12 Amendments of Ismail ERTUG related to 2014/2244(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU-wide personal mobility is a prerequisite for the exercise of basic freedoms and that people should therefore be able to access comprehensive information about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless door-to- door travel and to make the necessary reservations and payments online. Notes that in most of the Member States the option of purchasing tickets for national, cross-border and international journeys within the EU via the Internet or mobile application is still lacking. Geo-blocking should not be permitted;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that consumers should at all times be given transparent pricing information; stresses therefore that reservation and payment systems should clearly indicate the total ticket price for any selected journey, including compulsory elements such as taxes and charges; underlines the importance of allowing for a variety of payment options for purchasing travel tickets; calls upon the EU and Member States to do more to restrict fees for the use of credit cards or other reasonable forms of payment for public transport services;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need for data formats and data exchange protocols to become more consistent, as these standards have to be interoperable, produced and shared in machine-readable formats, as a minimum measure;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners together with the required open standards and interfaces, but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for all the stakeholthe transport services providers to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– to introduce, by 2020 at the latest, in close cooperation with the representatives of the transport sector, national timetable and fares information systems on the basis of open interfaces linking the timetablesravel data for regional and local urban public transport operated by both private and publicly owned companies, and to update such systems on a regular basis,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– to make provision by 2024 at the latest, on the basis of open interfaces, for the national timetable and fares information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be networked on a cross-border basis;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for service providers to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services, and calls on the Commission to circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms, all the information needed for putting in place more comprehensive services and thereby enabling travellers to choose between the most sustainable, best-value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operatotransport service providers involved;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges that a platform be established, involving all the stakeholransport service providers, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased introduction of EU-wide interoperable electronic ticketing systems and forto identify and addressing the problems of distributing ticket-sales income and of cost-sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties;.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and of equal access to transport for all; calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility in relation to access to travel information before and during journeys; , ticketing options and reservation and payment systems, including the ability to reserve wheelchair spaces; welcomes the Commission's European Accessibility Act Roadmap and the potential for legislative action to remove economic and social barriers facing people with disabilities; urges the Commission to tackle barriers to transport as part of its efforts to improve accessibility;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that new and emerging modes of transport, such as bicycle schemes and car pools, can also be included in systems for integrated multimodal travelling;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underscores the importance of data protection, and calls for clear conditions to be laid down for the use and transmission of data, particularly in respect of personal data, which should be processed and used only in ‘anonymised’ form. The purchase and payment of tickets via mobile and internet applications should be available without need of registration into the system;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses the need for more and better promotion and showcasing of the more than a hundred multimodal journey planners that are already available in cities, regions and on the national level in the EU, calls also for efforts promoting the interconnection of these services;