31 Amendments of Vera TAX related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in the field of transport, more than EUR 700 billion in investment is needed for the Trans-European Transport Network alone between now and 2030 and additional investments are required for the transport sector to be in line with the goals of the Green Deal and climate neutrality by 2050 such as the deployment of innovative strategies, charging infrastructure and alternative fuels;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the actionsStresses that further actions need to be taken in the transport sector to reduce specific emissions andto reach climate neutrality by 2050, stresses the need to strengthen legislation and support for research on and innovation in zero- emissions mobility solutions;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the actions taken in the transport sector to reduce specific emissions and stresses the need to strengthen financial support for research on and innovation in zero-emissions mobility solutions;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a key enabler for deliveringcompleting the TEN-T network and in achieving the goals of the Green Deal, providing up to 80 % of its funding in transport to meet climate objectives; insists on a strong CEF and warns that financing the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (SEIP) must not l through the promotion of sustainable infrastructure projects, multimodality, rail freight transport, innovative and digital actions such as telematics applications systems and the deployment of alternative fuels; insists on the need to have a stronger CEF budget to support a readl to financial reallocation that negatively affects the CEFransition towards smart, sustainable and safe mobility in the EU; considers that the inclusion of a specific investment pillar on synergies under CEF programme would accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that transport projects require large-scale investment and therefore, that in order to attract investors, legal certainty and, stable targets and availability of information are crucial; stresses that the investments made so far must not be put at risk by shifting funding conditions and expects the SEIP to provide a realistic and future-proof support framework for investments and to ultimately ensure the continuity of projects in the most efficient and effective way;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of the Green Deal being accompanied by a just, inclusive and non-discriminatory transition to ensure the transport sector’s businesses, SMEs and workforce can adjust, and to support the regions and communities most affected; considers it important to have EU proper funding schemes for this adjustment process, including incentives for sustainable investment, as well as training and equipping the sector’s workforce with new expertise for new job prospects, requirements and skills;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that to ensure sufficient investment in sustainable transport infrastructure, it is essential that all relevant EU funds (the CEF, InvestEU, the European Structural and Investment Funds, etc.) and European Investment Bank lending are tailored to the specific needssubject to climate proofing frameworks based on the goals of the Paris agreement and the climate neutrality goal by 2050 and tailored to the specific needs of enhancing the sustainable transition of the sector and that the Member States commit to proper funding;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that to ensure sufficient investment in sustainable transport infrastructure, it is essential that all relevant EU funds (the CEF, InvestEU, the European Structural and Investment Funds, etc.) and European Investment Bank lending are tailored to the specific needs of the transport sector and that the Member States commit to proper funding; highlights that synergies across relevant Union programmes in areas such as transport, energy and digitalisation could be key to accelerate the advancement towards the development of smart and sustainable mobility at EU level;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that the reform of EU own resources system would have immediate economic and policy benefits as of 2021; asks the European Commission to put forward concrete legislative proposals on EU's new own resources system, including among others, the extension of the Emissions Trading System to the maritime and aviation sectors and the establishment of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; suggests these new EU sources of revenue could be redirected to achieve the goals set by the European Green Deal, such as accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the EU and the Member States already have at their disposal several tools for ensuring thatthat encourage the transport sector to contributes to decarbonisation; strongly believes in this respect that thehowever stresses that these are highly insufficient to ensure the sector's compliance with the goals of the Green Deal and climate neutrality by 2050; strongly believes in this respect that, amongst other measures, the aviation and maritime sector need to be included in the EU Emissions Trading System and that Member States should earmark revenue from taxes or fees and the EU Emissions Trading System related to transport to foster investment in the sustainability of the relevant transport modes;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers thatEncourages the EU and the Member States already haveto maximize the use of the available tools at their disposal several tools for ensuring that the transport sector contributes to decarbonisation; strongly believes in this respect that the Member States should earmark revenue from taxes or fees and the EU Emissions Trading System related to transport to foster investment in the sustainability of the relevant transport modes;
Amendment 84 #
6. Calls on the Commission to boost the use of InvestEU for transport and tourism.suistainable transport infraestructure and tourism; welcomes the recent budget increase of InvestEU programme proposed in the New Generation EU; considers it a key opportunity to provide smart investment and support Union policies such as the shift to smart and sustainable mobility within the European Green Deal by promoting sustainable infrastructures projects and by giving crucial support to companies, SMEs, investors and workers of the transport sector;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to boost the use of InvestEU for further developing transport and tourism in full respect of environmental and social standards.
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Sustainable transport modes and sustainable mobility plans
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses that the percentual increase in EU rail and maritime freight transport, as defined in the European Green Deal, needs of a concrete EU investment plan and EU concrete measures to manage better and to increase the capacity of railways and inland waterways; in the case of rail freight transport, it is crucial to count with financing for the maintenance and upgrading of the EU rail infrastructure, the elimination of bottlenecks, the bridging of missing links and the promotion of interoperability at EU level; maritime freight transport needs investment in research into new technologies to descarbonise the sector and in the development of zero-emission and green ships;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Highlights the key role of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and the Shift2RailJoint Undertaking in achieving a lasting shift from road to rail as established in the European Green Deal; stresses that the Shift2Rail undertaking plays a key role in overcoming technical obstacles and driving forward interoperability, with the aim, ultimately, of making rail transport cheaper, more efficient and more attractive contributing to reducing accidents and CO2 emissions; calls on the importance to increase the EU investment in ERA and the Shift2Rail in order to advance in the establishment of the Single European Railway Area;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Recognises that the European Green Deal investment plan has a great potential to include sustainable transport as a strategic mean to achieve carbon neutrality; underlines that collective passenger transport, as one of the fastest and most cost-efficient way to decarbonise people’s mobility, should be at the core of the EU financing of the green transition;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Highlights that the collective passenger transport sector has been severely affected by the Covid-19 crisis; stresses that financing and grants to the collective passenger sector are critical to overcome the looming recession and achieve the long-run sustainability goals foreseen by the European Green Deal; in this regard, that suitable resources should be transferred to the relevant EU funds and dedicated for collective passenger transport mobility - such as buses, coaches and trains; calls on the EU Commission to cooperate with Member States to ensure financing solutions for collective passenger transport modes are included as a priority in their national recovery plans;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Stresses that investment in public transport is central to sustainable urban mobility, as well as for sustainable rural mobility, in order to promote environmentally, climatically and economically sustainable societies and to tackle social exclusion and the negative trend of depopulation in isolated low- density areas; calls in this regard for increased support for transport infrastructure and the promotion of public transport and sustainable mobility; highlights the importance to support multimodal ticketing system action plans;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6 h. Considers a stronger articulation of urban transport financing with Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPS) to be essential to boost the urban mobility transformation; calls the European Commission to cooperate with Member States to develop sustainable urban mobility plans and policies, including the support for efficient public transport systems and active mobility solutions such as walking and cycling and the promotion of accessibility and multimodality among the different modes of transport, at the same time balanced socio-economic arrangements are guaranteed to ensure inclusiveness and affordability among EU citizens;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Highlights that innovation and digitalisation play a key role in the decarbonisation of the civil aviation sector, including the civil aeronautics industry, in line with the ambitions of the European Green Deal; recalls, in particular, the role of Clean Sky 2 and SESAR Joint Undertakings in ensuring net accelerations in green technologies aimed to improve safety and to reduce the CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the noise levels produced by aircraft; calls on the European Commission to develop and support an EU investment roadmap for aviation and aeronautics to trigger innovation towards sustainable aviation, including research in alternative fuels, with the view of preserving competitiveness and maintaining Europe's leadership.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6 j. Considers that there is a need for EU financing to guarantee the deployment of zero-emission vehicles at EU level; EU funds should ensure the transformation of the automotive industry towards climate neutrality by supporting the renewal of vehicle fleets both public and private, the increase in the production and deployment of sustainable alternative fuels and of recharging points, and the promotion of ecological scrappage schemes; highlights EU funds should also address the needed upskilling and reskilling of workers of the automotive industry to adapt to the new innovation, sustainability and digitalisation demands of the sector;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6 k. Calls on Member States to include the transport industry as priority in their national recovery plans to ensure they can have major access to the resources allocated from different initiatives set by the European Recovery Plan; further calls on Members States to support rail investment in their national action plans in line with the European Green Deal's goals; asks the European Commission to cooperate with Member States by mapping smart investment initiatives for the sustainable and resilient recovery of the sector;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6 l. Investing in road safety standards
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6 m. Highlights that EU funding is an important lever to invest in innovative and smart road safety solutions and accelerate the delivery of road safety results across the EU; calls on the European Commission to safeguard and increase investments on road safety at EU level, particularly in cost effective actions such as enforcement, road infrastructure maintenance and upgrades through the TEN-T network and beyond, the upgrading of the safety vehicle fleets - both public and private- as part of procurement, adaptation of road signalling and marking, as well as investment in bike lanes and pedestrian high risk zones;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6 n. Sustainable tourism
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6 o. Underlines the need of financial support for innovative, socioeconomic and environmental sustainable tourism initiatives to enable the tourism sector to advance towards climate neutrality and sustainability; asks the European Commission to develop and "EU Roadmap for Sustainable and Resilient Tourism" to boost the investment in innovative and digitalisation measures such as circular economy initiatives in the tourism sector;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6 p. Insists on the creation and introduction of a specific budget allocation for sustainable tourism as clearly stated in the European Parliament's position on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and reiterates that several significant steps have to be taken in order to prepare the third largest economic branch of the European Union meet the conditions of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 q (new)
Paragraph 6 q (new)
6 q. Underlines that the new initiative REACT-EU programme, in the framework of the European Recovery Plan, should support the financing of the recovery of the tourism sector, and ensure that crisis repair measures are adapted accordingly.
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 r (new)
Paragraph 6 r (new)
6 r. Calls on the European Commission to provide companies and SMEs of the EU tourism and travel sector with guidance on how to access the available EU funding and investment programmes for the recovery and sustainable transformation of the sector;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 s (new)
Paragraph 6 s (new)
6 s. Calls on Member States to include the tourism and travel sector as priority in their national recovery plans to ensure they can have major access to the resources allocated from different initiatives set by the European Recovery Plan; asks the European Commission to cooperate with Member States and to exchange best practices on financing and funding opportunities for the sector.