52 Amendments of Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 17 December 2013 entitled ‘Together towards competitive and resource efficient urban mobility’ (COM2013(0913)) and the upcoming revision of the 2013 Urban Mobility Package;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to include gender mainstreaming and intersectionality approach1a in transport-related legislation, policy, programmes and action, to support cooperation with stakeholders and the exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions, and to improve highlights that further progress is needed in transport research on gender and further collection and analysis of sex- disaggregated data on behaviour, needs and concerns in mobility; __________________ 1aPirra M., et al. (2021). A preliminary analysis on gender aspects in transport systems and mobility services: presentation of a survey design. Sustainability, 13(5), 2676.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that women transport workers encounter significantly higher number of barriers, such as male- dominated workplace and gender stereotypes, discrimination and unequal treatment at work, lack of work-life balance, deficiencies in provision for women’s health and safety at work, including access to decent sanitary facilities, high levels of violence and harassment at the workplace; regrets that these barriers create a working environment that fails to attract women to the transport professions and to retain them in the sector; calls on the Commission to issue recommendations to tackle this problem;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its priorities, calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise the importance of integrating knowledge on gender and diversity while proposing and implementing targeted transport legislation; highlights that proposals for transport legislation should be compliant with the Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy and Disability Strategy.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the results of the assessment of the impact of a provision in the context of Mobility Package I, published on 18 February 2021 by the European Commission show that the provision of regular return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment every eight weeks will result in up to 2,9 million tonnes of additional CO2 emissions in 2023, representing an increase of 4,6% on the international road freight emissions in 2023.1а _________________ 1аAssessment of the impact of a provision in the context of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 Final Report, Study contract no. MOVE/C1/SER/2050-557/SI2.830443 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/b35587b8-72a1-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that mobility is experienced in different ways by women and men; stresses that women tend to use new mobility services like car ride-sharing: e- scooters or bike rental less often, as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s1 ; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; , they carry bigger travel burden relating to cost, time, stress; points out that women are more likely to be exposed to dangerous and life or health-threatening situations; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all; stresses that safety should be one of key concerns while designing new strategy for mobility; emphasizes possible customization of public means of transport for vulnerable groups; __________________ 1Kawgan-Kagan, I., Popp, M., ‘Sustainability and Gender: a mixed- method analysis of urban women’s mode choice with particular consideration of e- carsharing’, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol 31, 2018, pp. 146-159.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas road transport is still dominant in freight transport and accounts for more than 73 % of all land transport while rail has only around a 17 % share and inland waterways a bit more than 5 %; whereas limitations continue to exist related to the type and amount of freight that can be shifted on to other transport modes, underlining the crucial need to improve the efficiency of the EU multimodal freight transport network;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, local authorities and the relevant stakeholders to provide a transport system that is tailored to women’s needs and their favoured modes of transport by improving accessibility, connectivity between services, security, safety (particularly during the pandemic) and comfort, and prioritising adequate investment accordinglyin sustainable transport modes and infrastructures;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to issue recommendation on possible ways to tackle the issue of underrepresentation of women in all modes of transport, and services related thereto; stresses the need to strengthen women’s employment and equal opportunities in general through better connectivity, especially in suburban areas;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to improve quality of roads, bicycle paths as well as to adjust public spaces such as bus stops (landscape architecture) in the predominantly rural areas in order to advance the feeling of security among female part of rural population;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to consider the introduction of 'telecare' system1b (combination of multiple services in one building such as community based organisations, shops, transport hubs, health related institutions) which could tackle service-related problems and lead to increase in women's independency in the rural areas; __________________ 1bManthorpe, J., & Livsey, L. (2009). European challenges in delivering social services in rural regions: a scoping review: Les services sociaux des régions rurales de l'Europe: une étude des recherches. European Journal of Social Work, 12(1), 5-24.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Highlights that smart, sustainable and affordable public transport connectivity within rural and to urban and peripheral areas is a key for women's independence and their personal development;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to issue recommendations to increase women’s participation in mobility-related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to encourage companies to improve equal opportunities for women, with a particular focus on innovation and digitalisation in transport, the shift towards sustainable and greener mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditions and environment through flexibility and reduce atypical contracts and hours; stresses the importance of achieving and maintaining diversity and inclusion-based approach in order to secure fairer transportation model.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the pace of development of new technologies such as the electric motor and hydrogen-powered engines and the corresponding infrastructure is insufficient;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that due to the fact that transport is a traditionally male- dominated sector, the Covid-19 pandemic has had specific, additional adverse effects on women transport workers and is threatening to reverse gender equality gains and thus to add to existing inequalities; calls therefore all stakeholders to strengthen social dialogue in order to eliminate discrimination and unequal treatment;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Commission to continue to support and strengthen stakeholder cooperation and exchange of good practices on the “More Women in Transport –Platform for Change”, in order to help increase the number of women in transport professions and ensure equal opportunities for women and men in the transport sector; as well as to present the first outcome of functioning of the platform;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights that in the transport workforce, women are dramatically underrepresented. Only 22% of transport employees in the European Union are women.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the transport sector has suffered huge losses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the passenger transport sector;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s sustainable and smart mobility strategy and supports its ambition to achieve a climate- neutral, digitalised, innovative, competitive and efficient transport sector;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the sustainable and smart mobility transformation through the Next Generation EU recovery package; underlining the need to support in particular sustainable modes of transport, such as collective road and rail passenger transport.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include gender mainstreaming in its transport related legislation, policy, programmes and actions; calls to support stakeholder cooperation and exchange of good practices to increase the number of women in transport professions.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission vehicles and zero-emission fuels such as green hydrogen and synthetic fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zero- emission light- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 and to proposeconsider more stringent CO2 standards, and air-pollutant emission standards; Calls on the Commission to gradually shift away from a tank-to-wheel to a well-to- wheel approach to measure CO2 emissions and propose solutions to further decarbonise.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero- and low emission vehicles and zero- and low- emission fuels; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zero-emission light- and heavy- duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent CO2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stationnd refuelling infrastructure for a broad range of low carbon fuels such as CNG, LNG, green hydrogen and synthetic fuels; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; _________________ 2OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030, but underlines that these choices should be available for journeys up to 1 000 kmis objective should not be met when zero carbon fuels based on the well-to-wheel approach are taken into account and recognising that zero- emission at the tailpipe is not viable option for longer distance and travelling by coach;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to give a greater role and weight to other sustainable modes of passenger transport, such as rail, buses and coaches, which will also play a key role in the transition towards sustainable, safe, and accessible mobility;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to propose better transport solutions for rural, hard-to-reach, sparsely populated and mountain regions, whose socioeconomic development often relies heavily on transport;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States and cities to significantly increase their efforts to increase the share of walking and cycling in sustainable mobility solutions, such as collective passenger transport, walking and cycling, and encourage other micro-mobility transportation means in urban, suburban and rural areas;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the need to invest in infrastructure for the development of sustainable collective passenger transport, such as buses, coaches, urban rail to ensure connectivity, social and territorial cohesion, and especially in those regions where, due to the geography, this mode of transport is the only available option;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to recognize collective passenger transport, and especially by bus and coach, as the backbone of sustainable mobility in the new Urban Mobility Framework and to ensure that sufficient support is provided for the expansion of collective passenger transport through funding.;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that creating car free city centres would mean rendering public transport not only climate neutral but also safe, attractive and affordable for all groups of users with special emphasis on women’s needs as they travel with public transport to a greater extent than men and are more vulnerable to harassment.
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose mobility solutions that include the first and the last mile, thereby integrating the use of sustainable public transport and, private mobility and ride- hailing solutions;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways; regrets the fact that, despite theAcknowledges that the share of road freight demand has increased in recent years and stresses the need to increase efforts, the share of road freight transport haso improve the complementarity, greening and efficiency of the multimodal freight transport and logistics chain in order to increased in recent yearsts contribution towards the decarbonisation the EU transport network;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Taking into account the objectives of the European Green Deal and the increase of 4,6 % on the international road freight emissions in 2023 that the Mobility Package I provision of the compulsory return of the vehicle to the Member State of establishment every eight weeks will generate, stresses the need to renew the debate in the Council and in the European Parliament; calls therefore on the Commission to find proper solutions in order to prevent the application of this provision in February 20221a. _________________ 1aAssessment of the impact of a provision in the context of the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) No1072/2009Final Report, Study contract no. MOVE/C1/SER/2050-557/SI2.830443 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/b35587b8-72a1-11eb- 9ac9-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to propose new Combined Transport Directive;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to complete the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport; highlights that the promotion of modal shift from private cars, by far the largest contributor to external costs, towards collective transport means having the lowest externalities, and will accelerate the decarbonisation of road transport;
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Rejects the direct inclusion of emissions from road transport in the EU ETS, including the setting up of any kind of parallel scheme; highlights that such an inclusion will be ineffective to cut transport emissions;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on theEncourages gradual phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. HighlighSupports that carbon pricing is not the sole wayan effective means forward to tackle CO2 emissions from road transport modes and stresses the importance of the Climate Action Regulation, provided it does not lead to higher fuel prices overall, but helps to make low and zero carbon fuels competitive compared with their fossil counterparts;
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and, increase transport safety and avoid new taxation schemes; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume;
Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. is concerned that the strategy pays too little attention to the digitization of the transport sector and, above all, to the digitization of documents and control processes; calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts in this regard;
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that transport is the backbone of a well-functioning internal market and is of utmost importance for European socioeconomic and territorial cohesion, as well as the motor of socioeconomic development of rural, mountainous and sparsely populated regions;
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Invites the Commission to propose legislative initiatives addressing ongoing regulatory fragmentation in new mobility sectors, such as on-demand passenger transport, ride-hailing or delivery-as-a- service;
Amendment 738 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Highlights the fact that women tend to use new mobility services like car sharing less often, as their daily travel patterns are very different to and more complex than men’s; stresses that smart and sustainable mobility solutions should be designed fairly to improve mobility and accessibility for all1a _________________ 1aKawgan-Kagan, I., Popp, M., ‘Sustainability and Gender: a mixed- method analysis of urban women’s mode choice with particular consideration of e- carsharing’, Transportation Research Procedia, Vol31, 2018, pp. 146-159.
Amendment 742 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the strengthening of social dialogue in order to eliminate any form of discrimination and unequal treatment in the transport sector, encourages Commission to propose forms of labour regulation for platform workers that would take into consideration the specificity of gig economy needs;
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the diversification of the transport workforce, in particular to attract women and young workers; in order to better cope with projected shortages of qualified staff and respond to the needs of different groups of users especially women.
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages the Commission to issue recommendations to increase women’s participation in mobility-related consultation, planning and decision- making processes and to encourage companies to improve equal opportunities for women, with a particular focus on innovation in transport, the shift towards sustainable mobility, attracting and retaining talent, and improving working conditions.
Amendment 794 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the Commission’s efforts to either establish a European Rimprove road Ssafety Agency or task an existing agency with supporting sustainable, safe and smart road transport;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Encourages the Commission to adopt harmonised health and safety standards for the European tourism sector as soon as possible and to work towards the creation of a European Tourism Union and separate budget line dedicated to tourism;