16 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2015/2005(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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 in sustainability to maintain its competitive position;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is essential to ensure the successful development of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T), avoiding wasting money by overestimating the scale of construction, effectively link the transport networks of all EU regions and eliminate disparities between the levels of infrastructure development, while fully respecting the environment and citizens’ health;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas there are in fact innovative technologies which we should seek to promote and implement, which would allow us to make use of clean and eco- sustainable energy sources in the transport sector, in particular for road transport, such as for example hydrogen cars, electric cars and compressed air cars;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the investment fund envisaged by the Juncker Plan could be seriously detrimental to the transport sector, depleting resources available from the Connecting Europe Facility programme;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas it is necessary to implement additional regulations relating to safety and passenger rights;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the last report from the European Commission on ‘Road safety in the European Union’1 revealed that the number of road fatalities in Europe decreased by 1 % in 2014, a considerably lower figure than the 8 % drop recorded in 2012 and again in 2013; __________________ 1Source: Report ‘Road safety in the European Union’, by the European Commission, March 2015
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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; points out that shifting the balance between modes of transport is not an end in itself, but is necessary to disconnect mobility from itsaims to eliminate adverse effects such as congestion, air pollution, noise, accidents and climate change;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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, putting greater emphasis on European added valuethe real need for works that take account of actual traffic flows, environmental impact, citizens’ health, and the wishes of the local communities and authorities; considers that the Connecting Europe Facility instrument and other means of financing should stimulate investment in rail and inland waterways as a priority; 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;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the Commission to conduct more thorough ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of projects allocated funding, to prevent numerous cases of fraud and to stop the Mafia influencing the awarding of contracts, which continues to be a problem when substantial amounts of European funding are allocated;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks the Commission to review the proposed TEN-T networks in order to assess areas that are currently not included, such as for example the stretch of the Adriatic coast between Ancona and Bari in Italy, and that require improved transport links, and to exclude works that have proved useless and extremely expensive, such as the route between Turin and Lyon;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites the Commission to consider successful examples of sustainable urban mobility, which can lead to improvement of public transport, traffic decongestion and abolishing of fares on public transport, as in the case of the city of Tallinn in Estonia;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights the key role played by the transport sector in developing tourism, in particular in promoting those regions of the European Union which are more remote and currently very difficult to access;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 4 a (new)
- reinvestment of revenues from road charges pursuant to Directive 2011/76 in infrastructure projects focusing in particular on safety and environmental sustainability,
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 26 – indent 6 a (new)
- adopting legislation which seeks to harmonise provisions relating to transport in the different Member States, taking into account that workers in this sector, more than in any other, often have to move from place to place. The legislation should aim to prevent problems such as social dumping and issues linked to cabotage, while at the same time ensuring fair competition between business from different States and protection of workers’ social and welfare rights, including and especially in terms of salary;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 4
Paragraph 27 – indent 4
– revitalisation of local and regional trans- border rail connections that have been dismantled or abandoned by finding a new function for disused networks, such as, for example, transporting freight to industrial areas or providing new services aimed at tourists,
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – indent 1 a (new)
-encouraging compliance with structure and infrastructure standards across Europe, including by providing economic support and financial concessions, so as to guarantee the transparency, sustainability and efficiency of services offered;