23 Amendments of Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT related to 2009/2096(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the financial and economic crisis has hit the transport sector hard, a situation which should, however, be taken as an opportunity to support and promote the transport industry in a forward-looking way, without affecting the level playing field in the market,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is vital for measurable targets to be set for the transport sector, as a way both of monitoring the efficiency of transport policy more effectively and of establishing social and economic planning orientation;orientation, and demonstrating that the proposed measures are necessary for the implementation of the transport policy put in place,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growth, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport in terms of safety and capacity, and that the basic right to mobility and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia, are the way ahead for urban areas, and points out in that connection that in urban areas the existing structure in particular will determine which mode is most appropriate;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Notes that an increasing number of cities are introducing environmental zones but that clear and unambiguous EU rules for their establishment are lacking; stresses the need for unambiguous access requirements and mutual international recognition of emission reduction adjustments for vehicles, for which the European Commission must set standards;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that increasing demand also results, inter alia, in a strain on capacity and reduced efficiency due to infrastructure problems in the field of freight transport, and that, primarily, comodal use and, including demand in the field of freight transport, must, in particular, lead to greater supply through the targeted elimination of bottlenecks, better pricing and better utilisation through the use of comodality, the removal of road closures, the authorisation of megatrucks, traffic management and the construction of rush-hour lanes; considers that the safety of transport users and transported goods should therefore be increased;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that decarbonising transport is one of the main challenges of future EU transport policy and that all available, sustainable means should be used in order to achieve this, such as an energy mix, price formation measures and internalising external costs of all modes of transport, provided that the ensuing revenue is used to improve the sustainability of mobility; underlines that, to this end, the priority development of financial incentives, ruling out any distortions of competition between modes of transport and Member States in the process, should be preferred to the imposition of sanctions;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that Member States must assume their responsibility by creating sufficient safe parking places along roads; is of the opinion that the European Commission must ensure that, where EU rules provide for sufficient rest for drivers, they also have sufficient parking places to take that rest. That also applies with regard to special safety conditions for parking lorries carrying dangerous goods;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is convinced that an integrated transport policy not only between the transport modes but also on the entire value chain of transport and logistics services with all relevant actors of the industry is necessary to suitably address the challenges of transport; calls on the European Commission to create a high- level stakeholders group for logistics with broad based industry representation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development of passenger and freight transport as a whole raises the issue not of the transfer of traffic but rather of the effective use of the various modes of transport, mainly those disposing over free and available capacity, and their integration in order to enhance seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodality;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that effective comodality should be measured not only in terms of cost- effectiveness but also according to criteria of environmental protection, social and employment conditions and safety, with attention also being paid to the different possibilities and starting positions of the different modes of transport on the one hand and of the countries and regions on the other, without departing from the principle that any distortion of competition between modes of transport and Member States is to be eliminated;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Finds that transport plays an essential role in completing the European Single Market and the freedom of movement of people and goods, and that regulated market opening should be achieved, primarily in rail transport; this complete market opening should be accompanied by other measures aimed at avoiding distortions of competition and at creating a level playing field between transport modes, inter alia in the social, fiscal and environmental fields;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that in future all infrastructure costs, as well as external costs, should be charged to all modes;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that a genuinely successful common ports policy is impossible without unambiguous arrangements for State aid to ports; urges the European Commission to produce guidelines without delay;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that the enforcement and sanctioning of the road transport rules must be harmonised, particularly in regard to driving and rest times; like any citizen, road transport operators must have legal certainty as to the relevant rules and their enforcement and sanctioning;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that effectiveness in transport policy consists in evaluating programmes (such as Galileo and ITS) and then reorienting or further continuing them, as appropriate; sees a consequent need, for example, for a new road traffic safety programme, a mid-term review of NAIADES as well as a permanent follow up of NAIADES in order to strengthen the existing policy framework for inland waterway transport, implementation of the Open Sky Programme and the continuation of Marco Polo in a simplified form;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that intelligent systems in transport organisation, such as Galileo and ITS, need support in terms of research as well as in their application, since they lead to considerable environmental improvements due to a reduction in exhaust gases and traffic noise, improve safety by creating solutions to infrastructure bottlenecks and, not least, result in increased energy independence across the modes in the entire transport network;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines that to achieve comodality, connecting information is as important as connecting modes of transport and stresses therefore that connecting modal intelligent systems in transport organisation is required to attain better capacity use, more safety and more sustainability in the entire transport network;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that Member States should be encouraged to carry out national and cross-border trials with European Modular Systems, including intermodal transport trials;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a research and technology agenda for the transport sector, this should be done in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in order to understand the needs of the sector and better attribute EU funding accordingly; the priority should be given to projects to decarbonise transport, increase the transparency of the supply chain and transport safety and security, improve traffic management and reduce administrative burdens;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that, with a view to targeted extension of (road) infrastructure capacity, there is a need to designate a coherent EU network of major roads for freight transport, based on actual goods flows and the wishes of carriers and shippers; these should replace the current TEN projects, which are largely based on political expediency;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the development of trans- European networks, including the financial aspects, is a highly ambitious undertaking for individual Member States; points out that European seaports and inner harbours are a key element of trans-European networks, in that they combine various modes (water, rail and road); urges that seaports and inner harbours be given a prominent role in future TEN-T policy;