7 Amendments of Wim van de CAMP related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of the goals set by COP 21 (“Paris Agreement”) with regard to transport in order to combat climate change; underlines that financial means should be available to ensure a modal shift from road to rail as well as waterborne and inland waterway transport and encouraging Member States to invest in smart, sustainable, integrated public transport; recommends also paying attention to noise and vibration reduction in transport to provide citizens with an environment of high quality;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that ce Cohesion policy’s share of the total EU budget should be maintained post-2020, as the Cohesion Fund makes a major contribution to closing infrastructure gaps between regions; Fund as an important contributor inclosing infrastructure gaps between regions; calls therefore also for the inclusion of small scale cross-border infrastructure projects ("missing links") as key priority in the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC - Interreg);
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening the governance of EU macro-regional strategies, such as in the Danube, Black Sea, Baltic, Adriatic and Ionian regions, will contribute to developing EU added value projects;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including roadReiterates the importance of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding instrument for the completion of the TEN-T network and for achieving a Single European Transport Area; 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 infrastructure,s and focuses on interconnections, is necessaryensuring interoperability of transport services; considers that necessary funds should be safeguarded in order to achieve the primary scope of CEF-Transport, targeting the core network;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the secondary railway network is paramount to achieving the objectives of the White Paper on Transport 2011;notes that these secondary railway lines suffer from a severe lack of investments, despite their key contribution to national core networks and European corridors; asks the European Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure sufficient maintenance and renewal of the secondary rail network; asks for the maintenance and renewal of the rail network to be treated as a matter of priority in the next Multiannual Financial Framework.
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that ports function as gateways to trade, energy nodes and industry clusters; underlines the position of ports in the European transport network; stresses that funding for completing and improving the inland waterway core network integrated in the multimodal network should be safeguarded; highlights that ports and inland waterways require sufficient funding in order to face the current and future challenges for providing smart, efficient and sustainable transport systems; recognises that ports and inland waterways can play an important role in decarbonising the economy, by offering alternative energy solutions;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of shifting towards a sustainable tourism sector, which requires better coordination between tourism and infrastructure projects; considers that a specific heading for tourism should be created in order to move towards a genuine European tourism policy; believes that innovative activities favoring knowledge and cultural exchange for young people by means of sustainable transports should be encouraged and should be covered with appropriate financing; considers that such initiatives should complement and not overlap with the funding of the cultural initiatives;