Activities of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2016/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Aviation Strategy for Europe (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an Aviation Strategy for Europe PDF (918 KB) DOC (109 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission´s communication on ‘An Aviation Strategy for Europe’; stresses that action is needed to reinforce the social agenda and maintain high-quality jobs in aviation; believes that ensuring a level playing fieldequal professional and human conditions in the sector is crucial;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the legal constraints imposed by the European Union cause the European aviation sector to engage in forms of unfair competition, including within the EU, which undermine its competitiveness;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of strong, independent social partners in the aviation sector, an institutionalised social dialogue and the participation of employees in company matters; underlines that the rights to form and to join a trade union are fundamental rights in the Union, in accordance with, and within the limits of action of, the law and the obligations of trade unions and unionised staff;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the world ranking of the EU’s airports is under threat, and Europe’s hubs are not as well connected internationally as the main hubs in the Persian Gulf and Turkey;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bc. whereas several airlines benefit from interventionist policies, particularly in the Gulf countries;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the European Union is currently guilty of discriminating against its own Member States by failing to extend the scope of the prudent investor rule to investment from third countries;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission’s Communication on an Aviation Strategy for Europe and its effort; questions the relevance of the measures recommended to identify sources to boost the sector by finding new market opportunities and dismantling barriers, and for its proposals to meet and anticipate new challenges; believes that, in a longer-term perspective, a further holistic andmore ambitious approach should be embraced;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to prevent social dumping and possible illegal and/or undeclared use of foreign workers on board EU-registered planes;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the simplification of rules and clarification of the powers entrusted to regional, national, European and international aviation authorities; takes the view that simplification must not be used as a pretext to set up an oversized, inefficient and inflexible European system;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for employment contracts to be consistent with the labour law of the country in which those contracts were lawfully concluded;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to invest in education and training in all parts of the aviation value chain, and particularly in research and innovation;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to guarantee all workers in the aviation sector decent working conditions, including health and safety at work, consistent with the labour law of the country in which they were established.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets; believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model should encourage the EU and the Member States to establish a legal framework to protect the sector;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls, with a view to combating unfair competition from third countries, for a review of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community and of Regulation (EC) No 868/2004 concerning protection against subsidisation and unfair pricing practices causing injury to Community air carriers in the supply of air services from countries not members of the European Community;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Demands that the Commission involve the Member States and their national parliaments fully in negotiations it has been mandated to conduct with third countries;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintaining decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices contribute to the sustainability of the aviation sector; acknowledges the necessity to bring clarity on the ‘home base’ criterion, and welcomestakes the view that the Commission’s decision to havelimit its action to issuing guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts is unsatisfactory; calls on the Member States to do away with non-standard forms of employment;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban certain unfair and potentially dangerous practices for passenger security, such as bogus self- employment, zero-hour contracts, pay-to- fly schemes and ‘letterbox’ companies;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that EU passenger rights legislation, although ambitious, is damaging European airlines since they, unlike third-country carriers operating in the EU, are obliged to compensate passengers in the event of delay; calls, therefore, for third-country airlines to abide by the same rules on passengers’ rights as European companies when operating in Europe;