Activities of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2011/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Single European transport area (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that large divergences exist in terms of transport infrastructure and geographical accessibility on the one hand between the eastern and western parts of the EU and on the other hand between central and peripheral regions, which need to be tackled; takes the view that the transport system of the EU should support balanced regional development and territorial cohesion, which will lead to the creation of a Single European Transport Area; stresses that improving infrastructure accessibility and facilities will help make the regions more competitive and hence increase the external competitiveness of the whole EU; considers that bolstering cooperation in the transport sector will play a decisive role by helping to make all regions economically stronger and more attractive for direct investment;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that an efficient European transport network requires substantial financing and the availability of a wide range of public and private sources of financing; to that end, calls for emphasis to be placed on the importance of public- private partnerships; considers that the EIB should be more closely involved in the financing of TEN-T infrastructure;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that EU citizens and enterprises are direct beneficiaries of a single European transport area, which has as its objective the reduction of times and of the resources allocated to goods and passenger transport, and a closer integration of the markets;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. considers that the conversion of ports into genuine comodal hubs for transport by land and water will lead to regional business platforms springing up which, besides their logistics functions will become an ideal location, in the respective regions, for enterprises and industries seeking to be close to their market and European sea transport corridors;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that the potential of inland waterways transport has yet to be fully harnessed and that this has an increasingly important role to play in linking European regions and seas, and in developing hinterland regions;