9 Amendments of Werner KUHN related to 2015/2005(INI)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that European hubs connect Europe with the rest of the world and that Europe needs to maintain its direct connectivity to all parts of the world, providing direct flights by European carriers from their European hubs to overseas destinations, maintaining jobs and growth in the European aviation sector; stresses that flights within the EU not only provide mobility in the internal market but also play a vital role as feeder flights to maintain connectivity at EU hubs; EU policy must ensure an efficient and competitive feeder network to strengthen European hubs, reducing costs to globally competitive levels and ensuring fair competition with carriers from third countries; EU Member States need a coherent and common policy in order not to further loose direct connectivity between Europe, Asia and Africa to hubs in the Gulf and Turkey; therefore asks the Commission to implement these goals in all EU aviation legislation and to apply them in their negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to complete the established legislative framework for passenger rights with measures covering passengers on multimodal journeys taking into account the specific differences, the legal responsibility for the unique part of the journey and inter-actions between the modes of transport; calls for initiatives to promote integrated traveller information and intermodal ticketing; asks for measures to improve the quality of transport for elderly people, passengers with reduced mobility and disabled passengers, including better accessibility of infrastructure;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
Paragraph 25 – indent 1
– all necessary actions by the Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky and deploy the future air traffic management system (SESAR); the development by the Commission of high level targets for airport capacity at EU level in line with the objectives of SES, and development by Member States of concrete national capacity action plans informed by the findings of the Eurocontrol 2013 ‘Challenges of Growth’ report,
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
- a thorough review by the European Commission and the Member States of the aviation security strategy in the EU with a view to move gradually to a risk-based approach to the benefit of the passenger,
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
Paragraph 25 – indent 3
– a prioritisation by the European Commission of aviation negotiations with its major trading partners (neighbouring countries, BRIC countries, Mexico, ASEAN) as well as an Aviation Dialogue with the Gulf States with a view to enhancing financial transparency and safeguarding fair competition; inclusion of ‘fair competition clauses’ in air transport agreements, detailed provisions on subsidies, unfair practices and competition, and efficient means of action in the event of non- -compliance with those provisions,
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
Paragraph 25 – indent 4
– enhancement of the negotiations within the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on the development of a global market-based mechanism addressing international aviation emissions, as well as the support of credible industry standards for carbon management (e.g. Airport Carbon Accreditation which to date comprises 90 European Airports including 20 carbon neutral ones as of April 2015),
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 4a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 4a (new)
- a review of the regulative and fiscal EU and Member State policies to reinforce the competitiveness of the European aviation industry and ensure fair competition with third country air carriers; calls therefore on the Commission to adjust or repeal unilateral EU provisions and to urge Member States to act accordingly with regard to unilateral national provisions that distort competition;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 5
Paragraph 25 – indent 5
– a swift adoption by the Council of its common position on the revision of Regulation 261/2004 and Regulation 2027/97 on air passenger rights, as well as the revision of Regulation 95/93 on the allocation of slots,