Activities of Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY related to 2015/2005(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the 2011 White paper on transport (A8-0246/2015 - Wim van de Camp) FR
Amendments (22)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the objectives laid down in the European Council conclusions of October 2014 on the climate and energy framework,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020’ (COM(2015)0081),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Together towards competitive and resource-efficient urban mobility’ (COM (2013)0913),
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the transport sector is responsible for around a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and that it remains the largest GHG emissions contributor of the sectors not covered by the EU emissions trading system (ETS);
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to take into account the European Council conclusions of October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework and to review the White Paper setting a target of reducing transport GHG emission by 30% in 2030 compared to 2005;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal in 2016 to establish a European framework for distance-based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger cars, whilst safeguarding EU principles such as non-discrimination, polluter-pays, data protection and privacy, in order to harmonise existing national infrastructure charging systems and to provide clear guidelines for any possible plans by Member States to establish such a system in the future; stresses that time- based user fees may only constitute a transitional arrangement which should be phased out in favour of a distance-based infrastructure charging system;
Amendment 184 #
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 sustainable transport infrastructure projects that are in line with EU transport policy goals and deliver high societal and, economic and environmental value, and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that public transport usage in urban areas is not clearly stated among the ten goals of the White Paper; believes that a new goal should be set of doubling public transport use in urban areas by 2030, while providing for facilities and infrastructure to facilitate door-to-door mobility of pedestrians, cyclists and elderly or handicapped people; a clear goal should be also set to double cycling by 2025; underlines that achieving these goals requires appropriate investments, especially to ensure consistent maintenance and expansion of public transport infrastructure; calls therefore on the Commission to establish an investment fund specifically dedicated to public transport; urges the Member States to provide adequate, long-term and reliable funding possibilities specifically for public transport infrastructure projects;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Emphasises the social dimension of public transport as a means for bringing urban centres closer to peripheral areas; calls on the Commission to take into account the role of the obligations of public services and the accessibility of transport services when revising the White Paper, so as to promote a non- discriminatory form of mobility that may be accessed under the best possible conditions;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Emphasises the importance of taking steps to support regional programmes for creating and expanding cycling networks in large European regions, especially so as to encourage citizens to take more responsibility in environmental matters, give everyone the opportunity to cycle, and reduce noise pollution, congestion and urban pollution;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
- a proposal to review the General Safety Regulation (661/2009) and the Pedestrian Protection Regulation (78/2009) no later than 2016, to establish as soon as possible mandatory rules for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) cab design and safety, as well as the mandatory application of innovative technologies such as Automated Emergency Braking and Advisory Intelligent Speed Assistance systems (ISA) for all vehicles,
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 2 a (new)
- actions to be prioritised, as suggested by the Action Plan and defined by the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive (2010/40/EU), with regard to Vulnerable Road Users,
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that market competition should not be considered as being the best model for delivering collective public transport and better services; underlines that it is necessary to leave the choice on how to organise collective public transport to the local, regional and national levels, also as part of the subsidiarity principle; insists that, in any case, it is necessary to prevent social dumping in relation to the public transport workforce, and that regulation and monitoring is necessary to avoid unacceptable reductions of labour costs through out-sourcing, sub- contracting or worsening of working conditions;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to enpropose measures that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets do not lead to social dumping, poorer-quality services, monopolies or oligo address existing social dumping practices across all transport modes by ensuring the full implementation, and especially the enforcement, of existing legislation, as well as by eradicating existing legislative loopholies;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports the creation of an autonomous Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Urban Public Transport and encourages the European Social and Economic Committee (EESC) and all relevant social partners, including workers and their trade unions, to cooperate within it; underlines the importance of meeting the challenges of the future and achieving the goals already set up, by ensuring a good quality of service for customers and a good quality of work for employees;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that the EU must maintain its leading role in the global efforts to reduce transport emissions in the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21); calls on the Commission to translate into a legislative proposal the 60% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions in transport by 2050;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 5 a (new)
- a legislative proposal to maintain a clear emissions-reduction trajectory with long- term target and to set, from 2025 onwards, mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars and commercial vans,
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
- ensuring compliance with the existing European regulatory framework so as to guarantee high social standards; calling on the European Commission to take measures against illegal practices in the road transport sector that lead to unfair competition and encourage social dumping;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1
Paragraph 27 – indent 1
– a balanced approach towards the opening-up of the domestic rail passenger market, respecting the various railway structures, while ensuring the quality of services and, public service obligations, territorial cohesion, maintaining non- profitable connections and promoting high social working conditions standards,
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- a quick adoption of the Technical Pillar and the Fourth Railway Package in general, in order to ensure the highest possible level of safety and interoperability and to underline the central role of the European Railway Agency,
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- anticipating the increase in the powers of the European Railway Agency (ERA) with a view to adopting the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package, by providing the Agency with sufficient human and financial resources to ensure that it is fully operational and able to perform its new missions,
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- adherence to the 2030 and 2050 modal shift objectives regarding road freight, as laid down in the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system in the White Paper; adoption by the Commission of a 2030 rail strategy to propose new measures necessary to reach the 2030 modal shift targets,