11 Amendments of Jörg LEICHTFRIED related to 2009/2096(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the view that the full internalisation of external costs to the environment and health must start with road freight, due to its overwhelming importance for the environment, the economy and society, and that the decision-making process on the Eurovignette Directive should be concluded swiftly;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development ofshifting of both 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, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodalitytowards more environmentally compatible modes of transport should continue to be the European Union’s goal;
Amendment 141 #
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 regula. Completed 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, inter alia in the social, fiscal and environmental fieldsin rail transport, i.e. in national passenger transport, ignores the railways’ role as an element in the provision of general interest services and thins out the network, thereby putting comprehensive provision of rail services at risk;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for enforceable and verifiable rules on the conditions of employment of mobile personnel, in order to improve their working conditions and remove distortions of competition;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the fact that the provision of parking areas in the trans- European road network (TERN) has not kept pace with the increase in road freight transport, so compliance with the permissible driving times and rest periods established for professional drivers, especially during night-time hours, and road safety more generally will be seriously compromised unless the quality and quantity of rest facilities are improved in the EU Member States;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for concrete political and financial support to increase the contribution made both by private-sector and publicly-funded research towards the attainment of the EU’s goals in respect of sustainable road transport; emphasises the need to support research into all modes of transport, both in respect of new technologies and in the improvement of conventional technologies; calls, further, for consideration to be given to the transport system, including sustainable road transport, as a priority topic in the Eighth Framework Programme for Research;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a (new)
- a 40% increase in the provision of parking areas for heavy goods vehicles in the Trans-European road network (TERN) in each Member State between 2010 and 2020, in order to safeguard road safety and compliance with rest periods established for professional drivers,
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 4 a (new)
- a 50% increase in the number of private sidings at companies and production sites from 2010 to 2020, in order to ensure that the sustainable transfer and environmental goals in freight transport are achieved,