11 Amendments of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas transport will be key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 in a technologically neutral way, while making sure it remains affordable; whereas sufficient investment is needed to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility for all means of transport in line with the Green Deal; and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas transport sector is one of the largest employers in Europe; whereas challenges it faces must be tackled in a way guaranteeing positive effects on jobs; whereas all measures ensuring that transport contributes to reaching the EU emission reduction targets should follow comprehensive impact assessments detecting economic, environmental and social consequences as well as be science- based with transport projects and products determined by measuring life-cycle emissions;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the transport and tourism sectors, and the jobs generated by these sectors are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and will be key to the recovery of the internal market and EU economy;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that appropriate funding for transport and infrastructure projects will be instrumental in boosting EU recovery and, advancing towards the green and digital transition and ensuring competitiveness of the sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools - CEF, RRF, Cohesion Fund, InvestEU, ERDF - in an articulate and complementary way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring adequatsustainable long-term funding of EU transport and infrastructure projects;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls in that respect that cohesion policy funding for transport infrastructure should aim at pursuing the Treaty-based objective of EU economic, social and territorial cohesion; highlights the crucial role of the EU transport and infrastructure policy and investment in promoting and enhancing territorial, social and economic cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights the importance of in depth expertise and sufficient resources available at local and regional levels for the technical assistance and drafting of transport and infrastructure projects and elaborating the choice, implementation and evaluation of measures in advancing towards the green and digital transition; stresses that new environmental, socio- economic, technological developments faced by transport sector require significant investments in new mobility models, digitalisation, research and innovation, alternative energy sources andenergy efficiency; underlines in this respect the need to raise the awareness ofthe available funding, technical expertise with resources and flexible pathways adjustable to local and regional realities and needs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Regrets in this regard the decreased funds for technical assistance available under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) reduced by EUR 4 million and lower appropriations for technical assistance within the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) reduced by EUR 28,7 million;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Underlines that poor transport quality contributes to severe under- investment, regional disparities and inclusion gaps that adversely affect the business environment and jeopardise cohesion efforts; insists therefore that investment is particularly needed in areas where transport infrastructure is in a precarious condition; highlights that infrastructure underdevelopment is often caused by poor local institutional capacity and therefore the investment should be accompanied by substantial technical assistance and supervision from the EU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of CEF in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable, safe, multimodal, interoperable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure; regrets in that regard the proposed reduction of the CEF-transport budget in 2022 compared to 2021 and to the levels observed in the previous Multiannual Financial Framework;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that the CEF is the main instrument to finance infrastructure development with highest EU-added value in terms of economic, social and territorial cohesion and connectivity, in particular cross-border connections and missing links, mainstreaming the Green Deal and digital objectives while fostering competitiveness; reiterates that the CEF is vital for investment in sustainable long- term growth, innovation, cohesion, competitiveness and job creation in the EU
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. 02 02 99 12 Recalls that the EFSI was established in order to contribute to highly innovative market-based projects, and therefore sees it as an essential instrument to help SMEs in the transport sector develop new mobility solutions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the completion of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and to increase assistance to SMEs and start-ups when preparing such projects;