9 Amendments of Elena KOUNTOURA related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas transport is key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050; whereas more investment is needed to accelerate the shift to sustainable and smart mobility in line with the Green Deal in an inclusive and socially just manner;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas tourism is an essential sector for the Union economy, and an accelerator of growth for many other sectors, plays an important role in fostering its competitiveness, employment and social well-being especially in areas that are overly dependent on tourism and contributes to territorial cohesion;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas tourism is an essential sector for the Union economy, contributing directly and indirectly to more than 10% of EU's GDP and accounting for more than 11% of the workforce, and plays an important role in fostering its competitiveness, employment and social well-being;
Amendment 12 #
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, as a result millions of jobs have been lost or are under threat; whereas the Union transport sector needs to become independent from Russian fossil energy sources;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas the severe travel disruptions in many EU airports including thousands of flight cancellations, lost luggage, severe delays etc. are mainly due to significant staff shortages in the sector;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the rolepotential of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and related national plans in stimulating recovery in the transport and tourism sectors; is concerned however that the percentage of funds in many national plans dedicated to supporting tourism are far less than the real needs of the sector following two years of pandemic and that in some cases, SMEs are largely excluded from benefiting from RRF support; regrets that social aspects, such as fair, accessible and just mobility and transport sector worker conditions are not sufficiently covered in the national plans; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to include social aspects as a crosscutting priority for the different transport sector measures;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets however that the percentage of funds in many national plans available to supporting tourism are not sufficient to cover the real needs of the sector following two years of pandemic and that in some cases, SMEs are largely excluded by the design of the national plans from benefiting from RRF support; calls therefore on Member States to make sure that their national plans provide the appropriate recovery stimulus to the tourism sector taking into account the needs of SMEs that make up 90% of the enterprises in the sector;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Regrets that social aspects, such as fair, accessible and just mobility and transport sector worker conditions are not sufficiently covered in the national plans; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to include social aspects as a crosscutting priority for the different transport sector measures;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates Parliament’s request for the creation of a specific programme on sustainable Union-wide tourism ofsupported by a specific budget line that reflects both the importance of the sector in the Union economy and its needs;