4 Amendments of Andris AMERIKS related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the fact that in the 2014-2020 period, CEF Transport co- funding amounting to EUR 23.03 billion was allocated to 959 actions. While addressing infrastructure along both the core and the comprehensive network of the trans-European transport network, the programme focuses its support on the core network, with more than 170 sections concerned.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the low implementation rate of CEF during the 2014-2020 period:Highlights that CEF’s 2014-2020 cumulative implementation rate reflects the progress of the projects and recalls that CEF Transport projects are expected to be completed by the end of 2024; calls on Member States to significantly speed up investments, and on the Commission to step up its monitoring in view of the urgent need for infrastructure investment in order to facilitate a swift recovery from the Covid-19 crisis; icalls concerned that a significant under- the Commission and Member States to accelerate the execution of payments for transport infrastructure financed by the Cohesion Fund contribution to CEF for 2021 is expected, and tha2021-2027 to prevent implementation delays, and decommitment of funds might occur;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes that under CEF Transport, the roll-out of the CEF debt instrument to support green mobility projects continued, and the pipeline of operations grew further; underlines that despite the delays in investment decisions due to COVID-19, four new operations were signed under the high-risk ‘Future mobility’ product, leveraging total investments of EUR 266 million.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the positive evaluation of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy progress and the agreement on the Streamlining Directive, which will play a key role in accelerating pre-identified cross-border projects on the core network; notes however that there are bottlenecks along the corridors where more focus is needed to guarantee connectivity and timely completion of the core network by 2030; is concerned that phased and new projects along the TEN-T network arcould be at risk due delays in adoption of partnership agreements and cohesion programmes for the 2021-2027 period;