5 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2011/2310(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation between rail, seaports, inland ports, hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, including high-speed train lines; underlines the need to facilitate mobility between the Atlantic region and the other seaboards in order to guarantee territorial cohesion and continuity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the benefits of the creation of a single European airspace in order to strengthen territorial cohesion via increased traffic between regional airports within the European Union, and therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the use of functional airspace blocks within the deadlines set to achieve this objective;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that particular priority should be given to connections between harbours and inland regions, including via inland waterways, so as to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of maritime transport; in this context recalls the importance of adopting an integrated approach to the management of maritime and coastal zones and the hinterland, in particular by encouraging projects promoting the land-sea interface;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the improvement of the existing vessel monitoring systems and the conclusion of data-sharing agreements between competent authorities, in order to permit the identification and tracking of ships and fight threats such as crossborder crime, smuggling, illegal fishing and trafficking; stresses the importance of promoting the deployment and implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), in order to cover search and rescue support systems in the Atlantic; recalls the need to ensure long-term financing by the European Union of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, which contributes in particular to the prevention and management of maritime risks;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that the attractiveness, competitiveness and dynamism of the Atlantic coastal areas depend on strengthening their tourism potential; underlines the importance therefore of extending tourist seasons and of diversifying products and client bases in order to eliminate the effects of seasonality, to promote the numerous assets of these areas by also encouraging nautical tourism, cruises, spa tourism and cultural tourism, and to promote action guaranteeing the linking of activities in coastal and maritime areas with tourism products in the interior; stresses the need to mitigate the impact of tourism activities and infrastructures on the environment and to provide for management of coastal areas and the hinterland guaranteeing the sustainability of these areas and their fauna, flora and landscape;