14 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2015/2348(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the negative impact on the logistics sector ofCondemns the closures of internal borders in connection with the ‘refugee crisis’; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take freight flows into account when adopting such measures and the resulting negative impact on the logistics sector; calls on the Member States and the Commission to put an immediate end to this state of affairs with a view to guaranteeing the circulation, in accordance with the law, of freight and people;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
- taking into the account the zero kilometre approach and is designed to achieve the greatest possible reduction in goods movements in order to guarantee the best possible state of conservation of goods and the lowest possible environmental impact;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
- aimed at accelerating uptake of new technologies that will strengthen the sector’s performance, such as drones, provided that security and environmental protection legislation is complied with;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the further implementation of the TEN-T network must serve to boost integrated multimodal freight transport in the EU, in particular its core network corridors to be completed by 2030, and also the national planning included in the comprehensive network;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that too often Member States’ national infrastructure plans are decided without reference to the TEN-T objectives; urges the Commission to increase coordination between the two levels of planning and suggests adding to the European Semester a chapter on supervising its coherence and real effectiveness with appropriate corrective measures; calls on the Commission not to prioritise Member State projects that are not in line with the TEN-T programming;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. At the same time, calls on the European Commission to redefine European priorities in the transport sector, prioritising projects with the greatest added European value, but also taking into account the development of national networks within the TEN-T corridors;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the European Commission to review the TEN-T network, not only taking into account the importance of the network in central Europe but also making provision for an extension of road and rail connections in strategic locations which have thus far been seriously neglected, such as in Italy along the southern Adriatic ridge;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that an efficient EU logistics system requires further coordination beyond physical connectivity and an operational TEN-T network; calls on the Commission, in collaboration with Parliament, to appoint a TEN-T European logistics coordinator that could effectively complement, coordinate and give coherence to the ongoing work of the coordinators in the area of multimodality;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls, with a view to ensuring non- discriminatory treatment in the digital exchange of information, calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a system of investment to provide initial IT training and ongoing refresher training on the platforms used for data exchange;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regards the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) as a successful European project for the promotion of freight in the rail sector, and welcomes the efforts to accelerate its deployment by establishing milestones per corridor; is aware of the constraints that affect funding of multinational, multi-level (ERTMS) projects; invites the Commission and the European Investment Advisory Hub to come forward with specific funding solutions to ease access to European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) funding for ERTMS deployment;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s first steps to introduce fuel standards for heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) and CO2 limits; is of the opinion that increased size of HCVs would entail a deep revision of the infrastructure and operational standards of the TEN-T network and that alternatives such as reducing ‘empty returns’ could achieve greater efficiency gains with less impact on the infrastructure and the environment;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that further measures are needed to make road transport more efficient and environmentally friendly in the logistics chain; calls for the possibility to be introduced in the core network corridors of allowing loaded HCVs running on clean alternative fuels compliant with the highest emissions, noise, safety and social standards to circulate without restrictions 365 days a year; insists that the core-network corridors be provided at least with alternative filling stations and safe truck parking areas;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of improving the provision of and access to information on EU multimodal and logistics services, in particular to SMEs that have limited access to this information; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with network operators, to present a handbook on multimodal transport in the EU that includes current agreements, tools, conventions, legislation and best practices;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. In view of this, calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen all measures and funding of the cohesion policy designed to guarantee the creation of more jobs and to decrease social and employment differences between the countries involved in the TEN-T networks;