5 Amendments of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2017/2044(BUD)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding instrument for the completion of the TEN- T network; stresses that the budgetary cuts to the CEF made in the past, due to the funding of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) initiative, should be avoided in the future; believes that CEF is a vital instrument with significant Union- added value to optimise the transport network across the Union, linking and/or modernising new and existing transport infrastructures; stresses the need to further promote the high speed railway projects connecting Western and Eastern parts of Europe, including missing cross-border rail links;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of Horizon 2020 to foster and support projects related to innovation in improving transport safety, smart transport management and autonomous driving; welcomes the increase in commitments and payments appropriations through the Horizon 2020 for Joint Undertakings, among others SESAR and SHIFT2RAIL;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission to further prioritise the financing of the transport safetysafety measures that would not have an impact ofn passenger flows in different means of transport;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages the Commission to support initiatives that could improve road safety and thus help to achieve the strategic goal of cutting the number of deaths on European roads in half by 2020 as well as the number of serious injuries;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission to support various options for financing measures to ensure the accessibility of transport services, means of transport, infrastructure and intermodal transport hubs, as well as further measures to improve the accessibility of transport for persons with disabilities;