2014/2244(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 95/46/EC on Data Protection,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. stresses that the transport sector is unfortunately constrained by greater gender inequality than almost all other sectors in the EU, in this regard highlights that studies show a substantial difference in travel patterns between men and women in regional short distance travel, but that these differences are marginal in national and international travel, in this regard, points out that EU- wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services will benefit both men and women;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and calls for ~~more attention to be paid to~~the inclusion of the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility or who are particularly vulnerable in relation to access to information before and during journeys;

Amendment 101 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and ~~calls for~~will ensure that more attention ~~to be~~is paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility in relation to access to information before and during journeys;

Amendment 102 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility and considering the demographic change in Europe, of transport being accessible, and calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility as well as to the special requirements of older people in relation to access to information before and during journeys;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
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 104 #

Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
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 105 #

Wim van de CAMP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to research the possibility of introducing an EU-wide smart card for public transport;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that multimodal transport information systems should be user- friendly and hence complemented by updated map and geographical data;

Amendment 107 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that cycling is to be considered an integral part of any multi- modal journey - including the blind mile; bike rental systems should therefore be included in any information, travel planning and ticketing system; emphasises in this regard the need to strengthen passenger rights and to facilitate the carriage of bikes in all means of transport.

Amendment 108 #

Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes too the importance of access to transport for certain groups in society (the unemployed, retired, students, large families and other disadvantaged social groups) and the need to incorporate and integrate special aspects relating to them (allowances, discounts, etc.) in the integrated multimodal ticketing systems so that they are not excluded and may benefit from these systems when travelling within the EU;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the continuation of support for stakeholders for innovative problem solving, and therefore for the relevant sources of EU financing, e.g. the Shift2Rail Innovation Programme 4 under the Horizon 2020 programme and the Connecting Europe facility, to be maintained and developed; urges the European Investment Bank to make appropriate use of the European Fund for Strategic Investment in this regard;

Amendment 11 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas global competitors are making investments in rail transport a basic part of their strategies since 2014 while Europe is behind;

Amendment 110 #

Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for the continuation of support for stakeholders for innovative problem solving, and therefore for the relevant sources of EU financing, e.g. the Shift2Rail Innovation Programme 4 under the Horizon 2020 programme and the Connecting Europe facility, ~~to be~~along with the structural funds, to be not only maintained ~~and~~but developed;

Amendment 111 #

Michael CRAMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission to publish an easily accessible list with a regular evaluation of EU co-financed projects on ‘intermodal integrated ticketing’;

Amendment 112 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the ~~important~~vital role of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and, in particular, the Galileo European navigation satellite system, in dynamic data collection, enabling travellers to be informed about possible disruption and alternative travel options both before they set off and en route;

Amendment 113 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the important role of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and, in particular, the Galileo European navigation satellite system, in dynamic data collection, enabling travellers to be informed about possible disruption and alternative travel options both before they set off and en route; stresses that the benefits of satellite systems must at all times be matched by sufficient data protection provisions;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion and modal shift in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, carpooling, park-and-ride systems, bikecycle use and hire schemes and footpaths;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of ~~sustainable~~ modes of transport that encourage vehicle sharing, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

Amendment 116 #

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about diverse transport services, e.g. car sharing, park-and-ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

Amendment 117 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Isabella DE MONTE, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion in such areas, calls for ~~the introduction of incentives to~~underground railway services, tram, train, bus and river transport services to be developed in a coherent manner which encourages the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes, cycles lanes and footpaths;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion and air pollution in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

Amendment 119 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points out th~~at most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view~~e need to reduc~~ing~~e congestion in ~~such~~urban areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport across Europe, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that EU-wide integrated multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services provide European businesses, especially SMEs and start- ups, with opportunities for innovation and hence constitute a major contribution to a globally competitive European Single Market and the completion of a Single European Transport Area;

Amendment 120 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Karima DELLI, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Notes that, to enable passengers to make full and active use of multimodal transport information systems, broadband connection facilities must be provided on board public transport vehicles, in waiting rooms, and at check-in and boarding points; notes that permanently good network connections are one of the prerequisites for creating a passenger- friendly smart system capable of providing dynamic information on the traffic situation in real time;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the increasing availability of integrated electronic ticketing systems in cities and other urban areas; encourages further investment in, and implementation of, inclusive digital 'smartcard' technologies that can be used across the different transport modes, whilst at all times ensuring sufficient data protection provisions for all users; stresses that the benefits of these technologies must be shared by all transport users, including tourists;

Amendment 122 #

Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
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 123 #

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underscores the importance of data protection, urges to respect Directive 95/46/EC on 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 and only for the purposes of facilitating intermodal ticketing;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
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 125 #

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for recognition of the fact that travel and route planning information for passengers could improve transport safety by promoting alternative modes of transport and route selection;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines the importance of safe- guarding different options of travel planning and payment so as to ensure that all groups in society, including elderly and people with low-income, have access to travel services in the EU;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to create a legal framework and a roadmap for the introduction of a barrier-free integrated multi-modal passenger transport system. The roadmap must identify multimodal passenger corridors within the TEN-T, propose ways of attracting public and private funding, align existing initiatives and focus on the deployment of European funding;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Stresses the need for better access to public transport whilst travelling abroad in the EU, especially underlines the benefits for tourism if improvements are made in this area;

Amendment 129 #

Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, better road safety, efficiency and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the tourist industry;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, cross-border integrated approach, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, ~~efficiency~~modal shift, safety, efficiency, public services and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the tourist industry;

Amendment 15 #

Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, efficiency ~~and~~, economic viability, the creation of quality jobs and labour mobility, and are therefore equally beneficial to ~~society~~individuals, social cohesion, the economy, the environment ~~and the tourist industr~~, tourism and the European identity;

Amendment 16 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services, especially for long- distance travel, are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, efficiency and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the tourist industry;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, efficiency and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the tourist industry; stresses the importance of encouraging the modernisation of sustainable transport services and sharing clear information on the advantages of using the sharing economy;

Amendment 18 #

Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the importance of journey planning, accessible multimodal information and clear and transparent ticketing, including through digital and online platforms, in order to attract intra and inter European tourists, since this will facilitate the entire journey planning process; also highlights the potential positive effects of an integrated ticketing system in reducing distances, particularly in the case of the most remote regions, such as the outermost regions;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, despite ongoing efforts, the aim outlined in Initiative 22 in the 2011 White Paper1 of enabling seamless multimodal door-to-door travel using intelligent systems for interoperable and multimodal scheduling, online reservation systems and smart ticketing hais not ~~yet been~~being realised; __________________ 1 Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (COM(2011)0144).

Amendment 20 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
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 and neutral information about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless door-to- door travel and to make the necessary reservations and payments online;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
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 regarding both timetables and connections about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless door-to- door travel and to make the necessary reservations and payments online;

Amendment 22 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
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, while taking into account innovative IT-based platforms which will reduce reservation and transaction charges and which over time may take over the role of the various ticketing systems;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
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; welcomes the incentive to encourage travellers to combine several available modes of transport;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
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; this being accessible to all, with special concern for people with disabilities, reduced mobility or who are particularly vulnerable;

Amendment 25 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that EU-wide personal mobility is a prerequisite for the exercise of basic freedoms and that ~~people~~consumers should therefore be able to access comprehensive information about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless, facilitated door-to- door travel with high comfort standards and protection of passenger rights and to make the necessary reservations and payments online;

Amendment 26 #

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Jens NILSSON

Motion for a resolution
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 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes the varying availability of broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services within and between Member States, as well as on public transport services and at stations and other interchanges; stresses that improving personal mobility, integrated ticketing and passenger information services requires fair, inclusive and equal access to free or low- cost online services for all citizens; calls on the Commission therefore to prioritise facilitating, encouraging and supporting the wide availability of free or low-cost high-speed digital infrastructures, on all transport modes and at all transport interchanges, via the Connecting Europe Facility, Horizon 2020, EFSI and other relevant funding sources;

Amendment 28 #

Jens NILSSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Sees the enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for new integrated ticketing systems to be developed, hence the limitations of existing legislation has to be considered and necessary proposals to update and/or complement existing legislation put forward;

Amendment 29 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible, neutral and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights and the adoption of a European waterways strategy;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision in real time of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;

Amendment 31 #

Merja KYLLÖNEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 32 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by ~~the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport~~information on carbon footprint and environmental performance of different modes, the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport and that they propose a choice of wide variety of stakeholders offering those modes of transport services;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards ~~integrate~~providing multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;

Amendment 34 #

Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing~~, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport~~;

Amendment 35 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Sees the ~~provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketing~~enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for new integrated ticketing systems to be developed, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that there is a basic need to define the ambition for the mid-term future and thus to clarify whether ´´integrated ticket´´ means having one ticket for one trip or rather the interoperability of systems and tickets;

Amendment 37 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Claudia ȚAPARDEL, Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY

Motion for a resolution
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 #

Jens NILSSON, Ismail ERTUG, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
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 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Is aware of the existing bottlenecks preventing the existence of integrated multimodal information, planning and ticketing services in the EU, such as the incompatibility of data layers, the diversity of and the missing interoperability between the ticketing systems, insufficient liberalization on the Internal Market, costs and financing, as well as the lacking level-playing field between the different modes of transport; urges the Commission to consider those carefully and to elaborate an adequate roadmap with the aim to address the problems without putting additional burden on the operators that might hamper innovation as well as to stimulate the private sector; calls on the Commission to ensure that any regulatory action keeps up with the rapid developments in the transport sector;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights, the implementation of the TEN-T priority projects, and the single European sky initiative;

Amendment 40 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for all the stakeholders to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport, devoting particular attention to the language in which services are provided, taking into account users’ language requirements, with due regard for the use of regional and minority languages;

Amendment 41 #

Ismail ERTUG, Lucy ANDERSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for all the stakeholders to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport; underlines the importance for users to get one ticket for one (cross-border) journey and encourages the effort to reach regional agreements to provide with single tickets;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
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 stakehol~~the 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 43 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore - as a first step - for all the stakeholders and regulators to build on existing synergies and to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross- border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport - including the blind mile - e.g. by upgrading the different systems to develop their interoperability and enable communication between them; calls on the Commission to use the TEN-T corridors as a pilot project for the identification of passenger flows and the potential for multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services;

Amendment 44 #

Wim van de CAMP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for all the stakeholders to ~~focus more closely on providing~~introduce multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport by 2020;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the European Commission to develop a repository of good practices for locally, regionally or nationally run projects, to serve as a basis for implementation of the latter across the EU;

Amendment 46 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that the ease and convenience of purchase using multimodal integrated ticketing systems will attract more passengers to public transport, which will increase their satisfaction and benefit public transport companies;

Amendment 47 #

Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ticketing services, to confine itself to creating a framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded;deleted

Amendment 48 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ~~ticketing services, to confine itself to creating a~~multimodal information, planning and ticketing services, to create a comprehensive framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders, the competent authorities and the agreements they have already concluded; urges the Commission to consider the necessary distinction between public and commercial operators and stresses the crucial role the first can play in advancing multimodal information, planning and ticketing services; hence asks the Commission to focus on public transport service providers in its regulatory approach;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more sustainable, efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights;

Amendment 50 #

Karima DELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ticketing services, to c~~onfine itself to creating a~~reate a favourable framework ~~that~~, supportsing and facilitatesing the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to integrated multimodal ticketing services, to ~~confine itself~~take the measures necessary to creat~~ing~~e a framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded;

Amendment 52 #

Inés AYALA SENDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to ticketing services, to con~~fine itself~~tribute to creating a framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded; and, in the event that no real progress is made on integrated multimodal ticketing systems in the European Union, asks it to present legislative measures so that finding information about and booking multimodal tickets in the EU may become a reality as soon as possible;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Believes, with regard to ticketing services, that a reference model should be established for the entire sector, thereby making it possible to ascertain the shortcomings of the system and the opportunities that it could open up, and that ways should be sought to set up reservation systems encompassing all carriers and transport service providers;

Amendment 54 #

Michael CRAMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Should there be no significant progress in creating integrated, intermodal, cross-border information and ticketing systems by early 2018, the EU must take legislative action to this end;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for a European public transport smart card to be introduced in all Member States for cross-border travel;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Highlights the active role and the responsibility of local and regional authorities with regard to the first/last mile of journeys~~, and therefore~~; considers it essential, therefore, that local and regional authorities should be involved both in implementing individual measures and supervising their operation and in ensuring that the system as a whole functions effectively; taking the above points into account, calls on the Member States

Amendment 57 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Highlights the active role of local and regional authorities with regard to the first/last mile of journeys, and therefore calls on ~~the Member States~~competent authorites in the Member States which have not yet worked on this line

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1

– to introduce, by 2020 at the latest, national updated timetable information systems linking the timetables for regional and local urban public transport operated by both private and publicly owned companies, and to continue updateing such systems on a regular basis,

Amendment 59 #

Ismail ERTUG, Jens NILSSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI, Lucy ANDERSON

Motion for a resolution
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 t~~imetables~~ravel 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 6 #

Ismail ERTUG, Jens NILSSON, David Maria SASSOLI, Lucy ANDERSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 60 #

Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

– to ensure that, by 2023 at the latest, all forms of local public transport are equipped with intelligent systems relaying real-time information and that the inclusion of such systems is a specification in calls for tender,deleted

Amendment 61 #

Olga SEHNALOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

– to ensure that, by 2023 at the latest, all forms of local public transport are equipped with intelligent systems relaying real-time information about position of the transport vehicle and that the inclusion of such systems is a specification in calls for tender,

Amendment 62 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2

–— to ensure that, by 20230 at the latest, all forms of local public transport are equipped with intelligent systems relaying real-time information and that the inclusion of such systems is a specification in calls for tender,

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
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 64 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

– to make provision by 2024 at the latest for the national timetable information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be ~~networked~~made accessible to operators and consumers on a cross-border basis;

Amendment 65 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3

– to make provision by 20242 at the latest for the national timetable information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be networked on a cross-border basis and for the cross-border networking of national ticketing systems;

Amendment 66 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)

– to invest and to stimulate investment in the upgrading of different ticketing systems so as to improve the interoperability of those systems, also across borders;

Amendment 67 #

Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3 a (new)

– to ensure the introduction by 2020 at the latest of national ticketing systems for all transport modes;

Amendment 68 #

Lucy ANDERSON, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 69 #

Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Motion for a resolution
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 operators involved;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the ~~Fourth Railway Package and the~~ Regulation on air passengers’ rights;

Amendment 70 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
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 and subject to minimum obligations, all the information needed for putting in place more comprehensive services and thereby ~~enabl~~giving travellers toa genuine, accessible and affordable choosice between the most sustainable, best-value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operators involved;

Amendment 71 #

Michael CRAMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair, open and equal access for all 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 operators involved;

Amendment 72 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for ~~service providers~~information, travel planning and ticketing service providers - including SMEs and start-ups - to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services~~, and~~; hence 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~~elaborate a framework proposal for the fair, equal and transparent provision by providers of public transport services of all the information needed for making comprehensive multimodal information, travel planning and ticketing services accessible to consumers and transport operators across Europe. This will enabl~~ing~~e travellers to choose between the most sustainable, best- value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operators involved;

Amendment 73 #

Ismail ERTUG, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, David Maria SASSOLI

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~operato~~transport service providers involved;

Amendment 74 #

Wim van de CAMP

Motion for a resolution
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~~for free, 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 operators involved;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~thus calls on the Commission to ~~circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms,~~ present, no later than the first half of 2016, its proposal for a framework, as laid out in the 2014 Commission Staff Working Document 'Towards a roadmap for delivering EU-wide multimodall theravel information ~~needed for putting in place~~, planning and ticketing services', to break down the barriers for 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 operators involved;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Commission to draw up a proposal for harmonised EU- wide criteria on technological developments and systems and technical media for performing validations and cancellations; in view of the significant investment entailed in both the development and modification of these systems and media, joint analysis of said systems and media by stakeholders and the competent authorities would be essential; protection of the intellectual property rights for said developments has to be taken into account;

Amendment 77 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that it is incumbent on the Commission to identify and counter any potential danger of multimodal information and ticketing providers’ monopolising information; adds that the Commission must also ensure that the share assigned to paying for the electronic ticketing service does not assume such proportions as to penalise passenger transport undertakings;

Amendment 78 #

Pavel TELIČKA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Martina DLABAJOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that it is incumbent on the Commission to identify and counter any potential danger of multimodal information and ticketing providers’ monopolising and possibly marketing information;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that, in line with the EU´s competition policy, it is incumbent on the Commission to identify and counter any potential danger of multimodal information and ticketing providers’ monopolising information;

Amendment 8 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the opening up of the rail market may in future necessitate the immediate implementation of specific measures for the integration of ticketing systems;

Amendment 80 #