5 Amendments of Kai TEGETHOFF related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the effective work of the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) in implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport (CEF-T) programme; notes with satisfaction that the CEF-T call published by CINEA in 2023 made EUR 7 billion available for projects targeting new and improved European transport infrastructure; regrets that the CEF-T budget does not cover all the needs for sustainable transport investments; regrets that most of the CEF-T budget has already been allocated, leaving a funding gap until 2027;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the increase of budget envelope of CEF-T within the context of the MFF revision and the upcoming CEF revision;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Salutes the publication of the ‘Technical Specifications for Interoperability’ (TSIs) package in 2023 to improve rail interoperability and reduce national rules that hinder the development of long distance, cross- border rail services;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that, in line with Article 11(2) TEU, the EU institutions must maintain an open, transparent and structured dialogue with the civil society organisations and representative associations; in this regard, stresses in particular that success of the structural funding is a prerequisite to ensure public participation and without which it would not be possible for citizens to have their voice channelled at the EU level through their representative associations, to sustain a regular dialogue with the EU institutions, contributing to democratic participation in policy making and open and wide-ranging dialogue, ensuring that the diversity of views and concerns are taken into account with equal access for public interest as compared to commercial interest, and to exercise a monitoring role in the implementation of EU policies and legislation, including the use of EU funds, or to act as checks and balances in relation to the rule of law; recalls the commitment of the Commission in its political guidelines to step up its engagement with civil society organisations that have expertise and an important role to play in defending specific societal issues, in particular sustainable transport, and upholding human rights including the rights of future generations; therefore, in line with the political guidelines, while the Commission should not mandate NGOs to pursue certain activities or support specific positions or policies, at the same time it should ensure that activities, such as advocacy activities, demonstrations, or judicial actions, should remain eligible in the relevant funding programs and have sufficient dedicated funding available to ensure that civil society organisations can engage in an open, transparent, and structured dialogue with EU institutions, as enshrined in Article 11 TEU; is of the opinion that the Commission Guidance on funding for activities related to the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of Union legislation and policy from May 2024 does not live up to the above explained democratic requirement and needs to be urgently adjusted to ensure in full transparency the alignment with Article 11 TEU;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that civil society and NGOs play an instrumental role in shaping policies that benefit society and our environment; recalls the commitment of the Commission in its political guidelines to step up its engagement with civil society organisations that have expertise and an important role to play in defending specific societal issues and upholding human rights; urges the Commission to revise its guidelines1a from May 2024 in order to ensure the continuation of the funding of NGO activities, including advocacy, under the LIFE programme; considers that discontinuation of this funding for all NGO activities would seriously undermine the voice of civil society in the public debate and would cause a severe reputational risk for the Commission; _________________ 1a Guidance on funding for activities related to the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of Union legislation and policy