Activities of Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)

(46 a) This Regulation, by supporting the achievement of its objectives (facilitating visa applications procedures, identifying missing persons, assisting in the process of identifying and returning persons and by helping law enforcement authorities access data of visa applicants) by Member States, will ensure savings in these regards in their respective national budgets.

2018/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2018/0152(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)

(57 a) This Regulation should be revised once the conclusions of the European Parliament’s resolution of [DATE] on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania: abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders are implemented.

2018/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2018/0152(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 b (new)

(57 b) Since this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis and in order to facilitate and strengthen checks at external border crossing points and to enhance the internal security of the Schengen area by establishing the exchange of information among Member States on third country nationals holders of long stay visas and residence permits, Bulgaria and Romania should become full members of the Schengen area as soon as possible.

2018/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2018/0152(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 38

Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
Article 50 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. All monitoring and evaluation procedures mentioned in this article shall directly take into account any modification of the membership of the Schengen area.

2018/11/27
Committee: BUDG

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Online intermediation services and online search engines, as well as ~~the commercial~~ transactions facilitated by those services, have an intrinsic cross- border potential and are of particular importance for the proper functioning of the Union's internal market in today's economy. The potentially unfair and harmful trading practices of certain providers of those services in respect of business users and corporate website users hamper the full realisation of that potential and negatively affect the proper functioning of the internal market. In addition, the full realisation of that potential is hampered, and the proper functioning of the internal market is negatively affected, by diverging laws of certain Member States which, with a varying degree of effectiveness, regulate those services, while other Member States are considering adopting such laws.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Examples of online intermediation services covered by this Regulation should consequently include online e-commerce market places, including collaborative ones on which business users are active, online software applications services and online social media services and voice assistance services. However, this Regulation should not apply to online advertising serving tools or online advertising exchanges which are not provided with the aim of facilitating the initiation of direct transactions and which do not involve a contractual relationship with consumers. This Regulation should also not apply to online payment services, since they do not themselves meet the applicable requirements but are rather inherently auxiliary to the transaction for the supply of goods and services to the consumers concerned.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Where a provider of online intermediation services itself offers certain goods or services to consumers through its own online intermediation services, or does so through a business user which it controls, that provider may compete directly with other business users of its online intermediation services which are not controlled by the provider. In such situations, in particular, it is important that the provider of online intermediation services acts in a transparent manner and provides a description of any differentiated treatment, whether through legal, commercial or technical means, such as default settings, that it might give in respect of goods or services it offers itself compared to those offered by business users. Such differentiated treatment should only be allowed to the extent that competition law is fully complied with. To ensure proportionality, this obligation should apply at the level of the overall online intermediation services, rather than at the level of individual goods or services offered through those services.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Regulation shall apply to online intermediation services and online search engines provided, or offered to be provided, to business users and corporate website users, respectively, that have their place of establishment or are~~sidence~~ actively operating in the Union and that, through online intermediation services or online search engines, offer goods or services to consumers located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the providers of those services.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. The fee a provider of online intermediation service charges to the business user for its online intermediation services should be proportionate and negotiated between the two parties involved.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Where a provider of online intermediation services decides to suspend or terminate, in whole or in part, the provision of its online intermediation services to a given business user, it shall provide the business user concerned, without undue delay, with a clear and coherent statement of reasons for that decision.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) ranking and default settings;

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) any direct or indirect remuneration charged for the use of the online intermediation services or online search engines concerned;

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Providers of online intermediation services and search engines shall include in their terms and conditions a description of the technical and contractual access, o~~r absence thereof, of business~~f business users and corporate website users to any personal data or other data, or both, which business users or consumers provide for the use of the online intermediation services or the search engines concerned or which are generated through the provision of those services.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2018/0112(COD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The right referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the rights of business users and corporate website users to individually take action before competent national courts, in accordance with the rules of the law of the Member State where the action is brought, to address any non-compliance by providers of online intermediation services and search engines with the relevant requirements laid down in this Regulation.

2018/10/18
Committee: TRAN

2017/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes this first report on the monitoring of the application of EU law following the entry into force of the Better Regulation Agenda in 2015; recalls that the principles of better law-making encompass the requirement to demonstrate the need to legislate at EU level, in a way that is strictly proportionate to the aims of the legislative action, and to ensure that the legislation is correctly implemented at the right level; recalls that any expansion of EU law that is not built on such principles is detrimental to the proper application thereof; stresses, therefore, the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;.

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Siôn SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. DRegrets that timely and correct application of EU legislation in the Member States remains a matter of serious concern as shown by the large number of infringement procedures; deplores the high number of negative trends revealed in the current report, notably the substantial increase in the opening of infringement cases, representing a 67.5 % increase over the past year and a five-year peak, together with a recorded increase in complaints and a decrease in rates of resolution; notes that according to the breakdown of the infringement cases open at the end of 2016, the four policy areas in which the greatest number of transposition infringement proceedings were opened against Member States were the internal market, environment, financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, and mobility and transport; welcomes the decrease in the total number of new EU Pilot files, reaching its lowest level since 2011; notes the Commission’s aim, in line with its communication entitled ‘EU law: Better results through better application’~~1 ,~~ [1],to make use of the EU Pilot only where it provides effective added value in the infringement resolution process; welcomes the fact that the report acknowledges the role of Parliament in calling the Commission’s attention to shortcomings in the application of EU law in Member States by means of parliamentary questions and petitions; ~~_________________ 1 C(2016)8600, OJ C 18, 19.1.2017, p. 10.~~

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Siôn SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the crucial importance of transparency and accountability in the drafting and application of EU law by the EU institutions, meaning that EU legislation has to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union~~, which ins~~; recognistes on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms2 ; _________________ 2Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08, ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.essential role that social partners and civil society organisations play in monitoring and enhancing effective redress of EU law;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Siôn SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties, as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; points out that those rights and principles require citizens to be given adequate access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; ~~insist~~reminds that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts aiming at implementing EU law;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Siôn SIMON, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jo LEINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for all EU institutions engaged in the legislative process to commit to enhancing the drafting quality of legislative texts, in line with the commitment undertaken in the Better Law- Making Agenda; recalls that the 1998 Inter-institutional Agreement on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation needs to be ~~substantially~~ adapted in order to deliver on that objective;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes Commission's commitment to actively help Member States transpose and implement legislation by preparing implementation plans for certain Directives and Regulations; calls on the Commission to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to Member States via concrete tools in order to achieve better record of implementation of the EU law; encourages the Commission to assist Member States that might face a priori implementation and transposition challenges and address these accordingly by enhancing the institutional capacity of public authorities at a technical level.

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2256(INI)

Emilian PAVEL, Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ, Andi CRISTEA, Maria GRAPINI, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Răzvan POPA, Dan NICA, Damian DRĂGHICI, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Ioan Mircea PAŞCU, Victor BOŞTINARU, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)

Enlargement of the Schengen Area 1. Recalls that Romania and Bulgaria’s readiness for joining the Schengen Area was announced on several occasions by the President of the European Commission, and it has also been stated by the European Parliament in its resolution of 8 June 2011, by the Council in its conclusions of 9 and 10 June 2011 and 25 and 26 October 2012, and in the 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th and 8th bi-annual reports on the functioning of the Schengen Area; 2. Notes that in the European Council of 1 and 2 March 2012, the Heads of State and Government reiterated that all legal conditions had been met for the decision on Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area to be taken, and asked the Justice and Home Affairs Council to adopt its decision in September 2012. However, no decision has been taken until this moment, with postponements on many occasions; 3. We remind that Romania and Bulgaria have successfully fulfilled already in 2011 all relevant criteria and prerequisites, as set by the Schengen evaluation procedures; we believe that additional criteria cannot be imposed on the two Member States; 4. Urges the Council to take the decision concerning the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area, in line with the Schengen acquis.

2018/03/14
Committee: LIBE

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists need better protection and therefore, the European Commission should present the review of the Pedestrian Protection Regulation within next six months;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that according to the European Commission statistics, around 25 % of the overall annual traffic fatalities in the EU are caused by the alcohol consumption, and therefore welcomes the zero tolerance policy for drink driving in some Member States;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Observes that nearly half of all pedestrians and cyclists killed on the roads are aged over 65, and in almost all European countries road accidents are the major cause of death among young people, and therefore calls on Member States to make it possible for older people and young drivers to use the roads safely by developing programmes to avert age- specific risks of accidents;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Observes that, in 43% of cases, fatal road accidents in urban areas occur to pedestrians and cyclists, and calls on Member States to take greater account of the more vulnerable road users in building and maintaining roads, for example by building more ~~cycle~~safe cycle or pedestrian paths, or expanding them;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Ismail ERTUG, Francisco ASSIS, Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Gabriele PREUSS, Michael CRAMER, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Observes that many drivers are not aware of the necessity and how to form a corridor for emergency vehicle access on motorways in order to allow rescue teams to reach the scene of accident and therefore calls on the European Commission to launch a European awareness campaign and urge the Member States to agree on uniform rules on the formation of such corridors;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that some 952% of all accidents are due to human error or interaction of human error with vehicle and/or infrastructure and that therefore it should be compulsory to incorporate driver assistance systems which promote safety, a requirement that should apply only to those driver assistance systems which improve road safety significantly, as demonstrated by scientific evidence, which have a favourable cost- benefit ratio and which have attained market maturity.;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the compulsory installation of overridable intelligent speed assistants ~~to indicate speed limits~~, and calls on Member States to ensure that road signs are kept in excellent condition, and that road markings are clearly legible; Emphasises that for proper working of this intelligent assistant, it is necessary to have updated online road maps with current speed limit indications;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that, due to its relevance to road safety, a lane departure warning system that not only warns but also actively intervenes, albeit without preventing drivers from acting directly, should be made compulsory; Notes that for using this warning system it is necessary that road markings are kept in condition which can be clearly recognizable;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Calls for safer front-end design of heavy goods vehicles related to better vision of pedestrians and cyclists as well as for barriers to avoid collisions and mitigate consequences of collisions;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls for updating of the testing requirements for motor vehicle active and passive safety systems, which would take into account not only pedestrians but also cyclists;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2085(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Francisco ASSIS, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Enrico GASBARRA, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Calls for better fire safety rules for buses and coaches with different type of power, including the CNG powered buses, to maximize the protection of passengers safety;

2017/07/17
Committee: TRAN

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuous efforts to ensure that EU citizenship rights are upheld; is convinced that EU citizens will only be able to exercise their rights fully if the Member States and the EU institutions make a firm commitment to protecting them;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Warns against possible legal uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and those of UK citizens living in the EU arising as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; believes that an agreement on the core rights should be ~~safeguard~~reached promptly, and contained in the UK withdrawal agreement and the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK; stresses that any agreement should be based on the principle of reciprocity;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that, given the increasing impact of the online universe and social media on the lives of citizens, the European institutions should continue to develop new mechanisms and public policies designed to protect the fundamental rights of individuals in the digital environment, focusing on their freedom of expression, their right to privacy and protection of their good name, personal data and personal image, particularly in the case of minors.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the security of EU citizens and the fight against terrorism should be a top priority for the EU; welcomes the steps taken by the EU to reinforce the Security Union; calls for the speedy implementation of the interoperability of EU information systems for security, migration and border management, which should all comply with EU data protection principles; emphasises that the coordination of internal and external EU action in the field of security is essential for the efficient protection of EU citizens.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out activities aiming at raising awareness about citizenship rights among EU citizens.

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected ~~as soon as possibl~~when appropriate;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality~~, no loss of seats for any Member State,~~ and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK; considers additionally that, under the current circumstances, it is important to ensure that those Member States that have lost seats in the 2014-2019 parliamentary term shall not be affected in the future by further reductions in the number of the seats allocated to them.

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
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; stresses that an inter-institutional agreement on CEF should be approved as soon as possible in order to communicate positive market signals to infrastructural investments that will reach the highest financial needs in the period 2020-2027.

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that funding for completing the single European rail area should be safeguarded; stresses further that the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) should be brought forward in order to further implement common technical standards and maximise the benefits in terms of interoperability; strongly believe that ERTMS system project would require an institutional lead from the European Commission aimed at incentivizing the participation of investors;

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that Europe should offer prospects to the younger generation as well as to the future-oriented undertakings that make the EU more successful in the global arena; is determined to substantially scale up twohree of its flagship programmes, namely the Research Framework Programme ~~and~~, Erasmus+ and the programme Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which cannot satisfy the very high demand involving top quality applications and projects with their current means and which fundamentally contribute to EU socioeconomic and territorial cohesion, as well as to sustainable mobility; calls also for progress to be made in the fight against youth unemployment and in support for small and medium-sized enterprises by equipping the successor programmes of the Youth Employment Initiative and the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) with greater financial means;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Union to assume its role in two emerging policy areas with internal and external dimensions, which have appeared in the course of the current MFF: on the one hand, by developing a comprehensive asylum, migration and integration policy and addressing the root causes of migration and displacement in third countries and on the other hand, by providing security to European citizens and promoting stability abroad, notably by pooling research efforts and capabilities in the area of defence; as well as the development of the adequate infrastructures and logistic capacities which guarantee the needed mobility;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2052(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy; believes that such initiatives promoting innovative sustainable travel experiences for youth should be welcome; considers also that they should not replace other cultural initiatives and suggests that proper means for adequate financing should be further promoted;

2017/10/26
Committee: TRAN

2017/2052(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Notes, in particular, the significant mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance in a number of serious natural disasters with substantial budgetary consequences; stresses also the positive impact that this instrument has on public opinion; proposes the reinforcement of its financial envelope to an annual allocation of EUR 1 billion; as well as an adaptation of the Regulation which gives more coverage to natural catastrophes which are increasingly linked to climate change, such as fires;

2018/02/01
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding instrument for the completion of the TEN- T network; stresses that the budgetary cuts to the CEF made in the past, due to the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) initiative, should be avoided in the future; believes that CEF is a vital instrument with significant Union- added value to optimise the transport network across the Union, linking and/or modernising new and existing transport infrastructures; stresses the need to further promote and support the high speed railway projects connecting Western and Eastern parts of Europe;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that SMEs in the transport and tourism sectors are finding it difficult to adapt to the digital transformation and need support;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the importance of Horizon 2020 to foster and support projects related to innovation and research in smart transport management and autonomous driving; welcomes the increase in commitments and payments appropriations through the Horizon 2020 for Joint Undertakings, among others SESAR and SHIFT2RAIL;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the Commission to further prioritise the financing of the transport safety and security of passengers ~~in different means of transport~~on all means of transport; considers it important to continue allocating funding that will enable infrastructure to be maintained and quality criteria to be respected, in order to guarantee greater consumer protection and safety;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Would encourage the Commission to support cross-border projects aimed at promoting tourism and cooperation between EU states and/or third countries, and to create a Black Sea macro region;

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2044(BUD)

Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Would encourage the Commission to finance and support projects that develop and improve river transport, such as the dredging and cleaning-up of the River Danube.

2017/07/19
Committee: TRAN

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part A – point 2

2. The objective of the revision is, in compliance with the Treaties, to enable Union citizens both to register and to submit a citizens’ initiative successfully and in a cost-effective manner, and to provide for their ~~petitio~~concerns to receive appropriate follow-up from the Commission, in order to encourage as many Union citizens as possible to become involved in taking the European integration process forward.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 (new)

(-1) Recital 3 is amended as follows: [...] similar possibilities [...] instead of [...] similar conditions [...] And the following is added: [...], in particular for people with disabilities.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point –1 b (new)

(-1b) In recital 13, the following phrase is deleted: “including, where applicable, a personal identification number or a personal identification document number”

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 4 a (new)

(4a) In Article 8(1), second subparagraph, the following text is deleted: (b) to the Member State that issued the personal identification number or the personal identification document indicated in the statement of support, as specified in point 2 of Part C of Annex III.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 – paragraph 2

Member States and Union Institutions, and in particular the European Commission , shall carry out information campaigns in order to raise public awareness of the existence of the ECI, thereby maximising its added-value and promoting the active participation of citizens in the political life of the Union.” Registered ECIs may, on reasoned request, receive financial support from the Commission out of EU funds for technical and organisational purposes.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9a) In Annex III, the statement of support form — Part B (for Member States which require the provision of a personal identification number/personal identification document number) is deleted.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Points to the need to rebuild~~Encourages trust in the EU’s institutions and those of the Member States, trust being the basis for good cooperation and effective application of EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the unchecked expansion of the EU’s acquis is detrimental to its proper application; stresses therefore the importance of upholding the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; wWelcomes the practice by the Commission of taking due account of the principles of better law-making when ~~selecting priorities for~~ monitoring the application of EU law in the Member States;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of transparency in the drafting and application of law by the EU institutions, the Member States and regional authorities; points out, that in the interest of both facilitating the implementation of EU law by the Member States and making it accessible to EU citizens, EU legislation needs to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU~~, which insists on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms~~1 ; _________________ 1 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08 ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, given that those articles require citizens to have adequate access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; ~~insist~~recalls that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts implementing EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls, in this respect, for the commitment of all EU institutions engaged in the legislative process to enhance the drafting quality of legislative texts, in line with the commitment undertaken in the Better Law-Making Agenda; considers that the 1998 Inter-institutional Agreement on common guidelines for the quality of drafting of Community legislation should be ~~substantially~~ adapted in order to deliver on that objective;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the inclusion of national parliaments in the law-making process will foster effective application of EU law; highlights, for that reason, the necessity to ensure genuine application of the yellow-card procedure as specified in Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the Commission to provide citizens with an integrated platform to help centralise complaints and irregularities in the implementation of EU legislation;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Insist~~Recalls that national parliaments have an essential role to play in ~~both pre- legislative scrutiny of draft legal acts and~~ post- legislative scrutiny of their correct implementation of legal acts by the Member States; ~~highlights its continued determination to support them in such efforts;~~

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Supports the Commission initiative to provide enhanced guidance and assistance to Member States using concrete tools in order to achieve better implementation record of EU law;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that the Commission’s efforts should go beyond simple guidelines with no binding legal force; insists on the need for both efficiency and legal certainty in the pre-infringement phase; calls therefore on the Commission to propose a regulation governing the rules of the pre-infringement and infringement procedures under Article 298(2) TFEU, with clear deadlines for different steps of the procedure and clear roles for all parties, including the Commission and the Member State’s authorities and complainants;deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes a sustained dialogue between the Commission and the Member States with a view to strengthening the enforcement of EU law by means of a structured and systematic approach;

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2011(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Insist~~Recalls that the effectiveness of European integration is also conditional on the extent to which the EU’s policies are incorporated into legislation and applied by the Member States; recalls in that respect Article 197 TFEU which states ‘effective implementation of Union law by the Member States, which is essential for the proper functioning of the Union, shall be regarded as a matter of common interest’.

2017/05/16
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Appreciates that the number of reasoned opinions (65) submitted by national parliaments in 2016 is the third highest in a calendar year since the introduction of the subsidiarity control mechanism in the Lisbon Treaty; notes the sharp increase (+713 %), with respect to the eight reasoned opinions received in 2015; acknowledges, in addition, the significant increase, from 350 to 620, in the number of opinions received by the Commission within the framework of the political dialogue; underlines that these trends emerged against the backdrop of a decrease in legislative activity, which also demonstrates that national parliaments’ participation has evolved in comparison with previous years; welcomes the marked interest in EU decision-making expressed by national parliaments;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that in 2016, the third (and first under the mandate of the current Commission) ‘yellow card’ procedure was triggered in relation to the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive (Directive 96/71/EC); this indicates an increased scrutiny from national parliaments especially when legislative proposals are favouring only a part of EU Member States or are serving the interests of only a part of EU citizens; stresses that increased awareness of the roles of national parliaments and better cooperation between them could strengthen ex ante subsidiarity monitoring;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that Parliament increasingly and more regularly plays the role of interlocutor with and intermediary between the national parliaments with regard to the subsidiarity and proportionality mechanisms; considers that enhancing dialogue at political level with national parliaments could be a means to rationalise subsidiarity and proportionality checks by better addressing the substance of legislative proposals;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Commends the placing of subsidiarity and proportionality at the heart of EU decision-making, as evidenced by the Commission’s political priorities and the adoption of the Better Regulation Package, which in turn will be contributing to a higher degree of transparency of the EU decision-making process;

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the need to enhance the flexibility of the early warning system, and notably of the eight-week period for submitting reasoned opinions - any modification beyond this deadline implying a change to the Treaties, and to continue to reflect on the introduction of a green card mechanism; in the absence of any formalisation in the Treaties, it would be useful to know the Commission’s official opinion on what form the initiative of a ‘green card’ could take; reminds of the consultation procedure or political dialogue where national parliaments have the possibility to raise subsidiarity concerns at any point.

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2010(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the creation of the Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, three of whose members will be MEPs; considers that this initiative can contribute in identifying the situation where an action can be sufficiently and more effectively achieved by the Union, Member States and regional authorities; invites the Commission to detail to a greater extent the competencies and the modus operandi envisaged for this Task Force.

2017/12/18
Committee: AFCO

2017/2003(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the emergence of the collaborative economy in transport, accommodation and tourism services, acknowledging that, with an appropriate regulatory framework in place, it has potential to provide more varied and affordable services to customers ~~and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens in the EU;~~, to offer new business opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises and to boost new forms of cooperative exchanges between citizens in the EU; underlines the positive impact of collaborative platforms on the inclusion of women, youth, and on marginalised communities such as migrants, part-time employees as well as on the long-term unemployed to re-enter the job market.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the Member States’ response to the development of collaborative business models has so far been very fragmented and has, on some occassions, allowed for protectionist measures at local level; welcomes in this regard the Commission communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, but regrets that it fails to establish ~~an explicit harmonised~~clear steps towards a legal framework for the collaborative economy across the European Union;

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that, in the context of the collaborative economy, issues related to consumer protection, liability allocation, insurance schemes, social protection of workers (whether they are employed or self-employed) and data protection are the most urgent ones, aund ~~expects a regulatory intervention~~ erlines the potential risks of creating unclear employment relations, unfair working conditions and non-compliance with worker's rights; as such, considers necessary the cooperation among all stakeholders, assuming th~~at regard~~eir individual responsibilities, in parallel with regulatory intervention; emphasises that a regulatory framework should create a level playing field, foster innovations and contribute to the overall development and fulfilment of the EU transport and tourism policy goals, such as ~~transport~~ decarbonisation, territorial cohesion, affordability, accessibility and safety; simultaneously, it argues that the Commission should ensure an ambitious enforcement framework and engage platforms to foster a culture of compliance as regards health, safety, security and taxation, while ensuring that any proposal put forward would mitigate the risk of creating monopolies.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that the collaborative economy has opened new opportunities for growth in the tourism sector, increasing and diversifying both demand and offer, but expresses concern as regards the impact on communities' way of life, public safety and the environment.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the need to clearly distinguish between ~~legitimate ride-sharing and~~ the provision of regulated commercial transport~~ing~~ services (i.e. ‘non- professional’ vs ‘professional’ service provision) in EU terminology, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers the monetary threshold to be onand ride-sharing, which could be defined as the shared use of a vehicle by a private individual, with one or more passengers , in order to share costs in the context of an existing trip the driver had already planned, and urges the Commission to come up with proposals to adapt Union legislation accordingly; considers that thresholds which are representatives of Member States' different economic realities and purchasing power could be one of the advisable ways to make this distinction;, and recommends the Commission to launch a study on the role of thresholds in the collaborative economy.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/2003(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to establish measures to reduce the risk and possibility of the occurrence of grey economy activities and tax avoidance in accordance with collaborative economy services, and invites the Commission to facilitate an exchange of best practises between tax authorities and stakeholders with a view to developing appropriate solutions for payments of taxes in the sharing economy;, in line with the principle that taxes should be paid where profits are generated; recommends that Member States, under the guidance of the European Commission, clarify what they consider taxable profit and what they view as tax-exempt cost-sharing activities.

2017/03/09
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) To ensure a coherent legislation framework ofor the inter-urban carriage of passengers by regular coach and bus services throughout the Union, Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 should apply to all inter- urban carriage by regular services. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be extendedEuropean Union is paramount in order to prevent legal ambiguity. The scope of that Regulation should therefore be consistent with the provisions of a Regulation (EC) No1370/2007.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) ~~An independent and impartial regulatory body should be designated in each Member State~~Each Member State shall designate a national competent authority to ensure the proper functioning of the road passenger transport market. That body may also be responsible for other regulated sectors such as rail, energy or telecommunications.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Emil RADEV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Eva MAYDELL, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Nikolay BAREKOV, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009

~~Regulatory bod~~National competent authority

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1

Each Member State shall designate a ~~single~~ national ~~regulatory bod~~competent authority for the road passenger transport sector. That body shall be an impartial authority which is, in organisational, functional, hierarchical and decision making terms, legally distinct and independent from any other public or private entity. It shall be independent from any competent authority involved in the award of a public service contracte national competent authority may be responsible for other regulated sectors.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

~~The regulatory body may be responsible for other regulated sectors.~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 2

2. The regulatory body for the road passenger transport sector shall have the necessary organisational capacity in terms of human and other resources, which shall be proportionate to the importance of that sector in the Member State concerned.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 3 a – paragraph 3

3. The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall perform the following tasks::

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Peter KOUROUMBASHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Emil RADEV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Eva MAYDELL, Nikolay BAREKOV, Filiz HYUSMENOVA, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Momchil NEKOV

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009

The decision of the ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority on the appeal shall be binding. The ~~regulatory bod~~national competent authority shall be able to enforce it by means of penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – title

Authorisation procedure for the international carriage of passengers ~~over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies~~

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Authorisations shall be issued in agreement with the competent authorities of all the Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down ~~and are carried over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies~~, over distance defined by each Member State. The authorising authority shall send a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, within two weeks of receipt of the application to such competent authorities with a request for their agreement. At the same time, the authorising authority shall forward those documents to the competent authorities of other Member States whose territories are crossed, for information.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a

~~Article 8a~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – title

~~Authorisation procedure for the international carriage of passengers over a distance of 100 kilometres or more as the crow flies~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 1

~~1. The authorising authority shall take a decision on the application within two months of the date of submission of the application by the carrier.~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 2

~~2. Authorisation shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (c) of Article 8c(2).~~deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 a – paragraph 3

3. The authorising authority shall forward to the competent authorities of all Member States in whose territories passengers are picked up or set down, as well as to the competent authorities of Member States whose territories are crossed without passengers being picked up or set down, a copy of the application, together with copies of any other relevant documentation, and its assessment, for information.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 2

2. Authorisations for national regular services shall be granted unless refusal can be justified on one or more of the grounds listed in points (a) to (cd) of Article 8c(2) ~~and, if the service is carrying passengers over a distance of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies, Article 8c(2)(d)~~.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 b – paragraph 3

3. The distance referred to in paragraph 2 may be increased to 120 kilometres if the regular service to be introduced will serve a point of departure and a destination which are already served by more than one public service contract.deleted

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009
Article 8 d – paragraph 1

1. Member States may limit the right of access to the international and national market for regular services if the proposed regular service carries passengers ~~over distances of less than 100 kilometres as the crow flies and~~ if the service would compromise the economic equilibrium of a public service contract.

2018/10/04
Committee: TRAN

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) A minimum organised structure is needed in order to launch and manage citizens’ initiatives successfully. That structure should take the form of a group of organisers, composed of natural persons resident in at least seven different Member States, in order to encourage the emergence of Union-wide issues and to foster reflection on those issues. For the sake of transparency and smooth and efficient communication, the group of organisers should designate a representative to liaise between the group of organisers and the institutions of the Union throughout the procedure. The group of organisers should have the possibility to create, in accordance with national law, a legal entity without a political character to manage an initiative. That legal entity should be considered as the group of organisers for the purposes of this Regulation.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) The support and funding for initiatives should be transparent. Therefore groups of organisers should provide updated information on the sources of support and funding for their initiatives between the date of registration and the date at which the initiative is submitted to the Commission. Entities, notably organisations which under the Treaties contribute to forming European political awareness and expressing the will of citizens of the Union, but excluding political parties and governmental institutions and authorities, should be able to promote and provide support and funding to initiatives, provided that they do so in accordance with the procedures and conditions laid down by this Regulation and with full transparency.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

Every citizen of the Union who is ~~at least 16 years of age~~entitled to support a legislative initiative pursuant to the Constitution of the Member State of its citizenship has the right to support an initiative by signing a statement of support (‘the signatory’), in accordance with this Regulation.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. An initiative shall be prepared and managed by a group of at least seven natural persons (the ‘group of organisers’). Members of the European Parliament or members of political parties within the Member States or public officials within Member States shall not be counted for the purpose of that minimum number.(…)

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7

7. Where a legal entity has been created, in accordance with the national law of a Member State specifically for the purpose of managing a given initiative, that legal entity shall not have a political character, shall not manage public funds and shall be considered as the group of organisers or its members, as the case may be, for the purpose of paragraphs 5 and 6, Articles 6(2) and (4) to (7) and Articles 7 to 18 and annexes II to VII, provided that the member of the group of organisers designated as the representative thereof is given a mandate to act on behalf of the legal entity.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) the scope and none of the parts of the initiative manifestly falls outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties and do not impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States;

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) when promoting the European citizens’ initiative, the group of organisers commit to refrain from using European or national political or institutional instruments for the purpose of receiving statements of support.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Where it considers that the requirements laid down in paragraph 3 (a), (b), (d), (e) and (e a) are met but that the requirement laid down in paragraph 3(c) is not met, the Commission shall, within one month of the submission of the request, inform the group of organisers of its assessment and of the reasons thereof.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b

(b) partially register the initiative if a substantial part of the initiative, including its main objectives, does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties; and it does not impinge on the exclusive competences of the Member States. That part of the initiative which is partially registered shall be self-standing and it shall not exceed the Commission’s competence to submit a proposal for a legal act. Where elements of the European citizens’ initiative have the potential to impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States, the Commission shall consult the Member States within the framework provided by this Regulation.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0220(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. The Commission shall define the scope of any new initiative in such a way that it falls within the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties.

2018/05/17
Committee: AFCO

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)

(15 a) The technology used for electronic road charging should run free of radio interference.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) parking fees.~~deleted

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

All new electronic toll systems which require the installation or use of on-board equipment shall, for carrying out electronic toll transactions, use one or more of the following technologies : (a) satelliste~~d in Annex IV~~ positioning; (b) mobile communications; (c) 5.8 GHz microwave technology.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Existing electronic toll systems which use technologies other than those listed in ~~Annex IV~~this Article shall comply with those technologies if substantial technological improvements are carried out.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

EETS providers shall make available to users on-board equipment which is suitable for use, interoperable and capable of communicating with all electronic toll systems in service in the Member States using the technologies listed in ~~Annex IV~~this Article.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. The on-board equipment may use its own hardware and software, use elements of other hardware and software present in the vehicle, or both. For the purpose of communicating with other hardware systems present in the vehicle, the on-board equipment may use technologies other than those listed in ~~Annex IV~~this Article.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph new5

new5. The Commission shall request the relevant standardisation bodies, in particular the CEN, in accordance with the procedure laid down by Directive 2015/1535/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council23 to swiftly adopt standards applicable to electronic toll systems with regard to the technologies listed in A~~nnex IV~~rticle 3 , and to update them where necessary . The Commission shall request that the standardisation bodies ensure the continual compatibility of interoperability constituents. _________________ 23 Directive 2015/1535/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1).

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 amending Annex~~es I and IV~~ I in order to adapt them to technical progress.

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Articles 1 and 3 to 8 and Annexes II and III by [1830 months after the entry into force of this Directive] . They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission .

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0128(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV

List of technologies allowed for use in electronic road toll systems for carrying out electronic toll transactions 1. satellite positioning; 2. mobile communications; 3. 5.8 GHz microwave technology. _____________deleted

2018/02/21
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) It is necessary to ensure that road transport operators established in a Member State have a real and continuous presence in that Member State and conduct their business from there, including the process of directly billing their clients or, in case of a subsidiary system, the billing should be done in a proportionate way by the parent company. Therefore, and in light of experience, it is necessary to clarify the provisions regarding the existence of an effective and stable establishment, as well as of a direct billing system with the beneficiary of the provided system, in order to ensure a proportionate profit shifting, avoid under billing in the Member State that provides the service and the underpayment of the employees in that Member State.

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In view of their potential to considerably affect the road haulage market, as well as the social protection of workers, serious infringements of Union rules on the posting of workers and the law applicable to contractual obligations should be added to the items relevant to the assessment of good repute.deleted

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished, while the number of days available for such operations should be re~~duc~~gulated in a proportionate way so that empty runs, as well as unfair competition practices, are avoided.

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The information about transport operators contained in the national electronic registers should be as complete and up-to-date as possible to allow national authorities in charge of enforcing the relevant rules to have a sufficient overview of the operators being investigated. In particular, information regarding the registration number of the vehicles at the disposal of operators, the number of employees they hire, their risk rating and their basic financial information should allow a better national and cross- border enforcement of the provisions of Regulations(EC) No 1071/2009 and (EC) No 1072/2009. National electronic registers should become interoperable in order for data to be accessible for enforcement authorities from all Member States. The rules on the national electronic register should therefore be amended accordingly.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The rules on national transport performed on a temporary basis by non- resident hauliers in a host Member State ('cabotage') should be clear, simple and easy to enforce, w~~hile broadly maintaining~~ith a view to increase the level of liberaliszation and achieve~~d so far~~ a single market for transport.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) To this end, and in order to facilitate checks and to eliminate uncertainty, the limitation on the number of cabotage operations subsequent to an international carriage should be abolished~~, while the number of days available for such operations should be reduced~~.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The means by which road transport operators can prove compliance with the rules for cabotage operations should be clarified. The use and transmission of electronic transport information should be recognised as such means, which should simplify the provision of relevant evidence and its treatment by the competent authorities. The format used for that purpose should ensure reliability and authenticity. To this end, further digitalization of enforcement capacity and documentation is essential and should be further encouraged at national and EU level, beginning with the introduction and use of smart tachographs and with the tools communicating remotely with smart tachographs, which are necessary for the roadside enforcement authorities. Considering the increasing use of efficient electronic exchange of information in transport and logistics, it is important to ensure coherence in the regulatory frameworks and provisions addressing the simplification of administrative procedures.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 3 – point h a (new)

(1a) in Article 3, the following point is inserted: “(ha) light commercial vehicles (<3,5 tonnes) used for the transport of goods in a radius of 400 kilometres from base of the undertaking”;

2018/02/02
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To ~~enhance cost-effectiveness of~~improve the enforcement of the social rules, as well as to simplify and shorten controls, the potential of the current and future tachograph systems should be fully exploited. Therefore the functionalities of the tachograph should be improved to allow for more precise positioning, in particular during international transport operations. The installation of the smart tachograph in newly registered vehicles should be mandatory as of the beginning of 2024.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) It is necessary for the Commission to launch a cost-benefit analysis that would consider the impact of the introduction of tachograph on road transport companies.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c

8a. The regular weekly rest periods and any weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for previous reduced weekly rest ~~shall not~~may be taken in a vehicle~~. They shall be taken in a suitable accommodation, with adequate sleep~~ only when the cabin is equipped with suitable gender-friendly facilities and the truck is parked ing a~~nd sanitary facilities;~~ nearby secured parking space.

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 8 b

8b. A transport undertaking shall organise the work of drivers in such a way that the drivers are able to spend at least one regular weekly rest period or a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken in compensation for reduced weekly rest at home or at another location chosen by the driver within each period of three consecutive weeks.;

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0122(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 9 a (new)

(c a) In Article 8, new paragraph 9 a is added: "9a. The Parliament calls on the Commission to speed up the implementation of the 2013 TEN-T guidelines, which foresee approximately every 100 km appropriate parking space for commercial road users with an appropriate level of safety and security."

2018/02/27
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The inherent high mobility of road transport services requires particular attention in assuring that drivers benefit from the rights to which they are entitled and that operators are not faced with disproportionate administrative barriers or abusive controls, unduly restricting their freedom to provide cross-border services.

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The inherent high mobility of road transport services requires particular attention in assuring that drivers benefit from the rights to which they are entitled and that operators are not faced with disproportionate administrative barriers or abusive and discriminatory controls, unduly restricting their freedom to provide cross-border services.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply to cabotage operations as defined by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire transport operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. __________________ 18Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88)international transport operations, as well as cabotage operations, where both the driver and the vehicle return to the Member State of establishment, should not be subject to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU, if carried out in an established time threshold.

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b

Directive 2006/22/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Each Member State shall organise checks in such a way that at least 3% of days worked by drivers of vehicles falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006, Regulation (EU)165/2014 and Directive 2002/15/EC are checked; following roadside checks and where the driver is not in capacity to submit one or more of the required documents, the drivers shall be released to continue their transport operation and the transport operator in the Member State of establishment is obliged to submit the required documents by the competent authorities within 14 working days after the request has been made.

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Such balanced criteria should be based on a concept of a sufficient link of a driver with a territory of a host Member State. Therefore, a time threshold should be established, beyond which the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State shall apply in case of international transport operations. This time threshold should not apply toConsequently, international transport operations and cabotage operations ~~as def~~linked ~~by Regulations 1072/200918 and 1073/200919 since the entire~~to it, as well as trans~~por~~it operation is taking place in a host Member State. As a consequence the minimum rate of pay and the minimum annual paid holidays of the host Member State should apply to cabotage irrespective of the frequency and duration of the operations carried out by a driver. _________________ 18 Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 72). 19 European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services, and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p.88).s, should not be subject to Directives 96/71/EC and 2014/67/EU, if carried out in a clearly- defined time threshold. Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0121(COD)

Gabriele PREUSS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Nicola CAPUTO, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Ismail ERTUG, Isabella DE MONTE, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The decision not to initiate an investigation in accordance with paragraph 4 shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons thereof and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall further justify its decision before the competent committees of the European Parliament.

2018/01/24
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) All heavy duty vehicles have significant impact on road infrastructure and contribute to air pollution, while light duty vehicles are at the source of the majority of the negative environmental and social impacts from road transport related to emissions and congestion. In the interest of equal treatment and fair competition, it should be ensured that vehicles so far not covered by the framework set out in Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 in respect of tolls and user charges are included into this framework. The scope of that Directive should therefore be extended to heavy duty vehicles other than those intended for the carriage of goods and to light duty vehicles, including passenger cars, but taking into account the socio-economic circumstances of users with no other choice but to go by road to their place of employment. _________________ 15 Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (OJ L 187, 20.7.1999, p. 42).

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0114(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The development of charging schemes and tariffs based on distance should take place at EU level, following the creation of a European Road Agency, which would function as an independent supervisory authority. Such an authority would ensure the transparency of the tariff values and charging schemes, and overlook that the revenues collected are used as intended in the present Directive.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a a (new)

(a a) To support the development of a European transport network, revenues generated from distance-based infrastructure charging shall be used to carry out road maintenance and improve road safety, including by building safe and secure parking areas with appropriate facilities to meet the requirements laid down in Regulation No 561/2006.

2018/02/23
Committee: TRAN

2017/0114(COD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, at EU level, under the Paris Agreement, which was ratified by the EU on 4 November 2016 and entered into force on the same date following its ratification by 141 Parties, all actors committed to keeping the increase in global temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas road transport is responsible for over 70 % of overall greenhouse gas emissions in transport and much of air pollution, and whereas action is mainly needed in this area, while efforts should be intensified in all ~~sector~~modes of transport to reduce emissions;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the shift towards low- emission mobility offers major opportunities for ~~car~~vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and for innovative energy and service providers;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the need for a clear change in transportation demand management and spatial planning in order to make the necessary shift to an intermodal approach; reiterates that transport should be seen as a service and not a goal as such;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses there is a need for a holistic EU approach (legislation, education, social aspects and infrastructure) to enable a swift digitalisation of transport;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric vehicle charging of transport modes;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, sustainable advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels would be the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of ~~road~~ transport;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ~~limit~~encourage inclusion of those contributing to climate action among the financing objectives of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) ~~financing to initiatives that contribute to climate action~~;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for new standards for CO2 emissions from cars and ~~van~~light utility vehicles to be set for 2025 and 2030 on the basis of a linear trajectory and at a level corresponding to an annual improvement of at least 6-8 %, corresponding to 70 g New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) in 2025 and 50 g NEDC in 2030;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls ~~for~~on the Commission to ~~introduce a minimum~~assess the appropriateness of setting a target for the share of electric vehicles ~~for all manufacturers of at least 25 % for 2025~~in the light of technological developments and the economic feasibility of such a measure;

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Asks the Commission to come forward with a review of the Directive on River Information Services (RIS)21 , in order to set an EU-wide legal basis for cross-border data exchange, enabling the comprehensive implementation of cross- border RIS and the digital integration with other modes of transport including on how to promote the use of RIS for reducing inland waterways emissions; __________________ 21 Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community, OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152-159.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Stresses that, looking at the actual market needs, strong support is needed from the EU, national and regional level in order to ensure that a sufficient number of inland ports of the TEN-T core network are equipped with alternative energy infrastructure and publicly accessible refuelling and storage points for inland waterways transports.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2327(INI)

István UJHELYI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nicola CAPUTO, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)

32b. Asks the Commission to establish a fund supported by the Connecting Europe Facility and Member States in order to step up their efforts to support greening.

2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees that deployment of 5G networks is a necessary condition for the development of existing and new business models in the transport and tourism sectors; underlines that effective use of the potential of very high-capacity internet networks is key to the process of digitisation of transport and tourism services and the wide use of innovative means of transport for people and goods, such as increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles or drones; notes that 5G networks could also contribute to develop new entertainment models, hence diversify the EU tourism offer making it more attractive;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Theresa GRIFFIN, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Agrees that deployment of 5G networks is a necessary condition for the development of existing and new business models in the transport sector; in this regard, recalls the need to raise further public awareness of the benefits of internet use for passengers and for businesses, as it enhances economic and social opportunities, while fostering inclusion and creating opportunities for less developed areas of the EU; underlines that effective use of the potential of very high-capacity internet networks is key to the process of digitisation of transport services and the wide use of innovative means of transport for people and goods, such as increasingly connected and autonomous vehicles or drones; notes that 5G will enable new high-quality services and will improve passengers' experience for increasingly sophisticated and demanding digital users, such as those who are using online platforms in relation to transport and tourism services;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. UStresses that this initiative is part of the three strategic objectives of connectivity that the European Commission has set to be reached by 2025; underlines though that progress in the building of the European Gigabit Society can only be made with appropriate high levels of investment in network infrastructure in all the Member States; ~~doubts whether financing models based only or primarily on investment funds will help~~calls for more funding for the deployment of an ambitious and coherent 5G financing strategy, by fiull ~~existing gaps~~ y utilising the ~~level of development of network infrastructure, and even out differences in the availability of high-capacity internet connections in border and outlying areas, as well as in non-urban areas~~potential and synergies of existing funds to encourage new investments; welcomes the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund, and calls the European Commission to ensure, maintain and develop further the financing for the 5G Action Plan within the horizon of the next MFF 2020-2027;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that progress in the building of the European Gigabit Society can only be made with appropriate high levels of investment in network infrastructure in all the Member States; doubts whether financing models based only or primarily on investment funds will help fill existing gaps in the level of development of network infrastructure, and even out differences in the availability of high-capacity internet connections in border and outlying areas, as well as in non-urban areas; emphasizes the need to find incentives not just for the supply side, but also for the demand side to increase citizens' interest in transport & tourism services over 5G and fostering take-up;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the benefits of combining projects and plans to build new network infrastructure in the 5G standard with the already planned construction and modernisation of road and rail routes within the EU; agrees that such rational combining of construction works will help to save resources and speed up the building of the necessary high-speed infrastructure; notes the potential of development of more specified infrastructure services in EU cities (smart traffic with real time information, parking, toll systems);

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nicola CAPUTO, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the benefits of combining projects and plans to build new network infrastructure in the 5G standard with the already planned construction and modernisation of road and rail routes within the EU; agrees that such rational combining of construction works will help to save resources and speed up the building of the necessary high-speed infrastructure; calls on operators to invest more in infrastructure to improve connectivity and extend 5G coverage in all EU areas - urban, peripheral and rural;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that once networked, vehicles are consistently safer (fewer accidents), greener (less emissions) and contribute to more predictable travel patterns; therefore supports the idea of introducing an EU-wide target, for all vehicles available on the EU market, to become 5G enabled and to feature on- board ITS equipment; strongly supports the goal of 5G enabling base-station networked ambulances and other emergency vehicles (police cars, fire engines) for ongoing and uninterrupted coverage during interventions;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

István UJHELYI, Nicola CAPUTO, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly supports efforts towards ensuring access to the 5G network in public transport facilities and vehicles, at major touristic places and attractions, in transport hubs and on all major transport routes by 2025; notes the important role of internet technology for the development of multimodal, user-friendly and safe infrastructure and transport services; highlights the need for taking into account all the interacting elements from a variety of sectors, such as electronics, telecoms, transport and tourism;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2305(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN, Nicola CAPUTO, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly supports efforts towards ensuring access to the 5G network in public transport facilities and vehicles, in transport hubs and on all major transport routes by 2025; notes the important role of internet technology for the development of multimodal, user-friendly and safe infrastructure and transport services; calls on the Commission and the Member States to come up with initiatives, such as the WiFi4EU programme, to incentivize all passengers to use the new technologies, irrespective of their socioeconomic background or their age, in an effort to eliminate any digital divide between people and/or generations;

2017/03/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2302(INI)

Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is alarmed by the significant delays in the implementation of the programmes; urges the Member States to tackle promptly all causes of delay, particularly late designation of managing authorities, in order to avoid a repetition of the accumulated backlog of unpaid invoices in the second half of the current MFF, which could seriously impact other EU-funded policies as well; recognises that some Member States have limited experience in utilising financial instruments and involving the private sector and, as such, recommends that the Commission provide technical assistance with project writing and implementation.

2017/01/31
Committee: BUDG

2016/2274(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that innovation in the transport and tourism sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards, where possible with a cross- domain approach, and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation; considers that standards and common specifications is a clear requirement among others for the deployment of connected cars which could interact not only with the road infrastructure but also with other vehicles and devices (VtX model);

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and to take swift action to promote interoperable solutions, such as the development of integrated and smart ticketing and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2274(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that, due to the international nature of transport and tourism, global competition and involvement of the main global powers in this matter, the development of international standards is indispensable both to ensure interoperability and to broaden market opportunities for the EU industries; calls on the Commission to actively continue promoting the development of European standards at international fora;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas digitalisation creates new opportunities in the transport and tourism sectors for manufacturers, operators, investors and passengers and is a necessity for the transport and tourism industryies to remain both competitive and operational;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Digitising European Industry, but regrets that, as its focus on the transport sector is limited to connected and automated driving, it does not address sufficiently all existing challenges; recalls that, although connected and automated driving is one of the most exciting digital transformations in the sector, there is potential for digitalisation in all modes of transport and tourism, and also throughout the value chain from manufacturers to passengers where results can be expected in the near future;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the digitalisation process has not been beneficial to the same extent throughout the transport and tourism sectors, which has created a detrimental fragmentation within the internal market both between different modes of transport and within the same mode; believes that developing a coordinated Industrial Digitalisation Strategy (IDS) for the EU could help overcome this fragmentation;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point h

(h) foster the attractiveness of the tourism sector and creative industries;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point h a (new)

(ha) create room for additional job creation;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Supports the idea to further develop digital innovation hubs across the EU, where new competence centres and cluster partnerships could be created, among others in the transport and tourism sectors;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Highlights the need to have a cross-sectorial vision, for instance between electronics, telecoms, transport and tourism;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2271(INI)

István UJHELYI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Nicola CAPUTO, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reminds that digitisation is not just a technological issue, but it has wider social, work and economic implications; highlights therefore the need for a massive up-skilling of the workforce at all levels, in the transport and tourism sectors, focusing on new multidisciplinary and digital skills;

2017/03/07
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Hopes, therefore, that the global TEN-T network will be completed;

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that EU transport legislation is often poorly implemented by Member States; believes that proper implementation of existing EU legislation would bring additional benefits to business and industry;, and would improve the status and social conditions of workers.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that any competition policy should at the same time encourage and respect the social rights of all workers in the concerned sectors.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the advances in digital technologies in the transport and tourism sectors, which promote competition, create jobs and facilitate the access of SMEs to larger markets, ultimately benefiting the consumer; at the same time, it calls on the Commission to provide a clear regulatory framework that would allow for further innovation while protecting incumbent players.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to negotiate external aviation agreements with several key countries and regions in the world; believes that these will not only improve market access, but will also provide new business opportunities for a world-beating European aviation sector, creating jobs and benefiting consumers; whilst always taking into consideration the social rights if the workers in the sector and working against social dumping in the aviation sector.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to negotiate external aviation agreements with several key countries and regions in the world; believes that these will not only improve market access, but will also provide new business opportunities for a world-beating European aviation sector, creating jobs and benefiting consumers;, while upholding high standards of safety for all consumers.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that increased competition brought about by the gradual opening up of the EU road haulage market can bring benefits to consumers, but expresses concern that certain measures being applied by some Member States are undermining the integrity of the single market in this field; believes such measures can be avoided through a better coordination between Member States and calls on the Commission to establish a European Road Agency.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes a ~~speedy~~ conclusion to the negotiations on the Fourth Railway Package and believes ~~this should further open up~~its implementation will improve the efficiency of the rail~~way~~ sector ~~to competition~~.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2100(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that tourism is an important driver of economic and social development, and pursuant to Article 195 of the TFEU, which gives the EU the responsibility to promote the competitiveness of the European tourism sector, calls on the Commission to create a holistic and favourable environment for its growth and development.

2016/10/17
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategy to support the use of LNG as an alternative fuel for transport where it replaces more polluting conventional fuels and does not take the place of renewable energy sources while respecting the principle of lawful competition and consumer rights;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that the use of LNG in heavy-duty vehicles and shipping can reduce emissions of various pollutants (SOx, NOx and particulate matter) and, in the case of shipping, can allow the sector to meet the requirements of environmental legislation by decreasing the sulphur and nitrogen content in marine fuels used in the Emission Control Areas; notes that LNG, and in particular CNG, is also a viable solution for public transport which helps to reduce air and noise pollution which can lead to improved life conditions;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to present cost-effective solutions for the distribution and storage of LNG, so as to ensure lower prices for consumers, in the Union’s outermost regions and for adequate financing; stresses the need to look at all existing solutions for the storage and distribution of LNG, in particular in island regions, taking into consideration the potential evolution in demand for that fuel;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that the EU is the largest natural gas importer in the world; underlines, to that end, the importance of acquiring independence in relation to natural gas imports while also lowering prices for LNG;

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2059(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Francisco ASSIS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need to set out common technical specifications for LNG refuelling points for sea-going ships, inland waterway vessels and motor vehicles, and the need for appropriate and harmonised safety rules and training for LNG storage, bunkering and on-board use in all 28 Member States.

2016/06/22
Committee: TRAN

2016/2047(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission’s proposed increase in appropriations for Heading 3 of 5,4 % in commitment appropriations and 25,1 % in payment appropriations as compared to the 2016 budget; ~~not~~welcomes that this increase is EUR 1,8 billion above the initially programmed amount for the year to respond to the migration challenge; notes that the Commission leaves no margin in Heading 3 and proposes the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for EUR 530 million and the Contingency Margin for commitments for an amount of EUR 1.164,4 million in order to respond to the current asylum and migration crisis;

2016/08/12
Committee: AFCO

2016/2047(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes in particular the proposed increase of 4,3 % in commitment appropriations and 10,7 % in payment appropriations for the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, as compared to the 2016 budget, as this programme helps to foster civic and democratic participation andt EU level, to engage young people as well as the elderly in the EU and contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its policies history and diversity.

2016/08/12
Committee: AFCO

2016/2047(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of further developing tools to enhance e- government, e-governance, e-voting and e-participation and promote digital citizenship atnd EU ~~level to help citizens exercise EU citizenship rights, notably in the context of ECIs~~citizenship rights by developing online ‘citizenship’ activities which enhances transparency, accountability, responsiveness, engagement, deliberation, inclusiveness, accessibility, participation, subsidiarity and social cohesion;

2016/08/12
Committee: AFCO

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of distinguishing between the various forms of fisheries-related tourism, which include fishing tourism (pesca-tourism), maritime and coastal water-based activities, recreational fishing (including angling tourism), inland fishing and activities based on heritage and culture;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that diversification in fisheries should be based on eco-tourism and soft tourism, which are environmentally friendly business models that help preserve the identities of local communities; recommends therefore that environmental experts should always be closely associated with local action groups (e.g. the fisheries and aquaculture local action groups (FLAGs) and rural local action groups (LAGs);

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that rebuilding professional fishing vessels into vessels that conform to tourism standards should be supported by funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF); calls on Member States to make use of the funds available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the refitting of fishing vessels;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jens NILSSON, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that angling tourism is a well-developed and growing business segment in some Member States, while it remains an unused potential in some others; highlights the importance of recreational angling tourism in coastal and rural regions, in inland fishing as a high-value and sustainable development activity

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Underlines that for 2007-2013, FLAGs had at their disposal 486 M€ from the EFF and that approximately 12,000 local projects were supported during that programming period;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Underlines furthermore that under the current financial period funding under the EMFF has increased to 514 M€ for measures allocated to Community local led development (CLLD);

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Encourages the Member States and the FLAGs to make the best use of the available funds and to combine multifunding (with the EFRD, EAFRD, ESF) where possible;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Recommends that specific financial support be provided under the EMFF~~Points out that the EMFF provides specific financial support to initiatives in fishing communities promoted by women;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on Member States to ensure, through the establishment of the selection criteria for operations under the EMFF, that gender equality is well mainstreamed and promoted throughout the actions financed (e.g. by providing preference to actions aimed specifically at women or undertaken by them);

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Recommends that Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) cooperate closely with tourism experts in order to identify projects and appropriate funding, through ~~Axis~~Union Priority 4 of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, for diversification in fisheries areas;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Expects in particular that the upcoming evaluation of the Community Local led Development which will be carried out by the Commission will help to better understand the socio-economic impact of the diversification measures taken under the EMFF as well as in the framework of the joint strategies set up by rural local action groups (LAGs) and by fisheries and aquaculture local action groups (FLAGs);

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2035(INI)

István UJHELYI, Isabella DE MONTE, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to promote, in the framework of the European Fisheries Areas Network (FARNET), and the FLAGs a pan-European dialogue ~~between FLAGs,~~with ports and tourism stakeholders and environmental experts;

2016/09/14
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of providing a high-quality universal service under affordable conditions, comprising at least five delivery and five collection days a week for every EU citizen; notes that inthe soame ~~Member States national regulation exceeds the flexibility provided for in the Post~~time that under the EU Directive, the obligation to provide a universal Sservice~~s Directive; calls on the Commission to reaffirm that low population density does not constitute grounds for reducing the frequency of delivery with~~ is being applied differently in different Member States, reflecting a degree of flexibility on the part of each Member State when defining the universal service obligation so as to suit domestic circumstances and ensure long- term sustainability;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the universal service will evolve in response to the need to create a European single market, but also to the technical-economic and social environment and the needs of users, and that the Postal Services Directive offers Member States the flexibility to cater for specific local characteristics and ensure the long-term sustainability of universal service provision;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to work on a harmonised definition of universal service which stipulates a minimum level of service for consumers; ~~calls on the Member States to further harmonise licensing procedures in order to reduce unjustified barriers within the internal market~~nevertheless requests the Commission to grant the Member States flexibility in the provision of services;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Asks the Commission to lay dow~~Believes that the changes in the field of postal services should reflect the need to create a European msin~~imum standards for~~gle market, but welcomes competition and the market as indicators in the innovation and development of value-added services ~~such as~~and also of track-and-trace services, pick- up/drop-off locations, ~~the a~~and the possibility tof choos~~e a~~ing a convenient delivery time, and ~~suitable~~ return procedures;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recognises the investments made by European postal operators to upgrade the interconnectivity of their networks in order to provide new and user-friendly services to their customers who make on-line purchases and to cross-border e-tailers (SMEs);

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2010(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Asks the Member States ~~and the Commission~~ to improve transparency as regards pricing conditions and service performance (delivery options, final delivery, reliability), especially ~~when it comes to~~in the case of e-commerce; stresses the importance of affordable cross-border delivery prices ~~in closing the gap between domestic and cross-border prices; calls on the Commission to explore why prices on some~~, especially for consumers and SMEs; calls on the national authorities to regulate and evaluate the affordability of prices for certain cross- border routes ~~are higher in one direction than the othe~~in cases where manifest and unreasonable price anomalies appear;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2016/2008(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the new ways of participation into a virtual public space is inseparable to the respect of the rights and obligations linked to participation in public space, which include i.e. procedural rights against defamation and calumny;

2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO

2016/2008(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to facilitate democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system, distort democracy by using of fallacious technological means (i.e. spamming bots, anonymous profiling, identity appropriation) or to promote a certain type of democracy;

2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO

2016/2008(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that the great opportunities opened by the e-democracy could be missed if it doesn't cope with the necessity of respecting the very same legal standards of non-virtual participation;

2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO

2016/2008(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States and the EU to provide educational and technical means for improving ICT competences and digital access for all EU citizens (especially elder or citizens from remote regions) in order to bridge the digital divide (e-inclusion), for the ultimate benefit of democracy; encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of digital skills into school curricula and supports the development of networks with universities and educational institutions to promote research on and implementation of new participation tools;

2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO

2016/2008(INI)

Mercedes BRESSO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to proposes a reflexion to the Member-States on insuring the rights of participation of citizens on the virtual space, especially related to the certification of their identities through identification mechanisms (i.e. Digital ID) and to the protection of their freedom of speech and rights to prosecute European wide any offense or defamation based on ethnicity, religion, sex or any political opinion;

2016/11/08
Committee: AFCO

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes the Commission’s European Economic Forecast (Autumn 2015), which indicates a modest recovery; stresses, however, that this recovery remains worryingly weak and too slow for a prompt return to full employment to be achieved, with long-term and very long-term unemployment on the rise, especially among young people; notes, furthermore, the appearance of new challenges, such as the slowdown in emerging market economies and global trade, with particular pressure arising from volatility on Chinese markets, the need to tackle the refugee crisis, and persisting geopolitical tensions;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is alarmed by increasing poverty, particularly among children; recalls its report advocating the establishment of a child guarantee in order to lift children out of poverty and avoid their being socially excluded7 ; considers education, childcare, health services, housing, parenthood and security to be basic needs to which every European child has the right; __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0403.

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that gender mainstreaming should underpin Union policies as a horizontal principle; calls on the Commission to put the principle of gender mainstreaming into practice at all levels when preparing the draft budget for 2017;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that the final agreement on the MFF 2014-2020, as signed in December 2013, included a proposal for a compulsory review of the MFF 2014-2020, accompanied by a legislative proposal for revision of the MFF by the end of 2016; stresses that the purpose of the review/revision is to provide the Union with sufficient resources to address internal and external crises; stresses that the Council should live up to the expectations raised by its own statements and decisions; underlines in this respect that the Council should take on responsibility for ensuring the financing of new tasks~~, either by clearly identifying the policy areas which would no longer be among the Union’s priorities or~~ by agreeing to an upward revision of the MFF ceilings;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2016/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Reiterates its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of Union own resources, and gives the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources created as part of the MFF 2014-2020 agreement; expects the Commission and the Council to take on board the final outcome, which is expected by the end of 2016, including any new candidate for own resources; supports the practical establishment of the EU financial transaction tax as a means to boost own resources; recalls that the leading idea behind the own resources reform is to make the Union budget more stable, more sustainable, more predictable, and more autonomous, while also alleviating the burden of excessive spending from national budgets and improving transparency for the citizens;

2016/02/02
Committee: BUDG

2016/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) Taking into account that the Commission is currently evaluating Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 which may lead in due course to a general revision of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, including to its provisions on wet lease and their possible impact on workers and consumers, the present amendment should be limited in scope to aligning the Regulation with the international obligations described above.

2018/04/04
Committee: TRAN

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)

(3 a) This Regulation calls on the Commission to extend the Schengen area to other Members States that comply with the accession criteria in view of having an adequate response to external security risks and ensuring a Union-wide approach.

2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1

The costs incurred in connection with the development of the ETIAS Information System, the integration of the existing national border infrastructure and the connection to the National Uniform Interface as well as by hosting the National Uniform Interface, the set-up of the ETIAS Central and National Units and the operation of the ETIAS shall be proportionate to the individual administrative needs of each Member State and borne by the general budget of the Union.

2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

T~~hree~~wo years after the start of operations of the ETIAS and every ~~four~~three years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate ETIAS and shall make any necessary recommendations to the European Parliament and the Council. This evaluation shall include:

2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG

2016/0357(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) the costs and the results achieved by the ETIAS having regard to its objectives, mandate and tasks;

2017/07/19
Committee: BUDG

2016/0149(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2 a) Due to the international nature of postal and parcel sector, the further development of European and international technical standards is important for the benefit of users and the environment, and to broaden market opportunities for businesses.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)

(2 b) Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that everyone whose rights under Union law are violated shall have the right to an effective remedy and Article 16 of the Charter recognises the freedom to run a business in accordance with Union and national law and practices;

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. Universal service providers providing parcel delivery services shall provide the national regulatory authority with the terminal rates applicable on 1 January of each calendar year to postal items originating from other Member States. That information shall be provided by 31 January of each calendar year at the latest.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. The national regulatory authorities shall submit the terminal rates obtained in accordance with paragraph 3 to the Commission and the national regulatory authorities of the originating Member States by 28 of February of each calendar year at the latest.deleted

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Where the national regulatory authority concludes that cross-border tariffs referred to in paragraph 1 are not affordable, it shall request further necessary information, including on terminal rates, and/or justification in relation to the level of those tariffs from the universal service provider.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Victor NEGRESCU, Alfred SANT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Whenever universal service providers providing parcel delivery services conclude multilateral agreements on terminal rates they shall meet all reasonable requests for access to all network elements and associated facilities ~~as well as relevant services and information systems,~~ necessary for the provision of cross-border parcel delivery services, subject to a clear agreement between the parties.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0149(COD)

Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)

Article 7 a Confidentiality provision Any information regarding terminal rates provided in accordance with this Regulation to national regulatory authorities and to the Commission shall be treated in the strictest confidence as falling within the obligations of professional secrecy under Article 339 TFEU, and undertakings providing such information shall be entitled to require specific written guarantees to this effect in advance of its provision.

2017/05/16
Committee: TRAN

2016/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51 a (new)

(51 a) This Regulation calls on the Commission to extend the Schengen area to other Members States that comply with the accession criteria in view of having an adequate response to external security risks and ensuring an EU wide approach.

2016/10/14
Committee: BUDG

2016/0106(COD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Victor NEGRESCU, Alfred SANT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) allow to identify and detect overstayers (also within the territory) and enable competent national authorities of the Member States to take appropriate measures including to increase the possibilities for return, with the exception of those seeking international protection

2016/10/14
Committee: BUDG

2016/0106(COD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Victor NEGRESCU, Alfred SANT, Mercedes BRESSO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 a (new)

Article 34 a The Commission shall ensure that each Member State is provided with sufficient financial support in view of integrating the existing national border infrastructures with the EES via the National Uniform Interfaces. This financial support shall cover all national integration costs and expenses related to the implementation of this Regulation and shall be proportionate to the individual administrative needs of each Member State.

2016/10/14
Committee: BUDG

2016/0106(COD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Victor NEGRESCU, Alfred SANT, Mercedes BRESSO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 5

5. Three years after the start of operations of the EES and every ~~four~~two years thereafter, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of the EES. This overall evaluation shall include an examination of costs and results achieved against objectives ands well as the impact on fundamental rights, and assessing the continuing validity of the underlying rationale, the application of the Regulation, the security of the EES and any implications on future operations, and shall make any necessary recommendations. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council.

2016/10/14
Committee: BUDG

2016/0070(COD)

Maria GRAPINI, Emilian PAVEL, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Proposal for a directive
Annex 8

(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignments, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in which the work is carried out. In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.deleted

2017/03/27
Committee: IMCO

2016/0070(COD)

Emilian PAVEL, Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria GRAPINI, Cătălin Sorin IVAN, Victor BOŞTINARU, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Sorin MOISĂ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Dan NICA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is ~~necessary to assess whether~~ important to ensure that the Posting of Workers Directive ~~still~~continues to strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers. The complete transposition of the Directive 2014/67/EU is essential to the protection of the rights of the posted workers.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The principle of equal treatment and the prohibition of any discrimination based on nationality are enshrined in EU law since the founding Treaties. The principle of equal pay has been implemented through secondary law not only between women and men, but also between employees with fix term contracts and comparable permanent workers, between part-time and full-time workers or between temporary agency workers and comparable workers of the user undertaking.deleted

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

Maria GRAPINI, Emilian PAVEL, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering r~~emuneration~~ates of pay. Where such rules on r~~emuneration~~ates of pay exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non-discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.

Georgi PIRINSKI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines also that adequate EU funding for transport infrastructure is a key requirement for territorial, economic and social cohesion and recognizes the importance of the Cohesion Fund for improvement of infrastructure and connectivity in Europe; insists therefore that adequate funding is provided for this Fund in the current programing period as well as post 2020;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to improve the coordination of national transport strategies in order to facilitate Commission approval of large infrastructure projects; calls also for better coordination of all EU instruments related to transport in order to ensure that all core TEN-T projects are completed in time and potential savings are properly utilized for supporting mature projects waiting in the pipeline;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out that there is a need to develop and promote more environmentally friendly modes of transportation such as railways; calls therefore for enhanced support to initiatives such as Shift to Rail;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the Commission to ensure proper coordination of the proposed projects under the Danube Strategy; recalls that the Danube river represents a key opportunity to connect European markets and reduce the pressure of road transport. As result, the strategy has the means to put Central and Eastern Europe in a competitive position as regards land and water transportation, as well as tourism and environmental conservation;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for redistribution of the money not used by cohesion Member States under the CEF and encourages ~~calls for proposals, including on the subject of cross-border connections~~its redirection towards cross-border connections in developing regions, especially in countries under the Cohesion Policy;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Supports the creation of a list of high-priority infrastructure projects in underdeveloped regions in Member States which are part of the Cohesion Policy;

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that tourism is a key potential growth area of the European economy and a driver of a substantial amount of employment; recognizes the importance of the human capital for development of tourism services and underlines the role that the European Social Fund may play in this field; considers that appropriate budgetary funds should be allocated to developing a genuine European tourism policy and enhance this sector's development.

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that tourism is a key potential growth area of the European economy and a driver of a substantial amount of employment; considers that appropriate budgetary funds should be allocated to developing a genuine European tourism policy, which would seek a better inclusion of developing regions and a better coordination among tourism and infrastructure projects.

2016/04/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas small transport businesses contribute to development of tourism in least accessible areas;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Commission´s Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on 'A European agenda for collaborative economy'; calls on the Commission to draw up simple and fair legislation for sharing economy, covering employment, consumer protection, competition and taxation issues;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the legal uncertainty as to the definition of ‘service providers’ in the transport sector prevents the establishment of fair competition, and regrets, that being so, the difficulties experienced by many small businesses in accessing the market and offering new services; stresses the fact that the above hamper the access of SMEs to this sector;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Hugues BAYET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that small transport firms need to invest not only to comply with the law but also to remain competitive in relation to big companies; deplores that, on one hand, their access to credit and funding on the money markets remains limited in spite of quantitative easing measures, while, on the other hand, aid from the public purse, particularly at European level, is rarely forthcoming, owing to overly complex and long-winded administrative procedures;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Isabella DE MONTE, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Hugues BAYET, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Draws attention to the upheavals which the development of connected and self-driving vehicles are likely to cause for small businesses, but expresses hope that small businesses could also emerge in these new fields;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to do more to combat anti- competitive practices by large integrated groups in order to ensure fair access to the market, regardless of the size of enterprises;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for harmonisation of access to regulated occupations in Europe and of checks on these occupations, emphasizing the right of people activating in this field to a minimum decent standard wage settled by every Member State according with the national legislation;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for harmonisation of access to regulated occupations in Europe and of checks on these occupations but also a greater transparency with regard to legislative changes in regulated occupations;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Proposes the establishment of a budget line aimed at advising SMEs in the transport sector so as to form clusters in this field, which can be joined by both consumers and other stakeholders;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Notes that most providers in the collaborative economy come from outside the EU; considers that the EU needs to develop more innovative applications of this nature; proposes, in this sense, the establishment of a budget line for collaborative start-ups, particularly for training young entrepreneurs in this field;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Wonders whether the exemption granted by many European regulations to light commercial vehicles is still justified, given their major expansion in the field of goods transport;~~deleted

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2349(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the establishment of cooperation structures between small transport firms and local authorities with a view to improving the organisation of urban mobility, emphasizing development of environmentally friendly transport means;

2016/06/16
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas intensifying work on projects such as the Via Carpatia ~~and~~, Rail Baltica and TRACECA would provide an important stimulus for improving the connectivity and accessibility of the transport infrastructure in this part of the EU;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that the disparities in terms of infrastructure developments and quality between the CEE region and the rest of Europe can only be reduced through a clear, concrete and integrated EU-wide strategy;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that enhancing the coherence of the economic development of the Member States in the western, central and eastern parts of the EU requires large investments; underlines the necessity for better coordination among European and national authorities, especially with regard to the realization of the core part of the TEN-T network; reminds, though, that the coordination required at European level must take account of the specific challenges in the Member States and the differences in their economies, social security systems and traditions;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Commission to provide Member States in the CEE region with technical assistance, in light of the fact that some of these countries have little experience in working with financial instruments and with involving the private sector in large projects;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States alike to promote the use and benefits of the EFSI programme;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Underlines the importance of multimodality and transport innovation, and supports the integration of the inland waterways in the multimodal logistic chain, given that the connection between all transport modes would ensure the economic development of the area, and would also reduce bottlenecks in the transport system;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Recognises the importance of multimodality for the development of trade and tourism, as well as for environment protection;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
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, Moldova and other neighbouring countries, including those which are part of the TRACECA corridor;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Maria GRAPINI, Hugues BAYET, José BLANCO LÓPEZ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that improvements to the transport infrastructure in the central and eastern EU are an important tool in strengthening the stability and security of the Union’s eastern border and in the Western Balkans and to standardize transport conditions in the internal market;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the importance of the Schengen ~~system~~area for an efficient transport system in the EU based on the free movement of goods and persons across open internal borders; reminds that already in June 2011 the European Commission urged all Member States to take the decision on enlarging the Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that the development of cross-border roads is essential to facilitate cooperation between populations and enterprises in border regions; calls on the Member States to continue modernising roads, build safe and accessible parking lots and to strengthen regional connectivity to the TEN-T network;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the urgent need to enhance the road infrastructure network along the eastern border of the EU, starting in Estonia, passing through Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and ending in Greece; considers that such efforts should build on the long-standing planning done already under the Via Carpatia project; believes that the possibility of opening the Rhine-Danube corridor to the north of the EU through the Via Carpatia should be exploited;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the importance of the Fourth railway Package and encourages Member States to implement its requirements, so as to improve the coordination, management and safety of the rail transport system;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Maria GRAPINI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the importance of inland waterway transport as a cost-effective and sustainable means for multimodal transport and for logistics across the EU; reminds also the necessity for Member States to maintain the operability of the inland waterways which are under their responsibility;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Dan NICA, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Welcomes the creation of the NAIADES programme as well its continuation with NAIADES II up to 2020, and underlines the importance of having a European strategy and an Action Plan for inland waterways;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2347(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Mercedes BRESSO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point 1 (new)

(1) proposes the development of a network of airports at regional level, so as to ensure a better connectivity within and also between Member States;

2016/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2015/2329(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Requests the Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to assess regularly the impact that a number of budgetary arrangements have had on applicants and potential eligible applicants;

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Commission and the EACEA to come up with a realistic strategy for the medium and long term and to weigh up different options, such as a redefinition of programme goals to make them more specific or an increase in funding to bring it more in line widraft a final assessment concerning the financial and budgetary implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme at the end of the current MFF period. This evaluation should be used to redefine the future goals and budgetary requirements of the programme ~~ambitions~~in view of the upcoming MFF;

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines the importance of keeping operating grants as a way of maintaining the structural support to organisations and beneficiaries and allowing them long-term planning

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2329(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pavel POC, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pina PICIERNO, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, the EACEA, NCPs and programme beneficiaries to make additional efforts to enhance visibility and communication by employing the available financial resources in the most efficient way.

2016/11/15
Committee: BUDG

2015/2283(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the Commission should provide an adequate response to the request by a number of national chambers for a stronger subsidiarity control procedure; supports the request made by some national chambers to play a more crucial role, by proposing that the Commission should be bound to ~~withdraw or amend its~~take an official position on the proposal when a yellow card is triggered; believes, at the same time, that the idea of a ‘green card’ should be ~~considered~~assessed in-depth, including as ~~one~~a means of raising the participation and activity of national parliaments in the EU legislative process.

2016/01/22
Committee: AFCO

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas, in the transport sector, ~~security, safety of passengers and high working conditions are interlinked~~working conditions and workers´ rights can potentially impact on the security and safety of passengers;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, the European Parliament´s report on the implementation of the 2011 White Paper on Transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility (2015/2005(INI)) adopted on the 29th of July 2015, calls, with regard to road transport, for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation and promote standardisation across all Member States,

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ~~suspend such business practices as~~ban the worst forms of precarious contracts (bogus self- employment, zero-hour contracts, pay- to- fly-schemes, etc.), letter-box companies and flags of convenience in order to ensure the social protection of workers and to limit other forms of atypical employment having adverse impact on safety levels;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for increased controls on the implementation of working time and rest times in transport; Calls for the introduction of appropriate control devices, using modern technology, for all transport modes for professional use so as to monitor working and rest time effectively, with a view to ensuring proper implementation of existing legislation;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the European Commission to apply in a collective manner, to mobile personnel in road transport, Art. 8.2 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (Rome I) as interpreted by the ECJ ruling on the Koelzsch case (C-29/10 Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 March 2011.

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the EU and Member States to extend these principles to cross-border services in the railway sector;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the creation of a European Road Transport Agency to ensure proper implementation of EU legislation ~~and~~, promote standardisation a~~cross all Member States~~nd stimulate equal-share participation of all Member States in cross-border enforcement, including the social dimension, such as working conditions and labour issues in road transport;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. European carriers operating under an EU Member State's AOC must have a principal place of business in the respective Member State and as such, all employees must therefore be EU nationals or persons with EU residence and work permits. In the exceptional case where third-country crewmembers are working on board of a carrier with an AOC issued by an EU member state, they must be subject to the same European labour and social regulations whatever their nationality and with respect to the principles of equality and non- discrimination.

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need for a new groundhandling regulation, that will provide social protection for workers; calls for an improved Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, notably, to ensure binding application of national labour legislation for airlines ~~having European operational bases and to~~operating under an EU Member State´s Air Operator´s Certificate and to update, harmonize and improve the definition of ‘homebase’ for crew members;

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2255(INI)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum training requirements for maintenance personnel in the railway ~~sector~~and civil aviation sectors at a high operational safety ensuring level and to safeguard the economic equilibrium of public service obligations.

2016/02/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 2

2. Considers that the procedure under Article 7 TEU ~~is virtually unusable~~will hardly be used to its full potential, due to the unanimity requirement in the European Council; notes that the Union has no legally binding mechanism in place to monitor regularly the compliance of the Member States and EU institutions with the EU's fundamental values;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 3

3. ~~Takes not~~Stresses the importance of the rule of law Framework established by the Commission in 20141 and of the creation of an annual dialogue on the rule of law in the General Affairs Council as established in December 2014; and looks to the formulation of common ground as between these different rule of law mechanisms; , in order to make sure they are effective in ensuring compliance with fundamental rights and democratic values in the entire Union; __________________ 1 Communication of the Commission of 11 March 2014 on "A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law" (COM(2014)0158).

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 4

4. Considers it important to work towards a new consensus between the EU and its Member States with the aim of promoting democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, proceeding from the basis that unless extreme care is taken, there will always be a danger of politicising legality;deleted

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the importance of protecting the fundamental right to private life for European citizens from all Member States;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Outlines the relevance of preventing discrimination concerning vulnerable minority groups in the Member States;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the key role that the European Parliament ~~and the national parliaments~~ should play in measuring the progress of, and monitoring the compliance with, the shared values of the Union, as enshrined in Article 2 TEU;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recognizes the essential role civil society organisations play in promoting democratic values, the rule of law and fundamental rights;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that the European Parliament under Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure has developed a scrutiny over third States in the case of breach of human rights, democracy and the rule of law; considers that on the basis of Articles 2, 6 and 7 TEU and Rule 135 of the Rules of Procedure, the European Parliament should take motions for resolutions on the respect for the rule of law, democratic values and the state of fundamental rights within the European Union and its Member States;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 6

6. Recommends the establishment on an EU mechanism for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights which would include all relevant stakeholders; considers that ~~this would, however,~~, provided such mechanism does not jeopardize or rival with but rather complements and paves the way for the procedure under Article 7 TEU, it may not require a Treaty change;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 8

8. Recommends the conclusion of a pact between all EU institutions ~~and national parliaments~~ in order to establish an annual 'fundamental rights policy cycle' as part of a multi-annual structured dialogue among all stakeholders; in this context, suggests that the European Parliament holds a yearly debate on the respect for democracy, the rule of law and the state of fundamental rights within the European Union; believes that this debate should be organized in such a way that it can involve setting benchmarks and goals to achieve and providing the means to evaluate changes from one year to another;

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2254(INL)

Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Mercedes BRESSO, Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Draft opinion
Indent 2 – paragraph 10

~~10. Recommends that the pan-EU parliamentary debate is organised in such a way that it can involve setting goals to achieve and provide the means to measure changes from one year to another.~~deleted

2016/04/05
Committee: AFCO

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) to keep in mind the importance of transport, tourism and delivery services for the European economy and employment given that European ship owners control 40% of the world’s merchant fleet, that the aviation industry supports over 5 million jobs and that the European rail industry accounts for over half of the worldwide production of rail equipment and services; and to recognize the impact of trade liberalisation in services on the tourism industry;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(ia) to acknowledge the need for a more socially and environmentally sustainable and democratic approach to international trade agreements;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(ib) to stress the importance of the protection of workers, consumers and the environment as well as of universal access to public services particularly in the transport and delivery sector in the EU and its partner countries; to bear in mind that those regulations are not an economic burden, but essential rights; to underline that foreign service providers have to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements and with minimum wages; to stress that the destination country principle has to apply, however, this is without prejudice to more favourable provisions in legislation or collective agreements in the sending country; to acknowledge that the quality of services is intrinsically linked to the quality of employment and the regulatory frameworks in place, including collective agreements, labour rights and social legislation;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii

(ii) to ensure that the negotiations address transport and tourism sectors in a meaningful way and in a spirit of reciprocity; to keep in mind negative liberalisation experiences and to ensure the policy space to respond to negative developments in the transport sector, in the postal and courier sector; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public transport; to exclude public services including public transport services comprehensively and unequivocally from the scope of the agreement;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii

(iii) to ~~promote negotiations on regulation that address issues such as transparency, deadlines, due process, non- discrimi~~show strong concerns in regard to the planned "enhanced regulatory disciplines" and domestic regulation provisions of the agreement; to reject the introduction of necessity tests for domestic regulation; in any case the agreement has to fully preserve the capacity of municipal, regional, national and ~~redress, while continuing to require that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or del~~European authorities to maintain, apply and extend regulations in the public interest such as high standards for the protection of labour, environmental and consumer interests as well as univerysal service~~s within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standards~~ obligations; to ensure that these standards cannot be deemed as unnecessary burdens to trade;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv

(iv) to address restrictions in the aviation sector regarding foreign ownership and control of airlines as well as cabotage rights imposed by certain countries; to pursue, as a long-term objective, binding international trade rules for the aviation sector and, in the event that important trade partners are reluctant to make substantial progress, to explore other options for ensuring that European carriers face fair competitive conditions;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)

(via) to stress that the annex on maritime transport should set only minimum standards and that parties are encouraged to adopt higher standards at their respective regulatory discretion; to ensure consistency with international standards, such as those endorsed by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation, and to oppose any lowering of these international benchmarks; to ensure the application of all respective ILO Standards like the Maritime Labour Convention and other Conventions relevant to logistics and transport;

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2233(INI)

Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vii

(vii) to p~~romote increased access to third- country markets for delivery services while not jeopardising the existence of universal postal services~~articularly stress the importance of the postal sector and the transport sector in view of the contribution they make to social, economic and territorial cohesion and to strengthen universal services.

2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN

2015/2156(DEC)

Mercedes BRESSO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for the Council to be transparent and fully accountable to Union citizens by taking part in the annual discharge procedure just as the other European institutions do;

2016/01/27
Committee: AFCO

2015/2156(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that, if these negotiations fail or if the Council refuses to open negotiations, Parliament should consider giving discharge only to the Commission and including in that global discharge separate resolutions for each Union institution and body, thereby ensuring that no section of the EU budget goes unscrutinised;deleted

2016/01/27
Committee: AFCO

2015/2156(DEC)

István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that a Treaty revision ~~will~~could ultimately be required in order to ensure that the discharge procedure is clear, democratic and transparent, but in the meantime could be improved with better cooperation between European Institutions inside the treaty framework.

2016/01/27
Committee: AFCO

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regrets that for~~Takes note of the new structure of the European Court of Auditors’ 2014 Annual Report which follows the headings of the 2014-202 MFF and that the audited spending in the transport sector is the smallest amount (0,8 billion euro) of the total audited population (13 billion euro) in the area of "Competitiveness for growth and employment", ~~to which transport belongs,~~regrets that the estimated level of error was 5,6% in 2014, 70% of which is coming from research projects and caused to a large extent by reimbursement of ineligible costs; regrets as well that the residual error rate remained above 2% in 2014 which has caused that the Director General of DG MOVE to maintain the reservation for FP7 for research in the transport sector; calls on Commission to carry out carefully ex ante checks in order to detect and correct errors before reimbursement;

2016/01/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2154(DEC)

István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Draws attention that in 2014 no projects were financed under CEF since the first call for project proposals closed in March 2015 and that the CEF Debt instrument to be managed by the EIB was not approved until the end of 2014; notes that in 2014 the European Court of Auditors examined 6 transactions in the transport sector (DG Mobility and Transport) and found that 2 out of them were affected by quantifiable errors; thus, is satisfied because of the decrease in the percentage of affected transactions in 2014 (33%) compared to 2013 (62%) and 2012 (49%); calls on the Commission and other relevant actors to ensure compliance with public procurement rules and costs eligibility of future transport projects;

2016/01/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2154(DEC)

István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Ismail ERTUG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the Commission to continue supervising closely the implementation of innovative financial instruments for leveraging EU investment and attracting new sources of funding for TEN-T infrastructure projects, such as Marguerite Fund, Loans and Guarantees for debt (LGTT) and Project Bond initiative (PBI), and to ensure that the EU budget contribution to these instruments is managed and used appropriately;

2016/01/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2154(DEC)

István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Ismail ERTUG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that there is information on transport projects available in various databases, such as Financial Transparency System, INEA database of TEN-T projects and CORDIS for Horizon 2020 projects; calls for smart use of these tools in order to have a better overview, upstream and downstream, of the process of allocating EU funds; reiterates the importance of publishing of easily accessible annual list of transport projects and searchable online database co-financed by the Union;

2016/01/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2154(DEC)

István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that in the 2014 budget, as finally adopted and amended during the course of the year, specifically for tourism, a total of EUR 11 226 160 was included in commitment appropriations and EUR 6 827 266 was available in payment appropriations; calls on the Commission to make an impact assessment of financed projects in order to better define future spending priorities; calls on the Commission to include the results of the pilot projects and preparatory actions into the next year budget planning.

2016/01/20
Committee: TRAN

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Communication on ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’; emphasises that the implementation of digitisation and the enhanced deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), including initiatives to promote and make available to passengers multimodal travel information and ticketing services, will be key tools to make the European transport system more efficient and productive, and as a result daily transport and logistics will be more fluid, safe, resource-wise and sustainable;

2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges the Commission to assess the need to modernise EU regulations and adapt them to the digital age; asks the Commission to harmonise the regulatory framework of different transport modes in order to promote ~~true competition between modes~~a sustainable multimodal system and to encourage new innovations and services for mobility and logistics, including those based on the sharing economy, while creating a level playing field for existing market actors and new market entrants in terms of high European standards regarding safety, working conditions, fair taxation, consumer protection and the prevention of harmful environmental effects;

2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2015/2147(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that confidencetiality and solid data protection are prerequisites for creating the Digital Single Market; emphasises, in this context, the need to ensure high standards as regards data capacity, accessibility and security by providing a comprehensive, reliable and interoperable data infrastructure and by ensuring the security and credibility of data collection, processing, usage and storage;

2015/09/23
Committee: TRAN

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the funding planned for the transport sector is justifiably linked to other policies such as cohesion, competition, tourism and security, and that transport infrastructures are at the service of the overall development of the European Union; recommends using forward-looking economic measures as a contribution to a real structural evolution of the European economy; points out that all Member States recognised, during the discussion on the Juncker Plan, that investments in strategic infrastructure contribute to the growth and, therefore, cannot be slowed down by the Stability Pact.

2015/08/06
Committee: TRAN

2015/2132(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Suggests, bearing in mind that there is no direct budgetary line for tourism, using the EU budget for the transport sector as a factor in promoting the tourist attractiveness and competitiveness of the whole ‘Old Continent’; stresses that an efficient cross-collaboration between the numerous ~~sector~~policies and EU funds concerned is ~~desirable~~crucial in this field, and should also take into consideration public - private - partnerships (PPPs).

2015/08/06
Committee: TRAN

2015/2132(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the introduction of a direct budgetary line for Tourism in the EU’s Budget for 2016.

2015/08/06
Committee: TRAN

2015/2132(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)

(1) Given the financial contribution of the tourism activity to the EU’s GDP and its impacts on job creation, calls to increase the budget for actions in the tourism sector under the COSME programmes in 2016 to 13 million Euro. Calls to avoid further cuts in the budget for the actions in the tourism sector in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF).

2015/08/06
Committee: TRAN

2015/2132(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Commission to assist the local, regional, national authorities and stakeholders to explore existing and new EU funding opportunities for public transport and to develop innovative public-private partnership schemes; stresses that the European Structural and Investment Funds should be used more systematically for cities that have developed an integrated local transport plan, such as a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), and have identified appropriate actions, in accordance with the criteria in the relevant legislation.

2015/08/06
Committee: TRAN

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that making the budget more credible, effective, transparent and relevant, so as to sustain citizens’ confidence in the EU institutions and their identification with the project of European integration, must remain one of the core objectives of the policy to protect the Union’s financial interests which the Commission and Member States are required to pursue under Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes, in particular, that levels of corruption and fraud affecting the Union budget are in direct proportion to lack of transparency in the procedures for spending EU funds; calls, therefore, for better communication between the EU Institutions and the Member States about the procedures in question, which should involve fewer – but more transparent – rules so as to render fraud virtually impossible; calls, to that end, for best practices to be disseminated as widely as possible;

2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO

2015/2128(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is keen, too, to see closer cooperation between Member States and the Commission~~, as well as~~ on the ways funds are managed. Asks to provide comprehensive training for the staff of the authorities involved in managing the funds;

2015/11/03
Committee: AFCO

2015/2127(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the implementation in 2014 of the EIB initiative ‘Skills and Jobs – Investing for Youth’, and encourages the EIB to continue investing in education, skills development and jobs for young people, women and disadvantaged groups; calls on the EIB to report comprehensively on the results achieved by its Investing for Youth initiative;

2015/11/30
Committee: CONT

2015/2127(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, István UJHELYI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Considers that the Project Bonds Initiative (PBI) should be seriously assessed with regard to its financial, social and environmental impact; urges the Commission to set up an inclusive and open consultation process at EU level, with the active participation of representatives from the European Parliament, on the future of project bonds for the period 2016- 2020 before the current PBI pilot phase is fully rolled out;

2015/11/30
Committee: CONT

2015/2113(INI)

1. Welcomes the Commission's vision of a sustainable, low-carbon and climate- friendly energy union with an integrated continent-wide energy system, and the completion of the internal energy market based on competition and securing energy supply that will create high-quality jobs and growth, calls on the Commission to ensure that working conditions and gender equality in all transport modes are guaranteed;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2113(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, István UJHELYI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that 70 % of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States towards smooth, cost- effective ~~and~~, energy-efficient and affordable public urban transport;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments and funding schemes for promising and innovative technologies in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of ~~renewable fuel~~fuels, alternative powertrains and modern engine technology that will not result in market distortion; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by gradually replacing fossil fuels ~~by renewabl~~with alternative fuels, electricity or low carbon alternatives provided they have a credible pathway to an economically self-sustainable future; considers that support for the early deployment of liquefied natural gas is needed; recalls that opening up the market to renewable fuels in aviation would help the EU maintain its leading role in renewable energy;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the shift towards the most sustainable and energy- efficient modes of transport such as rail, maritime transport, inland waterways and motorways of the sea by making these more cost-efficient;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2113(INI)

Theresa GRIFFIN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Miltiadis KYRKOS, István UJHELYI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Supports a comprehensive road transport package promoting ~~more efficient~~a comprehensive framework for road pricing of infrastructure and the roll-out of intelligent transport solutions; stresses that energy efficiency can be improved by supporting digitalisation and use of intelligent transport systems and developing innovative transport services.;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2113(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Supports the development of sustainable urban and rural mobility plans to reduce traffic pollution, congestion, noise and road accidents. Those plans should aim to eradicate inequalities in terms of disabled users and costs;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the Communication of the Commission and the objectives of the EU's Contribution to the COP21 Climate Conference; calls on the Commission and the Member States to play a leading role in achieving a transparent and binding international agreement;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Invites the Commission to offer its support and expertise to the Parties of the COP21 Conference to set up their national contributions while raising awareness on the role of the transport sector to adopt comprehensive strategies in reducing GHG emissions;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Paris Protocol to include GHG reduction targets that are consistent with a global carbon budget in line with the 2 degree objective for international aviation and maritime shipping; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the inclusion of quantified targets in the Paris Protocol as a top priority;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the EU to recognise the role of non-state actors in achieving and promoting ambitious GHG reduction targets; stresses the need of enhancing the visibility of the transport sector in all the COP21 Conference initiatives as the Agenda of Solutions, "Solutions COP21", bringing together a wide range of actors; invites the Commission to actively support initiatives in the field of sustainable urban mobility and public transport in the framework of the Agenda of Solutions; invites the Commission to support the "Transport Day" side event to the COP21;

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. More than half of the world's population now lives in towns and cities and urban transports are a major contributor of GHG emissions from the transport sector. Therefore, urges the Commissions and the Member States to actively raise awareness on the role of sustainable urban mobility to achieve mitigation commitments.

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2112(INI)

Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Lucy ANDERSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that Climate funds should also be used in the transport sector, especially to encourage the development of sustainable urban mobility plans.

2015/06/09
Committee: TRAN

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes into account both the complex institutional set-up of the United Nations (UN) and the specific nature of the European Union (EU) as a supranational union holding enhanced observer status within the UN, but whose Member States are also individual UN members; calls for a better ~~liais~~cooperation between both UN players and its different structures (Agencies, Funds, Programmes, Commission and Committees) by improving overall coordination and coherence;

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Supports the UN reform agenda for expressing effective multilateralism, while acknowledging the enhanced status of the EU at the UN General Assembly following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 and the adoption of UN Resolution 65/276 on ‘Participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations' of 3 May 2011; calls on the European Commission to report to the European Parliament on how the resolution has been implemented, and what lessons can be learned to ensure more effective multilateralism.

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that a solid and stable EU-UN partnership is fundamental to the work of the UN under all three pillars – peace and security, human rights and sustainable development – and is also key to the EU's role as a global actor;

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

(1) Recalls that a reform of the UN Security Council is one element of an overall agenda for reforming the UN system, and a central, long-term goal of the EU; consequently, calls to actively support a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to grant the EU with a permanent seat.

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)

(2) Calls to support a female European candidate for the position of the UN Secretary General in the upcoming elections.

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2104(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Isabella DE MONTE, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are collectively the biggest financial donor to the UN budget; insists, therefore, in the spirit of the ‘Delivering as One' initiative (one leader, one budget, one programme, one office), on the need to ensure a higher degree of visibility for EU funding channelled through the UN, as well as an efficient use of the funds concerned; Calls on the High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the European Commission to develop a common position of the Member States to that end; requests that the UN and the Commission keep Parliament fully informed on the UN's implementation of EU contributions;

2015/09/02
Committee: AFCO

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Expresses its concern that the number of people who risk their lives attempting dangerous sea crossings in the Mediterranean to the EU increases dramatically. Stresses that the Mediterranean is the largest maritime migration route in the world with a dense network of merchant traffic;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels actively rescued and disembarked migrants; points out that more than 1500 people lost their lives in these fatal journeys in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels ~~have a significant role in~~are forced to be on the frontline of rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in large-scale rescue operations;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the possible economic and judiciary consequences for the rescuing ships and their owners discourage some vessels from providing assistance. Calls on the Member States not to sanction mercantile ships which voluntarily assist migrants on humanitarian reasons, by asking the Commission to consider revising Council Directive 2001/51/EC;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Underlines that commercial ships should not replace Member States’ international search and rescue obligations at sea and EU’s responsibility for an adequate European response;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned that ~~without~~as vessels and their crew ~~being~~cannot sufficiently be prepared for such a scale of rescue operations, the situation will result in accidents in the Mediterranean Sea that might lead to loss of human lives and also entail environmental risks;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean, in particular the humanitarian aspects but also its impact on maritime transport in the Mediterranean Sea by passenger ships, cruise ships and container ships, the safety of the vessels, the cargo and their crew, and general maritime safety;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on EU and Member States to ensure permanent search and rescue operations properly funded, expand the field of action of the current operations also in cooperation with FRONTEX, provide specialised training to the staff and increase the number of ships, assets, equipment and personnel deployed;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. UWhile awaiting the necessary mid and longer-term measures, urges the Member States, Council and Commission to immediately increase funding for temporary, sufficient rescue operations in the Mediterranean, so that the safety and fundamental rights of both the refugees seeking to enter Europe and the maritime crews working in the Mediterranean waters can be guaranteed;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on EU and Member States to strengthen cooperation with non-EU Mediterranean countries, such as Turkey, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan in terms of information exchange, border control, surveillance and the establishment of common search and rescue operations;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that Member States and authorities involved need to ensure a fluent disembarkation of rescued refugees and migrants in the appointed sea port from vessels which have been part of a rescue operation; Adequate security and infrastructure facilities need to be available in the main reception ports;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterranean to seek solutions to the refugee crisis, including efforts to i~~mprov~~ncrease the level of the EU’s actions against traffickers and smugglers, ensure the safety and human rights of the refugees in their home countries;

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2095(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, István UJHELYI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges Member States to strengthen their resettlement programmes and develop safe and legal routes for migration to the EU.

2015/09/21
Committee: TRAN

2015/2079(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that the floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy took place between the summer and autumn 2014. Stresses the urgency of releasing financial assistance to these countries in order to provide assistance and relief to affected area.

2015/06/05
Committee: BUDG

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. BWhile taking into account the specific nature of the EU as a supernational body, believes that the Union should play a more active and prominent role in the process of global economic governance, and stresses the need for coherent EU representation and a strong European voice in international financial, monetary and regulatory institutions and bodies;

2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the establishment of a coherent and better- structured prior coordination mechanisms, ~~so that a common EU position can be forged with a view to~~in order to forge and deliver a common EU position that will promot~~ing~~e the EU's goals and policies more effectively within existing international economic forums;

2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO

2015/2060(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that a concerted EU strategy should be developed within each of these financial, monetary, and regulatory institutions and bodies so as to allow the Union to establish a coordinated position and enhance its influence over the decision-making process;

2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO

2015/2060(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that Parliament should be ~~duly~~ informed duly and periodically of the Union’s activities within existing economic and financial institutions;

2015/09/29
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to its decision of 15 April 2014 on the modification of the inter- institutional agreement on the Transparency Register1 ~~(EU lobby register)~~; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0376.

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Introducing a legislative footprint, making the ~~lobb~~transparency register as mandatory as possible

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that the Commission, Parliament and the Council should ~~record and disclose~~evaluate if all input received from lobbyists/interest representatives on draft policies, laws ~~and amendments as a ‘legislative footprint’~~could be collected centrally, e.g. by the Committees’ secretariats, and made public online; suggests that ~~this~~a legislative footprint should ~~consist of a form~~be annexed to reports, ~~detailing all the lobbyists with whom those~~consisting of a form, detailing organizations with which the rapporteur in charge of a particular file ha~~ve met~~s been in contact with in the process of drawing up each report ~~and a second document listing all written input received~~;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Suggests that ~~the Code of Conduct should be amended so as to make it mandatory for~~ rapporteurs and committee chairs toshould adopt the ~~same~~ practice of exclusively meeting lobbyists registered ~~lobby~~in the Transparency Registser and publish ~~information on such meetings online and for rapporteurs to publish a legislative footpr~~scheduled meetings having the purpose to influence EU-legislation onlinte;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Believes that an amendment should introduce mandatory monthly updates on lobby expenditures;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates its longstanding call to back up the EU ~~lobb~~transparency register with a legal act, if it is not possible to close all loopholes and achieve a fully mandatory register for all lobbyists with an inter- institutional agreement; considers that the proposal for this legal act could take into account the progress achieved by changes in the inter- institutional agreement and Parliament’s Code of Conduct;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates its call to the Council to join the ~~lobb~~transparency register as soon as possible;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers ~~lobby~~ transparency ~~through monthly reporting by lobbyists about their meetings as a key~~of lobbying activities as an essential element for ~~future EU~~a better legislationve process in the EU;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Considers that, when interpreting ‘inappropriate behaviour’ within th~~Believes that the Rules of Procedure should be ameanded ing o~~f point (b) of the Code of Conduct, this expression should be taken to include turning down formal invitations to hearings or committees without sufficient reason~~rder to withdraw access badges to the European Parliament from representatives of organisations that have refused to cooperate with a parliamentary inquiry; believes that repeated incidents should lead to a temporary suspension from the EU transparency register;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that registered law firms which are also active in lobbying should declare in the ~~lobb~~transparency register all clients on whose behalf they perform ~~covered~~ activities with the purpose of influencing EU- legislation; points out that law firms can only refer to the attorney client privilege when giving legal advice;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Asks the Bureau to restrict access to Parliament’s premises for non-registered organisations or individuals by mak~~Emphasises that the European Parliament as the European citizens’ chamber should retaing a~~ll visitors to its premises sign a declaration that they are not lobbyists falling within the scope of the register or otherwise declare their~~ n open door policy towards the citizens and that no unnecessary obstacles should be created, which could discourage citizens from visiting the European Parliament’s pregmis~~tration~~es;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes it to be necessary, as a matter of urgency, to introduce a proper monitoring system for submitted information in order to ensure that the information that registrants provide is meaningful, accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive; calls in this regard to substantially increase the resources of the Transparency Unit within the European Parliament and the Joint Transparency Register Secretariat;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that at least 5 % of declarations should be checked by the Transparency Unit each year;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that representations of national, regional and local governments should not fall under the EU ~~lobby register if they have their own mandatory lobb~~transparency register, a~~nd do not offer workspace for private or corporate actors within their representations~~s they are part of the EU’s multi-level system of governance;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Mady DELVAUX, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the members of the Advisory Committee chosen from among Members of the European Parliament should be complemented by a majority of externally chosen members who must be qualified experts in the field of ethics regulation and should be drawn from an open call and include members of civil society; omposed of MEPs should be chosen according to their expertise, inter alia in accounting, legal affairs and ethics regulation; underlines that the composition of the Advisory Committee must at the same time reflect the political balance in the European Parliament, for example through a rotation system;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Mady DELVAUX, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that the Code of Conduct should be amended to additionally empower the ~~enlarged~~ Advisory Committee to ~~adopt final decisions instead of the President~~initiate the procedure for investigating a possible breach of the code of conduct for MEPs, and to empower the Conference of Presidents to adopt final decisions instead of the President; requests that the Advisory Committee is informed about the final decision in due course;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Mady DELVAUX, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Deems it necessary that the Advisory Committee has access to information and documents relevant to cases it has to examine, including the results of OLAF investigations;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Members should be rephrased to include a clear ban on Members holding ~~side jobs or other paid work that could lead to a conflict of~~paid work as a representative of special interests;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that Members should have the remuneration paid to them by Parliament reduced by half of what they earn, whether as employees or self- employed persons, from any outside activity in parallel to their office as Members of the European Parliament;deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that the Code of Conduct should be amended to provide for a ~~three- year~~an eighteen months ‘cooling-off period’ during which former Members ~~may not engage in lobbying work in the area of their parliamentary responsibilities~~have to notify the European Parliament of any post-term-of-office occupation they intend to take up;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that for Members of the Commission the ‘cooling-off period’ should be extended to three years and that a two-year cooling-off period should also apply to all Commission staff involved in the drafting or implementation of EU legislation or treaties, includall EU officials including temporary, contract agents and national experts must undergo full training con~~tract staff~~ how to deal with lobbyists;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Considers control by Parliament of the financing of European political parties to be an unnecessary conflict of interest~~Notes that under Regulation No 1141/2014 applying from 1 January 2017 the total amount of Union funding awarded to the eligible European political parties and foundations is determined under the annual budgetary procedure and that the distribution between the eligible European political parties and foundations follows a fixed distribution key; notes further that the control with respect to Union funding is exercised by the independent Authority for European political parties and European political foundations on the basis of external audit reports, whose decisions may be the subject of court proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Calls for control of the financing of European political parties to be assigned to a neutral body;~~deleted

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls ~~for citizens to have the same right of appeal when~~on all EU-institutions to handle citizens’ request~~ing~~s for information asin the~~y enjoy when requesting specific documents~~ most favourable manner, without prejudice to the right of citizens to get access to specific documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Requests that the Commission ~~make sure that non-EU actors which receive EU funds should be as ac~~effectively count~~able as EU institutions are w~~rols then spending ~~such fund~~of EU funds by non-EU actors;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. ~~Believes that the chairs of Parliament’s committees should proactively publish minutes and all documents used in trialogues~~Insists that Parliament’s negotiators in trilogues fulfil their obligation under Rule 73 (4) of the Rules of Procedure to report back to the following meeting of the responsible committee and to make documents available which reflect the outcome of the last trilogue; calls for both the oral report and the documents to contain information on the state of the trilogue negotiations; calls furthermore for a list of the dates of trilogue meetings and the names of the direct participants to be made publicly accessible;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. C~~alls on the Presidency of the Council to include all~~onsiders that Parliament and the Council ought to provide for more transparency in trialogue ~~documents in the documents register to allow for access in acc~~s and conciliation procedures; recalls the need to improve the transparency of legislative negotiations and underlines the impordtance ~~with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001~~of publishing the progress of negotiations after each trilogue;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Deems it unacceptable that ~~Parliament has less, or less open,~~Members of the European Parliament have less access to documents in trade negotiations than some members of national parliaments;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39 a. Calls on the Council to publish the negotiation mandates for international trade negotiations;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Believes that, when the Commission engages in trade negotiations, it should publish ~~the negotiation mandates,~~ all negotiating positions, and all requests and offers ~~and all consolidated draft negotiation texts~~ prior to each negotiation round, so that the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as civil society organisations and the wider public, can make recommendations thereon before the negotiations are closed for comments and the agreement goes to ratification; underlines that the Commission must also persuade negotiating partners to increase transparency at their end to make sure that this is a reciprocal process in which the EU's negotiating position is not compromised;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Richard CORBETT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Calls on the Commission to propose an inter-institutional agreement in order to codify those principles for all trade negotiations, as foreseen under paragraph 40 of the draft inter-institutional agreement on Better Law-Making;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sylvie GUILLAUME

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. ~~Regret~~Notes the Ombudsman’'s finding that ~~most~~some EU institutions have not yet properly implemented rules to protect whistleblowers; points out that to date ~~only~~the European Parliament, the Commission, the Ombudsman and the Court of Auditors have adopted such rules;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Richard CORBETT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Believes effective whistleblower protection to be a key weapon against corruption and therefore ~~reiterates its call to the Commiss~~calls on the Member States and the EU-institutions to ~~prepare a whistleblower protection directive, including minimum Europe-wide standards of protection~~ensure the protection of whistleblowers on their respective level;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2041(INI)

Jo LEINEN, Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. "Believes that ~~the ongoing review of EU elec~~political parties are best placed to contribute to the fight against corruption ~~law~~and should ~~include a rule that~~therefore play a stronger role on this issue by excluding persons found guilty of high-level corruption against the EU’'s financial interests or within Member States ~~may not run for office in the next two terms of the European Parliament~~from electoral lists for European elections";

2016/03/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. the hearing process gives Parliament and EU citizens the opportunity to discover the candidates’ personalities and priorities, as well as their knowledge of their designated portfolio;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. the hearing process increases transparency and enhances the democratic legitimacy of the Commission as a whole;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Further considers that it would be desirable for each Member State to put forward at least two candidates – one male and one female – for consideration by the Commission President-elect; recommends that the Commission structure be made to reflect the outcome of vote cast by European citizens, in so far as negotiated political alliances make this possible, and that the outcome of the vote in each Member State be taken into account also;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that it would be better to have around 25 questions, but with each questioner allowed immediate follow-up, so as to enhance the effectiveness and inquisitorial nature of the hearings; consider that procedures for monitoring replies by Commissioners-designate during hearings could help improve control and increase the responsibility of the Commission as a whole; calls therefore for a periodic review of the priorities referred to by Commissioners- designate following the start of their term of office;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2

if the coordinators unanimously reject the candidate – letter of rejection giving the reasons for rejecting the candidate;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 4 – point 2

if still dissatisfied – request for a further ~~1.5-~~2- hour hearing, with the approval of Parliament’s President;

2015/04/14
Committee: AFCO

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. As a future step, recommends to Member States that they should consider ways to harmonise the minimum age of voters at 16, taking into consideration the constitutional and legal system in each Member State, in order to further enhance electoral equality among Union citizens;

2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages Member States to use postal electronic and internet voting in order to make voting easier for people with reduced mobility and for those living abroad, provided that necessary measures are taken to prevent any possible fraud in the use of voting by those means;

2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Encourages Member States to take all measures to promote gender balance in every aspect of European elections, particularly in the nomination of Commissioners; calls on Member States to present at least two candidates for the post of Commissioner, with one candidate being female;

2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, the level of investment in the EU has significantly dropped, and the development gap between various regions of the EU has increased; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level, the EU budget plays a key role in fostering competitiveness and increasing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union;

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that a favourable business environment and the development of an entrepreneurial culture in the EU could give back to SMEs their role as main job creators in the Union, which has been weakened by the economic crisis; considers that, along with legislative simplification and reduction of red tape, available financial instruments under the COSME programme have to be used to their full extent to help and support SMEs along this path by facilitating in particular their access to markets and credits; invites the Commission to look at further means that will help create a friendly environment for SMEs.

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the funding of the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, given the frontloading of the entire financial envelope of the programme in 2014 and 2015; acknowledges that the fight against youth unemployment needs to be further intensified and that all funding possibilities should be considered for this purpose; recalls that 2016 will be the first year when resources under the Global MFF Margin for commitments will be made available for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment, but also for unemployed persons between the age 30- 40;

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls that the EU budget is a tool of internal solidarity in that it supports economic, social and territorial cohesion, helps combat poverty and promotes social inclusion; stresses that it is also an instrument of external solidarity by helping make the EU the biggest donor of development aid, by offering support to neighbouring countries and by assisting countries and people facing humanitarian and civilian crises; stresses the importance of providing necessary means for stabilization of the situation in Ukraine in order to avoid the collapse of this important EU neighbouring country;

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2008(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission to take due account of the above-mentioned political priorities when establishing its Draft Budget for 2016, and asks that it identifies sectors and industries which could contribute to the EU's recovery, so that the relevant EU programmes and actions are provided with the necessary means to accomplish these objectives; anticipates, in this context, a positive response from the Commission to the further requests and positions expressed in this resolution so as to settle recurrent problems and facilitate this year’s budgetary procedure; also expects the Commission to propose an adequate level of payment appropriations in its Draft Budget, based on real forecasts and needs;

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2008(BUD)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms its position in favour of an in-depth reform of the system of EU own resources, whose current shortcomings are causing severe impasses in budgetary negotiations; attaches, therefore, the highest political importance to the work of the High Level Group on Own Resources, under the chairmanship of Mario Monti; eagerly anticipates the results and proposals of the work of this High-Level Group that are due to be presented in an interinstitutional conference, with the participation of national parliaments, during 2016, and considered in the context of the MFF review / revision; recommends the inclusion of new revenue sources, such as the establishment of a European Financial Transaction Tax and of an EU carbon tax in the Union's budget;

2015/02/12
Committee: BUDG

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the Energy Union Package ‘A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy (COM(2015)0080),

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to the European Council Conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 regarding the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework,

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas transport is a sector where Europe is a world leader, in both manufacturing and transport operations, and it is crucial that European transport continues to develop and invest to maintain its competitive position in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georgi PIRINSKI, Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas it is essential to ensure the successful development of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T), effectively link the transport networks of ~~all EU regions~~EU central regions to those of the periphery and eliminate disparities between the levels of infrastructure development and maintenance;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas there is an urgent need to break the transport system’s dependence on oil ~~without sacrificing its efficiency~~in a cost-efficient way without sacrificing its competitiveness and curbing mobility; whereas advanced biofuels (particularly those produced from sustainable waste, residues and processing residues) represent an untapped potential to reduce the European transport system´s dependence on oil and to curb~~ing mobility;~~ greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transport sector;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Soraya POST

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas there is an urgent need to break the structural gender inequalities hampering the development of the EU transport sector, specifically through the gathering of better differentiated statistics, tackling pay-gaps, achieving gender balance representation in decision making, and by improving equal participation of women and men in all aspects of transport;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas further market opening needs to go hand in hand with quality jobs ~~and~~, working conditions and high standard of services;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the aviation market is facing challenges with the increase of unfair business practices such as ‘flags of convenience’ and the use of atypical employment practices which give rise to social dumping and have a negative effect on aviation safety;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its support for the targets set out in the White Paper and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system (benchmarks for achieving the 60 % GHG emission reduction target); stresses that the mid-term review should maintain the level of ambition of the goals set in 2011 anbut should propose ~~concrete~~realistic and scientifically- based measures and initiatives to increase and streamline the efforts to meet them; considers that ~~it is necessary~~the latest socio-economic and technological developments call for a fully-fledged impact assessment in order to evaluate the extent to which the list of actions set out in the White Paper is appropriate and sufficient to achieve its overarching goals;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

General principles: ~~modal shift and co- modality~~co-modality and modal shift where facilitated by physical and digital infrastructure

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that a European sustainable mobility policy needs to build on a broad range of policy tools to shift towards the least polluting and most energy-efficient modes of transport in a cost-efficient way; points out that shifting the balance between modes of transport is not an end in itself, but is necessary to disconnect mobility from its adverse effects such as congestion, air pollution, noise, accidents and climate change;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the development of passenger and freight transport is largely dependent on the effective use of the various modes of transport, and that European transport policy should therefore be based on ~~efficient co-modality~~a multimodal approach giving priority to sustainable transport modes; believes that this will lead to an optimal reallocation between the different transport modes, and will provide for interoperability within and between the modes, promote more sustainable transport and logistics chains and enhance seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Sees the enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for the development of integrated multimodal ticketing systems; calls hence on the Commission to analyse the limitations of current legislation and make proposals to break down existing barriers;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to provide for the internalisation of the external costs of all modes of freight and passenger transport, by applying a common ~~principles~~, coherent and transparent EU methodology and taking into account the specificity of each mode and the extent to which some externalities have already been internalised in order to avoid double taxation; calls for concrete measures to ensure a wider application of the ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ principles, and a level playing field between transport modes while maintaining the competitiveness of all EU regions; calls on the Commission to ensure the interference-free operation of the radio frequencies necessary for road-charging and enforcement of road charging schemes;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that urban areas need a certain degree of flexibility to enable them to meet their obligations under EU law in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity and to ensure that mobility solutions are adapted to their specific circumstances;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the completion of the Trans-European Transport Network remains one of the preconditions for a more sustainable and efficient transport system and a more balanced distribution of freight and passengers among transport modes; stresses that the selection of projects eligible for EU funding must focus on the completion of missing links, the upgrading of existing infrastructure and the development of multimodal terminals and urban nodes, putting greater emphasis on European added value and on the development and support of infrastructure for the connectivity of peripheral regions; considers that the Connecting Europe Facility instrument and other means of financing should stimulate investment in tra~~il and inland waterways as a priority~~nsport infrastructure following the sustainable and socio-economic criteria set in the TEN-T Guidelines; emphasises that co-funded projects should reflect the need for infrastructure that minimises the impact on the environment, that is resilient to the possible impact of climate change and that improves the safety of users; stresses also the need for proper maintenance of the existing infrastructure, especially of the secondary road network;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that the quality of road infrastructure, which has a direct impact on road safety, differs significantly across the EU and more than 70 percent of road accident deaths in the Member States occur on the urban and rural roads; stresses that efficient financing into this type of infrastructure has to be further promoted in line with the principles of social and territorial cohesion and the goal of sustainable and safe transport;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the need to develop transport infrastructure in the cohesion countries through different EU policies and instruments;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON, Georgi PIRINSKI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jens NILSSON, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
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 transport infrastructure projects in line with the European transport policy goals and consistent with the TEN-T priorities for funding that deliver high societal and economic value, stronger cohesion and target projects that promote job creation, long-term growth and competitiveness across all EU regions;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines that strong coordination and complimentarity between different EU funds and instruments for transport projects (ESIF, CEF, EFSI), as well as between such projects and projects in other sectors having impact on transport, are a paramount condition for achieving the goals of the White Paper and making mobility accessible for every EU citizen rather than being a privilege for the more developed regions;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the deployment of intelligent transport systems is necessary to allow a more efficient use of the existing infrastructure and vehicles, and provide additional capacity without the time, cost and land- take required for the construction of new infrastructure; underlines the importance of interference-free radio communication in the deployment of intelligent transport systems for both infrastructure and vehicles;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georgi PIRINSKI, Maria GRAPINI, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises the importance of promoting alternative powertrains and fuels including electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to further electrification of the rail network, tramways, electric buses (trolleybuses), as well as electric cars and e-bikes; stresses the potential of modern aerial tramways (cable cars), as an inexpensive and easy-to-build means of transportation, to expand the capacity of urban public transport systems;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
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; stresses that these goals require investments, in particular for the reliable and timely maintenance and building of urban public infrastructure, and therefore calls on the Commission to establish an adequate funding scheme;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Considers important that the potential of social sciences' research is utilised in exploring peoples preferences and behaviour when outlining a new goal for urban public transport and elaborating relevant urban mobility projects;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for better optimisation of the supply chain in urban areas; urban freight vehicles contribute disproportionally to air and noise pollution and have a negative impact on congestion; urban logistics should foster the optimisation of transport and cost- effective introduction of new types of operations, technologies and business models; better selection of modes and vehicles can ensure that a transport solution is optimally matched with the specific requirements of the shipment and the city in question;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that better national and EU transport data on the behaviour of transport users is key to the development of a more sustainable transport system; calls for initiatives that motivate users, especially young people, to choose more sustainable means of transport (walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing);

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee adequate funding for the reliable and timely maintenance and building of urban public infrastructure;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for better investment in public transport services, with the focus on integrated ticketing, to ensure improved public transport use between city centres and suburban areas in agglomerations across the EU;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)

- the adoption of additional road safety requirements for vans (such as N1 vehicles) in particular those related to professional activities, such as driving time, training for professional drivers or the installation of speed limitation devices,

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4

– greater application in new passenger cars and commercial vehicles of overridable innovative technologies such as Automated Emergency Braking and Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) systems;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georgi PIRINSKI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to recognise that the provision of travel information and travel planning contributes to road safety by promoting alternatives of mode and route choice;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that road safety goes hand in hand with respectful behaviour of road users which should be recognised and promoted as respect to human life; education in families and schools plays an important role towards achieving the Vision Zero objective;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georgi PIRINSKI, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls for a review of the General Safety Regulation 661/2009;

2015/04/22
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing and make multimodal information and ticketing services available for consumers; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better accessibility of infrastructure, allowing the carriage of bicycles and sports equipment ;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls, with regards to establishing a framework for a European multimodal passenger transport system, for the creation of an EU roadmap in order to deploy a seamless passenger multimodal transport system; this roadmap should identify key European multimodal passenger corridors under the existing TEN-T network, bring together public and private resources, align existing initiatives and concentrate EU funding support;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON, Georgi PIRINSKI, Ismail ERTUG, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jens NILSSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to acknowledge that while there is a clear socio-economic case for boosting women´s participation and equal treatment in the transport labour market, there is a participation, remuneration and advancement gap between women and men in this sector's labour force;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON, Georgi PIRINSKI, Ismail ERTUG, Jens NILSSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the Commission to develop a legal framework for robust and improved EU statistics in the transport sector, gathering data on gender participation and equality in the transport sector; furthermore urges the Commission to come forward with an initiative on the role of women in transport and add the gender equality dimension in all impact assessments accompanying new transport policy proposals and initiatives;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Urges the Commission to ensure that proposals on the opening-up of services in all transport markets do not lead to ~~social dumping,~~ poorer-quality services, the creation of monopolies or oligopolies or a race to the bottom in respect to the social protection of transport workers;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

A competitive, efficient, integrated and accessible transport system

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Insists that bureaucratic hurdles should be reduced for all forms of transport and calls, therefore, for greater simplification and harmonisation of ~~transport and logistics documents~~administrative procedures, including customs procedures, which should be practical, efficient and workable for all parties along the logistic chain; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for establishing an electronic framework for multimodal transport of goods (e-Freight), achieving paperless, seamless information flows along the whole transport logistics chain while taking into account existing tools and global developments and best practices;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to explore the potential and support the deployment of tube freight transportation and cycle logistics as a promising concept for a sustainable transport system;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Jörg LEICHTFRIED, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on Member States to develop sustainable intermodal infrastructure and improve connectivity and accessibility of remote rural, island, coastal and mountainous regions, that would also benefit the European tourism development;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Underlines the importance of interference-free radio frequencies for the achievement of the EU´s transport policy goals; calls on the European Commission to create, where necessary, the regulatory framework; calls on the Member States to enforce the existing framework;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON, Maria GRAPINI, Theresa GRIFFIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
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) by promoting the use and development of public transport and other sustainable transport modes;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)

- enhancement of EU-wide safety aviation performance in the field of aircraft manufacturing, training and licensing of crews, flight operations, air traffic management and air navigation services,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new)

- measures against the increase of unfair business practices such as ‘flags of convenience’, the use of bogus self- employment and forms of atypical employment practices; improvements to Regulation (EC) 1008/2008 to ensure binding application of national labour legislation and collective agreements for airlines having operational bases on their territory as well as a revised definition of a company's ‘principal place of business’ to include substantial aviation activities; EASA recommendations requiring at least 50 percent of maintenance technicians to be directly employed, to also cover all categories of ground staff, pilots and cabin crew,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Jens NILSSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Marita ULVSKOG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new)

- proposals to clarify EASA’s role vis-a- vis national agencies and strengthen its abilities to oversee aviation safety in all member states, including in remote EU regions,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 1

– national and European policy frameworks aimed at the development of the market as regards alternative fuels ~~(natural gas~~, low carbon and renewable energy sources and technologies (CNG, LPG, LNG, hybrids, electricity, hydrogen, and sustainable biofuels, ~~including~~especially those produced from waste, residues and processing residues, such as molasses- based ethanol) and electric ~~car~~vehicles, and the deployment of the ~~relevant~~necessary refuelling/recharging infrastructure,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 2 a (new)

- the creation of an executive European body acting as a European Road Transport Agency to implement and monitor the progress in the implementation of the social legislation across all Member States,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 4

– an evaluation by the Commission of ~~car~~the different types of road-charging schemes and their compatibility with the EU Treaties, and the earmarking of income generated by these schemes to transport infrastructure and systems;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)

- the clarification and enforcement of the common rules regarding access to the international road haulage market;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)

- for a quick transposition and implementation by Member States of the forthcoming Interoperability and Safety Directives and, in particular, for providing the European Railway Agency with sufficient means and resources to comply with its new tasks;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 2

– solid, sufficient and predictable long- term funding, as well as simplified rules and procedures to access EU funds, to improve rail infrastructure quality and capacity and to enable the provision of reliable and sustainable services by rail freight and passenger operators,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 5

– the removal of barriers that prevent EU suppliers of rolling-stock, infrastructure and signalling as well as sub- suppliers from bidding for public contracts in non-EU countries;

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3

– setting a binding target to reach the objective of the White Paper for an at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 2050, to be accompanied by concrete measures including market-based mechanisms with an explicit cost for emitting CO2,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 3 a (new)

- enhancement of the negotiations within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the development and support of a global market-based mechanism addressing international maritime emissions,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 5

– actions supporting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in sea ports, including the provision of LNG bunkering facilities and the use of shore- side electricity,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/2005(INI)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 3

– proper maintenance and ~~upgrade~~elimination of bottlenecks by 2025 of inland waterways that are part of the TEN-T core network corridors,

2015/04/24
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The purpose of this Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market by approximating laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States, by eliminating barriers to the free movement of ~~certain~~ accessible products and services This will increase the availability of accessible products and services on the internal market.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The demand for accessible products and services is high and the number of citizens with disabilities and/or functional limitations will increase significantly with the ageing of the European Union's population. An environment where products and services are more accessible allows for a more inclusive society and ~~facilitates~~is a prerequisite for independent living.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) The disparities between the laws and administrative measures adopted by the Member States in relation to accessibility of products and services for persons with functional limitations ~~including~~and persons with disabilities create barriers to the free movement of such products and services and distort effective competition in the internal market. Economic operators, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are particularly affected by those barriers.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) The approximation of national measures at Union level is therefore necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market in order to put an end to fragmentation in the market of accessible products and services, to create economies of scale, to facilitate cross-border trade freedom of movement of products and services, as well as the free movement of persons and mobility, as well as to help economic operators to concentrate resources on innovation instead of using those resources for complying with fragmented legal requirements across the Union.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for the rights of persons with disabilities, with a perspective of gender equality, to benefit from measures designed to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration and participation in the life of the community and to promote the application of Article 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) In the rail transport sector, the binding Directive 2016/797 on the interoperability of the EU rail system1a and the Technical Specifications for Interoperability (PRM TSI) 1b explicitly refer to, and implement the accessibility requirements set out in Article 9 of the Convention. As a result, in the rail transport sector accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is regulated in this sector-specific legislation. In order to ensure consistency between the sector-specific legislation and the European Accessibility Act, any future revision of the PRM TSI should also take into account the accessibility requirements resulting from the European Accessibility Act. __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44–101). 1bCommission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 of 18 November 2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the Union's rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility (OJ L 356, 12.12.2014, p. 110– 178).

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) The entry into force of the Convention in the Member States’ legal orders entails the need to adopt additional national provisions on accessibility of products and services and the built environment related to the provision of goods and services which without Union action would further increase disparities between national provisions.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) Products and services falling within the scope of this Directive are the result of a screening exercise, carried out during the preparation of the Impact Assessment that identified those relevant products and services for persons with functional limitations~~, including~~ older persons and persons with disabilities and older persons, for which Member States have adopted or are likely to adopt diverging national accessibility requirements.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) It is necessary to introduce the accessibility requirements which enable all people to fully use the products and services and infrastructure including built environment covered by this Directive in the least burdensome manner for the economic operators and the Member States, notably by only including in the scope the products and services which have been thoroughly selected.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) It is therefore necessary to specify accessibility requirements for the placing on the market of products and services as well as the built environment connected to the provision of those products and services which fall within the scope of this Directive in order to ensure their free circulation in the internal market.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40

(40) In the absence of harmonised standards and where needed for market harmonisation purposes, the Commission should be able adopt , in cooperation with organisations representing persons with disabilities, implementing acts establishing common technical specifications for the accessibility requirements set in this Directive.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)

(54a) The deployment of applications providing information based on spatial data services contributes to the independent and safe movement of persons with functional limitation and persons with disabilities. The spatial data for these applications should provide the content of information adapted to the specific needs of persons with functional limitation and persons with disabilities.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iiia) payment terminals.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) air, bus and coach, rail and waterborne passenger transport services; including urban transport: (i) the built environment (ii) self-service terminals, ticketing machines and check-in machines and payment terminals, with at least one easily accessible machine operating in each defined station area; (iii) websites, mobile device-based services, smart ticketing and real-time information

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

(fa) accommodation services.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)

(21a) "spatial data services" as referred to in Article 3 of the Directive 2007/2/EC means the operations which may be performed, by invoking a computer application, on the spatial data contained in spatial data sets or on the related metadata;

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 b (new)

(21b) "accommodation services" means services that provide short-term lodging and other hospitality services such as hotels, hostels, campsites and apartments for rent as well as other private accommodation facilities.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The following self-service terminals: Automatic Teller Machines, ticketing machines, payment terminals and check-in machines shall comply with the requirements set out in Section II of Annex I.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6

6. Air, bus and coach, rail and waterborne passenger transport services including urban transport, built environment, the websites, the mobile device-based services, smart ticketing and real-time information including those that can use spatial data services and Self- service terminals, ticketing machines, payment terminals and check-in machines used for provision of passenger transport services shall comply with the corresponding requirements set out in Section V of Annex I.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Accommodation services shall comply with the requirements set out in Sections VIII and X of the Annex I.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) the estimated costs and benefits for the economic operators in relation to the estimated benefit for persons with ~~disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific product or service~~functional limitation and persons with disabilities.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Member States are encouraged to provide incentives and guidelines to facilitate the implementation of this Directive. The procedures and guidelines shall be developed in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including persons with disabilities and their representative organisations.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Relevant stakeholders, including persons with disabilities and their representative organisations, should be consulted systematically as part of the procedure for the adoption of implementing acts.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON, Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the estimated costs and benefits for the competent authorities concerned in relation to the estimated benefit for persons with functional limitations and persons with disabilities, taking into account the frequency and duration of use of the specific product or service;

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0278(COD)

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Maria GRAPINI, Lucy ANDERSON

Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4

4. Where a competent authority has used the exception provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 for a specific product or service it shall notify the Commission thereof. The notification shall include the assessment referred to in paragraph 2 and it shall be made available to the public in accessible format.

2017/02/13
Committee: TRAN

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) The EFSI should target projects ~~delivering high societal and economic value~~whose selection should be done on the basis of transparent criteria delivering high societal and economic value, with an equitable distribution of projects across the Union. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term sustainable growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money and as a means of further enhancing cohesion across the Union. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.

2015/03/19
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should aim at financeing projects ~~across the Union, including in the countries most affected by th~~throughout the EU by taking into account the criteria of additionality, added socio- economic value, and high risk-profile fin~~ancial crisi~~ its investment policies. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources ~~on reasonable terms~~.

2015/03/19
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure and large mid- cap projects should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects, strategic planning and public management, and who should be approved by the European Parliament following hearings. The Investment Committee should be accountable to athe Steering Board of the EFSI~~, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives~~. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies. [1] Justification: These skills are to ensure that projects selected can deliver high socio-economic results at the regional level, while also taking into consideration the principle of subsidiarity.

2015/03/19
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~For as long as the only contributo~~The Steering Board shall comprise five members: two ~~the EFSI are the Union and the EIB, the number of members and votes within the Steering Board shall be allocated based on the respective size of contributions in the form of cash or guarantee~~appointed by the Commission, two by the Parliament and one by the EIB. The Steering Board shall elect a Chairperson from among its members for a renewable fixed term of three years.

2015/03/25
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

The Commission, the EIB and the European Parliament shall draw up a shortlist of candidates for the positions of Managing Director and ~~the~~ Deputy Managing Director ~~shall be appointed by the Steering Board on a joint proposal of the Commission and the EIB~~. Following the approval of that proposal, the Steering Board shall appoint the Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Director for a renewable fixed term of three years.

2015/03/25
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential ~~operation~~projects in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for ~~operation~~projects in line with Article 5, ~~irrespective of their geographic location.~~ under the principle of an equitable distribution of projects across the Union. Further, the Investment Committee shall be the competent body for approving the eligibility of investment platforms and national promotional banks and permitting them to use the designation of 'EFSI' or 'European Fund for Strategic Investments'.

2015/03/25
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

The Investment Committee shall be composed of ~~six~~eight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project ~~finance and~~structuring and project financing, as well as macroeconomic expertise, public administration and public management. The Investment Committee shall have a pluridisciplinary composition encompassing a broad range of expertise in various sectors, such as research and development, transport and SMEs. It shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years.

2015/03/25
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The EIB, in cooperation with the EIF as appropriate, shall report ~~semi-~~annually to the ~~Commission~~European Parliament and to the Council on EIB financing and investment operations ~~under this Regulation. The report shall~~. The report shall be made public and include an assessment of compliance with the requirements on the use of the EU guarantee and the key performance indicators established pursuant to Article 2(1)(g). The report shall also include statistical, financial and accounting data on each EIB financing and investment operation and on an aggregated basis.

2015/03/19
Committee: BUDG ECON

2015/0009(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. At the request of the European Parliament, the ~~Managing Director~~President of the EIB shall participate inat a hearing of the European Parliament ~~on the performance of the EFSI.~~ if it concerns EIB financing and investment operations under this Regulation. The President of the EIB shall, within four weeks of receipt, reply orally or in writing to questions addressed to the EIB by the European Parliament concerning EIB financing and investment operations under this Regulation.

2015/03/19
Committee: BUDG ECON

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Invites the Commission to reconsider the ~~automatic start of the signature collection period following the registration of an ECI and to allow the organ~~possibility of registering only part of an initiative where an ECI does not fall entirely within the Commission's remit and inform the organisers at the time of registration which part may be register~~s to decide when it should begin~~ed, a maximum deadline of six months being stipulated;

2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Proposes that the period for Member States to certify the online collection system be extended to twohree months (instead of one month) and the collection period for statements of support for organisers to 18 months (instead of 12 months);

2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to revise the wording of Article 10(c) of Regulation 211/2011 to allow proper follow-up to a successful ECI, including a parliamentary debate in plenary followed by a vote on the ECI; urges the Commission to start preparing a legal act on successful ECIs within 12six months of their acceptance;

2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO

2014/2257(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Takes the view that, in order to emphasise the political dimension of ECIs, a public hearing held under the terms of Article 11 of Regulation 211/2011 should be structured in such a way as to allow organisers to engage in a dialogue with Members of the European Parliament; stresses that hearings on ECIs should be organised by a neutral committee that does not have the main responsibility for their subject-matter and must include representatives of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs;

2015/05/21
Committee: AFCO

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of cooperation between EU institutions and national parliaments, as well as between such bodies and the Council of Europe and other civil society organisations; stresses that the protection of minority rights is a basic principle of democracy and deplores all forms of discrimination against minority communities;, particularly the Roma community who is facing discrimination in many Member States1 a . __________________ 1a The situation of the Roma community in EU Member States is known to be difficult; therefore this community should be emphasized when referring to the protection of minority rights.

2015/04/20
Committee: AFCO

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – Indent 1

– step up their efforts with a view to revising Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents; similarly, calls on Member States to facilitate simplified procedures for public access to information and documents.

2015/04/20
Committee: AFCO

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls the contribution of the EU’s cohesion policy to achieving the Europe 2020 targets, particularly by supporting job creation, innovation and growth.

2015/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the extended use in cohesion policy of financial instruments, such as loans and guarantees, to support ~~investment~~and mobilise investment and create new jobs, in order to foster sustainable growth at the Union level;

2015/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2014/2245(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes note of the stronger concentration of resources on a limited number of priorities; underlines, nonetheless, the need to apply this principle flexibly, with full respect for territorial, economic and social specificities in order to reduce the development gaps between the various regions of the Union;

2015/04/09
Committee: BUDG

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights and the adoption of a European waterways strategy;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, better road safety, efficiency and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the tourist industry;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that EU-wide personal mobility is a prerequisite for the exercise of basic freedoms and that people should therefore be able to access comprehensive information regarding both timetables and connections about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless door-to- door travel and to make the necessary reservations and payments online;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes the varying availability of broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services within and between Member States, as well as on public transport services and at stations and other interchanges; stresses that improving personal mobility, integrated ticketing and passenger information services requires fair, inclusive and equal access to free or low- cost online services for all citizens; calls on the Commission therefore to prioritise facilitating, encouraging and supporting the wide availability of free or low-cost high-speed digital infrastructures, on all transport modes and at all transport interchanges, via the Connecting Europe Facility, Horizon 2020, EFSI and other relevant funding sources;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision in real time of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that consumers should at all times be given transparent pricing information; stresses therefore that reservation and payment systems should clearly indicate the total ticket price for any selected journey, including compulsory elements such as taxes and charges; underlines the importance of allowing for a variety of payment options for purchasing travel tickets; calls upon the EU and Member States to do more to restrict fees for the use of credit cards or other reasonable forms of payment for public transport services;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ticketing services, to confine itself to creating a framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded, without prejudice to the innovative nature of the products and services on offer;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for service providers to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services, and calls on the Commission to circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms, all the information needed for putting in place more comprehensive services and thereby enabling travellers to choose between the safest, most sustainable, best- value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operators involved;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that it is incumbent on the Commission to identify and counter any potential danger of multimodal information and ticketing providers’ monopolising and possibly marketing information;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges that a platform be established, involving all the stakeholders, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased introduction of EU-wide interoperable electronic ticketing systems and for addressing the problems of distributing ticket-sales income in a fair and proportionate manner and of cost- sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the crucial importance~~, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and~~ of equal access to transport for all; calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility in relation to access to travel information before and during journeys; , ticketing options and reservation and payment systems, including the ability to reserve wheelchair spaces; welcomes the Commission's European Accessibility Act Roadmap and the potential for legislative action to remove economic and social barriers facing people with disabilities; urges the Commission to tackle barriers to transport as part of its efforts to improve accessibility;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the important role of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and, in particular, the Galileo European navigation satellite system, in dynamic data collection, enabling travellers to be informed about possible disruption and alternative travel options both before they set off and en route; stresses that the benefits of satellite systems must at all times be matched by sufficient data protection provisions;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of ~~sustainable~~ modes of transport that encourage vehicle sharing, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion and air pollution in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Karima DELLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the increasing availability of integrated electronic ticketing systems in cities and other urban areas; encourages further investment in, and implementation of, inclusive digital 'smartcard' technologies that can be used across the different transport modes, whilst at all times ensuring sufficient data protection provisions for all users; stresses that the benefits of these technologies must be shared by all transport users, including tourists;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for recognition of the fact that travel and route planning information for passengers could improve transport safety by promoting alternative modes of transport and route selection;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to create a legal framework and a roadmap for the introduction of a barrier-free integrated multi-modal passenger transport system. The roadmap must identify multimodal passenger corridors within the TEN-T, propose ways of attracting public and private funding, align existing initiatives and focus on the deployment of European funding;

2015/04/17
Committee: TRAN

2014/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that rules at EU and national level should clearly indicate the provisions applicable to RPAS in relation to the internal market and international commerce (production, sale, purchase, trade ~~and us~~, use and discharge of RPAS); believes also that privacy, data protection and any other applicable law, such as criminal, intellectual property, aviation and environmental law should be specified in a notice for purchasers;

2015/07/24
Committee: TRAN

2014/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers that in order to ensure the safe operation of RPAS, regulatory requirements will need to be based on ~~either a case-by-case or~~ a type/class-based approach, whichever is appropriate, and shall ensure a high level of safety and interoperability; considers that in order to ensure the success of RPAS manufacturers and operators, it is vital that the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment's (EUROCAE) standardisation requirements be validated by the relevant regulatory body;

2015/07/24
Committee: TRAN

2014/2243(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 7 a (new)

- liability and insurance;

2015/07/24
Committee: TRAN

2014/2243(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Considers that Members States' Data Protection Agencies and the European Data Protection Supervisor should work together in order to share data and ensure compliance with existing data protection guidance;

2015/07/24
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the Regulations (EC) N° 715/20071a and (EC) N° 595/20092a as regards the reduction of pollutant emissions from road vehicles, 1aOJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p1-16 2aOJ L 188, 19.7.2008, p.1-13

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 30 June 2010 entitled 'Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination – a new political framework for tourism in Europe' (COM (2010)0352) final,

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission's Special Eurobarometer 406 of December 2013 on "Attitudes of Europeans towards urban mobility",

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Theresa GRIFFIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 4 March 2015 entitled 'The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020' (COM(2015)0081),

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, István UJHELYI, Karima DELLI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas estimates suggest that up to 80 % of EU citizens will ~~soon~~by 2050 live in cities or larger urban areas, which offer ~~the best~~good opportunities for jobs, education, cultural activities and mobility, and at present generate growth and economic activity accounting for over 80% of EU GDP;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas cities are often very unequal places, with extreme divisions between rich and poor, and with inadequate attention given to the needs of disabled people, the elderly, children and others who are vulnerable;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas about 50 % of journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5 km and could possibly therefore mostly be made on foot or by bicycle or, public/collective ~~transport;~~ or any other means of transport prioritising sustainability concerns;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas supporting and promoting walking and cycling in and around urban areas, and providing sustainable, affordable and integrated public transport can play a key part in creating fairer, healthier and more socially equal cities while tackling unregulated "urban sprawl";

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas as important centres of economic activity and innovation, cities and other larger urban areas have rightly been recognised as crucial nodes in the new TEN-T strategy and are the main link of the transport chain for passengers and freight;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas multimodal networks and the integration of different transport modes and services in and around urban areas are potentially beneficial for improving passenger and freight transport efficiency, thus helping to reduce carbon and other harmful emissions;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Karima DELLI, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the increased use of diesel in transport mainly due to more favourable taxation regimes for diesel in most Member States is one of the main causes of high particulate concentration in EU cities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas 73% of European citizens consider road safety to be a serious problem in cities and more than 30 % of road fatalities and serious injuries happening in urban areas~~, caused mainly by ca~~ are mainly caused by cars; often involving Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and moped riders;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas sustainable urban mobility policy has a direct impact on the tourism industry;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas European cities are tourist destination by excellence and, therefore, tourism-related transport in cities and larger urban areas has a significant contribution to transport-related emissions and road injuries and fatalities;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas there has for many years been a serious under-investment in public transport infrastructures across the EU as a whole and at the same time there is a huge increase needed in funding requirements to 2040 and beyond in both capital and revenue for sustainable urban transport;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas improved facilities for pedestrians, elderly and passengers with reduced mobility are part of European Union goals and require additional funds;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. whereas urban public transport operators in the EU provide around 1.2 million jobs, while fair treatment of transport workers and those in related sectors in cities, and the important role that they play in ensuring the quality and safety of public transport, is often overlooked;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. WUnderlines that the work done so far at European level and in many cities has been positive and should be continued, and therefore welcomes the aforementioned Commission communication on urban mobility;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Ismail ERTUG, Georgi PIRINSKI, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, Theresa GRIFFIN, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recognises that it is critical that Member States take responsibility for appropriate technical requirements applicable to urban infrastructure and therefore calls on the Commission to encourage best practice exchange and guidance for tackling urban mobility challenges; calls for initiatives to monitor traffic and to promote multimodal public transport, smart parking solutions and intermodal ticketing facilities; notes that improving availability of free or low-cost broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services on public transport services and at stations, would improve personal mobility and also be of considerable benefit for tourists and visitors;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Georgi PIRINSKI, Massimo PAOLUCCI, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to establish, taking full account of appropriate local considerations and variations, minimum standards to be applied to all urban areas related to urban infrastructure, at least for pedestrian, cyclists and vulnerable users; recognises that it is hard to benchmark sustainable urban mobility effectively because cities and urban areas frequently have very specific characteristics and problems;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, István UJHELYI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Inés AYALA SENDER, David Maria SASSOLI, Isabella DE MONTE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic; Stresses that at this stage, while being still far from reaching the targets already set by the EU, special focus should be made on strengthening solutions related to public services and promotion of a modal shift to public transport, cycling, walking and car-sharing, including in deprived areas;

2015/06/08
Committee: TRAN

2014/2242(INI)