11 Amendments of Renaud MUSELIER related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and crucial to ensuring the four fundamental freedoms pertaining to persons, capital, goods and services; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connected to neighbouring countries requires major transport infrastructure to be treated as a key priority for the EU’s competitiveness and for territorial, economic and social cohesion, and that accordingly they contribute to the territorial and social inclusion of citizens; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area requires, on the one hand, modernisation of the existing network and, on the other hand, that priority be assigned to the completion of some major transport infrastructure, such as that between Lyon and Turin; calls on the Commission to honour its commitments to cofinance the six major European infrastructure projects by contributing 40% of the cost;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that in 2017, natural disasters - in particular forest fires - cost the lives of over 200 people in Europe and burnt down over a million hectares of forest, which is more than three times the European average for the past five years; points out that such fires are disasters in a human, economic and environmental context and require a response at European and Euro-Mediterranean level; considers that the EU should assist with preventing and combating fires and site reconstruction following these disasters, which are linked in particular to forest fires; is of the opinion that resources for fighting the fires are limited at national level; notes in this context that firefighting planes - particularly Canadairs - enter some national fleets at the end of their useful lives and therefore need to be renovated as quickly as possible; calls on the Member States and the EU to make the strengthening of joint capacity a priority during discussions on the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that cohesion policy’s share of the total EU budget should be maintained post-2020, as the Cohesion Fund makes a majorn important contribution to closing infrastructure gaps between regions and as, in general, the Structural and Investment Funds make it possible to finance many local projects which would not get off the ground without their contributions, particularly by encouraging the development of innovative and ecological alternatives to traditional transport;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the central and overall Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; reiterates that by 2030 and which, as a priority, contribute to attainment of the aims of the Paris Agreement on climate change; reiterates, in the absence of information about the distribution of funds from hybrid financial instruments, that they cannot replace grants for TEN- T projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground; considers, furthermore, that better coordination of EU instruments related to transport, including blending of grants and innovative financial instruments, can facilitate project implementation and catalyse private financing;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, such as in the Danube, Black Sea, Baltic, Adriatic and Ionian, Ionian and more particularly Alpine regions, will contribute to developing EU added value projects;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that while the European Civil Protection Mechanism is an effective tool in combating forest fires, it is nevertheless incomplete and in need of further improvement; welcomes therefore the Commission's Communication of 23 November 2017 in which it proposes the setting up of an autonomous reserve capacity known as 'rescEU', and that an additional EUR 280 million be earmarked for the European Civil Protection Mechanism in order to finance a truly EU reserve capacity, to include in particular EU firefighting aircraft; calls on the Member States and the Commission to recognise that existing national infrastructure has a European dimension, and thereby manifest their support for the establishment of a European network of civil protection and risk management hubs; calls on the Member States to include the Commission proposal in the new multiannual financial framework to enable funding for EU Canadairs and their development to begin as soon as possible;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections, is necessary; particularly the rail network, the motorways of the sea and river transport, and focuses, as a priority, on interconnections, multimodality and the transition to clean transport using alternative fuels, is necessary; considers that the CEF ought, as a priority, to cofinance projects that help to attain the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change; calls, in this context, for sufficient funding to be assigned by the CEF to complement the objectives of Directive 2014/94/EU with regard to the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Observes that secondary rail links are essential with a view to attaining the objectives of the 2011 White Paper on Transport; notes that these secondary links suffer from under-investment, although their contribution to national central networks and European corridors is vital; calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure that the rail network - particularly including secondary links - is maintained and renovated;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of secured funding to achieve an integrated maritime policy, as a flagship initiative for cross-sectoral and trans-national governance, as well as for optimising multimodal connections and shifting to digital transport services and sustainable transport modes, including inland waterways; observes that sea ports and the motorways of the sea have a major role to play in accelerating modal shift and attaining the climate targets of COP 21;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects; welcomes, in this context, the financing and selection by the Commission of the preparatory action 'European Capital of Smart Tourism', which, from 2019, will reward towns and regions that invest, inter alia, in sustainable, innovative, digital tourism which avoids damage to the environment and the cultural heritage; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the future MFF should provide maximum predictability and flexibility in order to allow the full utilisation of the resources committed within it, which should therefore guarantee that any surplus resulting from under- implementation of the EU budget, particularly in a public policy sector, and de- commitments resulting from non- implementation are made available again in the EU budget.budget for the sector concerned; calls on the European Union, in this context, to maintain large elements of cofinancing when selecting projects under the MFF;