9 Amendments of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2016/2274(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the transport sector has been at the forefront in the development and deployment of standards that are necessary for the creation of the Single European Transport Area;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. Improving safety by further supporting automation and boosting the efficiency of transport traffic management systems, such as the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the River Information Services (RIS), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), the Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) and the new generation European air traffic management system (SESAR);
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. Increasing the attractiveness and, accessibility and quality of transport and tourism services for all passengers and consumers;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that innovation in the transport sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation, such as Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and the development of transport applications within the EU Satellite Navigation Systems (Galileo and EGNOS);
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation and of multimodal transport solutions; calls on the Commission, together with the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs), to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and in particular to explore a potential role of standardisation to support the technological changes and new business models emerging in the tourism sector, and to take swift action to promote the development of integrated and smart ticketing and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote, facilitate financing for and expedite the deployment of the necessary infrastructure for the market uptake of new standards (e.g. alternative fuels infrastructure); highlights that infrastructure is a long term investment and therefore its standardisation should enable maximum interoperability to allow future technological developments and their application;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that differences between national standards, such as in the freight and logistics sector, remain a barrier to the internal market, and therefore calls on the Commission to mandate the drawing up of appropriate standards and, where necessary, to make them legally binding; points out, moreover, that standardisation can significantly contribute to reducing the administrative burden and transport costs for all businesses (e.g. e-documents) and can facilitate the proper enforcement of EU legislation (e.g. digital tachographs, electronic toll systems); underlines in this respect the need to seek a cross-modal harmonisation of standards;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. EBelieves that 'open standards' in ICT prevents lock-in of consumers, reduces costs, fosters competition and innovation and guarantees interoperability; encourages the Commission and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to further promote ‘'open standards’' as a pillar of the Single European Transport Area architecture.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes note of the cybersecurity concerns and the specificities of the threats in the transport sector; urges the Commission, when adopting by the end of 2017 its anticipated Recommendation on standards for cybersecurity, to address these specificities, as a first step towards a comprehensive strategy on cybersecurity in the transport sector;