2 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2008/2218(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. emphasises that peripheral regions and regions with geographical handicaps (mountain regions, islands, sparsely populated areas, the outermost regions, and remote border towns) are strongly penalised by their limited access to TEN-T corridors; recommends that Member States improve local interconnections in order to minimise the costs associated with a peripheral situation;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. points to the crucial importance of the TEN-T for the outermost regions, given that those regions have to rely totally on means of transport in order to attain economic development and accessibility;