23 Amendments of Jens NILSSON related to 2015/2005(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is essential to ensure the successful development of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T), effectively link the transport networks of all EU regionsEU central regions to those of the periphery and eliminate disparities between the levels of infrastructure development and maintenance;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is an urgent need to break the transport system’s dependence on oil without sacrificing its efficiency and curbing mobilityin order to ensure sustainable mobility in Europe;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there is an urgent need to break the structural gender inequalities hampering the development of the EU transport sector, specifically through the gathering of better differentiated statistics, tackling pay-gaps, achieving gender balance representation in decision making, and by improving equal participation of women and men in all aspects of transport;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas further market opening needs to go hand in hand withwill depend on the EU ensuring fair competition, quality jobs and decent working conditions in all Member States;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the aviation market is facing challenges with the increase of unfair business practices such as ‘flags of convenience’ and the use of atypical employment practices which give rise to social dumping and have a negative effect on aviation safety;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Sees the enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for the development of integrated multimodal ticketing systems; calls hence on the Commission to analyse the limitations of current legislation and make proposals to break down existing barriers;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) proposed by the Commission as part of the Juncker Investment Plan for Europe should give priority to transport infrastructure projects in line with the European transport policy goals and consistent with the TEN-T priorities for funding that deliver high societal and economic value, stronger cohesion and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness across all EU regions;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, tramways, electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), bicycle rent schemes, and car pools as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is key to the development of a more sustainable transport system; calls for initiatives that motivate users, especially young people, to choose more sustainable means of transport (walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing); considers that the EU institutions must step up their efforts to act as a role model in this regard;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
– the adoption of a 2020 target of a 35 % reduction in the number of people seriously injured, accompanied by a fully-fledged EU strategy, including a vision for zero casualties in traffic, based on the Swedish model,
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that road safety goes hand in hand with respectful behaviour of road users which should be recognised and promoted as respect to human life; education in families and schools plays an important role towards achieving the Vision Zero objective;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses that although significant improvements have been reached, much still needs to be done to achieve the Vision Zero objective; notes that significant differences in road safety record between Members States still persist;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys; calls for initiatives to promote and facilitate integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality and accessibility of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better accessibility of infrastructure; calls furthermore for better consideration to be taken of women and men's differing travel patterns;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge that while there is a clear socio-economic case for boosting women´s participation and equal treatment in the transport labour market, there is a participation, remuneration and advancement gap between women and men in this sector's labour force;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to develop a legal framework for robust and improved EU statistics in the transport sector, gathering data on gender participation and equality in the transport sector; furthermore urges the Commission to come forward with an initiative on the role of women in transport and add the gender equality dimension in all impact assessments accompanying new transport policy proposals and initiatives;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UrgesDemands that the Commission to ensure that proposals onprevent the opening-up of services in all transport markets do notfrom leading to social dumping, poorer-quality services, monopolies or oligopolies, in order to safeguard fair competition for the benefit of workers and businesses in all Member States; underlines the importance of targeting social dumping and unfair competition where it already exists;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)
- measures against the increase of unfair business practices such as ‘flags of convenience’, the use of bogus self- employment and forms of atypical employment practices; improvements to Regulation (EC) 1008/2008 to ensure binding application of national labour legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on their territory as well as a revised definition of a company's ‘principal place of business’ to include substantial aviation activities; EASA recommendations requiring at least 50 percent of maintenance technicians to be directly employed, to also cover all categories of ground staff, pilots and cabin crew,
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)
- proposals to clarify EASA’s role vis-a- vis national agencies and strengthen its abilities to oversee aviation safety in all member states, including in remote EU regions,
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
Paragraph 26 – indent 1
– national policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels (natural gas, hydrogen, sustainable biofuels, including molasses- based ethanol) and electric cars, and the deployment of the relevant refuelling/recharging infrastructure; stresses the importance of supporting EU framework programmes for research, development and innovation for achieving cleaner fuels and a high degree of technological advance, for example in relation to refined biofuels,
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 1 a (new)
- increased support for EU framework programmes for research, development and innovation for achieving cleaner fuels and a high degree of technological advance, for example in relation to an increased use of sustainable biofuels; notes in this regard the untapped potential of European forests for providing sustainably sourced biomass,
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6
Paragraph 26 – indent 6
– the adoption of a social code, and where appropriate legislation ensuring minimum standards for mobile road transport workers, addressing also the problem of disguisedbogus self-employment whilst protecting the workers and ensuring fair competition and a swift solution to social dumping;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
- the road haulage sector to be regarded as a specific sector taking into account its high mobility; compared to other groups of mobile workers lorry drivers are among the few who can cross the territory of several member states in one day; consequently, there is an urgent need for specific provisions for this group of workers;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 b (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 b (new)
- proposals to create better legal clarity and implementation of rules covering working conditions, wages and social responsibility in order to ensure competition-neutral entrepreneurship in road haulage across the EU;