Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2015/2347(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Improving connection and accessibility of transport infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe (A8-0282/2016 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba) HR
Improving connection and accessibility of transport infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe (short presentation) HR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on improving the connection and accessibility of the transport infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe
Amendments (10)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States in Central and Eastern Europe to ensure coordination and synergy between the existing European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon 2020, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and EIB and EBRD resources when implementing projects aimed at improving the connection and accessibility of the transport infrastructure in the region; underlines that the use of all this readily available funding should be given priority, especially in the context of the current absorption rate, over investment participation by third parties in cases where this investment is driven by political considerations rather than business interests;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas intensifying work on projects such as the Via Carpatia and, Rail Baltica and the Adriatic-Ionian Corridor would provide an important stimulus for improving the connectivity and accessibility of the transport infrastructure in this part of the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly advises making better use of existing policies and instruments for regional cooperation, such as European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), Interreg and especially European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs), to enhance cross-border transport between regions and remove bottlenecks; urges the Member States to support and not impede such solutions on a local and regional level; advocates the use of existing macro- regional strategies like those for the Danube and the, Baltic Sea and Alpine regions in order to advance transnational infrastructure projects and preparations for potential new macro-regional strategies in Central and Eastern Europe;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to further explore the integration of the Western Balkans accession countries into the TEN- T network and the cooperation on transport links with Ukraine and other neighbouring countries; welcomes the extension of TEN-T network on Western Balkans countries; calls on Western Balkan countries to continue working on six infrastructure projects and to swiftly implement "soft measures" (e.g. simplifying/aligning border crossing procedures, railway reforms, information systems) agreed during the 2015 WB Summit in Vienna; calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament about the conclusion that will be taken during the WB 2016 Summit in France;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to further explore and propose the integration of the Western Balkans accession countries into the TEN- T network and the cooperation on transport links with Ukraine and other neighbouring countries;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to complete the construction of the Adriatic- Ionian motorway in cooperation with the Member States of Slovenia, Croatia and Greece, and the western Balkan countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes a lack of road-rail connections to and from the ports; highlights that the most of the airports in Eastern Europe are located in the proximity of rail infrastructure and that integration is still technically possible; calls on the Commission to fully support further integration of multimodal transport connections (road-railway- airport) in Central and Eastern Europe;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores the role of the Danube River as the key transport waterway in the Danube macro-region; notes that navigability of the Danube River is regulated by the obsolete Danube Convention (1946) which limits the optimal use of fleet and navigation rights; invites the riparian states to ensure the continuous navigability of the river and to implement their master plan for fairway rehabilitation and maintenance endorsed in 2014;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the potential for further developing attractive shipping to ports in the Baltic and Black, Black and Adriatic Seas in the context of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’ concept; highlights the importance of expanding capacities in the energy sector and of ensuring efficient railway connections to port hinterlands;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights that the northern Adriatic ports must strengthen their cooperation, through regional coordination for a common promotion of traffic flows for the maritime trade in the North Adriatic and to fully integrate the Italian ports with those of Slovenia (Koper) and Croatia (Rijeka); in this regard calls on the Commission to include the port of Rijeka in the Baltic-Adriatic corridor to enable full transport connection of northern sea ports towards the Central Europe and Baltic Sea;