Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2015/2350(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Unleashing the potential of waterborne passenger transport (A8-0306/2016 - Keith Taylor) HR
Amendments (13)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas several tragic accidents have occurred in the past in the waterborne passenger transport sector, including those involving the Estonia, the Herald of Free Enterprise and, the Costa Concordia, and the UND Adryatik;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the EU has adopted a number of macro strategies predicated on the utilisation of waterways, including for example the Danube, Adriatic-Ionian, and Baltic strategies;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States, regional and local authorities, and the Commission to give consideration to WPT, and especially to improve the associated infrastructure within the TEN-T and the CEF by strengthening its interconnection with hinterland infrastructure;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to publish a summary report on the implementation of EU strategies in the WPT segment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the integration of WPT into urban public transport networks could considerably enhance mobility efficiency, environmental performance, quality of life, affordability and comfort in cities; calls on the Commission to fully support investments in quality hinterland infrastructure which can contribute to decrease local traffic congestion and make sure that local people are not negatively affected;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the integration of WPT into urban and regional public transport networks could considerably enhance mobility efficiency, environmental performance, quality of life, affordability and comfort in cities;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is convinced that the EU passenger shipsbuilding industry must remain a key competitive player to be encouraged more actively, while reducing its environmental footprint by boosting research activity and innovation within the industry;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to propose a clear framework allocating responsibilities and costs, with a view to improving security and safety in maritime and inland transport; urges the Commission, furthermore, to address additional staff training and education of local police and authorities;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that a number of enclosed seas, for example the Baltic and the Adriatic, are bordered by several Member States and also by countries that do not belong to the EU, and therefore calls on the authorities responsible to provide for an effective safety, security, and, in particular, emergency system;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of the WPT sector in developing sustainable tourism and overcoming the seasonality, in particular in remote regions of the Union such as coastal and island regions; considers, furthermore, that SMEs should be a focal point for the promotion of tourism services; calls on the Commission, Member states, local and regional authorities to make fullest possible use of EU funding opportunities for SMEs;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of the WPT sector in developing sustainable tourism, in particular in remote regions of the Union such as coastal and island regions; considers, furthermore, that SMEs should be a focal point for the promotion of tourism services; points to the importance of providing support, including subsidies, for local communities in outlying coastal and island regions;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Maintains that the WPT sector is important even in areas where it is not at present economically viable, such as more thinly populated remote islands;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Proposes that a European inland navigation agency be established to bring about the ‘single area for waterborne passenger transport’ and to strive to converge the governance and regulatory systems that already exist for the Rhine, the Danube and other inland waterways, along with navigation systems on the EU’s enclosed seas;