4 Amendments of Iosif MATULA related to 2009/2096(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission’s initiative to outline a strategy for a future sustainable transport policy in the EU; stresses the importance of the relationship between cohesion and transport policy in achieving the broader goal of sustainable regional development and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the role that cohesion policy can play in developing transport infrastructure by ensuring that priority is given to networks and not merely stand- alone projects; considers that use of Intelligent Transport Systems contributes to the development of transport infrastructures in terms of safety, sustainability and efficiency; recommends that transport projects co-financed from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund are oriented towards pursuing the goal of balanced development and achieving greater territorial cohesion and calls for a better coordination between Community Funds and national funds;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the added value of interregional, cross-border and transnational cooperation in addressing challenges faced by the transport sector; therefore calls for the trans-border considerations to be taken into account in future transport policy; stresses at the same time the major importance of transport for the development of the macroregions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the increasing trend of urbanisation in Europe; stresses the need to ensure high quality and accessible transport services to citizens in urban areas; highlights the EU’s role in fostering cooperation between urban areas to allow for sharing and exchanging of best practice to make transport systems more sustainable; urges the local authorities to promote the most ecological form of public transport possible;