7 Amendments of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU strategy for a digital single market is developed in cooperation with States that are the frontrunners in the field of good digitisation practices so as to easily factor in technological innovations from countries outside the EU, especially with regard to intellectual property, thereby improving interoperability and increasing opportunities for the growth and expansion of European companies on the international market;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the digitisation of the transport sector provides Europe with new business opportunities and jobs, particularly where start-ups and small businesses are concerned; points to strong growth in the ITS sector, with an expected global annual growth rate of 16.4 % for the period 2014 - 2019;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the digitisation of the transport sector will pave the way for the creation of new, less mechanised jobs, providing potential for more creative tasks; points out that in-service training programmes for workers are essential in order to keep pace with developments in technology;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to assess the need to modernise EU regulations and adapt them to the digital age; asks the Commission, in looking at the effectiveness of initiatives that have already been introduced in some Member States involving the unification of transport infrastructure and better online access for users and businesses, to harmonise the regulatory framework of different transport modes in order to promote true competition between modes and to encourage new innovations and services for mobility and logistics, including those based on the sharing economy, while creating a level playing field for existing market actors and new market entrants in terms of high European standards regarding safety, working conditions, fair taxation, consumer protection and the prevention of harmful environmental effects;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU strategy for a European single market is developed in cooperation with states that are the frontrunners in the field of good digitisation practices in the area of transport so as to easily factor in technological innovations made by countries outside the EU, thereby improving interoperability and increasing opportunities for the growth and expansion of European companies on the international market;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the transport and tourism sectors will become onetwo of the largest fields of implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT)., making travel planning easier, improving interconnections between modes of transport and preventing geography being an obstacle in the procurement of services by means of multimodal integrated ticketing;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that there is a need for improved accessibility as regards the internet and IT applications in stations, airports and, as far as possible, in hotels and other forms of accommodation;