Activities of Claudia ȚAPARDEL related to 2014/2244(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Delivering multimodal integrated ticketing in Europe (short presentation) RO
Amendments (17)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
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;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
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;