7 Amendments of Armando VENETO related to 2008/2218(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers the reports of the TEN-T Coordinators as interesting examples for further coordination and integration of a limited choice of important projects; therefore asks the Commission and the Member States to pursue the efforts aimed at the enhancement of the existing priority projects. Medium – long term investment shall be continued in coherence with the objective of completing the whole network;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees therefore to develop a more realistic network approach with corridors, that will consider the already identified PP in coherence with the EU targets, reflecting the needs for intermodal connections for citizens and freight; emphasises therefore that priority must be given to rail, ports, sustainable maritime and inland waterways and their hinterland connections or intermodal nodes in infrastructure links with and within new Member States;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate green corridors, rail freight networks, Trans European Rail Freight Network (TERFN),European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) corridors, maritime "highways", such as short sea shipping, existing waterways with ample square capacity, into an intermodal TEN-T concept, based on planned actions in favour of more environmentally friendly, less oil consuming and safer modes; moreover, calls for consistency between the current and future TEN–T framework and the legislation proposed on rail freight corridors;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the crucial role of Member States in deciding, planning and financing transport infrastructure, including European cross-border coordination and cooperation; expects more coherence from the European Council between requests for TEN-T projects and decisions on TEN-T budgets; in view of the mid-term revision of the EU Financial Framework and also with regard to the current discussion on the EU Recovery Plan, asks Member States to properly consider the issue of the necessary financial support to the transport infrastructures which are part of the TEN–T network as a priority according to the EU policy so far established;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reminds the Commission that EU co- financing for transport infrastructure projects by TEN-T, cohesion, regional funds and the EIB must correspond with the following criteria: economic viability, environmental sustainability, transparency for taxpayers and citizen's involvement (partnership principle); besides these criteria, priority for financing should be given to the cross border sections of TEN projects;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Asks the Commission, in order to boost the competitiveness of the whole rail TEN network, to propose – by the end of its mandate - a legislative initiative concerning the opening of the rail domestic passenger markets as from 1st January 2012;