Activities of Jens NILSSON related to 2012/2298(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Promoting a European transport-technology strategy for Europe’s future sustainable mobility
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the need for the EU to develop a genuine common transport policy, ensuring the pertinence of transport for allwithin and between European regions; calls on the Member States and regions to ensure that the mix of models reflects moves towards moreensures a greater focus on genuinely sustainable mobility;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that if there is to be a coherent and efficient European transport- technology strategy, it must be in line with the EU 2020 Strategy (COM(2010)2020) and the 1990 reduction targets, as well as being in full compliance with the 2011 White Paper on Transport, ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system’ (COM(2011)0144), in terms of territorial cohesion and balanced development; it should permit reductions in energy consumption, traffic noise, traffic needs, air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, with firm targets for 2020, 2030 and 2050;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that this strategy should be based on an integrative model in which interregional connections and crossborder missing links are accorded the highest importance and innovative solutions for multimodal transport can reduce regional disparities and enhance territorial cohesion; further considers that the strategy must also reflect the need, and the potential, for specific transport solutions in regions with specific disadvantages;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Maintains that investments under the EU Structural Funds and investment funds could be of great help inreate great opportunities in European regions to developing smart specialisation applied to sustainable mobility;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in this connection, that a strategy for innovative technology has to be thought out through territories’ characteristics, in which context a ‘one size fits all’ approach will not deliver; considers, for instance, that island, mountainous, outermost and sparsely populated regions have specific types of potential which call for appropriate and innovative mobility solutions so as to realise the economic growth potential of these regions too;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission not to concentrate public transport services solely in urban areas, but alsoConsiders that a European transport technology strategy should seek to ensure mobility in all regions, especially the most deprived and remote ones, in the interests of integrated territorial cohesion and with a view to unlocking the growth potential of the whole of Europe;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the establishment of a Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS); underlines the importance of regular, free, easily accessible and reliable information provision to regional policymakers; regrets the fact that to date it is still very difficult to access information concerning EU funding for transport projects.considers that the provision of such information could be improved;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that all public support should be provided in accordance with the relevant European legislation on state aid, including rules on research, development, and innovation activities, funding of transport activities and infrastructure; takes the view, however, that the EU’s state aid rules should also take adequate account of the specific disadvantages of certain regions.