trends and addressing post- COVID demographic changes and behaviours, such as the increased spread of teleworking or rural tourism;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Considers that many European ports are located near urban centres and are at the service of and closely linked to the city, their inhabitants, and local communities; considers, in addition, that port authorities are closely interlinked with local and regional authorities and hinterland transport infrastructure and operations, and therefore ports could be a partner in achieving the energy transition in the wider region or Member State they are located in, since ports could be important locations for the facilitation, production and supply of clean energy solutions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. - 1a. Underlines that urban areas are home to nearly three quarters of the EU’s population which has led to an increased demand for urban mobility resulting in safety issues, severe congestion, poor air quality, noise emissions and high levels of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Stresses that the Union should strongly support the development of financing schemes for the purchase and procurement of the still more expensive zero-emission vehicles, particularly for public transport fleets, as requested under the Clean Vehicles directive; believes moreover that EU funding instruments such as InvestEU and CEF could steer investments into zero-emission vehicles and the deployment of related charging infrastructure;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Member States to mobilise Digital Innovation Hubs, as these have a key role to play in supporting urban authorities in rolling out effective smart-city strategies, in particular, the AI should address the specific needs of public authorities in designing the new mobility and transportation models;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans and powered two-wheeled vehicles such as mopeds and bicycles, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models; calls on the Commission to ensure that professional van drivers undergo appropriate training and to address the issue of van drivers’fatigue and speeding, particularly as a result of the large increase in the number of home deliveries; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Urges all ‘urban nodes’ in the TEN-T network and all other medium and large cities to have a Sustainable Urb an Mobility Plan (SUMP) by 2030 with road safety targets and measures, as foreseen within the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Plan;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Believes that all future measures must be science-based, technologically neutral and they should follow comprehensive impact assessments that take into account the economic, environmental and social consequences;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates that sustainable development and the management of urban tourism need to be fully integrated into the wider urban agenda
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates that sustainable and resilient development and the management of urban tourism need to be fully integrated into the wider urban agenda
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates that sustainable development and the management of urban tourism need to be fully integrated into the wider urban agenda and calls on the Commission to take tourism into account when drawing the new Urban Mobility Package.
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates that sustainable development and the management of urban tourism need to be fully integrated into the wider urban agenda
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes the uneven distribution of grants to Member States and regions. Very few Member States are essentially financing large parts of other Member States regions.
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that shift to teleworking has had a significant impact on mobility, transport and real estate and that this trend could be long lasting. In this context stresses importance of providing efficient and sustainable public transport beyond administrative borders of cities, especially for commuters, elderly and youngsters; underlines that residents of new housing projects beyond city borders should have better access to public transport, as they are often left with only private car solutions; in this respect, recommends development of rail connections as a good environmental friendly alternative;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Urges policy-makers in urban areas to avoid dogmatic approaches and attain logical, objective and science-based approaches and policies when drafting, implementing, deploying and managing the necessary reforms towards a green transition in urban areas; considers that any policy, especially if it is dedicated to mobility, transport, or logistics, should have some degree of civic participations, namely through stakeholders such as neighbourhood associations;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that the tourism sector has also been severely affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, leaving a high number of people in unemployment, exposing the weaknesses of the sector; underlines the need for continuous work between the tourism sector and local, regional and national authorities and any stakeholders, in order to protect the sector from the impacts of future pandemics or any kind of events that risk the operability of tourism activities.
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls for concrete measures to support the best practices currently employed by national, regional and local authorities, recalls the importance of modern, seamless TEN-T networks and high-speed cross-border services across Europe for unlocking the potential of international collective sustainable transport to make tourism more sustainable throughout every season of the year;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that ensuring better accessibility to public space for people with reduced mobility should be a priority in public road planning policies; warns, in this regard, of the degradation caused by free-floating scooters being dumped on public roads;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to better integrating women in policy planning for regional and urban development to design gender- inclusive cities and communities in the post-COVID era;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls that, in terms of volume, cities are the main locations for European tourism; stresses, therefore, the need to plan the mobility offer with specific services for travel related to tourism and other services for everyday mobility;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Calls for strengthen cooperation in the area of urban transport and mobility between European Parliament and Committee of Regions to better address the needs of sustainable and tailored transport in post-COVID-19.
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Recalls, in this respect, the need to strengthen urban nodes and public transport, which are an important part of tourists’ experiences and citizens’ everyday lives in tourist destinations;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Notes the widespread use of restricted traffic areas in European cities as a means of limiting air pollution; calls for further development of urban and shared mobility to compensate for the use of private cars in cities.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Is concerned that despite the Covid-19 pandemic which improved air quality in many regions due to a sudden drop in mainly road transport, most EU countries broke at least one EU air pollution limit in 2020; notes that the new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) presented on 22nd September 2021 provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution cause on human health, including at lower concentrations than previously known and welcomes the fact that they recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of human populations; reminds that EU limits are in general far above the WHO maximum thresholds and calls therefore on the Commission to align its air quality directives with these new WHO AQGs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Welcomes the Special Report 06/2020 on Sustainable Urban Mobility in the EU1a by the European Court of Auditors; takes good note of its conclusions that EU cities are not sufficiently moving towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly modes of transport and that the EU funds dedicated to sustainable mobility are not yet effectively used so as to fulfil their objectives; recalls that in the report the ECA has estimated that congestion is costing the EU around €270bn a year, and also that achieving fluid movement of people in urban areas could spur economic growth and boost workers’ productivity by up to 30%; _________________ 1aECA Special Report 06/2020 on Sustainable Urban Mobility in the EU: No substantial improvement is possible without Member States’ commitment https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR20_06/SR_Sustainable_Urban _Mobility_EN.pdf
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for bogus self-employed workers in the transport and logistics sector to be redefined as working under employment contracts; calls for workers’ right to decent pay, reasonable work rates and access to social protection to be respected;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. -1b. Points out that the transport sector has been among the most severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, stresses however that the transport sector has played a vital role in maintaining essential connectivity and in delivering the critical goods and services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Underlines that transport workers in cities have higher exposure to the risk of infection than the rest of the population of working age, notes that these challenging circumstances and changes in trajectories has put strains on the entire urban supply chain;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes that Sweden have since it entered the European Union been a net contributor to the Union.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Considers that a more optimal allocation of scarce urban road space remains one of the core levers for a mobility transformation, fostering that cities shift away from car-centric strategies towards people and place-based resources, through improved movement of people rather than vehicles; underlines that the pandemic has favoured the rediscovery of proximity shops and activities, as theorised by the 15-minute city concept, with increased flexibility and where walking is predominant;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that lockdown has had a
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Stresses that urban mobility must be aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and be more fair, inclusive, accessible, affordable and safe, whilst also promoting active and healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Notes that the increased teleworking during the lockdown period had a huge impact on mobility demand and resulted in global reductions of CO2 emissions between 8% to 75% depending on the city; believes that teleworking will remain an attractive option for many workers, at least part time, and this will have an impact on the planning of future urban mobility;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Points out that, according to the Commission's Handbook on external costs of transport1a, private vehicles are by far the largest contributor to negative externalities within passenger transport modes and that besides generating congestion and emissions related to their traffic, also when parked cars occupy a large part of the urban space, which is already increasingly scarce due to the growing trends of urbanisation; considers that reduction in emissions and other externalities requires discouraging individual road transport and the mass transition of users from private transport to collective public transport; calls to the respective competent authorities to direct public investment at public services, instead of promoting individual mobility, in order to accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport; _________________ 1a Handbook on external costs of transport - Version 2019 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/9781f65f-8448-11ea- bf12-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1 f. Points out that restrictive measures imposed during the lockdown have shown that more space can be made available for walking and cycling, as well as for the hospitality sector and commerces, and it is up to local authorities to keep up with it also in the long term; salutes that cities are reducing parking spaces and creating mobility hubs where it is possible to access a variety of shared services like electric car, bike and e-scooter sharing, welcomes in this regard measures such as park and ride inter- modal facilities for commuters from outside urban areas to reach the city by rail and/or public transport; considers it a positive trend that, together with the remarkable increase of car-free city centres across Europe and the establishment of ultra-low emission zones, contributes to prevent congestion and reduce emissions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1 g. Notes that during the COVID pandemic access to public transport stations dropped by almost -70% in Europe; urges public authorities to put in place strategies and campaigns to promote the retake of public transport, tackling any safety concerns passengers might still have; considers that a level of occupancy allowing for social distancing must be ensured, which requires an adequate frequency of service;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1 h. Stresses the importance of the socioeconomic dimension of guaranteeing an adequate public transport network and quality of service, also in the urban periphery, particularly in terms of reducing existing inequalities and preventing further disadvantages exacerbated in the absence of proper public transport for the least favoured people; reminds that the high total costs of ownership of private cars, among other aspects, are an important barrier for many as well as the growing trend under the Mobility as a Service logic of individuals and families not owing a car; emphasises therefore that mobility policies must be designed under the premise that citizens need to be fully mobile without a car, including people with disabilities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to adapt and reengineer public transport and infrastructure in order to ensure s
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; stresses the need to make public transport fully accessible, both technically for people with reduced mobility and financially for low-income households, in particular through social pricing or free public transport;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy, accessible, affordable and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services, taking in consideration the specificities of each territory; stresses that public transportation must include an inclusive network that reaches the entirety of the urban area and that, when this is not possible, other solutions should be envisaged;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; highlights that EU, national and regional awareness-raising campaigns on the safe use of public transport would help and encourage citizens to regain trust in collective passenger transport;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; stresses, in this regard, the particular role of guided transport, a social mode of mass transport which is compatible with demanding health control standards;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Urges all the urban areas of the Union to bet on clean and green energy for their public transport, learning from each other thanks to the tools provided for at Union, national and regional level; stresses that the Commission, the Member States and the regions should assist, wherever possible, local authorities in achieving this goal;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Urban Mobility Framework places at its forefront the provision of the necessary tools to support the expansion of affordable, attractive, accessible and green public transport, including securing adequate funding in order to enable it achieving its maximum potential to deliver these objectives;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that public transport systems have struggled to regain market shares in terms of users once restrictive measures have been softened or removed;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Suggests the Commission and Member States who have not implemented it to respectively assess the feasibility and consider establishing free public transport;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that lockdown has had a considerable impact on mobility demand and the choice of transport mode, especially in urban areas; notes that the
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Highlights the importance of awareness-raising measures for passengers to regain trust in public transport after the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Notes that people with disabilities and reduced mobility face additional barriers that often hinder the accessibility to public transport services which is often not enough adapted to their needs and time requirements; stresses the need of making public transport accessible for everybody, also for people with disabilities and reduced mobility; and points out that the increased demand for these services due to the aging population can provide a boost to the systematic consideration of these users; urges public authorities to actively involve people with disabilities and reduced mobility in the identification of needs and in the design of solutions, and in particular duly ensure their participation in the SUMPs procedure;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Stresses that public collective transport remains the backbone of sustainable transport, moving large numbers of passengers over long distances;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2 d. Underlines that people with disabilities are vulnerable users at risk of social exclusion; stresses that beyond infrastructure and service flexibility, inclusion often depends on the behaviour and awareness of other users and points out that according to research one in four disabled people do not use public transport due to negative attitudes from other passenger; regrets that although a stated SUMP objective is to “ensure that all citizens are offered transport options that enable access to key destinations and services”, people with disabilities are only mentioned twice in the guidelines, and that a dedicated topic guide does not exist;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; notes that demand management and land-use planning can lower traffic volumes; stresses that facilitating active mobility and guaranteeing protection of active road users should become an integral part of urban mobility and infrastructure design, which should be included within SUMPs, where the Commission already recommends including road safety as a horizontal objective;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; calls for those urban mobility plans to foster multimodality and to tackle some side effects resulting from overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas, such as congestion and rising transport costs, throughout, for instance, balanced socio-economic arrangements to ensure there is no discrimination against EU citizens;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; stresses the importance of maintaining the temporary structures set up to facilitate the development of active mobility; recalls the need to reduce the use of cars in urban areas in order to develop other uses and other means of transport which are less harmful to the environment;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that there will be future crisis which can jeopardise urban mobility, such as, but not limited to, pandemics or natural disasters; Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that lockdown has had a considerable impact on mobility demand and the choice of transport mode, especially in urban areas; notes that the social distancing introduced as part of sanitary measures in the EU has led citizens to take up mobility options other than public transport in order to avoid gatherings of people, leading also to an increasing use of private cars and the increase in CO2 emissions related to this;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that women are the main users of public transport in urban areas1 a; stresses the important gender dimension of women’s mobility in the city; recalls that 100% of French women have been victims of gender-based harassment or sexual assault on public transport1 b; calls, as a matter of urgency, on the Member States and sub-national authorities to take into account the specificities of women’s travel when organising their mobility offer, in particular by improving travel links through better management of connections, taking into account the specific times of women’s mobility, ensuring proximity to services and taking urgent measures to ensure the safety of women on public transport; _________________ 1a Eurobarometer 382a: Europeans’ satisfaction with rail services/382b: Europeans' satisfaction with urban transport 1b Haut Conseil à l’Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes, Avis sur le harcèlement sexiste et les violences sexuelles dans les transports en commun, 16 April 2015, p.5, https://www.haut- conseil- egalite.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/hcefh_avis_harce lement_transports-20150410.pdf
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Urges the Commission, the Member States, the regions, and the local authorities to start making plans to deploy charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) throughout public infrastructure, to facilitate the inclusion of charging points in owners’ or neighbourhood communities; considers the prompt adoption of the proposed Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU, as a breakthrough opportunity, also for urban areas;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that architectural barriers continue to be an obstacle for persons with disabilities; stresses the vital role of accessible urban mobility to enable persons with disabilities to exercise in full their right to study and work; calls on the Commission to provide for a minimum share of mobility funding to promote full transport accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Highlights that the high levels of air pollution of urban areas, caused by the greenhouse gas emissions of the transport sector, are prejudicial to the health of citizens, especially for respiratory health; underlines one of the solutions should be promoting the use of sustainable means of transportation, such as cycling and walking, and that urban areas should have the necessary infrastructure in place;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to come up with proposals, in its upcoming revised Urban Mobility Package, to accelerate the digitalisation of urban mobility, in order to deploy Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and to ensure the introduction of digital ticketing payments, integrated tickets, digitalisation of operations, such as touchless buttons and the sharing of real- time mobility flows;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Considers that future SUMPs should be the basis of mobility transition, going beyond traffic management and instead focus on creating an affordable, accessible and efficient green public transport offer and incentivising active mobility, particularly through adequate investment in cycling infrastructure;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission to better integrate the EU road safety targets and actions into the guidelines on the sustainable urban mobility plans by monitoring and promoting best practices, including establishing an indicator on using EU funding for improving urban road safety effectively;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Notes that new personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, among others) raise a number of serious concerns related to the safety of the devices themselves, their safe use, as well as to the lack of safe parking spaces in urban areas; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines for Member States on managing these safety aspects, including traffic rules; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to implement EU and national awareness- raising and education campaigns on the safe use of micromobility devices, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users and the redesigning of urban public spaces to include safe parking areas for these devices;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Underlines that the impacts of climate change will be felt by all regions and that the road transport sector has a role to play in decreasing emissions; highlights, therefore, that the transition to zero emission vehicles will be crucial, which will need specific infrastructures, such as charging points, and that these should be included in the urban mobility plans; draws attention to the importance of exchanging good practices between the regions of the different Member States in order to accelerate the transition and to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal regarding mobility and transports;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Considers that the deployment of powered transporters, electric rideable vehicles, personal light electric vehicles, and personal mobility devices are posing new challenges in highly dense urban areas, especially in terms of road safety, for which their authorities need to promote innovative policies to integrate them with the pedestrian and other types of vehicles, such as the deployment of green axes where the pedestrian is given total priority;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that lockdown has had a considerable impact on mobility demand
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Calls on the Commission, in view of the upcoming revision of the Urban Mobility Package, to promote synergies between safety and sustainability measures in urban areas; calls, in this regard, for the reprioritisation of transport infrastructure in urban areas, including the repurposing of public spaces towards sustainable and safer transport modes such as public transport, walking, cycling and other personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, etc), while taking into consideration the special needs of vulnerable road users; encourages greater investments for parking and other mobility connectivity zones in the entry of urban areas, providing for easy access to different modes of public transport, in view of the need to reduce urban congestion and CO2 emissions;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the need for green, outdoor and public spaces; calls on Member-States and their regional and local authorities to have this need in consideration when drawing up their plans for urban mobility;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work closely with regions and cities, particularly across borders, to enhance and complete relevant missing last-mile infrastructure and multimodal and cross- border connections throughout the TEN- T, thus enabling more seamless and efficient mobility system for passenger transport and freight logistics, which in turn prevents congestion and reduces emissions;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls for a reflection on the use of urban transport vehicle fleets for other uses related to urban logistics, in particular at night; stresses, furthermore, the potential in urban areas of using cargo bikes, which are energy-efficient and can relieve road congestion;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; points to the key role of intermodal exchanges to facilitate freight transport in the urban fabric and calls for multimodality to be encouraged in order to make freight transport sustainable;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls on local authorities to promote road safety, with awareness raising initiatives and appropriate road signs for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses that while all regions were affected by the pandemic, special consideration should be given to outermost regions, which are more vulnerable to fluctuations in demand- driven sectors, especially in the transport and tourism sectors; stresses that, because of their nature, outermost regions are highly dependent on the transport sector for the entry or exit of persons and goods and that access should be guaranteed in case of future crises, when possible; highlights that urban mobility should take into account the different territories' orography, which are specially challenging in the outermost regions;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space, with a view to improving road traffic flows;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, also within the gig economy, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms; calls also on the Commission and Member States to ensure that professional van drivers undergo appropriate training and to address the issue of van drivers’ fatigue and speeding, particularly as a result of the large increase in the number of home deliveries;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to engage with cities and Member States to ensure that all large cities that are urban nodes on the TEN-T network put in place their own sustainable urban mobility plans by 2030 and believes that the Commission should support also all other local authorities that are willing to do so; urges moreover the Commission to propose legislation requiring Member States to collect and submit regularly relevant data on urban mobility;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on local authorities to set up urban logistics distribution hubs in all major cities; stresses the need to consider changes to urban routes given the widespread use of home delivery services and reorganising flows, vehicles and digital services for users;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Recalls that for the 2014-2020 period, the EU, provided some €16.5 billion for urban mobility, mainly for clean transport (metro and tramway), but also for cycle paths and intelligent transport systems; stresses such EU- funded projects should always be based on comprehensive multi-annual urban mobility strategies;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to reassess their investments in urban mobility and to give priority to digital infrastructure, such as artificial intelligence or the Internet of Things, that will improve the general experience of all passengers and be adapted to the post-
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to reassess their investments in urban mobility and to
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to reassess their investments in urban mobility and to give
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States and local authorities to reassess their investments in urban mobility and to give priority to digital infrastructure that will improve the general experience of all passengers, including people with reduced mobility, and be adapted to the post- COVID-19 needs of transport workers;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, both people and goods have continued to circulate thanks to transport and logistics workers; recalls that, despite their essential contribution, these frontline workers are subject to the fraudulent use of self-employment and to ultra-flexible contracts, with little security, low pay and little or no social protection;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that bike sales have experienced a boom almost everywhere as cycling has increased as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic; calls on Member States and local authorities to dedicate adequate investments in active mobility infrastructure and to do their utmost to ensure that active mobility infrastructure that have been put in place during the pandemic become permanent and are further expanded in order to promote safe, sustainable and active mobility, which has also significant health benefits and reduce congestion; in this regard, calls on the Commission to publish a strategy on active mobility to capitalise on these changes as well as mobilise funding;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Emphasizes that Cohesion Policy can provide decisive support to urban areas that aim to develop inclusive and fair smart-city initiatives. It can help them fulfil the stringent conditions necessary to seize the potential of both AI and the smart-city model (for instance, by improving administrative capacity and digital skills); Cohesion Policy should also encourage a shift from experimentation to scaling-up smart-city initiatives with funding and related support;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that the majority of accidents occur in urban areas and often involve pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, who are the most vulnerable to road accidents; considers the integration of 'Vision Zero' into urban planning policies to be crucial, and calls on the Member States to constantly exchange good practices in order to promote safe local mobility, especially for the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for the swift finalisation of the Common European Data space for mobility which could have a positive impact in public transportation systems in terms of efficacy and efficiency and could consequently attract more users;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Welcomes the increase of active mobility such as walking, bicycling and calls on cities to ensure sufficient infrastructure for active mobility and to make this an integral part of urban mobility and infrastructure design;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Considers that urban areas should develop dedicated areas to delivery and return of e-commerce within each neighbourhood or district in order to improve the link between e-commerce and local retail;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Stresses the importance of improving liveability and life quality in urban areas and welcomes plans for supporting the creation of climate-neutral cities; underlines in this regard the importance of reducing the centrality of private motorised vehicles in the public realm in order to reallocate more public space to citizens and children in particular; welcomes the European-wide annual car-free Sunday initiative given its widespread popularity and positive impact on road safety and other negative externalities, and suggests to increase its frequency to at least once a month;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission to provide Member States with all the necessary guiding materials, differentiating between cities/regions based on their level of digitalisation and to facilitate access to funds for making alternative and sustainable mobility more attractive both for public authorities and the citizens;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Believes that, where appropriate and in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the cycling and walking infrastructure put in place in Member States as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic should remain in place and be expanded, in order to further promote safe active mobility;
Amendment 89 #
5 b. Calls for an EU action plan to implement a single and multimodal ticketing system which allows consumers to book and reserve a journey involving multiple operators, including cross-border connections, and different means of transport;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises the key role that workers in the transport sector have played during the most difficult moments of the pandemic to ensure that essential supplies to urban centres, including those of medical supplies and personnel, have remained open supplies of the most basic items, including medicinal products;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Underlines that gender-related differences, such as physical and social characteristics, result in inequalities in mobility opportunities; takes note of the recent study2a highlighting that although women are motivated to travel actively for health reasons, concerns about their personal safety and harassment vulnerability, convenience and appearance are barriers preventing them from cycling and walking; underlines that a further modal shift into sustainable public transport and active mobility would require ensuring accessibility for everyone, especially taking into account the needs of women in terms of scheduling, destination and mobility patterns, accessibility of buses and wagons, security and safety as women tend anyway to use public transport and walk more than men; calls on the Commission and Member States to put forward recommendations to encourage the participation of women in the planning of urban mobility solutions and in decision-making processes; _________________ 2aSustrans, 2018. "Are We Nearly There Yet? Exploring Gender and Active Travel"
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Recalls that almost 40 percent of all road fatalities in Europe occur in urban areas and that vulnerable road- users account for 70% of these fatalities; stresses that it is imperative to improve road safety in urban areas and that particular attention should be paid to improving the safety of vulnerable road users;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Considers that reducing the centrality of private cars, including with measures such as car-free city centres would not only contribute to the climate neutrality of urban mobility but also be an appropriate answer to women’s needs, as they tend to travel with public transport to a greater extent than men;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Welcomes that the EU has reaffirmed its long-term strategic goal to get close to zero deaths and zero serious injuries on European roads by 2050, known as Vision Zero, calls for increased efforts to reach the medium-term goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 % by 2030;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5 e. Insists that regional and local authorities have a key role to play in all stages: planning, preparation and implementation; strongly supports the "partnership principle" and the inclusion of NGOs and other stakeholders, as well as regional and local authorities, in the consultation process; encourages enabling more direct EU funding for local and regional authorities in order to improve efficiency, ensure consistency and reduce administrative burden; recalls that transparency and proactive communication on available funds is also an important requirement to ensure their most effective use;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5 e. Calls on the Commission to reflect the changing nature of urban mobility in its upcoming EU urban mobility framework;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5 f. Reminds that 18,844 people lost their lives in road traffic in the EU in 2020 and emphasises that 38% of road deaths occur on urban roads, with 70% of the victims being pedestrians, cyclists and powered two wheelers; emphasises that as the EU becomes more urban, road safety is becoming more and more an urban issue;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 g (new) 5 g. Reminds that speeding is a key factor in around 30 % of fatal road crashes and an aggravating factor in most crashes; notes that lower speed limit zones have also been introduced in some urban areas as a result of altered mobility patterns of Covid-19; calls on the Commission in its expected recommendation on speed, to make 30km/h the default speed on urban roads, as well as encouraging lower speeds of 15 km/h for residential areas predominantly for pedestrians and cyclists and around schools as a tool for improving road safety and encourage active mobility, such cycling and walking;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that the Commission should ensure that access to EU funding programmes for urban mobility, such as the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the Connecting Europe Facility, is conditional on existing or prospective sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) which among others also ensure the highest standards of road safety and particularly protecting vulnerable road users; calls on the Commission to consider ways of supporting cities in preparing their SUMPs according to the highest standards; calls furthermore on the Commission to establish an indicator on the use of EU funds towards effectively improving urban road safety, and particularly ensuring the highest design standards to protect vulnerable road users and foster active mobility;
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 c (new) — having regard to the European Green Deal of 2021,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to better integrating women in policy planning for regional and urban development to design gender- inclusive cities and communities in the post-COVID era;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the widespread gender data gap in the field of cohesion policy and urban planning and calls on the Member States to introduce data collection methods using sex-disaggregated data;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the widespread gender data gap in the field of cohesion policy and urban planning and calls on the Member States to introduce data collection methods using sex-disaggregated data and to carry out ex ante and ex post gender impact assessment when managing cohesion funds;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Highlights the widespread gender data gap in the field of cohesion policy and urban planning and calls on the Member States to introduce unitary and transparent data collection methods using sex-disaggregated data;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Underlines the need of support of the cultural sector as culture and cultural heritage are vital assets for regional competitiveness and social cohesion and help to shape the identity of cities and regions; stresses the importance of more cultural sites and their recovery post- Covid-19 as well as the need to attract more young people to them;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to spikes in domestic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate cohesion policy funding and mobilise urban authorities to address the global increase in gender-based violence; encourages European cities to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive approaches to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and gender-based violence in public spaces by committing to the principles of the UN Women’s Global Flagship Initiative “Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls”;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to spikes in domestic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to spikes in domestic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate cohesion policy funding and mobilise urban authorities to address the
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 d (new) — having regard to the European Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of protecting the rights of children and young people, as well as the need to push for education and training systems which are robust, inclusive and functional, meet the real needs of families, students and the economies to which the respective urban areas belong, and are equipped for any health crises or natural disasters that may occur in future;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Council to urgently conclude the EU ratification of the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, asks the Commission to submit a legal act tackling all forms of gender-based violence and take the necessary steps to have violence against women included in the catalogue of EU-recognised crimes;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Recognises the burden placed on women as principal caregivers in formal and informal settings, whereas 80% of all care provided across the EU is provided by (unpaid) informal carers, 75% of whom are women; as well as its social value, especially during the COVID-19 crisis; points at the relevant role of Cohesion Funds in securing investment in care services; welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a European Care Deal;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Believes that the beneficiaries of the Cohesion Policy should not adopt any discriminatory policy, in particular against minorities, such as the LGBTI community; encourages the rejection of applications from potential beneficiaries, including from regional or local authorities, which have adopted discriminatory policies against members of the LGBTI community such as the declaration of ‘LGBT-free zones’;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to unemployment and youth unemployment in particular, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities; calls on the Member States to focus the Youth Employment Initiative efforts on their own nationals in order to improve their employability;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to unemployment and youth unemployment in particular, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities, as well as policies focusing on the mental health and well-being of young people, especially crucial in the post-COVID 19 context;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to unemployment and youth unemployment in particular, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities; stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has had adverse effects on the education system throughout the European Union;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Draws attention to unemployment and youth unemployment in particular, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities; highlights the need of accessibility to education as well as inclusion;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Notes with concern that the COVID-19 crisis has had dramatic effects on a significant part of European youth, which has manifested itself in particular in a worrying isolation, numerous job losses and a disrupted educational or training path; underlines that this situation resulted in changes in both the composition and size of the NEETs population which need to be properly assessed and identified in order to tackle the specific challenges resulting from the crisis and assist member states in developing effective outreach strategies towards young people; in this view, suggests the launch of a pilot project to study the possibility of developing common European tools to map and track young people not in education, employment or training, in order to enable an appropriate policy response in support of this particularly vulnerable population in the context of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 e (new) — having regard to the new EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Underlines the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on personnel needs and therefore the necessity to have a reorientation of skilled workers in the cities, notably with a strong focus on trainings for teachers, educators or social workers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of sustainable urban development for the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses the importance of sustainable urban development, including sustainable public transport, for the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and the quality of life of its citizens;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Underlines that cities are urban laboratories, since they are placed where sustainable future concepts and policies can be tested and where solutions for smart and inclusive communities can be developed;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recognises that a synchronised strategy responding to
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recognises that a synchronised strategy responding to
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement as well as the Sustainable Development Goals, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure and renewable energy in cities, and respect for the ‘do not harm’
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. C
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 f (new) — having regard to the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure and renewable energy in cities, and respect for the ‘do not harm’ principle, and that greening the transport sector can bring major benefits in terms of air quality;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable and affordable urban mobility, proper maintenance of existing infrastructure and rapid investment in
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure and renewable energy in cities, and respect for the ‘do no significant harm’ principle;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Highlights that lockdown and sanitary measures have had a considerable impact on mobility demand and choice of transport mode, especially in urban areas, leading citizens to use public transport less; calls on EU, national, regional and local authorities to come up with awareness-raising campaigns on the safe use of public transport to regain trust among citizens on collective passenger transport; welcomes the EIB’s intention to support, alongside public authorities, ambitious investment programmes fostering sustainable mobility at local and regional level, such as sustainable urban mobility plans and public transport projects;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Calls on the Commission to foster sharing of best practices between urban areas on sustainable urbanism and infrastructure, green urban planning, clean energy, energy efficiency, 0 emission public transport, pedestrian and cyclist mobility, efficient water resource management and sustainable and circular waste management;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Underlines that cheaper energy for all in urban areas is a must; therefore, massive programmes for insulation of buildings and placing of solar panels on the roofs should be encouraged;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11 b. Highlights that local renewable energy communities should be empowered, in order to reduce energy consumption and decarbonisation of the energy systems and to enjoy the social benefits of a local energy market;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe this summer; urges managing authorities and local and regional authorities to establish climate change adaptation urban strategies that encourage investment to transform cities and adapt them to the potential threats of climate change;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe this summer; emphasizes the need for more greening of cities and urban areas as it provides important recreational value for human beings as well as animals and counteracts the effects of climate change and the loss of biodiversity;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe this summer; considers it vital to incentivise the use of forms of private air conditioning that allow a real reduction in the energy and environmental impact on the urban fabric;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe this summer, meaning there is a need to significantly increase the resilience of cities to disasters;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with the effects this has on ecosystems, multiple economic sectors and people's health and well-being; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Highlights that retrofitting buildings to lower energy use, and redesigning cities to increase green spaces and promote walking and biking, will generate savings, create jobs, help fight energy poverty, and yield climate benefits long after the pandemic fades;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Emphasises that in the fight against heat waves and massive rains, more trees should be planted and green roofs installed, reducing the temperature, absorbing excessive rainwater and increasing the biodiversity;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 Amendment 150 #
13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to draw on nuclear energy production to strengthen the transition to a decarbonised society;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society and to a prosperous, fair, sustainable and competitive economy; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal and that urban authorities must have direct access to EU funding;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of functional and metropolitan urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate- neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban and sub-urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Reiterates that 30% of the MFF and 37 % of the NextGenerationEU is dedicated to climate action, while 20 % of NextGenerationEU is allocated to the digital transition, most of these funds being directed to urban areas; Calls on the Commission to monitor and provide Member States guidance and recommendations to ensure that necessary skills are developed to achieve the double green and digital transitions;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Believes that COVID-19 crisis has shown the need for new urban planning and mobility solutions in order to make urban areas more resilient and adaptable to mobility demand and it should be an occasion to reduce transport congestion and greenhouse emissions;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas cities continue to be on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis, with dwindling economic activity, high rates of infection and often inadequate resources; whereas the pandemic has also exacerbated the prevailing shortcomings in urban areas, exposing their vulnerabilities; whereas the pandemic has made clear the need to improve connections with the rural areas surrounding cities;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls for investment promoting sustainable urban mobility through environmentally friendly transport systems; highlights the need to promote and develop public transport systems in urban areas, and to adapt public transportation capacity to the growing demand of day-to-day job travel in or out of city centres;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13 c. Calls on Member States to reassess their investment in urban mobility and to give priority to digital infrastructure that will benefit the general experience of all passengers, including people with reduced mobility, and which can be adapted to the post-COVID-19 needs of transport workers;
Amendment 162 #
13 d. Calls for action to improve the urban air quality to minimise the risks for human health and stresses the need to promote energy transition and climate adaptation;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that among the many inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide is a serious one; notes that the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation; recalls that digitalisation and digital connectivity must be a priority for local communities in their recovery; Draws attention to the need to have a flexible access as well as synergies between digitalization funds, notably in schools and universities where the needs are numerous and various, e.g. devices, infrastructures or trainings;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that among the many inequalities exposed by the COVID-19
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that among the many inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide is a serious one; notes that the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation, with technology becoming imperative for teleworking, home-schooling, e-commerce, e-health, e- government, digital democracy, and digital entertainment; recalls that digitalisation and digital connectivity must be a priority for local communities in their recovery;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Underlines that among the many
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Underlines that Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables smart urban solutions that brings multiple benefits, including more efficient energy, water and waste management, reduced pollution, noise and traffic congestions; Warns that local authorities face relevant challenges undermining the digital transformation from the technological, social and regulatory standpoint, namely: (i) technology and data availability and reliability, the dependency on third private parties and the lack of skills; (ii) ethical challenges for the unbiased use of AI; and (iii) the difficulty of regulating interdependent infrastructures and data, respectively;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be deployed across various levels, from cities to the EU itself; calls for digital inclusion to be recognised as a right for the new generation and for a clear commitment to achieve universal internet connectivity for cities, recommends the launch of pilot projects on the urban level, as cities are best suited to testing policies for digital inclusion;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be deployed across various levels, from cities to the EU itself; calls for digital inclusion to be recognised as a right
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas cities
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be deployed across various levels, from cities to rural communities to the EU itself; calls for digital inclusion to be recognised as a right for the new generation and for a clear commitment to achieve universal internet connectivity for cities;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be deployed across various levels, from cities to the EU itself; calls for digital inclusion to be recognised as a right for the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Emphasises that digitalisation has helped in many ways to address immediate challenges arising from the pandemic, in particular during lockdown periods, in the fields of public services, online shopping etc.; considers that further digitalisation continues happening on full speed and under competitive market conditions; calls on the Commission to monitor closely these developments and to ensure full compliance with the Union acquis, in particular as regards social and workers' rights;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Highlights that libraries and cultural centers can support local communities and disadvantaged groups in facilitating digital inclusion, social inclusion, lifelong learning and pathways to employment;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that digital literacy should be strengthened to expand access to new opportunities; considers that investment in education and training must be boosted with comprehensive programmes for worker upskilling, in the public and private sectors alike, reskilling and lifelong learning that respond to the shifts in demand for skills; calls for an action plan to advance women and girls in education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM);
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that digital literacy should be strengthened to expand access to new opportunities; considers that investment in education and training
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Stresses that digital literacy should be strengthened to expand access to new opportunities; considers that investment in education and training must be boosted with comprehensive programmes for worker upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning that respond to the shifts in demand for skills; calls for an action plan to advance women and girls in education and careers in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM);
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Underlines the need to re-think and re-design the educational infrastructure and hubs in line with the new developments in pedagogy and science related to education; calls on the Commission and the Member Sates to allocate sufficient funds for the up- bringing of the educational facilities, for the training of both teachers and students of all ages in order to ensure acquirement of green and digital skills to prepare them for the green and digital future;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Stresses that cities must be able to regulate the impact of digital platforms on the urban realities in which they operate, while emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence must adhere to ethical criteria to avoid the repeat of existing social inequalities;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has drawn attention to the importance of increasing the resilience of cities; and whereas the pandemic has highlighted the link not just between air quality and well- being when it comes to health crises, but also the link between the transport of food/medicines and survival, between health services and citizens and between employment and living in cities;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Calls for the swift finalisation of the Common European Data space for mobility which could have a positive impact in public transportation systems within urban areas in terms of efficacy and efficiency and could consequently attract more users;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Recalls that digitalisation should go hand in hand not only with providing access to internet, but also availability to the necessary equipment;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Considers that existing urban primary health structures need to be strengthened physically and financially; notes that the shift in healthcare delivery shall also propel the arrival of digital innovation and improve the integration of care through up-to-date information channels to deliver more targeted, personalised, effective and efficient healthcare;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16 b. Calls for an EU action plan to implement a single and multimodal ticketing system which allows citizens to move in a more user-friendly and safe way between and within urban areas in the EU;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16 c. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States and urban authorities to develop networks to educate citizens in the use of digital healthcare and digital public administration, enabling universal and equitable access, with the highest levels of protection of sensitive data and prevention of cybercrime; highlights the crucial role of Member States in supporting city authorities in their efforts to shape and ensure digital inclusion, by protecting citizens data and empowering people and local business through access to data;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas, which considers their role within the wider regions in which they are located; highlights, in this regard, the importance of developing comprehensive strategies which incorporate the various strategies and policies being developed at European level, such as those arising from the European Green Deal, the European Digital Strategy and the long-term vision for the EU's rural areas;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas; in this respect, considers that, by acknowledging the essential role played by local authorities, the Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique opportunity for the EU to adopt a bottom-up approach in order to rethink its governance and to be more efficient and closer to the real needs of the citizens, which should become partners in defining solutions;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas; believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe is an opportunity to bring cities more prominently into EU decision-making processes, and give them a strong role in building stronger participatory democracy and dialogue with citizens;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas while giving more room for creativity, civic engagement and experiments (piloting, testing, sharing), decreasing barriers and increasing accessibility of administrative procedures (“de-bureaucratise”);
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas urban areas stopped performing their role as cultural and sport hubs due to the COVID-19 restrictions, leading to huge economic losses and strong social impact, living in a precarious economic situation or unemployed millions of professionals from the two economic and recreational sectors;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas; stresses that the new model must take into account and protect the specific characteristics of the outermost regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Underlines the importance of the urban areas as health services hubs and calls on the Commission and the Member States, according to the TFEU, art. 4, point2 (k) and art.6 (a), to cooperate, support and allocate sufficient national and European funds to elaborate response strategies, protocols and procedures at local, national and European levels for a better cooperation in case of health urgencies, to create minimum European standards in the health sector regarding the health infrastructure and practices, bearing in mind that the population from the urban and sub-urban areas are the most impacted in case of pandemics;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Considers that a series of innovative concepts will play a crucial role in the new model for the EU's urban areas: - strengthen common sense - increase multi-purpose, multi- functionality and diversity in urban spaces:living, working, producing, creating, public services, mobility, interaction etc. - support agility and hybrid use of urban spaces - land-use justice - 15 minutes city
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the need for a local supply chain, which contributes to self- sufficiency, in order to address the economic consequences of the pandemic and of similar events in the future;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the fact that despite the
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives do have an impact on towns, cities and functional urban areas; calls on the Union to improve its communication with local authorities so as to encourage the use of these instruments at the urban level;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives do have an impact on towns, cities and functional urban areas; Calls on the Commission to put EU competences on urban development on the agenda of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives do have an impact on towns, cities and metropolitan and functional urban areas;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believes that this should not remain a voluntary process; underlines the need of stronger involvement of civil society in decision making process as well as the promotion of bottom-up approaches in order to address local and regional needs at its best;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 8 december 2020 on access to decent and affordable housing for all,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the quality of air in EU cities has become one of the biggest challenges facing the EU today; whereas air pollution contributes to the spread of COVID-19;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believes that this should not remain a voluntary process, urges the Member States and the Commission to commit to implementing the recommendations received;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believes that this should
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Notes that new personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, among others) raise a number of serious concerns related to the safety of the devices themselves, their safe use, as well as to the lack of safe parking spaces in urban areas; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines for Member States on managing these safety aspects, including traffic rules; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to implement EU and national awareness- raising and education campaigns on the safe use of micromobility devices, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users and the redesigning of urban public spaces to include safe parking areas for these devices;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Recognizes the important role that urban areas play in the concrete implementation of programmes and projects derived from EU legislation;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans and powered two-wheeled vehicles such as mopeds and bicycles, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models in urban areas; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide proper support to local and regional authorities and their project management teams on EU programmes and funding opportunities;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for further
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for further funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally; calls for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope while ensuring effective and facilitated access to cities in the outermost regions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas longstanding inequalities have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas cities face challenges such as social exclusion and a lack of accessibility as well as environmental issues; whereas the pandemic has reinforced the separation between consumption in large cities and the production of goods sold there, to the detriment of local urban or peri-urban production;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for further funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally; calls for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope, notes that it shall support the delivery of the Urban Agenda in the next programming period;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for further funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Reiterates the need for further and directly accessible funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally; calls for the European Urban Initiative to be given a
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Underlines the economic and social contribution and impact of the cultural and sport sectors; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate and allocate sufficient national and European funds to create an adequate cultural and sport infrastructure, to promote the education for the two economic and recreational sectors, especially for the grass-root culture and sport in urban and sub-urban areas, to come up with an action plan to boost the restart and resilience of the two sectors as important parts of the economy at local, national and European level;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Reiterates the need for further funding opportunities for cities to implement programmes locally; reminds that EUR 400 000 000 of the resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be allocated to the European Urban Initiative under direct or indirect management by the Commission as laid out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1058, calls for the European Urban Initiative to be given a greater budget and scope, in order to support the delivery of the Urban Agenda in the next programming period;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Highlights that economic recovery of cities will be impeded by soaring energy prices; Calls on proper steps to advance the Energy Union and to strengthen the resilience of the European energy market;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Encourages cities and municipalities to support initiatives submitted by citizens to the greatest extent possible and develop sponsorship projects;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the importance of EU funding for implementing social inclusion locally for the poorest social strata as well as the middle classes and families; calls for its impact to be strengthened through a common management and reporting framework in order to prevent a flight of workers, craftspeople and low-paid occupations to peripheral and rural areas; calls, to that end, on the Member States to limit the effects of immigration on urban areas and to tackle housing tension;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas long standing inequalities have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas vulnerable groups such as homeless, elderly, Roma, people with disabilities, victims of gender-based violence, migrants and refugees, have become even more vulnerable; whereas cities face challenges such as social exclusion and a lack of accessibility as well as environmental issues;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the importance of EU funding for implementing social inclusion locally; calls for its impact to be strengthened through a common
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Highlights the importance of EU funding for implementing social inclusion locally; calls for its impact to be strengthened
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Underlines that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exposed strong disparities between urban and rural areas, such as in the quality and access to basic services i.e. healthcare and transport services; recalls that rural areas, which are home to 30.6% of the EU population, and particularly sparsely populated ones, suffer from a shortage of quality transport infrastructures as well as from low frequency of collective public transport services, which directly affect their connectivity, accessibility and ultimately their socioeconomic development; reiterates that improving and reinforcing rural-urban connectivity can play a decisive role in reversing depopulation trends and addressing post- COVID demographic changes and behaviours, such as the increased spread of teleworking or rural tourism;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Recognises the need to establish a structured dialogue between the Commission and cities on the Recovery and Resilience Facility to monitor the involvement of urban authorities in the implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans; calls on the Commission, in its review report on the implementation of the facility, to examine the role of cities and if needed to strengthen their role in order to guarantee an effective implementation of the Facility; highlights that urban authorities must be provided with the necessary support to properly implement NRRPs through capacity building, exchanges and technical assistance;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local and regional authorities to establish specific strategies and appropriate measures to overcome obstacles to the right to housing such as discrimination, financialization, speculation, touristification, abusive lending practices, land grabbing, conflict, forced evictions, environmental degradation and vulnerability to disasters;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Highlights that EU funding opportunities should target more explicitly participation processes, pilot projects (e.g. to test new concepts and share experience) and capacity building of urban actors which are as important measures as investive support in favour of more resilient and sustainable cities;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to put forward a code of conduct on partnerships, which should set minimum standards for the involvement of regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, the relevant bodies representing civil society and non- governmental organisations, and the bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights and non-discrimination; considers that such bodies should be involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU programmes, including in monitoring committees; Recalls the need to have adequate administrative capacities in cities and urban areas, notably appropriately trained staff, in order to properly use EU fundings;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas longstanding inequalities have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas cities face challenges such as access to housing, homelessness, social exclusion, poverty and a lack of accessibility as well as environmental issues;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to put forward a code of conduct on partnerships, which should set minimum standards for the involvement of regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, the relevant bodies representing the academic world, the world of innovation and research, civil society and non-
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that urban authorities are included in the design and implementation of all programmes and to notify urban authorities as to why funding applications are refused; Calls on the Commission to examine any complaints from urban authorities where no valid justification is given for the refusal of an application for funding;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls for better involvement and participation of cities and urban areas in the planning and implementation of recovery and resilience plans in the context of Next Generation EU;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Urges the Commission to boost funding for actions such as innovation partnerships and joint procurement schemes between EU cities;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for functional urban areas and mid-sized cities;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas longstanding inequalities have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas cities face challenges such as social exclusion and a lack of accessibility to public and health care services as well as environmental issues;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas longstanding inequalities within cities and towns have been deepened by the pandemic;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas due to the social agglomeration in the education institutions from urban and sub-urban areas, that proved to be highly inadequate as facilities and digital training of both teachers and students for the challenges brought by the pandemics, the educational process has been deeply affected with high impact on the educational and personal development of the students of all ages;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas the physical distancing requirements highlighted the lack of adequate parks, green areas and out-door recreational facilities as well as the lack of adequate transportation and alternative transport infrastructure in and around the urban areas;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas cities must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19; whereas recovery efforts must strive to address longstanding vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID-19 to tackle the persistent inequalities; whereas the pandemic has made it necessary to maintain a local production activity which is capable of mitigating shortages from the major supplier countries for goods and services;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas 72 % of people in the EU live in cities, towns and suburbs; whereas cities must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19; whereas recovery efforts must strive to address longstanding vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID- 19 to tackle the persistent inequalities;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) — having regard to the New Leipzig Charter - The transformative power of cities for the common good, adopted at the Informal Ministerial Meeting organised on 30 November 2020,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas cities must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19 through the protection and creation of well-paid jobs; whereas recovery efforts must strive to address longstanding vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID-19 to tackle the persistent inequalities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the pandemic added to the list of crises that continue hitting urban areas such as the climate emergency and demographic change; whereas the multiplicity of crises ultimately requires a response that is based on an integrated approach which brings together different sectors and challenges and looks for solutions that accommodate their needs while avoiding silo mentality;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, need to dedicate adequate resources to the cultural and creative sectors to allow personal development of their habitants;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas post COVID 19, housing in cities remains a right; investment in affordable housing is needed; adequate warmth, cooling, lighting and the energy to power appliances, as well as affordable energy bills are essential services to guarantee a decent standard of living;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas cities, towns and functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are key economic pillars to boost growth, create jobs and enhance the Union’s competitiveness in a globalised economy; whereas it is necessary to maintain the poorest social strata and the middle classes in large urban centres and to encourage local production there; whereas immigration in the large urban centres should be restricted in order to prevent a flight of the middle classes and a reduction in the living wage in these centres;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas cities, towns and functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are key economic pillars to boost growth, create jobs and enhance the Union’s competitiveness in a globalised economy; whereas functional urban areas and mid-sized cities play a key role in providing social services and economic opportunities for rural and depopulated areas, while offering alternative urban solutions to big cities;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas cities, towns and functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are key economic pillars to boost growth, help increase Member States' GDP, create jobs and enhance the Union’s competitiveness in a globalised economy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas metropolitan areas are the most unequal when it comes to access to essential resources such as health, education or digitalization, especially for vulnerable people such as migrants, persons with disabilities, LGBTI people, afrodescendant, Roma, etc.;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas architectural barriers continue to be an obstacle for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) — having regard to the new Leipzig Charta adopted on 30 November 2020,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas the digital divide is horizontal and intersectional, covering gender gap, generational gap and social gap, and has been exacerbated during the Covid 19 pandemic;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) D c. whereas many houses and educational institutions lack access to adequate, up to date digital equipment;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas these areas are responsible for the biggest proportion of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and play a key role in the Union’s fight against climate change; whereas it is therefore necessary to limit non-vital imports of foreign goods into these urban areas, and whereas it is important to maintain a local economy in order to avoid greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas these areas are responsible for the biggest proportion of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and play a key role in the Union’s fight against climate change; and whereas cohesion policy provides an integrated policy framework that helps European countries meet the challenges presented, especially through environmental protection and sustainable development;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas urban-rural linkages are highly important vice versa; whereas urban areas can act as driving forces for rural attractiveness and development and provide access to a number of services for their surrounding rural areas; whereas the benefits of stronger urban-rural cooperation include more efficient land use and planning, better provision of services (e.g. public transport, health) and better management of natural resources as well as opportunities for discharges of highly frequented city centres;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas sustainable urbanism and urban green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that are crucial to citizens wellbeing and climate change mitigation, water circulation and retention, increase infiltration and reduce pollution through natural processes, regulate ambient temperatures, make residential areas look better, make it easier for residents to exercise, and improve the wellbeing of residents;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas public transport plays an important role in the fight against transport poverty and COVID-19 pandemic has had a major financial impact on public transport in European cities due to reduced number of passengers and necessary sanitary improvements;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas many European cities are facing a record-breaking surge in energy prices that threatens to affect the post- pandemic economic recovery;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas quality of life within towns and cities is a top priority in the fight against air pollution and noise;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas by 2050 two thirds of global population will live in cities, consuming 75% of the world’s natural resources, producing 50%of global waste and over 60% of green emissions, therefore building circular economy in cities and towns is a must to help reduce congestion, recycle waste and ensure sustainability of the economy;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and endorsed by the Council, in particular SDG 11 on sustainable cities and communities,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas challenges triggered by COVID-19 can be taken as opportunity for new thinking, for new approaches and for new dynamics (e.g. pop-up / temporary infrastructure in urban areas);
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the implementation
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the implementation of all EU policies and should be tackled in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the design and implementation of all EU p
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas speculative acquisitions of housing and land play a prominent role in the continuing escalation in housing prices; whereas a steep and continuous increase in house prices and market rents spurred on by gentrification, touristification and financialisation of the housing markets can be observed, in particular in cities and urban or suburban areas;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the global urban population is expected to increase by up to three billion people by 2050, and as a result cities will require extensive urban construction that must also mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the Urban Innovative Action under ERDF offers opportunities to test new solutions and approaches also in view of supporting urban areas for the post-COVID-19 era;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) F c. whereas job losses are estimated to be higher in large cities than elsewhere, hitting low-skilled, self-employed, and migrant workers, as well as those with precarious contracts and people working in the informal economy particularly hard; whereas the risk of unemployment is highest among young people, whose education and training pathways have been disrupted, many not finding the internships or apprenticeships required in order to complete their studies;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 9.9.2020 on the European Year of Greener Cities 2022,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Acknowledges the social, economic, territorial, cultural and historical diversity of urban areas across the Union, draws attention to challenges such as segregation and poverty;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Acknowledges the importance of the social, economic, territorial, heritage, cultural and historical diversity of urban areas across the Union;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasizes the need of rethinking ways and solutions to recover and reinforce inner city centres as they suffered from closures of businesses and cultural sites, vacancies, loss of attractiveness and increase of online trade during and after the pandemic;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Acknowledges a crucial and unique role of local and regional authorities in tackling issues related to Covid -19 pandemic with supportive role of the European Union;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population; calls for more support of public transport and its access, cycle paths and pedestrian zones to increase and recover city centres´ attractiveness and attract potential customers to support the weakened retailing sector after the pandemic and to boost local value;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl which reshapes landscapes and alters biodiversity, and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 30 June 2021 on A long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, inequalities and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as traffic congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls for the revision of the Commission's guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans; calls for those plans to foster multimodality and to tackle some side effects resulting from overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas, such as congestion and rising transport costs, throughout, for instance, balanced socio-economic arrangements to ensure there is no discrimination against EU citizens;
Amendment 74 #
2 a. Notes that economic migration has a direct impact on the inclusiveness of cities, requiring tailored policy responses; points to the potential of the EU Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021- 2027 in building inclusive and cohesive societies; notes also that community-led local development strategies are an essential tool to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at urban level;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines that Covid pandemic has accentuated the trend of depopulation in underdeveloped urban areas, which often lack sufficient own revenues to provide citizens quality essential public services; Calls on the Commission to provide recommendations and foster sharing of best practices between Member States regarding administrative-territorial organization and reforms;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to include positive action measures that promotes the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local, regional and European level, including those of urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources, as well as Structural Funds are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local level, including those of urban areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) — having regard to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change of 2015,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local level, including those of urban areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation; whereas more sustained efforts are needed to combat multiple forms of discrimination and inequality;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people, migrants and refugees and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local level, including those of urban areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;
Amendment 83 #
3a. Stresses the vital role of urban accessibility, to enable persons with disabilities to exercise in full their right to mobility, study and work; calls on the Commission to promote full inclusivity and to provide for a minimum share of urban development funding to ensure complete accessibility for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that for urban economies to recover leaving no one behind, investments and reforms should lead to stable and high-quality jobs, reinforced public infrastructure and services, enhanced social dialogue, support for inclusion and integration of disadvantaged groups such as strengthening social protection and welfare systems;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure equal access to decent housing for all and to set the goal of ending homelessness by 2030;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the socioeconomic challenges of urban centres with significant populations of migrants and refugees;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the socioeconomic challenges of urban centres, especially metropolitan areas with significant populations of migrants and refugees and other vulnerable communities; recalls that cities have a key role in building inclusive, accessible and welcoming communities where no one is left behind;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 b (new) — having regard to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN SDGs),
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a new EU anti-poverty framework to support integrated city strategies on poverty reduction; highlights the role of urban authorities in coordinating the process to design, implement and monitor strategies, as well as in targeting programmes to the most deprived neighbourhoods;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Reminds that in deprived urban areas, children often experience multiple risk factors, such as poor housing, risk of discrimination, violence and unequal access to services such as childcare, healthcare and education; calls on Member States to support local Child Guarantee schemes to address the specific urban challenges of child poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Emphasises the need for an EU framework to support local and national strategies to fight homelessness by promoting an integrated approach combining housing support with social care and health services, and active inclusion;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equality and recalls that all actions implemented under cohesion policy should take into account gender equality as a horizontal principle throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; underlines that action aimed at bridging the gender gap under cohesion policy should employ an intersectional approach that also takes age, race and disabilities into consideration; stresses, moreover, that the beneficiaries of cohesion policy should not adopt any discriminatory policies, least of all against minorities, such as the LGBTI community;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the role played by cities
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equality;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equality; underlines that action aimed at bridging the gender gap under cohesion policy should employ an intersectional approach that also takes age, race and disabilities into consideration; stresses, moreover, that the beneficiaries of cohesion policy should not adopt any discriminatory policies, least of all against minorities
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Highlights that in addition to health risks, women are more vulnerable to the economic risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; recognizes that in a post-pandemic context, supporting women in the formal and informal sectors is essential for urban economic recovery; strongly recommends that urban governing bodies set up spaces to engage women and girls in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts through women’s organisations and other community partners;
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