3 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2018/2217(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the fact that research and innovation in the rail sector are decisive for the development of a safe and globally competitive rail sector and play an important role in order to achieve a significant reduction of the life-cycle cost of the railway transport system and to achieve significant increases in capacity of the railway transport system, in reliability and punctuality, as well as in order to remove the remaining technical obstacles to interoperability and to reduce the negative externalities linked to transport; highlights also that the objectives of the S2R JU are to achieve a Single European Railway Area and to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the European railway system; stresses that the S2R JU needs to be given the necessary financial, material and human resources to reach these key objectives effectively and efficiently;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that research and innovation is not an isolated process using a simple rule for process management; stresses therefore that it is significantly important to identify among the research and innovation projects those that are capable to bring innovative solutions to the market; highlights that changes in the Regulation establishing the S2R JU and in its Statutes will be very important for the next S2R JU development in order to improve its efficiency; stresses, in particular that there is a need to foresee the use of the principle of multiannual financing and to adopt flexible timetables for publishing projects proposals;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Insists on the importance of the cooperation between the S2R JU and the Union Agency for Railways (ERA); welcomes the involvement of ERA in meetings of the JU governing board; asks the S2R JU to provide more concrete information on the main achievements of this cooperation in its annual activity report;