20 Amendments of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Insists on the strategic importance of the MFF for sectors relying on long- term investment such as the transport sector; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward a proposal and to engage urgently with the Council and the European Parliament to define the MFF after 2020;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that transport infrastructures are the backbone of the single market and crucial to ensuring the four fundamental freedoms pertaining to persons, capital, goods and services; notes that accomplishing a single European transport area connectedconnection to neighbouring countries requiresby means of major transport infrastructure to be treated as a keyis a priority for the EU’s competitiveness and for territorial, economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the goals set by COP 21 (“Paris Agreement”) with regard to transport in order to combat climate change; underlines that financial means should be available to ensure a modal shift from road to rail as well as waterborne and inland waterway transport and encouraging Member States to invest in smart, sustainable, integrated public transport; recommends also paying attention to noise and vibration reduction in transport to provide citizens with an environment of high quality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that European added value can be achieved in transport infrastructure projects only if the EU has the capacity to include in its next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) a regulatory framework and funding commensurate with its ambitions;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that ce Cohesion policy’s share of the total EU budget should be maintained post-2020, as the Cohesion Fund makes a major contribution to closing infrastructure gaps between regions; Fund as an important contributor inclosing infrastructure gaps between regions; calls therefore also for the inclusion of small scale cross-border infrastructure projects ("missing links") as key priority in the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC - Interreg);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites the Commission to explore, in the next MFF, new possibilities to facilitate and encourage synergies between the European structural and investment funds (ESIF), CEF and Horizon 2020 for transport related projects, especially with a view to support those projects in cross border regions and along the TEN-T;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) should allow for adequate EU funding, including structural and investment funds, for projects which contribute, in particular, to the completion of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) core network and its corridors; rReiterates that financial instruments cannot replace grants for TEN-T projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground; considers, furthermore, that better coordination of EU instruments related to transport, including blending of grants and innovative financial instruments, can facilitate project implementation and catalyse private financing; stresses the desirability of establishing, as part of the funding supported in the Union, a coordination system to optimise the linkage by projects of grants and financial instruments (blending);
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the European Coordinators to conduct a thorough assessment of the projects completed and the improvements achieved along the TEN-T Corridors under the current programming period, and to present it to the Commission and the European Parliament; calls on the Commission to reflect upon this assessment in preparing the next MFF;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that Brexit will not only have a general impact on the budget but also particularly sizable direct and indirect effects on European transport policy, especially in aviation and sea transport;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, such as in the Danube, Black Sea, Baltic, Adriatic and Ionian regions, will contribute to developing EU added value projects;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, in the context of what is nothing short of a global revolution in the field of transport (the energy shift, driverless and connected cars), the absolute necessity for the EU to invest in research and development and infrastructure in order not to become completely uncompetitive in a globalised world; considers adequate financing to be an absolute must in the next MFF;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including roadReiterates the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding instrument for the completion of the TEN-T network and for achieving a Single European Transport Area; believes that CEF is a vital instrument with significant Union-added value to optimise the transport network across the Union, linking and/or modernising new and existing transport infrastructure,s and focuses on interconnections, is necessaryensuring interoperability of transport services; considers that necessary funds should be safeguarded in order to achieve the primary scope of CEF-Transport, targeting the core network;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the specific problem of transport in policies on the environment and climate, and emphasises the need for the MFF to include sufficient funding, in particular, for research and development, modal shift, the low-carbon energy transition and horizontal infrastructure in the sectors of transport, energy and IT;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that funding for completing the single European rail area should be safeguarded and stresses the importance of renovating and maintaining secondary rail connections, which feed the national central networks and the European corridors; stresses further that the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) should be brought forward in order to further implement common technical standards and maximise the benefits in terms of interoperability;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of enabling the full usethe full implementation of the Single European Sky as a crucial step forward for European airspace; stresses the need for adequate funding to implement the components of Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) in order to ensure the deployment of ATM functionalities;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the revision of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 envisages broadening the scope of competence of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA);stresses the importance of allocating adequate funding to the EASA to ensure the successful uptake of these new responsibilities;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the importance of securing appropriate funding for Joint Undertakings, among others SESAR, SHIFT2RAIL and CLEAN SKY; considers that SHIFT2RAIL Joint Undertaking should prioritise interoperability projects and maximise the benefits for interoperability in the Single European Rail Area; considers it to be important to allocate funding that will enable infrastructure to be maintained and quality criteria to be respected, in order to guarantee greater consumer protection and safety;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of secured funding to achieve an integrated maritime policy, as a flagship initiative for cross-sectoral and trans-national governance, as well as for optimising multimodal connections and shifting to digital transport services and, promoting the use of alternative fuels with low emissions of pollutants and the transition to sustainable transport modes, including inland waterways;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the role of European transport agencies in harmonising and integrating the various modes of transport in the European (economic) area; calls, in view of the ever greater role and workload entrusted to them by legislation, for their operational resources to be negotiated accordingly in the future budgetary framework;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects, as recalled at the high-level conference on tourism at the European Parliament on 27 September 2017; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy;