8 Amendments of Gabriele PREUSS related to 2015/2005(INI)
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that the most efficient way of addressing the anticipated increase in freight traffic of 40 % by 2030 and 80 % by 2050 and the resultant increase in traffic volumes and the risk of congestion in and around towns and ports is to increase the distance threshold for switching from road haulage to railways or waterways;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Emphasises that, as an efficient combination of various transport modes, comodality is an excellent and sustainable way of carrying passengers and freight. Therefore, policies must pave the way for an appropriate modal and multimodal infrastructure by encouraging multimodal transport and logistics training, improving the dissemination of freight data and thus enabling cooperation between various modes of transport. Moreover, barriers to multimodal transport must be eliminated;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of promoting electro-mobility and electric public transport systems, coupled with the introduction of renewable energy sources in the electricity sector, giving priority to the electrification of the rail network, tramways, small ships, 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;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys, taking account of specific differences, legal responsibility for the individual sections of the journey and the interaction between the various modes of transport; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better accessibility of infrastructure;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new)
- review of the regulatory and fiscal policies of the EU and of the Member States to strengthen the competitiveness of the European aviation industry and fair competition with airlines from third countries and therefore calls on the Commission to review and eliminate any unilateral EU provisions and unilateral national action by the Member States that distort competition,
Amendment 610 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 29 – indent 1 a (new)
- the introduction of a new goal, accompanied by the necessary measures, of shifting 50% of the current transport of dangerous goods within the EU towards more sustainable transport modes such as inland waterways by 2030 in full respect of the safety provisions for inland transport of dangerous goods as laid down in Directive 2008/68/EC,
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 3
Paragraph 29 – indent 3
– approperiate maintenance at all times, in order to safeguard adequate service levels on inland waterways, and upgrade by 2025 of inland waterways that are part of the TEN-T core network corridors;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 29 – indent 4 a (new)
- greater support by the European Commission and the Member States for innovation in inland waterway transport and multimodal port infrastructures under Horizon 2020 and the Connection Europe Facility, in order to integrate inland waterway transport into the multimodal transport system and guarantee supporting logistics, the use of alternative fuels and technical and environmental adaptation of the fleet,