11 Amendments of Ciarán CUFFE related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas the Union transport sector is essential for the Union’s economic, social and environmental development and its sustainability, and it should aim to ensures the territorial accessibility and, connectivity and cohesion of all regions of the Union while quickly and fully transitioning to a fully renewables-based economy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas transport is key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and the intermediate targets in greenhouse emissions reductions set in the European Climate Law, starting with at least 55% in 2030; whereas more investment is needed to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility in line with the Green Deal;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas the record-breaking temperatures, flooding, droughts, and melting glaciers seen recently will only worsen in years to come; whereas this shows the urgency with which available funding streams should be directed as much as possible towards faster climate mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas tourism is an essential sector for the Union economy, and plays an important role in fostering its competitiveness, employment and social well-being; whereas in order to retain its important role within the European Green Deal a comprehensive transition towards a model of sustainable tourism is needed, avoiding overtourism and ensuring stable jobs and adequate working conditions;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the transport and tourism sectors were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis and are now affected by the Russian war against Ukraine; whereas the Union transport sector needs to become fully independent from Russianall fossil energy sources;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use the available financial tools in a comprehensive way to maximise their effect on recovery while ensuring adequate long-term funding of Union transport projects, under the condition that they contribute unambiguously to the clean energy transition of the European Green Deal, the achievement of climate neutrality and the related emission reduction targets within the European Climate Law;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development and timely completion of a high performance trans- European network that is sustainable and interconnected; acknowledges the slight increase in the CEF-transport budget for 2023 compared to 2022 although notes that the increase is impaired by the current economic situation; underlines that the CEF should also support actions related to safe and secure infrastructure and mobility, as well as enable and foster active mobility modes;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the role of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and related national plans in stimulating recovery in the transport and tourism sectors; underlines that in order to maximise their impact in terms of paving the way to the green and digital transition, those plans should be aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal and establish synergies with the different investment programmes under the MFF, including the contribution to the climate- related targets therein;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the modest increase in the military mobility budget for 2023 and the attemptproposal to adapt parts of the TEN-T networks for a dual use of the transport infrastructure; stresses the need to adequately consider the actual needs and priorities in this domain, carefully assessing their impacts as a pre-requisite to any decisions on funding;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the increase in the budget contribution to the Union agencies - European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); reiterates that the funding of these agencies should be aligned with the level of their responsibility and their respective role in the transition towards full decarbonisation of transport modes, particularly taking into account the modal shift targets set by the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the slight increase in the budgets of the transport Joint Undertakings; highlights the importance of their work in boosting research and innovation, and stresses that their primary goal should be improving the climate performance and sustainability of the transport sector.