Parltrack

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) With a view to financing infrastructure in cross-border regions as part of the development of the network as a whole, strong synergies should be generated between the financing instruments of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the European Regional Development Fund.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point b a (new)

(ba) as a matter of priority bridge missing links in cross-border sections and remove bottlenecks.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links both within transport infrastructures and at the connecting points between them at border-crossing points, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from ~~the Connecting Europe Facility;~~CEF and by the use of quotas and higher co-funding rates as referred to in Article 10 of this Regulation.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

a) Transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation, exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The financial envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility may cover expenses pertaining to, preparatory, monitoring, control, audit ~~and~~, evaluation activities and administrative costs which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26.1, the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.deleted

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Technical and administrative assistance shall be regarded as an eligible cost.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, international organisations, joint undertakings, such as the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall ~~not exceed~~be 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate ~~may be increased to~~shall be 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate ~~may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border section~~shall be 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections; 30% of the funding under the CEF shall be earmarked for programmes at border crossing points. Only after calls for projects with a cross-border dimension have been handed in shall Member States receive funding for other projects;

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, ~~as well as~~ development of ports and multi- modal platforms, as well as actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects concerning cross-border sections and respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall not count towards the ceiling of 2.5% of GDP on Structural Fund assistance which countries eligible for support under the Cohesion Fund may receive.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. To ensure the highest possible take-up rate of the transferred funds in all Member States eligible for support under the Cohesion Fund, particular attention shall be paid to programme support actions under this Regulation aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services involved in the development and implementation of projects designed to achieve CEF objectives.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Financial instruments shall address one or more specific policy objectives of the Union in a non-discriminatory fashion, have a clear end-date, be consistent with the principles of sound financial management and complement traditional instruments such as grants.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. No later than mid-20186, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures (at the level of results and impacts), the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, including impact on economic, social and territorial cohesion. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 - section 1 - part 8 - insert new line 2 in title

Sligo - Derry - Belfast

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 - section 1 - part 8 - paragraph 1 a (new)

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates Dublin - Belfast Rail Upgrading; Dublin Interconectors (DART) Sligo - Derry - Belfast Rail studies "Western Arc" rail network, extending from Belfast through Derry, Sligo, Knock, Galway to Limerick/Foynes and Cork Glasgow - Edinburgh Rail upgrading High Speed 2 Rail studies Cardiff - Bristol - London Rail upgrading Dublin, Cork, Southampton, Le Havre Ports hinterland connections Le Havre - Paris IWW upgrading Le Havre - Paris Rail studies Calais - Paris Rail preliminary studies

source: PE-494.792

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Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172, 174 and 349 thereof,

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, integrated, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancing connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe and its regions, particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancing connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. It is important to ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation should contribute to promoting the transition to a low-carbon and climate- and disaster-resilient economy and society, without increasing the isolation of certain European regions, such as the outermost and island regions.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. It is important to ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation should contribute to promoting the transition to a low-carbon and climate- and disaster-resilient economy and society. The Commission should ensure that international agreements and standards applicable within the internal market are applied even-handedly to the Member States, without causing distortions of competition, in order to ensure the success of European undertakings in the face of global competition.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper ''A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system''. The White Paper aims at reducing by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions (''GHG'') of the transport sector by 2050 with respect to 1990. As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims at establishing a fully functional and Union-wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030. The White Paper also aims at optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy-efficient modes. Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050; the length of the existing high-speed rail network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all seaports, including those in outlying areas, to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system., particularly in the light of the increase in trade and ease of mobility between regions;

Amendment 31 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Oldřich VLASÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) In order to achieve their integration into the internal market and promote their development, the outermost regions still face an urgent need to optimise their transport links, particularly in the area of maritime passenger and goods transport and air links with the European mainland, and to optimise their energy options as isolated energy systems.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) On the basis of the objectives set by the White Paper, the TEN-T guidelines as laid down in Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …20 identify the infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, specify the requirements to be fulfilled by it and provide for measures for their implementation. The Guidelines envisage in particular the completion of the core network by 2030 through the creation of new infrastructure as well as the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing infrastructure.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The nine Rail Freight Corridors, six ERTMS-corridors, 'Green' corridors and the ten Comprehensive Network Corridors should be integrated into a sustainable intermodal concept;

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Based on an analysis of the transport infrastructure plans of Member States, the Commission estimates that investment needs in transport amount to EUR 500 billion in the entirety of the TEN-T network for the period 2014-2020, of which an estimated EUR 250 billion will need to be invested in the core network of the TEN-T. Given the resources available at Union level, concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary to achieve the desired impact. Support should therefore be focussed on the core network (in particular, the core network corridors), without excluding support for the comprehensive network, and on the projects of common interest in the field of traffic management systems (notably the air traffic management systems resulting from SESAR which require Union budgetary resources of about EUR 3 billion).

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Based on an analysis of the transport infrastructure plans of Member States, the Commission estimates that investment needs in transport amount to EUR 500 billion in the entirety of the TEN-T network for the period 2014-2020, of which an estimated EUR 250 billion will need to be invested in the core network of the TEN-T. Given the resources available at Union level, concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary to achieve the desired impact. Support should therefore be focussed on the core network (in particular, the core network corridors) and on the projects of common interest in the field of traffic management systems (notably the air traffic management systems resulting from SESAR which require Union budgetary resources of about EUR 3 billion). Sufficient EU funding must be earmarked for projects for a comprehensive network, because such a network is the most effective way of supporting the Union’s objectives with regard to increasing social and territorial cohesion and improving access to the regions throughout the Union’s territory.

Amendment 36 #

Cornelia ERNST, Younous OMARJEE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) In its communication ‘The outermost regions of the European Union: towards a partnership for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’, of 20 June 2012, the Commission emphasises the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, as recognised in Articles 349 and 355 of the TFEU, and contemplates their inclusion in relevant specific projects of common interest in the fields of transport, telecommunications and energy, to assist their integration into the internal market and promote their economic development. With a view to this, they should receive Commission support in drawing up a portfolio of specific projects.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion22 ) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects ~~in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund~~. The Commission should ensure during the different phases of the projects selection procedure, the genuine application of the principle of respecting the national allocations.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that ~~many~~some Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund ~~allocation (EUR 10 billion22 ) should be transf~~should be allocated, upon prior agreement between the Commission and the Member States concerrned, to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an ~~adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund~~d implement agreed projects.

Amendment 39 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10XXX billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion22 ) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to ~~give greatest possible priority to the~~respect national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund ~~under the Connecting Europe Facility~~respecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) Institutional and administrative capacity are essential prerequisites for an effective delivery of the objectives of the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should ensure that they are always at a sufficient level to design and implement projects, and wherever necessary it should offer appropriate means to the Member State concerned.

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

Amendment 45 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) The Connecting Europe Facility should propose financial instruments to promote substantial participation by the private sector investors and financial institutions in infrastructure investment. To be sufficiently attractive to the private sector, financial instruments should be designed and implemented with due regard to simplification and reduction of administrative burden, while with a level of flexibility in mind to be able to respond to identified financing needs in a flexible manner. The responsible management authorities shall create the necessary incentives for attracting private investors. The design of these instruments should draw from the experience gained in the implementation of financial instruments in the 2007-2013 Multi- Annual Financial Framework, such as the Loan Guarantee instrument for TEN-T projects (LGTT), the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and the 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change, and Infrastructure (the ‘'Marguerite Fund'’).

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) With respect to the conditions for the financial instruments, it might be necessary to add additional requirements in the Work Programmes, for example to ensure a competitive and equitable internal markets in view of the development of the Union's policies, technological developments and other factors that may become relevant.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) Multi-annual programming for support from the Facility should be directed towards supporting the Union's priorities by ensuring the availability of the necessary financial resources and the consistency, fairness and continuity of joint action by the Union and the Member States. For proposals submitted following the implementation of the first multiannual work programme in the sector of transport, eligibility of cost should start on 1 January 2014 to ensure the continuity of projects already covered by Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks.

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) On the basis of the sector specific guidelines laid down in separate Regulations, a list of priority areas for which this Regulation should apply has been drawn up and should be included in the Annex. In order to take into account possible changes in political priorities and technological capabilities, as well as traffic flows, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting amendments to the Annex. ~~It is of particular importance that t~~The Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries, particularly important trade partners of the Union such as Russia. The Connecting Europe Facility should offer simplified means of linking and financing these infrastructures, in order to ensure coherence between internal and external instruments of the Union budget.

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) "cross-border section" means the section, which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member States or border regions, or between a Member State or region and a neighbouring country or region;

Amendment 52 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Oldřich VLASÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)

(10a) "comprehensive network" means a Europe-wide transport network, as provided for in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] ensuring the access to the internal market and interconnectivity of all regions in the Union, including the remote, outermost and very sparsely populated regions, thus strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion between Member States, within them and between Member States and third countries.

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Amendment 54 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Connecting Europe Facility shall enable the preparation and implementation of projects of common interest within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of energy, transport and telecommunications. In particular the Connecting Europe Facility shall support the implementation of projects aiming at the development and construction of new or upgrading of existing infrastructure in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications and giving priority to missing infrastructure. To this end, the Connecting Europe Facility shall pursue the following objectives:

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation. All EU co-financed transport infrastructure must be earmarked for green and sustainable intermodal infrastructure networks with a strong focus on the European added value of adding trans-border rail missing links and sustainable projects in and between new Member States.

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation. This objective should particularly focus on regions with natural and demographic disadvantages, such as the outermost regions;

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks which take account of future traffic flows, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.

Amendment 58 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) a)contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation and in conjunction with other financial resources.

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~enable the Union~~contribute to achieve ~~its~~the Union targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions42, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) connect urban and rural areas by trans-border feed-in lines to the CEF corridors.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links both within transport infrastructure and at the connecting points at cross-border level, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, particularly in order to cover mountainous and island regions and regions with low population density, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the CEF;

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of new and improved internal and cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)

(ia) promoting the creation of infrastructure management and ownership bodies with more than one Member State, or with subnational bodies endowed with law-making powers from two Member States or more, as shareholders. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of railway infrastructure management or ownership bodies funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have two or more Member States among their shareholders.

Amendment 65 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)

(ia) promote improvements in accessibility, as being of key importance to the development of the regions, including outermost, island, cross-border and mountain regions, with mobility and accessibility constraints, thereby helping to eliminate socially and economically negative repercussions.

Amendment 66 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run~~, to~~. This shall take into account the socio-economic impact, regional integration, the demographic situation, spread and not just profitability. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27;

Amendment 67 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)

(iiia) preparing for future transport flows by taking into account, inter alia, the length of new raw material transport routes;

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively interconnecting Member states‘ networks and removing internal bottlenecks by taking into account also the future sources of energy available in the Member states;

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union security of supply and efficiency of supply by means of infrastructure modernisation, to be measured by the evolution of system resiliance and security of system operations as well as number of projects allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes;

Amendment 70 #

Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

(iii) contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network ~~and~~, developing carbon dioxide networks and investing in sustainable transport, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centers and storage sites, and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from CEF.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks ~~networks~~ and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and in rural areas, to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps;

Amendment 72 #

Ana MIRANDA, Karima DELLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks ~~networks~~ and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and in the home, to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps;

Amendment 73 #

Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks in and between all regions of the EU and their uptake, including by small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps;

Amendment 74 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

(ii) promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-line as well as access to such networks, especially in rural areas, to be measured by the percentage of citizens and businesses using public services on-line and the availability of such services across borders.

Amendment 75 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

(ii) promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-line, by means of the facilities offered by e-government, as well as access to such networks, to be measured by the percentage of citizens and businesses using public services on-line and the availability of such services across borders.

Amendment 76 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR ~~50 000 000 00043~~XXX. That amount shall be distributed among the sectors referred to in Article 3 as follows:

Amendment 77 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: EUR ~~31 694 000 000~~XXX, out of which EUR ~~10 000 000 000 shall be transferred~~XXX shall be made available from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation, with Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR], and with Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [Cohesion Fund], in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 78 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR ~~10 000 000 000~~XXX shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 79 #

Tamás DEUTSCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, ~~out~~ of which EUR 10 000 000 000 sh~~all be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line wi~~ould be earmarked to finance transport projects on the t~~his Regulation in~~ransport core network in the Member States eligible for ~~funding from~~ the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 80 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent ~~in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund~~for projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;

Amendment 81 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) energy: EUR ~~9 121 000 000~~XXX;

Amendment 82 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 83 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1 up to a maximum of 10% per sector, with the exception of the EUR ~~10 000 000 000 transferred~~XXX made available from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.

Amendment 84 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26.1, the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the EUR ~~10 000 000 000~~XXX transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.

Amendment 85 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1~~, with the exception of the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States~~.

Amendment 86 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) actions implementing the core network according to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], including the deployment of new technologies and innovation according to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], as well as studies into the socio-economic impact implementing and structuring these objectives may have;

Amendment 87 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) actions implementing exclusively the core network according to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], including the deployment of new technologies and innovation according to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];

Amendment 88 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) actions improving and upgrading existing rail infrastructure;

Amendment 89 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) actions implementing the comprehensive network in compliance with Chapter II of the EU Regulation on the TEN-T guidelines, where such actions help to interconnect all the EU's regions, including the most remote and outermost regions and contribute to the development of the core network;

Amendment 90 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions t~~o reduce rail freight noise~~argeting the reduction of rail noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 91 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise by the retrofitting and modernisation of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 92 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The Commission shall stimulate and facilitate the achievement of the agreement referred to in the previous subparagraph, and shall report every year to the Parliament on the cases where problems are encountered, and on the nature of the difficulties.

Amendment 93 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

~~6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.~~deleted

Amendment 94 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Oldřich VLASÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. Not recoverable VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 95 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. VAT shall not be an eligible cost unless it may be recovered by the final beneficiary under national VAT legislation.

Amendment 96 #

Tamás DEUTSCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. Non-refundable VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 97 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 98 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, subnational bodies endowed with law-making powers, international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.

Amendment 99 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections; 20% of the funding under the CEF shall be earmarked for programmes on border crossing points;

Amendment 100 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways and motorways of the sea: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 101 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 340% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 450% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 102 #

Ana MIRANDA, Karima DELLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, facilitating its modernisation with the aim of reducing all polluting emissions, as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 103 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 104 #

Iosif MATULA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iuliu WINKLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports in all regions and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

Amendment 106 #

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

Amendment 107 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) all Union financial aid for road projects shall not exceed 30% of the total amounts spent for rail, walking and cycling projects;

Amendment 108 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and rail freight's noise reduction at the source: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 109 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and River Information Systems: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for actions having cross-sector synergies, reaching climate mitigation objectives, enhancing climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions and in the case of investments in areas with natural disadvantages, such as the outermost regions, in line with Articles 355 and 375 TFEU. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.

Amendment 111 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11

~~[...]~~deleted

Amendment 112 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title

~~Specific calls for funds transferred from~~ Projects financed withe Cohesion Fund resources in the field of transport

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion FundXXX made available from the Cohesion Fund to be spent for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the Commission shall adopt a decision by implementing act after a prior agreement with the Member State concerned, setting out the amount to be allocated and the transport infrastructure projects of European added value that will be carried out by each Member State.

Amendment 114 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the EUR ~~10 000 000 000~~XXX transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 115 #

Cornelia ERNST, Younous OMARJEE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.deleted

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, ~~greatest possible priority shall be given to projects~~the genuine application of the principle of respecting the national allocations ~~under the Cohesion Fun~~shall be ensured.

Amendment 117 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

Amendment 118 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund, with the goal of eliminating obstacles to mobility, including in remote, outlying or outermost regions.

Amendment 119 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. ~~When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund~~Until 31 December 2016, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. As of 1 January 2017, resources transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project, shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects according to this Regulation.

Amendment 120 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the EUR ~~10 000 000 000~~XXX transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110.3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006] for the following actions:

Amendment 121 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the EUR ~~10 000 000 000 transferred~~XXX made available from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006]45 for the following actions:

Amendment 122 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways; and motorways of the sea:

Amendment 123 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms and of ports and sustainable maritime connections;

Amendment 124 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms and of ports, and actions to support new technologies and innovation for all forms of transport;

Amendment 125 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms and of ports in all regions of the EU;

Amendment 126 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iiia) actions targeting the reduction of rail noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock in order to ensure viable use of the TEN-T network respecting noise level requirements.

Amendment 127 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iiia) maritime and air transport connections with remote and island regions with severe communication bottlenecks with the European continent.

Amendment 128 #

Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS); the River Information Services (RIS) and the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information systems (VTMIS).

Amendment 129 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii a (new)

(iia) actions to support the development of the motorways of the sea.

Amendment 130 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. To ensure the highest possible absorption of the funds made available from the Cohesion Fund for Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, particular support shall be given to programme support actions under the Connecting Europe Facility aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the development and implementation of projects referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 131 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In order to support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, which may experience difficulties in designing projects that are of a sufficient maturity, quality and EU added-value, the Commission shall organise additional calls. To ensure the highest possible absorption of the transferred funds in all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, particular attention shall be given to programme support actions under the Connecting Europe Facility aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the development and implementation of projects listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation.

Amendment 132 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. The resources of the Cohesion Fund used to finance for transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States shall not count against the Cohesion Policy's capping system.

Amendment 133 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) following an evaluation of the progress of the project, in particular in the event of major delays in the implementation of the action resulting from direct responsibility of the beneficiaries.

Amendment 134 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as ~~gradual~~ensure geographical diversification across the Member States.

Amendment 135 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. The Commission shall adopt programmes specifically addressing the problems of remoteness and isolation in the fields of transport, energy and communications, so that the objectives of this Regulation can be achieved in the outermost regions.

Amendment 136 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2

Member States shall for projects related to transport ~~and~~, energy and telecommunications sectors, undertake the technical monitoring and financial control of actions in close cooperation with the Commission and shall certify the reality and the conformity of the expenditure incurred in respect of projects or parts of projects. The Member States may request the participation of the Commission during on-the-spot checks.

Amendment 137 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3

In the field of telecommunications ~~in particular,~~ the national regulatory authorities shall also make every effort to ensure the required legal certainty and investment conditions facilitating the implementation of the projects receiving Union financial aid under this Regulation.

Amendment 138 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by ensuring that costs are not disproportionate for infrastructure of the same type in the different Member States taking into due consideration local prices, by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportional and deterrent penalties.

Amendment 139 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Coordination Committee of the Facility and by committees established for each of the three sectors of the Instrument - transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure. Thatese committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Amendment 140 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. The Coordination committee shall ensure a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred to in Article 17 to ensure consistency and that synergies are identified and exploited between sectors. The committees of respective sectors shall help the Commission monitor implementation of the respective guidelines and shall take part in their reviews.

Amendment 141 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions on the Connecting Europe Facility projects and results. The Commission shall also make placing information and communications on the Connecting Europe Facility projects and results on the Internet a priority. Moreover, budget allocated to communication under this Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union.

Amendment 142 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück –Rheine- Twente/Mittellandkanal- Enschede – Hengelo-Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Inland Waterway (IWW): Feasibility study for the connection between the Mittellandcanal and the Twentecanal

Amendment 143 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Airport Münster/Osnabrück FMO – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Rail, Airport: rail – airport Münster- Osnabrück interconnection

Amendment 144 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo/Twente – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Rail: upgrading of several sections (Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo/Twente; especially Minden/Seelze - Hannover and Twente- Bypass)

Amendment 145 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – West-German Canals, Mittellandkanal – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Pre-identified sections: West-German Canals, Mittellandkanal, Hannover – Magdeburg - Berlin Mode: IWW Description/dates: Upgrading (e.g. elevation of the bridges allowing three layers of containers) incl. links to the other modes

Amendment 146 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Pre-identified sections: Hannover – Osnabrück – Hengelo/Enschede – Deventer/Zutphen – Amsterdam Mode: multimodal Description/dates: Study in the entire cross-border region to reduce CO2 emissions e.g. by the implementation of traffic and mobility management systems and more balanced "burden sharing" between the different traffic modes

Amendment 147 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Pre-identified sections: Berlin – Hannover – NL Mode: Road Description/dates: Upgrading of several sections (Dutch A1, German A30) incl. links to the north-south axes

Amendment 148 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BY border – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool Pre-identified sections: Ruhr area - Münster -Osnabrück - Hamburg Mode: Road Description/dates: Expansion of German A1 to six lanes, section "Kamen-cross" till "cross Lotte/Osnabrück

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – paragraph 1

BYUA border – Lublin – Warzsawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool

Amendment 150 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 2 – table 1 – row 2 – column 1

BYUA border – Lublin – Warzsawa – Poznań – DE borlder

Amendment 151 #

Iuliu WINKLER, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Iosif MATULA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section a – point 7 – paragraph 1 - line 2

Lisboa – Aveiro – Oporto – Vigo (This link will connect the Portuguese corridor with Galicia, thereby safeguarding the conventional Porto-Vigo line and preventing its closure, and will connect with the Galicia-Portugal Atlantic corridor.)

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section b – row - 1 (new)

Bucharest to Republic of Moldova border – Cross-Border – Rail – studies ongoing

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section b – row 27 a (new)

UA border (Lviv) – Lublin – Warzsawa Cross-border Rail upgrading line

Amendment 154 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 2 – table a – row 8 a (new)

8a. Oil supply diversification corridors in Central Eastern Europe ("OSC"): Objective Interoperability of the oil pipeline network in Central Eastern Europe to increase security of supply and reduce environmental risks. Member States concerned: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia.

source: PE-496.462

2012/10/10 TRAN, ITRE 484 amendments...

Amendment 104 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for ~~growth~~sustainable development through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention.

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for sustainable growth through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention.

Amendment 106 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) ~~The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for growth through~~In order to achieve greater social and territorial cohesion in the Union, the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation~~, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention~~ is essential. By means of the Connecting Europe Facility, the Union’s intervention will aim to ensure the achievement of these synergies, in the fullest possible compliance with strict social and environmental standards.

Amendment 107 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for sustainable and environmentally friendly growth through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention.

Amendment 108 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The creation of the Connecting Europe Facility should maximise the potential for growth and jobs through the realisation of synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications policies and their implementation, thus enhancing the efficiency of the Union's intervention.

Amendment 109 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) There is an urgent need for financial simplification in order to seize the advantages of the potential synergies in the deployment, development and maintenance throughout the telecommunications and the energy networks.

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) The development of transport infrastructure policy should take into account the environmental footprint, the financial crisis and the resulting lack of public funding, the demographic change and the accessibility needs of all citizens and regions. It should focus on smart investments that generate economic, social and environmental benefits in the shorter term and create jobs, while avoiding delay caused by mega-projects that cannot be implemented by the 2030 deadline for the core network.

Amendment 111 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancing connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more ~~competitive market~~sustainable economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.

Amendment 112 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) ~~A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly i~~The aim in establishing the Connecting Europe Facility is to boost investment in trans-European networks and increase social cohesion in Europe on the ~~area~~basis of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancing connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targetshe sustainable mobility of people and adequate connections between all regions. To that end, and with a view to improving the effectiveness of EU action and using the available funds appropriately, the CEF should provide for synergies between the transport, energy and telecommunications sectors to be maximised in order to reduce their environmental impact and optimise their efficiency.

Amendment 114 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These ~~growth~~ enhanc~~ing~~ed connections would provide better access to the internal market and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.

Amendment 115 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) A fully functioning single market depends on modern, highly performing infrastructure connecting Europe particularly in the areas of transport, energy and telecommunications. These growth enhancing connections would provide better access to the internal market, facilitate cross-border interactions and consequently contribute to a more competitive market economy in line with Europe 2020 Strategy's objectives and targets.

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) The Connecting Europe Facility reflects the priority industrial sectors for Europe. It will become an essential instrument for establishing a European industrial policy which is a source of sustainable growth.

Amendment 117 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

~~(3) The creation of a Connecting Europe Facility aims at accelerating the investments in the field of trans-European networks and leverage funding from both the public and private sectors.~~deleted

Amendment 118 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

~~(3) The creation of a Connecting Europe Facility aims at accelerating the investments in the field of trans-European networks and leverage funding from both the public and private sectors.~~deleted

Amendment 119 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The creation of a Connecting Europe Facility aims at increasing legal certainty, and accelerating the investments in the field of trans-European networks, and leverage funding from both the public and private sectors.

Amendment 120 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The creation of a Connecting Europe Facility aims at accelerating the investments in the field of trans-European networks, to multiply their synergies and leverage funding from both the public and private sectors.

Amendment 121 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) In the energy and transport sectors the Connecting Europe Facility should not only contribute to achieving the current objectives of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% improvement in energy efficiency and a 20% share of energy from renewables, but should also lay the foundations for a climate and energy policy framework for the period after 2020, when further developments on renewable energy and on reducing climate-relevant emissions will be crucial.

Amendment 122 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

Amendment 123 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) T~~he Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes an~~aking into account the overall environmental impact of European policies is a priority, and the Union has committed to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate- related objectives. It is important to ensure that ~~climate change mitigation and adaptation as we~~environmental impacts are fully as ~~risk~~sessed and that prevention and management are promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation should contribute to promoting the transition to a ~~low-carbon and climate- and disaster-resilient economy and society~~n economy and society which respect the environment as a whole and which are socially sustainable.

Amendment 124 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. ~~It is important to ensure that c~~Climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and management armust be promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation ~~should~~must contribute to promoting the transition to a low-carbon and climate- and disaster- resilient economy and society.

Amendment 125 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Maria Da Graça CARVALHO, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. It is important to ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation should contribute to promoting the transition to a low-carbon and climate- and disaster-resilient economy and society. The Commission should ensure that international agreements and standards applicable within the internal market are applied even-handedly to the Member States, without causing distortions of competition, in order to ensure the success of European undertakings in the face of global competition.

Amendment 126 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Commission has committed to mainstream climate change into Union spending programmes and to direct at least 20% of the Union budget to climate-related objectives. It is important to ensure that climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation, design and implementation of projects of common interest and that priority is therefore given to electricity interconnection investments. Infrastructure investments covered by this Regulation should contribute to promoting the transition to a low-carbon and climate- and disaster-resilient economy and society and minimise support for long-term high- carbon projects which lock in fossil fuels into our energy system for several decades and undermine the EU's 2020 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 127 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper ''A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system''. The White Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions (''GHG'') of the transport sector by 2050 with respect to 1990. As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims at establishing a fully functional and Union-wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030. The White Paper also aims at optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy-efficient modes. Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050; the length of the existing high-speed rail network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all seaports to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system.

Amendment 128 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper ''A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system''. The White Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions (''GHG'') of the transport sector by 2050 with respect to 1990.As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims at establishing a fully functional and Union-wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030.The White Paper also aims at uniformly developing a European transport area, optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy-efficient modes. Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050; the length of the existing high-speed rail network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all seaports to the rail freight and~~, where possible,~~ to the inland waterway system.

Amendment 129 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper "A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system". TWhile the White Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions ("GHG") of the transport sector by 2050 with respect to 1990, the European Parliament in its resolution calls to draw up legal rules to achieve a 20% reduction in emissions of CO2 and other GHG from transport by 2020. As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims at establishing a fully functional and Union- wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030. The White Paper also aims at optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy-efficient modes. Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN-T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050; the length of the existing high- speed rail network should triple by 2030 and the European Parliament urges Member States to commit themselves to eliminating the main known bottlenecks by 2020 in every transport mode by submitting an approved funding pland by 2050 the majority of medium- distance passenger transport should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all seaports to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system15. The White Paper also aims at optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy- efficient modes.

Amendment 130 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) On 28 March 2011, the Commission adopted the White Paper "A Roadmap to a Single Transport Area ― Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system". The White Paper aims at reducting by at least 60% the greenhouse gas emissions ("''GHG"'') of the transport sector by 2050 with respect to 1990. As far as infrastructure is concerned, the White Paper aims at establishing a fully functional and interoperable Union-wide multimodal TEN-T ‘core network’ by 2030. Rail interoperability could be enhanced by innovative solutions that improve compatibility between the involved systems such as on-board equipment and multi-gauge rail tracks. The White Paper also aims at optimising the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy-efficient modes. Therefore, it sets the following relevant targets for TEN- T policy: 30% of road freight over 300 km should shift to other modes by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050; the length of the existing high-speed rail network should triple by 2030 and by 2050 the majority of medium-distance passenger transport should go by rail; by 2050, all core network airports should be connected to the rail network; all seaports to the rail freight and, where possible, to the inland waterway system.

Amendment 131 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) The Union shall aim at minimising and internalising all external costs and apply the 'polluter pays' principle enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaty of the European Union.

Amendment 132 #

Michael GAHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) If the shift to rail is to be encouraged, a greater degree of acceptance on the part of people affected by rail noise and a reduction in noise pollution levels, in particular in rail freight corridors, are essential.

Amendment 133 #

Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The European Parliament in its Resolution of 6 July 2010 on a sustainable future for transport emphasised that an efficient transport policy required a financial framework that was appropriate to the challenges arising ~~and that, to that end, the current resources for transport and mobility should be increased~~; it further considered necessary the creation of a facility to coordinate and optimise the use of different sources of transport funding~~, funds available under cohesion policy, public- private partnerships ("PPPs") or o~~ and of all ther financial ~~instruments such as guarantees~~means and mechanisms available at EU level.

Amendment 134 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) The previous Multiannual Financial Framework (2007-2013) showed that a limited budget for the TEN-T prevents progress being made on the biggest projects, particularly cross-border projects. An adequate European budgetary framework for the TEN-T would not only make it more attractive to private investment, but also ensure a greater national political will with regard to European projects, and therefore better cooperation between the Member States involved in a cross-border project. The European Union should be more ambitious about major European infrastructure projects, whose complexity and scale mean that the budget allocated to them should be revised upwards and the budgetary rules applying to them should be adapted. The new TEN-T guidelines should be given the budgetary and regulatory means necessary for their achievement.

Amendment 135 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) On the basis of the objectives set by the White Paper, the TEN-T guidelines as laid down in Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … identify the infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, specify the requirements to be fulfilled by it and provide for measures for their implementation. The Guidelines envisage in particular the completion of the core network by 2030 through the creation of new infrastructure as well as the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing infrastructure.

Amendment 136 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) On the basis of the objectives set by the White Paper, the TEN-T guidelines as laid down in Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … identify the infrastructure of the trans-European transport network, specify the requirements to be fulfilled by it and provide for measures for their implementation. The Guidelines envisage in particular the completion of the core network by 2030 through the creation of new infrastructure as well as the revitalisation and upgrading of existing infrastructure.

Amendment 137 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Based on an analysis of the transport infrastructure plans of Member States, the Commission estimates that investment needs in transport amount to EUR 500 billion in the entirety of the TEN-T network for the period 2014-2020, of which an estimated EUR 250 billion will need to be invested in the core network of the TEN-T. Given the resources available at Union level, concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary to achieve the desired impact. Support should therefore be focussed on the core network (in particular, the core network corridors) and on the projects of common interest in the field of traffic management systems (notably the air traffic management systems resulting from SESAR which require Union budgetary resources of about EUR 3 billion).

Amendment 138 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 139 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Based on an analysis of the transport infrastructure plans of Member States, the Commission estimates that investment needs in transport amount to EUR 500 billion in the entirety of the TEN-T network for the period 2014-2020, of which an estimated EUR 250 billion will need to be invested in the core network of the TEN-T. Given the resources available at Union level, concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary to achieve the desired impact. Support should therefore be focussed on the core network (in particular, the core network corridors) and on the projects of common interest such as multimodal transport hubs and in the field of and traffic management systems (notably the air traffic management systems resulting from SESAR which require Union budgetary resources of about EUR 3 billion).

Amendment 140 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) In its communication ‘The outermost regions of the European Union: towards a partnership for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’, of 20 June 2012, the Commission emphasises the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, as recognised in Articles 349 and 355 of the TFEU, and contemplates their inclusion in relevant specific projects of common interest in the fields of transport, telecommunications and energy, to assist their integration into the internal market and promote their economic development. To this end, they should receive Commission support in drawing up a portfolio of specific projects.

Amendment 141 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) In order to create European added value, the Union should focus its efforts and concentrate its resources on cross- border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the end of the Second World War. Priority should be given to the upgrading or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure.

Amendment 142 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund ~~under the Connecting Europe Facility~~, respecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 143 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. TAdditional financing should be provided from the Cohesion Fund over and above the Member States’ allocation from that Fund, and the Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 144 #

Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Silvia-Adriana ŢICĂU

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network or related to horizontal priorities in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. In a first phase, the selection of projects eligible for financing should respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects, in ~~order to give greatest possible prior~~particular by strengthening the institutional capacity tof the ~~national allocations under the Cohesion Fund~~public administrations concerned and by organising additional calls for proposals.

Amendment 145 #

Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value, which frequently results in inefficient use of European funds. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 146 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. The Commission should ensure that no distortion of the national allocations is possible. The Commission should at the same time provide necessary coordination and assistance to the eligible Member States in order to remove administrative and bureaucratic barriers and ensure transparent process of selection of the projects.

Amendment 147 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Jerzy BUZEK, Andrzej GRZYB, Artur ZASADA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport and energy infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of t~~ransport~~hese projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, ~~part of~~ the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be ~~transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network~~distributed to both transport and energy projects in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 148 #

Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network (and in particular the core network corridors) in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State under the Connecting Europe Facility shall respect national envelopes, but after the mid-term review, funding not committed by the Member State concerned shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund ~~under the Connecting Europe Facility~~respecting national allocations for the projects listed in Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 150 #

Maria Da Graça CARVALHO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In the Communication on ‘Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – a Blueprint for an integrated energy network’ adopted in November 2010, the Commission identified the priority corridors, which are necessary to allow the Union to meet its ambitious energy and climate targets by 2020 for completing the internal energy market, ensuring security of supply, enabling the integration of renewable sources of energy and to prepare the networks for further decarbonisation of the energy system beyond 2020. It recalls, in particular, the importance of improving the electricity and gas interconnection capacity between Iberian peninsula and France.

Amendment 151 #

Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In the Communication on ‘Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – a Blueprint for an integrated energy network’ adopted in November 2010, the Commission identified the priority corridors, which are necessary to allow the Union to meet its ambitious energy and climate targets by 2020 for completing the internal energy market, ensuring security of supply, enabling the integration of renewable sources of energy and to prepare the ~~networks for further decarbonisation of the energy system~~distribution and the transmission electricity networks for further intake of renewable electricity beyond 2020.

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Major investments are needed to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way, notably by eliminating the remaining energy islands in Europe. The estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing.

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Major investments are needed to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way. The estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing according to the Commission Staff Working Paper to the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of 10 June 2011 "Energy infrastructure investment needs and financing requirements".

Amendment 154 #

Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Major investments are needed to ~~modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders~~first minimise, through energy efficiency policies, then to modernise and, finally where new infrastructure is needed, to expand national and European electricity infrastructure to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way. TNot taking into account this hierarchy of importance principle based on cost- effectiveness, the estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 could amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. ~~Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing.~~

Amendment 155 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Major investments are needed to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders, putting an end to the existence of energy islands, in order to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way. The estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing.

Amendment 156 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Maria Da Graça CARVALHO, Ana GOMES, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Major investments are needed to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders to meet the Union's energy and climate policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply in a cost-effective way. Long- distance electricity highways will help significantly to overcome the variability of renewable sources of electricity by sharing and distributing those resources throughout the Union. The estimated investment needs in energy infrastructure up to 2020 amount to EUR 1 trillion, of which ca. EUR 200 billion in electricity and gas transmission and storage infrastructures considered of European relevance. Among projects of European relevance, approximately EUR 100 billion of investments is at risk of not being delivered due to obstacles related to permit granting, regulation and financing.

Amendment 157 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)

(16a) In its communication of 8 March 2011 entitled ‘A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’, the Commission emphasised the central role to be played by energy infrastructure in meeting the target of an 85% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050.

Amendment 158 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The 4 February 2011 European Council called upon the Commission to streamline, simplify, speed up and improve authorisation procedures and to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment. The European Council underlined that the bulk of the investment would have to be delivered by the market with costs recovered through tariffs. The European Council recognised that public finance was needed for projects ~~requir~~justified from a security of supply or, solidarity and sustainability perspective, which were unable to attract enough market based financing.

Amendment 159 #

Vittorio PRODI, Sir WATSON, Graham

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The 4 February 2011 European Council called upon the Commission to streamline and improve authorisation procedures and to promote a regulatory framework attractive to investment. The European Council underlined that the bulk of the investment would have to be delivered by the market with costs recovered through tariffs. The European Council recognised that public finance was needed for projects required from a security of supply or solidarity perspective, which were unable to attract market based financing. It also underlined the need to modernise and expand Europe's energy infrastructure and to interconnect networks across borders, in order to make solidarity between Member States operational, to provide for alternative supply or transit routes and sources of energy and develop renewable energy sources in competition with traditional sources.

Amendment 160 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18 a) Recalls that the European Parliament in its report on trade and climate change of 24 October 2007 (2007/2003(INI)) stressed the need to remove fossil fuel subsidies; reminds that the Europe 2020 strategy calls for the phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies; highlights that the European Commission's Roadmap to a resource efficient Europe stresses the negative effects of fossil fuels and environmentally harmful subsidies and that the 2012 Annual Growth Survey of the European Semester called for the elimination of environmentally harmful subsidies; considers therefore that it would be appropriate to limit the proportion of resources devoted to energy infrastructure in the Connecting Europe Facility that act as direct or indirect subsidies to fossil fuels;

Amendment 161 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18 a) An earmarking of funds for electricity infrastructure of at least 75% of the total amount for energy within the Connecting Europe Facility should be applied in order to properly reflect the different energy infrastructure investment needs; in its report to the June 2011 Energy Council, the Commission estimated a total of EUR 200 billion of investment needs in energy infrastructure of European importance up to 2020, of which EUR 140 billion is needed for high voltage electricity transmission systems, and EUR 70 billion for gas transmission pipelines.

Amendment 162 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Telecommunications are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, offering innovative services, and doing business. Therefore the trans- European availability of fast Internet access and digital services is essential for economic growth and the Single Market. Consequently to stimulate, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, Europe-wide deployment of fast and ultra-fast broadband networks will, in turn, facilitate the development and deployment of trans-European digital services. However this support shall not lead to market distortions and crowding out of private investment.

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Telecommunications are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks and digital services closely interrelated. Furthermore, cloud computing and software-as-a- service emerge as the new paradigms of computing. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, offering private and public services, ~~and~~ doing ~~business~~cross-border business and commerce. Therefore the trans- European availability of ubiquitous, fast Internet access and innovative digital services is essential for economic growth and the Single Market.

Amendment 164 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Telecommunications are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks ~~and digital services closely interrelated~~infrastructure catalysing the use of digital services for a large part of useful society activities. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, ~~offering services~~social and cultural cohesion, and doing business. Therefore the trans- European availability of fast Internet access and digital services is essential for economic growth and the Single Market.

Amendment 165 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Telecommunications are increasingly becoming internet-based infrastructures, with broadband networks ~~and digital services closely interrelated~~infrastructure catalysing the use of digital services across a whole range of activities in society. The internet is becoming the dominant platform for communication, ~~offering servic~~for doing busines,s and ~~doing business~~for cultural cohesion. Therefore the trans- European availability of fast Internet access and digital services is essential for economic growth and the Single Market.

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Modern, fibre-based internet networks are a crucial infrastructure for the future in terms of connectivity for European companies, in particular SMEs that want to use cloud computing in order to improve cost-efficiency. Regrettably, the deployment of fibre and ultra fast broadband connections in Europe remains unsatisfactory while other economies are moving ahead taking the global lead by offering significantly higher capacity and speeds of 1 Gbps and beyond. Investments in fibre, both to the home and in passive infrastructure in the backhaul network is a crucial ingredient if Europe is to be home to new innovations, knowledge and services.

Amendment 167 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Modern, fibre-based internet networks are a crucial infrastructure for the future in terms of connectivity for European companies, in particular SMEs that want to use cloud computing in order to improve cost-efficiency. In order to avoid duplication of infrastructure, prevent the displacement of private investment and enhance capacity building to create new investment opportunities and to promote the implementation of cost reduction measures, actions should be taken to improve coordination of EU support to broadband from CEF and broadband support from all other available sources, including through national broadband plans.

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Modern, f~~ibre-based~~ast internet networks are a crucial infrastructure for the future in terms of connectivity for European companies, in particular SMEs, that want to use cloud computing in order to improve cost- efficiency. In the field of telecommunications, special emphasis will be given to actions which support cloud and ultra-fast wireless networks deployment objectives.

Amendment 169 #

Gunnar HÖKMARK, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The Europe 2020 Strategy calls for the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe that establishes a stable legal framework to stimulate investments in an open and competitive high speed internet infrastructure and in related services. The June 2010 European Council endorsed the Digital Agenda for Europe and called upon all institutions to engage in its full implementation. The Digital Agenda for Europe sets the target of having 30 Mbps high-speed broadband for all households by 2020, with 50% of households having 100 Mbps high-speed connections.

Amendment 170 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The Europe 2020 Strategy calls for the implementation of the Digital Agenda for Europe that establishes a stable legal framework to stimulate investments in an open and competitive high speed internet infrastructure and in related services. ~~The June~~However, targets for 20120 ~~European Council endorsed the Digital Agenda for Europe and called upon all institutions to engage in its full implementation~~should be revised, aiming for Europe to have the fastest broadband speeds in the world by seeking to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to 100 Mbps and 50% of EU households have access to 1 Gbits or more.

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

Amendment 172 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)

(21 a) In order to ensure competitiveness of the European Union and to facilitate the growth of a European world leading service economy, the current Digital Agenda Targets should be achieved by 2015 instead of 2020.

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) On 31 May 2010, the Council concluded that Europe should put the necessary resources into the development of a digital single market based on fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable applications and acknowledged that efficient and competitive investment in next generation broadband networks would be ~~important~~necessary for innovation, consumer choice and for the competitiveness of the Union and could provide better quality of life through better health care, safer transport, new media opportunities and easier access to goods ~~and~~, services and knowledge in particular across borders.

Amendment 174 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)

(22 a) In its Resolution of the 5th of May 2010, the European Parliament called for both open source investments as well as particular attention targeting the construction of Gbps networks for European research institutions and universities, and the affordable access to ultrafast connections by small and medium-sized enterprises;

Amendment 175 #

James ELLES, Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) Public investments in fast and ultra-fast broadband networks must not unduly distort competition nor create disincentives to invest. It should be used to crowd in private investments and only in cases where there is a lack of commercial interest to invest.

Amendment 176 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) Most research available clearly illustrates the substantial increased benefits that accrue from investments in ICT infrastructure to generate jobs and growth in both the long and short term, not just from the construction of the infrastructure itself but also from the immediate, strong and durable multiplier effect of enhanced digital capability throughout the economy, especially for small businesses; urges that every effort should be made not only to clarify amounts available in the Union Budget but to do everything to ensure that existing funds be shaped towards ICT take up;

Amendment 177 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) It is necessary to develop strong and coherent EU-wide networks for the digital delivery of public-good actions, involving both public and civil society actors at national and regional level, and to this end it is essential to ensure the structured EU financing of the costs of the system and software design, as well as maintenance of a resilient hub for such networks, leaving only in-country costs for national operator budgets. Particular priority should be given to ensuring that all publicly financed systems and software designs get disseminated in the form of open, accessible standards which are easily obtained and used by all society actors, including not-for-profit actors, and that code resulting from public investments is always made available as open source to the public;

Amendment 178 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) It is necessary to develop strong and coherent EU-wide networks for the digital delivery of public-good actions, involving both public and civil society actors at national and regional level, and to this end it is essential to ensure the structured EU financing of the costs of the system and software design, as well as maintenance of a resilient hub for such networks, leaving only in-country costs for national operator budgets. In order to complete the Digital Single Market, close cooperation and coordination of activities under the CEF programme with the national and regional broadband actions shall be ensured.

Amendment 179 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 180 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)

(26 a) In the application of financial instruments for the aim of creating trans- European core services, particular priority should be given to ensuring services being based on open, accessible standards which are easily reviewed, obtained and used by all society actors and where the standard development process is open, transparent and inclusive for as many stakeholders as are interested, including not-for-profit actors, and that source code resulting from public investments in core service applications is always made openly available to the public;

Amendment 181 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) Ensuring cross-border interoperability in the deployment of large scale infrastructure projects, in particular at the level of core services, may require simultaneous procurement and installation of equipment by the Commission, Member State and/or their beneficiaries. To facilitate the fulfilment of the interoperability requirement, preference should be given to solutions implementing open, transparent standards provided on royalty-free basis. In such cases, Union financial aid may need to be allocated to procurements executed by infrastructure providers in Member States, either on their own behalf or in cooperation with the Commission. Provisions also enable multiple sourcing, which may be needed, inter alia, to provide for multi- language arrangements, to ensure security of supply and/or to implement network redundancy that is required to eliminate infrastructure network downtime that could be caused by a single point of failure.

Amendment 182 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) Ensuring cross-border interoperability in the deployment of large scale infrastructure projects, in particular at the level of core services, may require simultaneous procurement and installation of equipment by the Commission, Member State, region, local authority and/or their beneficiaries. In such cases, Union financial aid may need to be allocated to procurements executed by infrastructure providers in Member States or regions with devolved powers, either on their own behalf or in cooperation with the Commission. Provisions also enable multiple sourcing, which may be needed, inter alia, to provide for multi- language arrangements, to ensure security of supply and/or to implement network redundancy that is required to eliminate infrastructure network downtime that could be caused by a single point of failure.

Amendment 183 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Generic services in areas of public interest (as core services) are often affected by a strong degree of market failures. Indeed, the areas to be funded relate to public service delivery (eHealth, eIdentity, eProcurement large scale deployment and interoperability) hence not commercial by definition at a starting level. In addition, if only core services are funded, the challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to link national systems to the core systems (hence develop conditions for interoperability and cross- border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service deployment within interoperable frameworks. Before implementing large, new investments, there should however be careful consideration given to the open source solutions already implemented in a wide range of constituencies around Europe, and the potential for spreading them to other constituencies.

Amendment 184 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Generic services in areas of public interest (as core services) are often affected by a strong degree of market failures. Indeed, the areas to be funded relate to public service delivery (eHealth, eIdentity, eProcurement, eLearning large scale deployment and interoperability) hence not commercial by definition at a starting level. In addition, if only core services are funded, the challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to link national systems to the core systems (hence develop conditions for interoperability and cross- border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service deployment within interoperable frameworks.

Amendment 185 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Generic services in areas of public interest (as core services) are often affected by a strong degree of market failures. Indeed, the areas to be funded relate to public service delivery (eHealth, eIdentity, eProcurement large scale deployment and interoperability and the digitisation of European cultural collections) hence not commercial by definition at a starting level. In addition, if only core services are funded, the challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to link national systems to the core systems (hence develop conditions for interoperability and cross- border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service deployment within interoperable frameworks..

Amendment 186 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Generic services in areas of public interest (as core services) are often affected by a strong degree of market failures. Indeed, the areas to be funded relate to public service delivery (eHealth, eIdentity, eProcurement large scale deployment and interoperability) hence not commercial by definition at a starting level. In addition, if only core services are funded, the challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to link national systems to the core systems (hence develop conditions for interoperability and cross- border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service deployment within interoperable frameworks. Projects of common interest relating to cross-border delivery of eGovernment services should take into account the 25 recommendations of the European Interoperability Framework for European public services (EIF) that address specific interoperability requirements.

Amendment 187 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Generic services in areas of public interest (as core services) are often affected by a strong degree of market failures. Indeed, the areas to be funded relate to public service delivery (eHealth, eIdentity, eGovernment, eLearning, eProcurement large scale deployment and interoperability) hence not commercial by definition at a starting level. In addition, if only core services are funded, the challenge would be to create the right incentives at Member State and regional level to actually deploy services of public interest: this is due particularly to lack of incentive at national level to link national systems to the core systems (hence develop conditions for interoperability and cross- border services) as well as to the fact that private investors would not alone ensure service deployment within interoperable frameworks.

Amendment 188 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29 a) The deployment of cross border services by the establishment of electronic procedures for moving from one European country to another will allow dealing electronically with all necessary administrative procedures, facilitating the mobility of Europeans while making it less costly. Consequently, these services have the potential of changing in a positive manner the ease with which Europeans can work, study and reside in any Member State, through Points of Single Contact for registration of change of address with all public authorities in the target country (local authority, school, doctor, police, etc.) with the source country electronic identity.

Amendment 189 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Horizon 2020 – the future Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will focus among others on tackling societal challenges (e.g. smart, green, accessible and integrated transport, and secure, clean and efficient energy, and information and communication technology-enabled health, government and sustainable development) in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 Strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 will support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market including innovative financial instruments. With the aim to achieve a greater impact of the Union funding and in order to ensure coherence, the Connecting Europe Facility will develop close synergies with Horizon 2020.

Amendment 190 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Horizon 2020 – the future Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will focus among others on tackling societal challenges (e.g. smart, green and integrated transport, and secure, clean and efficient energy, and information and communication technology-enabled health, government and sustainable development) in order to respond directly to the challenges identified in the Europe 2020 Strategy by supporting activities covering the entire spectrum from research to market. Horizon 2020 will support all stages in the innovation chain, especially activities closer to the market including innovative financial instruments. Furthermore, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) pursues the same objectives in tackling those societal challenges, focusing on the exploitation of research results and the development innovative products and services. With the aim to achieve a greater impact of the Union funding and in order to ensure coherence, the Connecting Europe Facility will develop close synergies with Horizon 2020 and the EIT.

Amendment 191 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) Fiscal measures in many Member States will drive or have already driven public authorities to reassess their infrastructure investment programmes~~. In this context, PPPs have been viewed as an effective means of delivering infrastructure projects~~ ensuring the achievement of policy objectives such as combating climate change; promoting alternative energy sources as well as energy and resource efficiency, supporting sustainable transport and the deployment of broadband networks. ~~The Commission committed in its PPP Communication of 19 November 2009 to improving access to finance for PPPs by broadening the scope of existing financial instruments.~~

Amendment 192 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) Fiscal measures in many Member States or regions with devolved powers will drive or have already driven public authorities to reassess their infrastructure investment programmes. In this context, PPPs have been viewed as an effective means of delivering infrastructure projects ensuring the achievement of policy objectives such as combating climate change;, promoting alternative energy sources as well as energy and resource efficiency, supporting sustainable transport and the deployment of broadband networks. The Commission committed in its PPP Communication of 19 November 2009 to improving access to finance for PPPs by broadening the scope of existing financial instruments.

Amendment 193 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) Even though the bulk of the investment under Europe 2020 Strategy can be delivered by ~~markets and~~specific regulatory measures, the financing challenge require public interventions and Union support by grants and innovative financial instruments. ~~Financial instruments should be used to address specific market needs, in line with the objectives~~Before deciding to use such financial instruments, the Commission should carry out, with the help of the Ccon~~necting Europe Facility, and should not crowd out private financing. Before deciding to use financial instruments, the Commission should carry out~~cerned Member States and involved EU institutions, ex-ante assessments of these instruments.

Amendment 194 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)

(34 a) In order to ensure equality between, on the one hand, transport projects that already apply the 'user pays' principle on a mandatory basis and, on the other hand, those that do not levy charges on users, the Union should also provide financing through grants for transport projects that generate income.

Amendment 195 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)

(34 a) Fiscal measures in Member States should drive public authorities to promote renewable energy sources as well as energy efficiency and resource efficiency.

Amendment 196 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)

(34 a) To optimise utilisation of the EU budget in the form of grants, these should be reserved for projects that generate little or no income, with the exception of transport projects which collect infrastructure charges.

Amendment 197 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)

(34a) Fiscal measures in many Member States and regions with devolved powers will drive or have already driven public authorities to reassess their infrastructure investment programmes. In this context, PPPs have been viewed as an effective means of delivering infrastructure projects that ensure the achievement of objectives such as combating climate change, promoting alternative energy sources and energy and resource efficiency, supporting sustainable transport and the deployment of broadband networks. The Commission committed in its PPP Communication of 19 November 2009 to improving access to finance for PPPs by broadening the scope of existing financial instruments.

Amendment 198 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) The EU Budget Review34 emphasised that the norm for projects with long-term commercial potential should be the use of Union funds in partnership with the financial and banking sectors, particularly the European Investment Bank (‘''EIB'’') and Member States‘' public financial institutions, but also with other international financial institutions and the private financial sector, including at national and regional level. The partnering arrangements need to emphasise the local knowledge and relationship between projects and financial intermediaries.

Amendment 199 #

Catherine TRAUTMANN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) The EU Budget Review emphasised that the norm for projects with long-term commercial potential should be the use of Union funds in partnership with the financial and banking sectors, particularly the European Investment Bank (‘'EIB'’) and Member States‘ public financial institutions, but also with other international financial institutions and the private financial sector, including at national and regional level. The partnering arrangements need to emphasise the local knowledge and relationship between projects and financial intermediaries.

Amendment 200 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission pledged to mobilise Union financial instruments as part of a consistent funding strategy, that pulls together Union and national public and private funding for infrastructures. This is based on the rationale that ~~in many cases~~, according to specific cases to be assessed one by one, sub-optimal investment situations ~~and market imperfections~~ may be more efficiently tackled by financial instruments than by grants.

Amendment 201 #

Philippe DE BACKER, Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission pledged to mobilise Union financial instruments ~~as part of~~with sufficient resources to support a consistent funding strategy, that pulls together Union and national public and private funding for infrastructures. This is based on the rationale that in many cases sub-optimal investment situations and market imperfections may be more efficiently tackled by financial instruments than by grants.

Amendment 202 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)

(37 a) Those innovative financial instruments, such as project bonds, can give a boost to the financing of transport infrastructure with European added value. Their use should therefore be strongly encouraged, in order to use the European budget in the most efficient way.

Amendment 203 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) Wh~~ile most financial instruments should be common for all sectors, some may be specific for individual sectors~~en selecting the most effective form of financial aid, sector- and project- specific characteristics of eligible projects shall be duly considered. Commission services estimate that while the financial support for broadband would primarily rely on financial instruments, for transport and energy the volume of Union budgetary resources required for financial instruments should not exceed EUR 2 billion and EUR 1 billion respectively.

Amendment 204 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) While most financial instruments should be common for all sectors, some may be specific for individual sectors. Commission services estimate that while the financial support for broadband networks would primarily rely on financial instruments, for transport and energy the volume of Union budgetary resources required for financial instruments should not exceed EUR 2 billion and EUR 1 billion respectively.

Amendment 205 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) ~~While most financial instruments should be common for all sectors, some may be specific for individual sectors. Commission services estimate that while the financial support for broadband w~~Financial support for energy should primarily rely on financial instruments, ~~for transport and energy~~ the volume of Union budgetary resources required for financial instruments ~~should not exceed EUR 2 billion and EUR 1 billion respectively~~for energy should not be lower than 8.2 billion EUR and grants for studies and works should not exceed 0.9 billion EUR.

Amendment 206 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)

(38a) Moreover, in the field of road transport and in order to increase the financial liability of projects' promoters - thus fulfilling the criteria requested by EIB to apply for financial instruments that require a sound financial standing able to create an efficient and well- functioning market- actions aimed at unifying existing concessions along the TEN-T network should be considered.

Amendment 207 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) In order to ensure sectorial diversification of beneficiaries of financial instruments as well as encourage ~~gradual~~ geographical diversification a~~cross~~mong the Member States and European regions, the Commission in partnership with the EIB, through joint initiatives such as the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) and Jaspers, should provide support to the Member States in developing an appropriate pipeline of projects that could be considered for project financing.

Amendment 208 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) In order to ensure sect oral diversification of beneficiaries of financial instruments as well as encourage gradual geographical diversification across the Member States, ~~the Commission in partnership with the EIB, through joint initiatives such as the European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) and Jaspers,~~who required assistance in such financial instruments, the Commission in partnership with the EIB should provide support to those Member States in developing an appropriate pipeline of projects that could be considered for project financing.

Amendment 209 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) With respect to the conditions for the financial instruments, it might be necessary to add additional requirements in the Work Programmes, for example to ensure a competitive and fair internal markets in view of the development of the Union's policies, technological developments and other factors that may become relevant.

Amendment 210 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

Amendment 211 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Maria Da Graça CARVALHO, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) Multi-annual programming for support from the Facility should be directed towards supporting the Union's priorities by ensuring the availability of the necessary financial resources and the consistency, transparency and continuity of joint action by the Union and the Member States. For proposals submitted following the implementation of the first multiannual work programme in the sector of transport, eligibility of cost should start on 1 January 2014 to ensure the continuity of projects already covered by Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks.

Amendment 212 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)

(42 a) Given the limited resources available at Union level, concentration on the projects with the highest European added value is necessary in order to achieve the desired impact. In the transport sector, EU support should be earmarked for the core network (and in particular the core network corridors) and projects of common interest in the field of traffic management systems. In the energy sector, financial aid should focus on completing the internal energy market, ensuring security of supply, ensuring the transmission of renewable electricity from generation to centres of demand and storage, and attracting private investment. In the telecom sector, financial aid should primarily be targeted at projects that will generate demand for broadband, including the building of a European digital service infrastructure, which should in turn stimulate investments in broadband network deployment.

Amendment 213 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations should be carried out by the Commission in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities. These evaluations should be communicated to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

Amendment 214 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations should be carried out by the Commission and the European Parliament notified of the results in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities.

Amendment 215 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations sh~~ould~~all be carried out by the Commission in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities.

Amendment 216 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43

(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations should be carried out by the Commission in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities. The Commission shall publish annually a scoreboard depicting the progress of all projects selected under the CEF.

Amendment 217 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)

(43 a) These evaluations should include assessments on the capacity of the Member States or concerned implementing bodies to comply with their own co-financing engagements in completion of the EU grants or of the innovative financial instruments provided to carry out a project of common interest.

Amendment 218 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) On the basis of the sector specific guidelines laid down in separate Regulations, a list of priority areas for which this Regulation should apply has been drawn up and should be included in the Annex. In order to take into account possible changes in political priorities and technological capabilities, as well as traffic flows, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting amendments to the Annex. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing~~-up delegated acts~~ them up, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Amendment 219 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) On the basis of the sector specific guidelines laid down in separate Regulations, a list of priority areas for which this Regulation should apply has been drawn up and should be included in the Annex. In order to take into account possible changes in political priorities and technological capabilities, as well as traffic flows, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting amendments to the Annex. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work with all competent bodies and local, regional and State authorities, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Amendment 220 #

Joachim ZELLER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Constanze Angela KREHL, Hubert PIRKER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. Parliament should be kept informed about all such information, at all stages and with full transparency.

Amendment 221 #

Werner LANGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47a) The form of the contract must be consistent with the basis for and the circumstances of the project and guarantee broad and fair competition for projects co-funded under the CEF which are the subject of public procurement procedures. In order to secure the most economically advantageous price and ensure that the project is carried out as efficiently as possible, the basic terms of the contract should be fair and reflect the risks associated with the project, irrespective of national or international standards.

Amendment 222 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47a) In order to guarantee broad and fair competition for projects funded under the CEF, the form of the contract must be consistent with the aims and circumstances of the project. The terms of the contract must be drafted in such a way as to spread the risks associated with the work to be carried out fairly, in order to maximise cost-effectiveness and ensure that the work is performed as efficiently as possible. This principle shall apply irrespective of whether a national or international contract model is employed.

Amendment 223 #

Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47 a) In order to ensure broad and fair competition for projects benefitting from CEF funds, tenders must be based on fair and transparent contract conditions and the form of contract used must be appropriate to the project's objectives and circumstances.

Amendment 224 #

Gaston FRANCO, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

Amendment 225 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries. The Connecting Europe Facility should offer simplified means of linking and financing these infrastructures, in order to ensure coherence between internal and external instruments of the Union budget. In the transport sector, special attention should be paid to strengthening the links between the trans-European and trans- Mediterranean transport networks, particularly in order to facilitate the transport of goods via the motorways of the sea. In the energy sector, emphasis should be placed on completing the Mediterranean electric ring and developing direct undersea electricity interconnections between the EU and the countries of the South-East Mediterranean in order to structure the complementarity of the two energy systems.

Amendment 226 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Maria Da Graça CARVALHO, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Some of the infrastructure projects of Union interest might need to link with and pass through neighbourhood, pre-accession and other third countries such as in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, which has substantial solar energy that could be imported into the EU via long- distance electricity connections. The Connecting Europe Facility should offer simplified means of linking and financing these infrastructures, in order to ensure coherence between internal and external instruments of the Union budget.

Amendment 227 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)

(48a) The participation of undertakings established in third countries is a prerequisite for achieving the objectives of the Connecting Europe Facility, in view of the experience and technical know-how which they can bring to the projects. Particular attention must, however, be drawn to the need for such undertakings to comply with labour, social and environmental law. This is a growing demand from European society. The Commission should therefore be given the means to carry out this task, with a view to promoting fair competition between European undertakings and third countries.

Amendment 228 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 b (new)

(48b) Participation in Union-financed projects by undertakings established in third countries must be matched by a requirement for reciprocity in trade relations. Therefore European undertakings must have access to similar opportunities in the third countries concerned.

Amendment 229 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation establishes the Connecting Europe Facility and determines the conditions, methods and procedures for providing Union financial aid to trans- European networks in order to support projects in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructures and in sectors between which synergies may be created.

Amendment 230 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Regulation establishes the Connecting Europe Facility and determines the conditions, methods and procedures for providing Union financial aid to trans- European networks in order to support projects in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructures. In the field of energy, the Connecting Europe Facility shall help the Union to invest into energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart transmission and distribution electricity networks.

Amendment 231 #

Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) ‘cross-border section’ means the section, which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country, which includes maritime port hinterlands as well as ports;

Amendment 232 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) ‘cross-border section’ means the ~~section, which ensures the continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country~~connection between the nearest nodes on both sides of the border;

Amendment 233 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) "“cross-border section"” means the section, which ensures the realisation or continuity of a project of common interest between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country;

Amendment 234 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘programme support actions’ means all accompanying measures necessary for the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility and individual sector specific guidelines, such as services (notably technical assistance), as well as preparatory, feasibility, coordination, monitoring, consultation of interested parties and stakeholders, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required directly for the management of this facility and the achievement of its objectives, and in particular studies, meetings, information, infrastructure mapping, twinning, dissemination, awareness raising and communication actions, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses that may be required for the management of this facility or implementation of the individual sector specific guidelines;

Amendment 235 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘programme support actions’ means accompanying measures necessary for the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility and individual sector specific guidelines, such as services (notably technical assistance), as well as preparatory, feasibility, coordination, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities as well as Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments which are required directly for the management of this facility and the achievement of its objectives, and in particular studies, meetings, information, infrastructure mapping, twinning, dissemination, awareness raising and communication actions, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses that may be required for the management of this facility or implementation of the individual sector specific guidelines;

Amendment 236 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

(6 a) 'consultation procedure' means appropriate and adequate procedure including the respect of the Aarhus Convention as granted by Directive 2003/4, by which, prior the adoption of a project of common interest, all concerned interested parties are consulted according to the existing national rules and laws to express their concerns and suggestions to the captioned project. Such consultation complies with the requirements as set in the provisions of Directive 85/337 and 2001/42.

Amendment 237 #

Phil BENNION

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Amendment 238 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by creating new infrastructure or substantially modernising existing infrastructure in order to increase its capacity such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. ~~The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;~~

Amendment 239 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ ~~means a phys~~in the transport sector means a physical or technical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity and disruption of long-distance and cross-border flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by ~~new infrastructure~~creating new, or substantially upgrading existing infrastructure in order to increase its capacity such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;

Amendment 240 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘"bottleneck’" in the transport sector means a physical or technical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity and disruption of long-distance and cross-border flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by ~~new infrastructure~~creating new or substantially upgrading existing infrastructure in order to increase its capacity such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge~~. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~;

Amendment 241 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges, locks, groynes, bottom sills or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, ~~gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottlenec~~bridge clearance, fairway dimensions gauge or by upgrading intermediate lower classified sections of infrastructure to the level of the rest of the network;

Amendment 242 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Amendment 243 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) "bottleneck" in the transport sector means a physical or technical barrier that leads to a system break or obstruction affecting the continuity of long-distance and cross-border flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by constructing new infrastructure or substantially upgrading existing infrastructure to improve its capacity, such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. ~~The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;~~

Amendment 244 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed both by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge~~. The need to~~ and by upgradeing existing infrastructure stha~~ll not be considered as a bottleneck~~t could bring significant improvements via technical innovations which will solve the bottleneck constraints;

Amendment 245 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical ~~barrier that leads to a system break affecting~~, operational or organisational barrier that interrupts or hinders the continuity of ~~long-distance~~transport flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed ~~by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~primarily by a more efficient use or the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. If this proves insufficient, new infrastructure may have to be built;

Amendment 246 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) "bottleneck" means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels or by adapted infrastructure such as bypasses that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;

Amendment 247 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘"bottleneck~~’ means a phys~~" in the transport sector means a physical or technical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;and disruption of transport capacity of long-distance and cross-border flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by creating new substantially modernising or rehabilitating existing infrastructure in order to increase its capacity such as bridges, locks, groynes, bottom sills or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge, fairway depth or by upgrading intermediate lower classified sections of infrastructure to the level of the rest of the network.

Amendment 248 #

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘transport bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;traffic flows and which can be surmounted by creating new infrastructure.

Amendment 249 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) "transport bottleneck" means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows~~. Such a barrier~~ and which can be ~~absorb~~lifted by new infrastructure ~~such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~or by substantially modernising existing infrastructure;

Amendment 250 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long- distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure and/or by revitalisation of the existing infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. ~~The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;~~

Amendment 251 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) "bottleneck" means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long- distance flows~~. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gaug~~ and which can be surmounted by creating new infrastructure. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck;

Amendment 252 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘"bottleneck’" means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long- distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by creation of new infrastructure ~~such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to~~or by renewal or upgrade of existing infrastructure ~~shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~;

Amendment 253 #

Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘'bottleneck’' means a physical ~~barrier that leads to a system break affecting~~, operational or organisational barrier that interrupts or hinders the continuity of ~~long-distance~~transport/energy flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed ~~by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~primarily by a more efficient use or the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure. If this proves insufficient, new infrastructure may have to be built;

Amendment 254 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck; in the field of energy, lack of capacity of interconnection due either to absence of infrastructure or to limited physical flow or faltering system management;

Amendment 255 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘bottleneck’ means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long- distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure ~~such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck~~and/or by upgrading or modernising the existing infrastructure;

Amendment 256 #

Jörg LEICHTFRIED

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(13) "(12) "transport bottleneck" means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long-distance flows. Such a barrier can be absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade existing infrastructure shall not be considered as a bottleneck and which can be surmounted by extending or modernising existing infrastructure and/or by creating new infrastructure;

Amendment 257 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(13) "bottleneck" means a physical and/or functional barrier that leads to a system break affecting the continuity of long- distance flows. Such a functional barrier can be ~~absorbed by new infrastructure such as bridges or tunnels that address problems as for example gradients, curve radii, gauge. The need to upgrade~~eliminated by improving existing infrastructure ~~shall not~~and/or bey c~~onsidered as a bottleneck~~reating new infrastructure;

Amendment 258 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)

(20 a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, as defined by Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines]

Amendment 259 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Connecting Europe Facility shall enable the preparation and implementation of projects of common interest within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of energy, transport and telecommunications. In particular the Connecting Europe Facility shall support the implementation of projects aiming at the development and construction of new or upgrading and revitalising of existing infrastructure in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications. To this end, the Connecting Europe Facility shall pursue the following objectives:

Amendment 260 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation. This objective should particularly focus on regions with natural and demographic disadvantages, such as the outermost regions.

Amendment 261 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the ~~volume of public and~~share of each network completed through projects of common interest, volume of private investment attracted in projects of common interest, and ~~in particular the volume of public and private investments in~~the share of each network completed through projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.

Amendment 262 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern ~~and~~, high performing and sustainable trans- European networks, thus ~~bringing forward benefits~~securing for the entire European Union ~~in terms of competitiveness an~~the conditions necessary for improved economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.

Amendment 263 #

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive ~~growth by developing~~development of modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of minimising external costs, improving competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments ~~and~~, such as using revenues from the application of the polluter pays principle, Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation as well as the corresponding share of risks, profits and losses between the public and private investors.

Amendment 264 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation. It will be required to comply with the principles of technological neutrality and provide a balance between effectiveness and cost.

Amendment 265 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of ~~competitiveness and~~ economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market ~~and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment~~ through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the ~~volume of public and private~~effectiveness of investment in projects of common interest, and in particular ~~the volume of public and private investments in~~in those projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.

Amendment 266 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 267 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation. The achievement of this objective will also be measured by the cumulative effect of these projects of common interest to the overall targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

Amendment 268 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private ~~and public~~, public or public- private investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public ~~and~~ , private or public-private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.

Amendment 269 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the share in the European targets achieved through projects under this Regulation.

Amendment 270 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its ~~targets of~~sustainable development targets, including a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.

Amendment 271 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve ~~its targets of~~by 2020 and compared to 1990 levels, a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.

Amendment 272 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States, in investing into energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart transmission and distribution electricity networks.

Amendment 273 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, and contribute to achieving the 2050 objectives, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.

Amendment 274 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States. The methodology established for ex post evaluation of the instrument’s efficiency and effectiveness shall include consultations between Member States.

Amendment 275 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States. Alongside these targets, due account must be taken of the long-term decarbonisation targets laid down in the Roadmap for moving to a low carbon economy in 2050.

Amendment 276 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States in moving to specific milestones for domestic emission reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively.

Amendment 277 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) enable the Union to achieve the goal of security of energy supply, including through diversification.

Amendment 278 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) ensure the development of infrastructure which respects the environment as a whole, in accordance with ex ante studies as defined in Article 3ra of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], taking into account the overall impact of the projects on biodiversity, water pollution and soil pollution.

Amendment 279 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – footnote

b. enable the Union to achieve its targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions1, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States. 1 If the conditions ~~are righ~~set out by the European Council are met, up to 30´%.

Amendment 280 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. ~~Further~~Without prejudice to the general objectives set out under Article 3, the Connecting Europe Facility sh~~ould~~all contribute to achieving the following sector specific objectives:

Amendment 281 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on all modes transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 282 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks and bridging missing links also by means of innovative ITS, to be measured by the number of ~~new and improv~~improved or upgraded cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 283 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

Amendment 284 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks ~~and bridging missing links, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and~~, improving connectivity with urban and regional nodes, bridging missing links and improving rail connections with industrial areas and sites, to be measured by the number of cross-border sections and industrial sidings that were abandoned or cut since the Second World War and have been rehabilitated or reconstructed, and by the number of removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 285 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) removing bottlenecks ~~and~~, bridging missing links and connecting cross-border sections, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from CEF;

Amendment 286 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway, road and IWW networks in the EU-27 ~~and~~upgraded to the core network requirements and the increase of the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27;

Amendment 287 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the ~~conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed rail~~railway and waterways network in the EU-27;

Amendment 288 #

Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run~~, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27~~ on networks created or improved by means of this Regulation, to be measured by the length of transport infrastructure running across the EU-27 without major bottlenecks;

Amendment 289 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the ~~conventional railway network~~railway and waterways network created or improved by means of this Regulation in the EU-27 and by the ~~length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27~~number of motorways of the sea created;

Amendment 290 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27; and ensuring that the length of the roads of the core network has adequate coverage in terms of infrastructure to supply alternative fuels to vehicles using these roads in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU-27;

Amendment 291 #

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run~~, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway~~. The achievement of this objective shall be measured by the length of the railway network in the EU-27 complying with the requirements set out in Article 45(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27, the length of inland waterway network and the length by class in the EU-27, the length of roads of the core network that has adequate coverage of infrastructure which can supply alternative fuels to vehicles in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU- 27;

Amendment 292 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

Amendment 293 #

Michael CRAMER, Jean-Jacob BICEP

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the short and long run, to be measured by the ~~length~~modal share of rail transport as well as the length and state of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 ~~and t~~. The length of the high-speed railway network ~~in the EU-27;~~may be taken into account where these lines are part of a network-wide concept for improved railway services.

Amendment 294 #

Philippe DE BACKER, Gesine MEISSNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 ~~and~~, the length of high- speed railway network in the EU-27 and the maritime and river port network in the EU-27;

Amendment 295 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by ~~the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and~~applying a scientific methodology that will clearly demonstrate the lben~~gth of high-speed railway network in the EU-27;~~efits of the funded projects in economic and environmental terms

Amendment 296 #

Britta THOMSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii

(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport systems in the long run~~, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway~~. The achievement of this objective shall be measured by the length of the railway network in the EU-27 complying with the requirements set out in Article 45(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27, the length of inland waterway network and the length by class in the EU-27, the length of roads of the core network that has adequate coverage with infrastructure to supply alternative fuels to vehicles in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU-27;

Amendment 297 #

Dominique VLASTO, Michel DANTIN, Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)

(iia) eliminating disparities between transport infrastructures and systems in the Member States. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the motorway and expressway network, the length of the conventional and high-speed railway network and the number of new or modernised maritime and inland waterway ports in the Member States which joined on 1 May 2004;

Amendment 298 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimise the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of inland and maritime ports and airports connected to each other and to the railway network and inland waterways, and by the number of multimodal logistics platforms created.

Amendment 299 #

Philippe DE BACKER, Gesine MEISSNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimise the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured ~~by the number of ports and airports connected to the railway network.~~applying a scientific methodology that will clearly demonstrate the benefits of the funded projects in economic and environmental terms

Amendment 300 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

Amendment 301 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimise the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing interoperability and accessibility of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of ports and airports connected to the railway network.

Amendment 302 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimise the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of ports and airports connected to the railway network, by the effective deployment of ERTMS, RIS and ITS as well as the number of urban areas with integrated logistic management systems at 'zero emissions' of CO2.

Amendment 303 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimise the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing multimodality and interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of ports ~~and airport~~, airports and transport hubs connected to the railway network.

Amendment 304 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) optimiseing the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing the interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of ports and airports, multimodal logistics platforms and ‘motorways of the sea’ connected or that may be connected to the railway network.

Amendment 305 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)

(iii a) boosting a modal shift towards more sustainable modes, such as rail and sustainable waterborne transport, in order to minimise all environmental and social costs, including accidents, greenhouse gas emissions, air pollutants, noise, water and soil contamination as well as protecting biodiversity, habitats and health;

Amendment 306 #

Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV, Sophie AUCONIE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)

(iii a) preparing for future transport flows.

Amendment 307 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)

(iii a) iv) enabling the decarbonisation of all modes of transport through transition to innovative low-carbon and energy efficient transport technologies as well as the introduction of alternative propulsion systems and the provision of the adequate infrastructure required to support the transition to a low-carbon economy and transport system.

Amendment 308 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network or dependent on a single source, to be measured by the number of projects effectively contributing to the competition of sources and price convergence by interconnecting Member states‘ networks and removing internal bottlenecks;

Amendment 309 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of completed projects effectively interconnecting each Member states‘ networks with neighbouring MS networks, the share from the national consumption that could be provided by the interconnections with the European network and removing internal bottlenecks;

Amendment 310 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity ~~and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively interconnecting~~networks, including by ensuring the development of smart grids, the further uptake of renewable energy sources and that no Member sState~~s‘ networks and removing internal bottlenecks;~~ is isolated from the European network,

Amendment 311 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity, oil and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively interconnecting Member states' networks and removing internal bottlenecks;

Amendment 312 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) promoting ~~the fur~~both ther integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and natural gas networks across borders~~, including~~ and the deployment of domestic energy smart grids, by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively ~~interconnect~~enhancing Member states‘ networks and removing internal bottlenecks;

Amendment 313 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

i) promoting ~~the~~enhanced competition and further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively interconnecting Member states' networks and removing internal bottlenecks;

Amendment 314 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union security of supply, to be measured by the evolution of system resilience and security of system operations as well as number of finalised projects allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes and increase the domestic supply period from internal emergency reserves;

Amendment 315 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union security of supply, to be measured by the evolution of system resilience and security of system operations as well as number of projects allowing diversification and better domestic use of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes;

Amendment 316 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union ~~security of suppl~~energy independency, to be measured by the evolution of ~~system resilience and security of system operations as well as number of projects allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and rout~~the deployment of smart grids, the optimal utilisation of energy infrastructure assets leading to an increased energy efficiency and integration of distributed renewable energy sources;

Amendment 317 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Maria Da Graça CARVALHO, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union security of supply, to be measured by the evolution of system resilience and security of system operations as well as number of projects allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying two-way connections, counterparts and routes;

Amendment 318 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) enhancing Union security of supply in both the electricity and gas sectors, to be measured by the evolution of system resilience and efficiency and security of system operations as well as number of projects enabling access to domestic renewable energy sources and allowing diversification of supply sources, supplying counterparts and routes;

Amendment 319 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

(iii) contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment and public health, notably by fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network ~~and developing carbon dioxide networks~~, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility.

Amendment 320 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

(iii) contributing to sustainable development ~~and~~, the protection of the environment~~, notably by foster~~ and the Union's climate objectives, by reducing the Union's energy demand and developing ~~the~~and integrati~~on of~~ng energy from renewable sources into the transmission ~~network and developing carbon dioxide~~and distribution networks, to be measured by the ~~transmission~~percentage of renewable energy ~~from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites,~~compared to the total energy consumed in the Union, by the number of smart electricity grids and by the ~~sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construc~~total energy consumed by the implementation of ~~the~~ projects which benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility.

Amendment 321 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

(iii) contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network and developing carbon dioxide networks and investing in sustainable transport, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility.

Amendment 322 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

(iii) contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network and developing carbon dioxide networks, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, the proportion of demand response enabled and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from the Connecting Europe Facility.

Amendment 323 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

~~(iii)~~ contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network and developing ~~carbon dioxide~~smart energy networks, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from CEF, as well as the total output from the renewable energy sources integrated into the European energy system.

Amendment 324 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii

iii) contributing to sustainable development and protection of the environment, notably by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering the integration of energy from renewable sources into the transmission network ~~and developing carbon dioxide networks~~, to be measured by the transmission of renewable energy from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and the sum of CO2 emissions prevented by the construction of the projects which benefited from CEF.

Amendment 325 #

Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections ~~for above 100 Mbps~~of 100 Mbps and above;

Amendment 326 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), ~~to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connection~~by ensuring that by 2020 all Europeans have access to 100 Mbps and 50% of EU households have access to 1 Gbits for ~~above 100 Mbps;~~more.

Amendment 327 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), ~~to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number~~by ensuring that by 2020 all Europeans have access to 100 Mbps and 50% of EU households hav~~ing subscribed for broadband connection~~e access to 1 Gbits for ~~above 100 Mbps~~more;

Amendment 328 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) stimulating and generating the demand for broadband services by promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services online as well as access to such networks, to be measured by the percentage of citizens and businesses using public services online and the availability of such services across borders; (ia) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks and their uptake through financial instruments in order to meet existing and rising demand, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps;

Amendment 329 #

James ELLES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks ~~and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of house~~to generate jobs and growth and their uptake, in particular connecting small and medium sized enterprises to make them more competitive; in so doing the indicator for the level of broadband and ultrafast coverage to be attained should~~s having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps~~ be above 100mbps with a view to ensuring the full attainment of the Digital Agenda for Europe's objectives as soon as possible;

Amendment 330 #

Catherine TRAUTMANN, Mario PIRILLO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i

(i) accelerating the deployment of fast and ultrafast broadband networks and their uptake, including by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), tonot least in order to close the digital divide between various parts of the Union; this will be measured by the level of broadband and ultrafast broadband coverage and the number of households having subscribed for broadband connections for above 100 Mbps;

Amendment 331 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii

(ii) promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national public services on-line as well as access to such networks, to be measured by the percentage of citizens and businesses using public services on-line and the availability of such services across borders. This should in turn help stimulate the demand for such services, as well as lower operating costs while maintaining employment in those public services.

Amendment 332 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The estimated investment requirement for trans-European networks in the transport, energy and telecommunications sectors for the period up to 2020 is EUR 50 000 000 000. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 50 000 000 000. That amount shall be distributed among the sectors referred to in Article 3 as follows:

Amendment 333 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent ~~in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund~~for projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;

Amendment 334 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000n], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 335 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent, on the basis of national allocations, in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 336 #

Erik BÁNKI, Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: ~~EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund~~50% of the total amount;

Amendment 337 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000], ~~out~~ of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] sh~~all be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line wi~~ould be earmarked to finance transport projects on the t~~his Regulation in~~ransport core network in the Member States eligible for ~~funding from~~ the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 338 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Jerzy BUZEK, Andrzej GRZYB, Artur ZASADA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent ~~in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund~~for projects listed in the annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;

Amendment 339 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) transport: [EUR 31 694 000 000], out of which [EUR 10 000 000 000] shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States ~~eligible for funding~~without prejudice to the Member States’ allocation from the Cohesion Fund;

Amendment 340 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) energy: ~~EUR 9 121 000 000~~25% of the total amount;

Amendment 341 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 342 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The financial envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility ~~may~~shall cover expenses pertaining to, preparatory, monitoring, control, consultation procedures, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Programme and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, as far as they are related to the general objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.

Amendment 343 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.deleted

Amendment 344 #

Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26.1, Parliament and the Council may, on a proposal from the Commission ~~may~~, transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, [with the exception of the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States].[1] [1] Pending agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020.

Amendment 345 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer, by delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.

Amendment 346 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission ~~may~~shall adopt delegated acts in accordance of article 25 in order to transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.

Amendment 347 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the European Parliament and the Council may upon a proposal by the Commission ~~may~~ transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States.

Amendment 348 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Following the mid-term evaluation according to Article 26(1), the Commission may transfer appropriations between the sectors of the allocation set out in paragraph 1, with the exception of the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport sector projects in the Cohesion Fund eligible Member States, respecting national allocations under Cohesion Fund and in accordance with relevant provisions of the sectoral legislation.

Amendment 349 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented by one or several of the forms of financial aid, provided for by Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], in particular, grants, procurements, programme contracts and financial instruments.

Amendment 350 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) 60% of the total budget for the energy sector shall be allocated through financial instruments.

Amendment 351 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 A (new)

1a. The indicative amount of 15%1 of the budget allocation foreseen in the energy sector shall be allocated in the form of financial instruments. __________________ 1 The percentage is given on the basis of the proposed Commission figures

Amendment 352 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. The Commission shall be entitled to determine the forms of financial aid to provide eligible projects with effective tailor-made financial support.

Amendment 353 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. At least 90% of the total amount of the budget foreseen in the energy sector shall be allocated in the form of financial instruments, in particular in the form of project bonds, for energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart transmission and distribution electricity grids.

Amendment 354 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. At least 80% of the total budget for the energy sector and the telecommunications sector shall be allocated through financial instruments.

Amendment 355 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jerzy BUZEK, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

In the field of transport, only actions contributing to projects of common interest according to Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] and programme support actions, shall be eligible for support through Union financial aid in the form of procurement and financial instruments under this Regulation, provided that the polluter pays principle enshrined in Article 191 of the Treaties is applied, namely through the levying of road charges according to Eurovignette Directive 2011/76/EC and of mark-ups in mountainous regions. In the form of grants, only the following actions shall be eligible to receive Union financial aid under this Regulation:

Amendment 356 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) actions implementing the core network according to Chapter III and comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], including the deployment of new technologies and innovation according to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];

Amendment 357 #

Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV, Sophie AUCONIE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

(a) actions implementing the core network according to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], including the deployment of new technologies ands well as innovation actions and approaches according to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];

Amendment 358 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a A (new)

(aa) actions implementing the comprehensive network in compliance with Chapter II of the EU Regulation on the TEN-T guidelines, where such actions help to interconnect all the EU's regions, including the most remote and outermost regions, and contribute to the development of the core network;

Amendment 359 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks and when these actions also contribute to the development of the core network

Amendment 360 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) actions implementing the comprehensive network in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], where such actions contribute to improving cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as laid down in Article 5 of this Regulation;

Amendment 361 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

Amendment 362 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

Amendment 363 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation;

Amendment 364 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

actions implementing the comprehensive network according to Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines] when such actions contribute to facilitating cross-border traffic flows or removing bottlenecks, up to a ceiling of 5% of the financial envelope for transport as specified in Article 5 of this Regulation;

Amendment 365 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) studies for projects of common interest which are part of Decision 661/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network;

Amendment 366 #

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) actions supporting urban nodes as defined in Article 36 of the Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];

Amendment 367 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) actions supporting urban nodes as defined in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];

Amendment 368 #

Michael GAHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise by, primarily through support for the retrofitting of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 369 #

Hubert PIRKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise by means of infrastructure measures and retrofitting of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 370 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise at the source by retrofitting of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 371 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions t~~o reduce~~argeting the reduction of rail freight noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock in order to ensure viable use of the TEN-T network respecting noise level requirements;

Amendment 372 #

Ismail ERTUG, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to reduce rail freight noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock;

Amendment 373 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions to pre~~duce rail freight noi~~vent noise as well as to mitigate its impact caused by r~~etrofitting of existing~~ail transport through measures for infrastructure and for rolling stock;

Amendment 374 #

Michael CRAMER, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) actions t~~o reduce rail freight~~argeting the reduction of rail noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock in order to ensure viable use of the TEN-T network respecting noise level requirements;

Amendment 375 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) actions securing and improving rail connections with industrial areas and sites, namely through the upgrading or construction of industrial sidings, transhipment terminals for wagonload traffic, terminals for intermodal traffic and train formation facilities for rail freight or through the use of green logistics software networks;

Amendment 376 #

Peter van DALEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) actions to develop new technologies which will lead to sustainable transport and reduce the external costs of all forms of transport;

Amendment 377 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) support measures for new technologies and innovations for all transport modes.

Amendment 378 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Transport-related actions involving a cross- border section or a part of such a section shall be eligible to receive Union financial aid if ~~there is~~ a written agreement is drawn up between the Member States concerned or between the Member States and third countries concerned relating to the realisation or completion of the cross- border section. Exceptionally, when a project is necessary to link to the network of a neighbouring Member State or a third country but does not actually cross the border, the written agreement referred to above shall not be required.

Amendment 379 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

~~Grant funding for projects with significant user-based revenue sources shall be primarily available for purposes of project preparation, in particular PPP assessment.~~deleted

Amendment 380 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

The 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' principles shall be applied. Grant funding for projects with ~~significant~~potential for user-based revenues sources shall be primarily available for purposes of project preparation, in particular PPP assessment. Projects for which Union law foresees mandatory charging shall not be put at a disadvantage with regard to grant funding compared to projects for which no mandatory charging rules apply.

Amendment 381 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. In the field of energy, the specific eligibility conditions of actions implementing projects of common interest for Union financial aid in the form of financial instruments aund ~~grants und~~er this Regulation are projects of common interest falling within the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) of Annex II to and within the priority areas set out in ~~Article 15 of~~points 4 (10) and (11) of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No ~~XXXX~~xxxx/2012 [~~Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure]~~Energy Infrastructure guidelines], which contribute to innovative solutions and protection of the environment namely projects on energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart electricity networks (at transmission and distribution level).

Amendment 382 #

Sir WATSON, Graham, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Vittorio PRODI, Ana GOMES, Marita ULVSKOG, Chris DAVIES

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

At least 75% of the total amount allocated to the energy sector within this Regulation shall be assigned to electricity infrastructure;

Amendment 383 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. After the aforementioned eligibility conditions are fulfilled, the selection should follow the projects' degree of contribution to one or more of the following relevant objectives: a) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders; b) enhancing the Union's security of energy supply, by enhancing system resilience and security of systems operation; c) contributing to a sustainable development and protection of the environment, inter alia by ensuring transmission of renewable electricity from generation to major consumption centres and storage sites. As matter of urgency for the annual work programmes of the Connecting Europe Facility for 2013 and 2014, priority shall be given to projects contributing to the promotion of further integration and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, notably reduction or elimination of energy isolation.

Amendment 384 #

Niki TZAVELA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Projects that contribute to economic growth and job creation in the Mediterranean and its neighbourhood

Amendment 385 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4

4. In the field of telecommunication, ~~all~~only actions ~~implemen~~contributing theo projects of common interest ~~and programme support actions set out in the Annex of the~~in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [~~INFSO G~~Telecom infrastructure guidelines], shall be eligible ~~to receive~~for support through Union financial aid in the form of ~~a grant, procurement and financial instruments under this Regulation~~grants for generic services and horizontal priorities, including programme support actions, in the form of grants and procurement for core service platforms. Actions in the field of broadband deployment, including actions generating demand for broadband services, shall be eligible for Union financial support in the form of financial instruments.

Amendment 386 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 A (new)

4a. Actions relating to projects of common interest with synergies in at least two of the sectors covered by the CEF, as listed in part IIIa of the annex, shall be eligible to receive financial aid from the Union under this Regulation.

Amendment 387 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Actions implementing projects of common interest with synergies between at least two of the sectors (transport, energy or telecommunications) covered by the CEF shall be eligible to receive financial aid from the Union under this Regulation. A list of the actions coming within this category is given below. Deployment of non-fossil-fuel and non- polluting supply networks (e.g. electricity or hydrogen) for means of transport. Implementation of smart grids based on new or existing transport and telecommunication infrastructure. Use of transport infrastructure (e.g. tunnels, bridges, etc.) for the deployment of new interconnectors which increase electrical capacity, of new gas corridors or of telecommunications networks. Transport infrastructure measures which increase the sector’s economic sustainability by means of on-site generation of energy from renewable sources.

Amendment 388 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

~~The Work Programmes shall establish the forms of grants that may be used to fund the actions concerned.~~deleted

Amendment 389 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The cost of equipment and infrastructure which is treated as capital expenditure by the beneficiary may be eligible up to its entirety, provided that its use is duly justified for the sole implementation of the project.

Amendment 390 #

Antonio CANCIAN, Carlo FIDANZA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5

5. Expenditure related to environmental studies on the protection of the environment and on compliance with the Union acquis ~~may~~shall be eligible.

Amendment 391 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

~~6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.~~deleted

Amendment 392 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

~~6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.~~deleted

Amendment 393 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Roberts ZĪLE, Oldřich VLASÁK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost, except for the projects covered by amounts transferred from Cohesion Fund and for the completion of 10 meters rail (safety margin).

Amendment 394 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 395 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Expenditure related to the expropriation of land to implement a priority project shall be eligible.

Amendment 396 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. VAT ~~shall not~~may be an eligible cost.

Amendment 397 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. VAT shall not be an eligible cost unless it may not be recovered by the final beneficiary under national VAT legislation.

Amendment 398 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Roberts ZĪLE, Oldřich VLASÁK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. Non refundable VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 399 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 400 #

Erik BÁNKI, Ádám KÓSA, Tamás DEUTSCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. Non-refundable VAT shall ~~not~~ be an eligible cost.

Amendment 401 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. All applications for grants as well as the Commission’s documentation and assessment shall be made available to the European Parliament with full transparency.

Amendment 402 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, international organisations, joint undertakings, regional and local authorities or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.

Amendment 403 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Proposals may be submitted by one or several Member States, regional and local authorities, international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies established in Member States.

Amendment 404 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

They may not receive funding under this Regulation, except where it is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given project of common interest. With particular reference to Motorways of the Seas projects, the Commission shall create conditions conducive to the development of such projects with non- EU countries in the enlargement area.

Amendment 405 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

They may not receive funding under this Regulation, ~~except where it is indispensable to achieve the objectives of a given project of common interest~~when not respecting the common interest of sustainable development, the EU environmental legislation as listed in Art. 42 of the TEN- T Regulation and its trans-border application in case of trans-border projects.

Amendment 406 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. The agreement of Member States concerned by the action shall accompany all proposals for grants except in the field of telecommunications ~~and in the field of transport for air traffic management.~~

Amendment 407 #

Phil BENNION, Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

~~6. Multiannual and annual Work Programmes may provide additional specific rules on submissions of proposals.~~deleted

Amendment 408 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Proposals for projects should be supported by a socio-economic case for the receipt of funding, including a cost benefit analysis.

Amendment 409 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. Except in cases referred to in Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], proposals shall be selected through calls for proposals based on the ~~work programmes referred to in Article 17~~criterion proposed by the Commission through implementing acts in accordance with Article 24 paragraph 2.

Amendment 410 #

Ivo BELET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) (iii) technological innovation: actions concerning the decarbonisation of transport, including infrastructure for alternative propulsion systems; the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 411 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) for rail and inland waterways: and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines], the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 412 #

Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

Amendment 413 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail, road and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 414 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail ~~and~~, inland waterways and motorways of the sea: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 415 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

Amendment 416 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions both addressing bottlenecks and reducing rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 417 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Article 3(qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines] without long distance rail freight transport, the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased up to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased up to 40 % for actions concerning cross-border sections and enhancing rail interoperability actions;

Amendment 418 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate for rail may be increased to 4085% for actions concerning cross-border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the Second World War. For actions securing and improving rail connections with industrial areas and sites the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50%;

Amendment 419 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) for rail and inland waterways~~: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed~~ and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines] without long distance rail freight transport, 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased up to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased up to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections and enhancing rail interoperability actions;

Amendment 420 #

Dominique RIQUET, Inés AYALA SENDER, Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 250% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 360% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 470% for actions concerning cross-border sections; the funding rate may be increased to 80% for actions enhancing rail interoperability.

Amendment 421 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail ~~and inland waterways~~: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections and for actions enhancing rail interoperability;

Amendment 422 #

Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways and motorways of the sea: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 340% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 450% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 423 #

Dominique RIQUET, Inés AYALA SENDER, Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

i) rail and inland waterways and roads: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs; the funding rate may be increased to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 424 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i a (new)

(i a) inland waterways : the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 40% for actions addressing bottlenecks and for actions concerning cross-border sections;

Amendment 425 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, support measures for new technologies and innovations for all transport modes, as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 426 #

Michael GAHLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, and development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs. Actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock~~, as well as development of ports and multi- modal platforms~~: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 205% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 427 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions supporting new technologies leading to sustainable innovation for all modes of transport, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of maritime and inland ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 428 #

Peter van DALEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to inland ports, sea ports and airports, actions to ~~reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock~~develop new technologies which will lead to sustainable transport and reduce the external costs of all forms of transport, as well as development of ports and multi- modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs;

Amendment 429 #

Ismail ERTUG, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports ~~and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock,~~ as well as development of ports and multi- modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 430 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, ~~actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock,~~ as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 431 #

Philippe DE BACKER, Gesine MEISSNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports ~~and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock,~~(including road, rail and inland waterway connections), the development of Motorways of the Sea as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 432 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, ~~actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as~~ development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 433 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

(ii) inland transport connections to ports ~~and airports~~, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and ~~multi-modal platform~~rail-road terminals: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 434 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

Amendment 435 #

Hubert PIRKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii

ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by means of infrastructure measures and retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of maritime and inland ports and multi- modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 436 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) mitigating exposure of urban areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport.

Amendment 437 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 30 % of the eligible cost;

Amendment 438 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(iia) for actions supporting cross-border road sections, up to 30% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 439 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 10% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 440 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 10% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 441 #

Ismail ERTUG, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) the co-financing rates for actions that aim at ensuring barrier-free access to transport infrastructure for disabled passengers and PRMs, such as those with wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles and heavy luggage, may be increased by up to 20 additional percentage points;

Amendment 442 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) actions to prevent noise as well as to mitigate its impact caused by rail transport by retrofitting of existing rolling stock as well as the improvement of safety of level crossings or replacing them with bridges or underpasses: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20 % of the eligible cost.

Amendment 443 #

Philippe DE BACKER, Phil BENNION, Gesine MEISSNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport, including infrastructure for alternative fuels and technologies: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20 % of eligible cost.

Amendment 444 #

Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Judith A. MERKIES, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Jim HIGGINS, Kathleen VAN BREMPT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) actions supporting new technologies and innovation that decarbonise any mode of transport: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 445 #

Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV, Sophie AUCONIE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) in order to prevent distortions of competition with road transport to the detriment of rail transport, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock may benefit from Union financial aid of up to 30% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 446 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(ii a) iii) actions, enabling the decarbonisation of all transport modes through the transition to innovative low- carbon and energy efficient transport technologies as well as the introduction of alternative propulsion systems and the provision of adequate support infrastructure to enable this transition; the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased if necessary for actions concerning cross- border sections and of common EU interest;

Amendment 447 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

iia) actions to support new technologies and innovations for all forms of transport which help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 448 #

Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii b (new)

(ii b) inland transport connections to airports and actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock: the amount of the Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of eligible cost

Amendment 449 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) for actions to support cross-border road sections, 30 % of the eligible cost;

Amendment 450 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) Road projects which aim to remove bottlenecks on the TEN-T, financial aid shall not exceed 10% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 451 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) with regard to grants for the purchase of new locomotives in conjunction with a scrapping bonus for (i) diesel or hybrid locomotives if emissions are distinctively reduced compared to the scrapped diesel or hybrid locomotive; the funding rate shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs of the new locomotive. (ii) electric locomotives if cross border operation is distinctively enhanced compared to the scrapped locomotive; the funding rate shall not exceed 20% of the eligible costs of the new locomotive.

Amendment 452 #

Markus FERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

~~i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS): the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible costs;~~deleted

Amendment 453 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and river information services (RIS) the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible costs;

Amendment 454 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) including track side equipment and on board equipment: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 455 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and actions to reduce rail freight noise at the source by retrofitting of existing rolling stock: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 456 #

Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and River Information Systems: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost;

Amendment 457 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)

(i a) actions to support the development of Motorways of the Sea: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible costs;

Amendment 458 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems others than ERTMS, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 459 #

Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems, freight transport services, ~~secure parkings on the road core network,~~ as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 460 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network~~, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas~~: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 461 #

Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) road traffic management systems (ITS), freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas and implementation of SESAR: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 462 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems, ~~freight~~combined transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 463 #

Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST, Riikka PAKARINEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) road traffic management systems(ITS), freight transport services, and secure parkings on the road core network~~, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas~~:: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 464 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems, including the implementation of the land-based and on-board components of RIS, VTMIS and SESAR, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 465 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic and logistics management systems, multimodal transport platforms, freight transport services, secure parkings on the road core network, as well as actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 466 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii a (new)

(ii a) Actions to support the development of Motorways of the Seas: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost

Amendment 467 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii a (new)

(ii a) actions supporting new technologies and innovation for all modes of transport : the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 20% of the eligible cost

Amendment 468 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii b (new)

(ii b) Actions to support the implementation of the components of SESAR: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 30% of the eligible cost.

Amendment 469 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost of studies and/ 30% of eligible cost for works;

Amendment 470 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) with regard to grants for studies, the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost ~~of studies and/or work~~s;

Amendment 471 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost of studies and/or of works;

Amendment 472 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 850% for actions which based on the evidence referred to in Article 15(2) (a) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [Guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure], provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, or strengthen solidarity of the Union, support sustainable development and deployment of energy supply facilities from renewable sources or comprise highly innovative solutions.

Amendment 473 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) ~~co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 80% for actions which based on the evidence referred to in Article 15(2) (a) of~~with regard to grants for works, no Union financial aid shall be provided except for projects - of common interest falling within the categories set out in points 1(a) to (d) and point 2 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No ~~XXXX~~xxxx/2012 [~~Guidelines for trans- European e~~Energy iInfrastructure~~], provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, or strengthen solidarity of the Union or comprise highly innovative solution~~ guidelines] in Cyprus, Malta and the Baltic states and - on energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart electricity networks (at transmission and distribution level) for which the Union co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 80% of the project eligible costs.

Amendment 474 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) co-financing rates may be increased to ~~a maximum of 8~~70% for actions which based on the evidence referred to in Article 15(2) (a) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure], provide a high degree of regional or Union-wide security of supply, ~~or strengthen solidarity of the Union~~contribute to the sustainable development targets or comprise highly innovative solutions.

Amendment 475 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) actions in the field of broadband networks: the amount of Union financial aid shall ~~not exceed~~be proportionate and reasonable in relation to the exclusivity period granted to the co-investing private actor on operating and providing services over the network; in general, peering and local-loop unbundling should be mandatory in all cases from the termination of the construction of the network where Union financial aid or other public funding exceeds 50% of the eligible costs of the project;

Amendment 476 #

Vicky FORD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for actions having cross-sector synergies, reaching climate mitigation objectives, enhancing climate resilience or, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions or, in the case of broadband, rural broadband projects. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.

Amendment 477 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

Amendment 478 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for actions having cross-sector synergies, ~~reaching~~demonstrating a measurable contribution to climate mitigation objectives, and enhancing climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. The Commission shall develop, no later than 1 August 2013, a methodology for the assessment and the eligibility criteria for these increased co-funding rates. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.

Amendment 479 #

Mario PIRILLO, António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points for actions having cross-sector synergies, reaching climate mitigation objectives, enhancing climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.over the percentages laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4 for the following actions:

Amendment 480 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. Co-financing rates mentioned above may be increased by up to 10 percentage points ~~for actions having cross-sector synergies, reaching~~over the percentages laid down in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this article for each of the following actions: (a) any action with synergies between at least two of the sectors (transport, energy or telecommunications) covered by the CEF. The Union financial aid shall be drawn from the sectoral budgets provided for in Article 5(1), in proportion to each sector's involvement in the action. (b) actions helping to achieve climate mitigation objectives, enhancing climate resilience or reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. This increase should not apply to co- financing rates referred to in Article 11.

Amendment 481 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 A (new)

5a. The Commission shall propose, in the annual and multiannual programmes under Article 17, the criteria for the granting of the cofinancing rates laid down in this article.

Amendment 482 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. any action enhancing the accessibility of transport infrastructure for elderly people, persons of reduced mobility and disabled passengers.

Amendment 483 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6

6. The amount of financial aid to be granted to the actions selected may will be modulated based on a cost-benefit analysis of each project, availability of budget resources, and the need to maximise the leverage of EU funding.

Amendment 484 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11

Article 11 Specific calls for funds transferred from the Cohesion Fund in the field of transport 1. As regards the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. 2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. 3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006] for the following actions: (a) with regard to grants for studies; (b) with regard to grants for works: (b i) rail and inland waterways; (b ii) actions to support cross-border road sections; (b iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi- modal platforms and of ports; (c) with regard to grants for traffic management systems and services: (c i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS); (c ii) traffic management systems.deleted

Amendment 485 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 486 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, ~~specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network exclusively in~~financial envelopes shall be proposed by the Commission for Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 487 #

Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network (and in particular the core network corridors) exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 488 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. As regards the EUR 10 000 000 000 transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent, on the basis of national allocations, in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core and global network exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 489 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

Amendment 490 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, ~~greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting~~projects shall be selected abiding by the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

Amendment 491 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, ~~greatest possible~~ priority shall be given to projects respecting ~~the national allocations under the~~each Member State's transfer from Cohesion Fund.;

Amendment 492 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

Amendment 493 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. ~~Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls.~~ When implementing these ~~call~~financial envelopes, greatest possible priority shall be given to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. Special attention should be awared to the difficulties that some Members States might encounter as regards project engineering and to geographical balance in the spread of the projects.

Amendment 494 #

Roberts ZĪLE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, ~~greatest possible prior~~until 31 December 2017, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall explicitly ~~shall be given to projects respecting the national allocat~~respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. From 1 January 2018, resources transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure projects by Member States according with their envelopes, shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesions Fund~~er the Cohesion Fund~~ to finance transport infrastructure projects; these projects shall be selected on a first come first served basis.

Amendment 495 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006] for the following actions:

Amendment 496 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. By the way of derogation from Article 10, and as regards the EUR [10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent, on the basis of national allocations, in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum funding rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund referred to in Article 22 and Article 110.3 of Regulation (EU) No XXX2012 [Regulation laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006] for the following actions:

Amendment 497 #

Roberts ZĪLE, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. In order to support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, which may experience difficulties in designing projects that are of a sufficient maturity, quality and EU added-value, particular attention shall be given to programme support actions under the Connecting Europe Facility aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and efficiency of the public administrations and public services related to the development and implementation of projects listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation. To ensure the highest possible absorption of the transferred funds in all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund, the Commission may organise additional calls.

Amendment 498 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall not be counted into the [ ...]¹ % GDP capping methodology for Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. _____________________ ¹Pending agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020.

Amendment 499 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Support from the Cohesion Fund for sustainable transport infrastructure projects of European added value as listed in the Annex of Regulation ...../2013/EC on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) shall be implemented in accordance with the Cohesion Fund Regulation as well as the Regulation ...../2013/EC on Union guidelines for the development of the Trans-European Transport Guidelines (TEN-T).

Amendment 500 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. The decision on the selection of projects co-financed by the Cohesion Fund and defined under the CEF and TEN-T Regulations shall be annually proposed by the Commission and decided by the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission shall be responsible for the management and implementation of these decided projects, in accordance with the CEF and TEN-T Regulations.

Amendment 501 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i

(i) rail and inland waterways and motorways of the sea;

Amendment 502 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i

(i) road, rail and inland waterways;

Amendment 503 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point i

(i) rail and sustainable navigable inland waterways;

Amendment 504 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii

(ii) actions to support cross-border road sections, TEN-T core road network and, in the case of Member States with no rail networks, the TEN-T road network;

Amendment 505 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii

(ii) actions to support cross-border r~~oad sections~~ail sections, with a focus on cross-border sections that have been abandoned or cut since the Second World War;

Amendment 506 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii A (new)

(iia) actions to support the development of motorways of the sea;

Amendment 507 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, development of multi-modal platforms including automatic gauge changing facilities and of ports;

Amendment 508 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii

(iii) inland transport connections to ports ~~and airports~~, development of multi-modal platforms ~~and of port~~, of industrial sidings and of ports as well as interconnecting points, with priority on rail connections;

Amendment 509 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iii a) actions mitigating exposure of urban areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport.

Amendment 510 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)

(iii a) actions targeting the reduction of rail noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stocks in order to ensure viable use of the TEN-T network respecting noise level requirements.

Amendment 511 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Oldřich VLASÁK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(c a) actions targeting the reduction of rail noise including by retrofitting of existing rolling stock in order to ensure viable use of the TEN-T network respecting noise level requirements.

Amendment 512 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point i

(i) the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS); the River Information Services (RIS) and the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information systems (VTMIS).

Amendment 513 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii

(ii) traffic management systems other than ERTMS.

Amendment 514 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii a (new)

(ii a) noise reduction of rail freight at the source.

Amendment 515 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall cancel, except in duly justified cases, financial aid granted for actions which have not been started within ~~one~~two years following the start date of the action established in the conditions governing the granting of aid.

Amendment 516 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) in the event of an irregularity committed in the implementation of the action ~~with regard to the provisions of Union~~by the beneficiaries and executors of the project with regard to the provisions of Union law, in particular labour, social and environmental law;

Amendment 517 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) following an evaluation of the progress of the project, in particular in the event of major and unjustified delays in the implementation of the action.

Amendment 518 #

Laurence J.A.J. STASSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may request the reimbursement of the financial aid granted if, within two years of the finishing date established in the conditions governing the granting of aid, the implementation of the action receiving the financial aid has not been compdeleted.

Amendment 519 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may request the reimbursement of the financial aid granted if, within ~~two~~four years of the finishing date established in the conditions governing the granting of aid, the implementation of the action receiving the financial aid has not been completed.

Amendment 520 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The Commission may request the reimbursement of the financial aid granted in case of non-use, abandoning or dismantling of EU co-funded infrastructure.

Amendment 521 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. If an action suffers from delays of more than one year compared to the foreseen timetable, namely in cases where Member States cannot ensure sufficient funding due to the effects of the financial crisis, the Commission may impose a moratorium and assess the possibility of upgrading of existing infrastructure as a more rapid alternative option;

Amendment 522 #

Joachim ZELLER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Constanze Angela KREHL, Hubert PIRKER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. Before the Commission takes any of the decisions provided for in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, it shall examine the case at hand and inform the beneficiaries concerned so that they may present their observations within a given timeframe. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of all the decisions taken on the annual adoption of the programmes under Article 17.

Amendment 523 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)

Article 13a In order to guarantee broad and fair competition for projects funded under the CEF, the form of the contract must be consistent with the aims and circumstances of the project. The terms of the contract must be drafted in such a way as to spread the risks associated with the work to be carried out fairly, in order to maximise cost-effectiveness and ensure that the work is performed as efficiently as possible. This principle shall apply irrespective of whether a national or international contract model is employed.

Amendment 524 #

Werner LANGEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The form of the contract must be consistent with the basis for and the circumstances of the project and guarantee broad and fair competition for projects co-funded under the CEF which are the subject of public procurement procedures. In order to secure the most economically advantageous price and ensure that the project is carried out as efficiently as possible, the basic provisions of the contract should be fair and reflect the risks associated with the project, irrespective of national or international standards.

Amendment 525 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. TIf clearly required by the Member state or the entity as referred in article 9 in submitting the draft project, the following financial instruments may be used:

Amendment 526 #

Ivo BELET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. (c) financial instruments aimed at facilitating private investments for the introduction of innovative technologies with higher investment risks.

Amendment 527 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) loans and/or guarantees facilitated by risk-sharing instruments, including inter alia enhancement mechanism to project bonds, issued by a financial institution on its own resources with a Union contribution to the provisioning and/or capital allocation;

Amendment 528 #

Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

ba) specific funding instruments which encourage private investment in the introduction of new, innovative technologies which involve a higher investment risk;

Amendment 529 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) ~~any other financial instrument~~dedicated financial instruments aiming to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.

Amendment 530 #

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) ~~any other financial instrument~~dedicated financial instruments that aim to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.

Amendment 531 #

Britta THOMSEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)

(c a) dedicated financial instruments aiming to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.

Amendment 532 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as ~~gradual~~ geographical diversification across the Member States.

Amendment 533 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as ~~gradual~~ geographical diversification a~~cross the Member State~~mong the Union's Member States and regions.

Amendment 534 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments s shall be selected on a ~~first come first served basis and shall seek sec~~sectoral and territorial diversification basis in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States.

Amendment 535 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall ~~be selected on a first come first served basis and shall~~ seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States.

Amendment 536 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on ~~a first come first served basis~~the basis of maturity and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States.

Amendment 537 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

Amendment 538 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Actions eligible for supported by means of financial instruments shall be selected on a first come first served basis and shall seek sectoral diversification in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 as well as gradual geographical diversification across the Member States, in accordance with Article 17 of this Regulation, shall seek sectoral and geographical diversification among the Member States and shall comply with the following criteria: (a) respond to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; (b) represent European added value; (c) ensure non-distortion of competition in the internal market; (d) present a leverage/multiplier effect with regard to Union support.

Amendment 539 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. The financial instruments shall aim to preserve the value of assets provided by the Union budget. They may generate acceptable returns ~~to meet the objectives~~without in any way jeopardising the implementation of othe~~r partners or investors~~ actions supported under this Regulation or placing liabilities onto the EU Budget.

Amendment 540 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. The financial instruments shall aim to preserve the value of assets provided by the Union budget. ~~They may generate acceptable returns to meet the objectives of other partners or investors.~~

Amendment 541 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Financial instruments may be combined with grants funded from the Union budget, including under this Regulation, and complying with Chapter III; Grants supported under this article shall not exceed 15% of the allocations to each sector in accordance with Article 5.1.

Amendment 542 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Financial instruments may be combined with grants funded from the Union budget, including under this Regulation, provided that this is necessary to ensure the project is viable.

Amendment 543 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Work Programmes may establish additional conditions according to the specific needs of the sectors.~~deleted

Amendment 544 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. TFollowing the completion of the calls for proposals according with art.10 and 11, the Commission shall adopt multiannual and annual work programmes for each sector. The Commission may also adopt multiannual and annual work programmes that cover more than one sector. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 24(2).

Amendment 545 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall adopt multiannual and annual work programmes for each sector. The Commission may also adopt multiannual and annual work programmes that cover more than one sector. Those ~~implementing~~delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article ~~24(2)~~5 of this regulation.

Amendment 546 #

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. The multiannual work programmes shall be reviewed at least at mid-term. If necessary, the Commission shall revise the multiannual work programme by means of implementing act. Those ~~implementing~~delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 2~~4(2).~~5 of this Regulation

Amendment 547 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

MA multiannual work programmes in the field of transport shall be adopted for projects of common interest as listed in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation.

Amendment 548 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Multiannual work programmes in the field of transport shall be adopted for projects of common interest as listed in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation where the percentage of funds allocated to less polluting modes shall be at least 85% of the total transport budget.

Amendment 549 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Multiannual work programmes in the field of transport shall be adopted for projects of common interest as listed in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation, in which the percentage of funds allocated to less polluting modes shall be at least 85% of the total transport budget.

Amendment 550 #

Philippe DE BACKER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

MA multiannual work programmes in the field of transport shall be adopted for: - projects of common interest as listed in Part I of the Annex to this Regulation; - projects of common interest which facilitate the creation of the core network and the corridors of the core network.

Amendment 551 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The amount of the financial envelope shall lie within a range of ~~80% to 8~~55% of the budgetary resources referred to in Article 5(1)(a).

Amendment 552 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The amount of the financial envelope shall lie within a range of ~~80%~~50 to 855 % of the budgetary resources referred to in Article 5(1)(a).

Amendment 553 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

The projects detailed in Part I of the Annex are not binding on the Member States for their programming decisions. The decision to implement these projects is a competence of Member States and will depend on public financing capacities, and on their socio-economic viability in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines].

Amendment 554 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. The multiannual work programmes in the field of energy and telecommunications ~~shall~~ provide strategic orientation in the field of projects of common ~~interest and may include specific projects of common~~ interest.

Amendment 555 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5

5. The sectoral annual work programmes, in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications, shall be adopted for projects of common interest not included in the multiannual programmes, while respecting in the transport sector the provision of allocating at least 85% of available funds to less polluting modes.

Amendment 556 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. The Commission shall publish annually a scoreboard depicting the progress of all projects of common interest included in the CEF.

Amendment 557 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission, when establishing multiannual and sectoral annual work programmes, shall establish the selection and award criteria in line with the objectives and priorities laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of this Regulation and :

Amendment 558 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. Acting in accordance with the procedure referred in paragraph 1, the Commission, when establishing multiannual and sectoral annual work programmes, shall establish the selection and award criteria in line with the objectives and priorities laid down: in Articles 3 and 4 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], (EU) No XXX 2012 [Guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure] or (EU) No XXX/2012 INFSO Guidelines]. The following factors shall be taken into account: (a) the maturity of the action in the project development and preparation stages and the soundness of the implementation proposed; (b) the leverage effect of Union support on public and private investment and the single market; (c) the need to overcome specific financial obstacles and lack of market-finance, linked to the nature or urgency of the project; (d) the costs and benefits including economic, social, greenhouse gas and/or other environmental impacts, and accessibility; (e) the cross-border dimension and ability to reduce or end the isolation of Member States, in any sector.

Amendment 559 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – point a

~~(a) for transport in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];~~deleted

Amendment 560 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – point b

~~(b) for energy in Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [Guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure];~~deleted

Amendment 561 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6 – point c

~~(c) for telecommunications in Regulation No (EU) XXXX/2012 [INFSO Guidelines].~~deleted

Amendment 562 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7

7. Work programmes shall be coordinated in order to exploit the synergies between transport, energy and telecommunications, notably in such areas as smart energy grids, electric mobility (including trains, tramways, electric bicycles and electric cars), intelligent and sustainable transport systems. Multi- sectoral calls for proposals can be adopted.

Amendment 563 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20

~~Article 20 Delegated acts The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning the addition or modification of the lists provided in the Annex.]~~deleted

Amendment 564 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20

Amendment 565 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

~~The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning the addition or modification of the lists provided in the Annex.]~~

Amendment 566 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 concerning the addition or modification of the lists provided in the Annex and in delivering the multiannual and annual work programme for each sector or covering more than one sector according to article 17.]

Amendment 567 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2

Member States shall for projects related to transport and energy sectors, undertake the technical monitoring and financial control of actions, including those ensuring the deployment of consultation procedures and compliance with the relevant EU legislation on environment and climate change in close cooperation with the Commission and shall certify the reality and the conformity of the expenditure incurred in respect of projects or parts of projects. The Member States may request the participation of the Commission during on-the-spot checks.

Amendment 568 #

Michael CRAMER, Bogusław LIBERADZKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3

~~In the field of telecommunications in particular, t~~The national regulatory authorities shall make every effort to ensure the required legal certainty and investment conditions facilitating the implementation of the projects receiving Union financial aid under this Regulation.

Amendment 569 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

Member States shall inform the Commission continuously, if relevant through the interactive geographical and technical information systems, which in case of the trans-European transport networks is TENtec, about the progress made in implementing projects of common interest and the investments made for this purpose including the amount of support used for climate change objectives. The TENtec shall be publicly and easily accessible. It shall contain project-specific and updated information on the forms and amounts of EU co-funding as well as on the progress of each project.

Amendment 570 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

Member States shall inform the Commission ~~continuous~~regularly, if relevant through the interactive geographical and technical information systems, which in case of the trans-European Transport networks is TENtec, about the progress made in implementing projects of common interest and the investments made for this purpose including the amount of support used for climate change objectives.

Amendment 571 #

Joachim ZELLER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Constanze Angela KREHL, Hubert PIRKER, Paul RÜBIG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

Only actions in ~~conformity~~line with Union ~~law~~policies, and for which ~~are in line with relevant Union policies~~the beneficiaries and executors of the project respect the obligations laid down by the legislation of the Union and of the Member State or Member States involved in the project, in particular as regards social, labour and environmental law, shall be financed under this Regulation.

Amendment 572 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. If a large-scale project fails to comply with the general principles laid down in Article 13a, it may not be supported using CEF funds. The Commission shall give the Member State concerned the opportunity to bring the project into line with the general principles in question.

Amendment 573 #

Oldřich VLASÁK, Roberts ZĪLE, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Coordination Committee ~~of the Facility. That~~s established for each of the three sectors of the Facility - transport, energy and ICT infrastructure. These committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Amendment 574 #

Oldřich VLASÁK, Roberts ZĪLE, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2

~~2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.~~deleted

Amendment 575 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. The committees shall ~~ensure~~coordinate their actions, in order to ensure consistency and a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred to in Aarticle 17 and to ensure ~~consistency and~~ that synergies are identified and exploited between sectors.

Amendment 576 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3

3. The committee shall ensure a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred in article 18 to ensure their consistency and that synergies are identified ~~and~~, exploited and assessed between sectors.

Amendment 577 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25

Article 25 Exercise of delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 20 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.deleted

Amendment 578 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25

Article 25 Exercise of delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 20 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.deleted

Amendment 579 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for a~~n indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation~~ period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period..

Amendment 580 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5 paragraph 3 and Article 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Amendment 581 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 5, 17 and 20 shall be conferred on the Commission for ~~an indeterminate period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation~~the duration of the Multiannual Financial Framework as adopted for the period 2014-2020.

Amendment 582 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3

3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 5 paragraph 3 and Article 20 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Amendment 583 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. No later than ~~mid-~~31 December 2018,7 an evaluation report shall be ~~establish~~presented by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures (at the level of results and impacts), the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.

Amendment 584 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall ~~communicate~~get acceptance for the conclusions of these evaluations toby the European Parliament, and communicate it to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

Amendment 585 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall communicate ~~the conclusions of~~ these evaluations to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.

Amendment 586 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1

1. Beneficiaries and, where appropriate, Member States concerned shall ensure that suitable publicity and transparency is given to aid granted under this Regulation in order to inform the public of the role of the Union in the implementation of the projects.

Amendment 587 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions on the Connecting Europe Facility projects and results. ~~Moreover, budget allocated to communication under this Regulation shall also cover corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union.~~

source: PE-496.337

2012/10/17 TRAN, ITRE 156 amendments...

Amendment 588 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point a

Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and Renhancing rail interoperability, RIS and VTMIS) Innovative Management & Services Core Network Ports ~~and~~, Airports and Motorways of the Sea

Amendment 589 #

Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point a

Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS) Innovative Management & Services Core Network Ports and Airports Noise reduction at the source Retrofitting of rail freight wagons towards silent freight trains

Amendment 590 #

Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point a

Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS) and Alternative Fuels, including the necessary supply infrastructure Innovative Management & Services Core Network Ports and Airports

Amendment 591 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point a

Innovative Management & Services Single European Sky - SESAR Innovative Management & Services Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail ~~and~~, Inland Waterways ~~(ITS, ERTMS~~and Maritime (ITS, ERTMS, RIS, VTMIS and e- ~~and RIS~~maritime services) Innovative Management & Services Core Network Ports, Motorways of the Sea and Airports

Amendment 592 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point a

Innovative Management & Single European Sky - SESAR Services Innovative Management & Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Services Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS, RIS and RVTMIS) Innovative Management & Core Network Ports and Airports ~~Services~~, and Motorways of Services the Sea New technologies and New technologies and innovation according to innovation Article 39(a) to (d) of Regulation (EU) N°XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines]

Amendment 593 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point a

Innovative Management & Single European Sky - SESAR Services Innovative Management & Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Services Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS) and Innovative Technology Infrastructure Innovative Management & Core Network Ports and Airports Services

Amendment 594 #

Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Judith A. MERKIES, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Jim HIGGINS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point a

Amendment 595 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point a

Innovative Management & Single European Sky - SESAR Services Innovative Management & Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Services Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS), infrastructure for the supply of alternative and in particular low or zero carbon energy for transport Innovative Management & Core Network Ports and Airports Services

Amendment 596 #

Carlo FIDANZA, Antonio CANCIAN, David-Maria SASSOLI, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part

Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – Wien Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Wien – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna Graz – Maribor –Ljubljana – Koper/Trieste

Amendment 597 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part

Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – VWars~~avi~~zawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – Brno – VWienna Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – VWienna Vienna – Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna – Ancona

Amendment 598 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part

Amendment 599 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part

Helsinki – Tallinn – Riga – Kaunas – Warszawa – Katowice Gdynia – Katowice Katowice – Ostrava – ~~Brno –~~ Wien Katowice – Žilina – Bratislava – Wien Wien – ~~Graz – Klagenfurt – Villach – Udine – Venezia – Bologna – Ravenna~~Sopron - Szombathely - Koprivnica - Zagreb - Rijeka/Koper

Amendment 600 #

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Artur ZASADA, Piotr BORYS, NITRAS, Sławomir Witold, Andrzej GRZYB, Filip KACZMAREK, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Bogusław SONIK, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - introductory part

Amendment 601 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part

Amendment 602 #

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Piotr BORYS, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, NITRAS, Sławomir Witold

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part

Amendment 603 #

Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Oldřich VLASÁK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 1 – introductory part

Amendment 604 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – introductory part

Amendment 605 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1

Pre-identified sections Mode Description/dates Helsinki - Tallinn Ports, MoS port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms and their interconnections, ~~MoS (including~~ MoS (including icebreaking capacity) Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Rail (detailed) studies for new Warszawa UIC gauge fully ~~Warszawa~~ interoperable line; works for new line to start before 2020; rail – airports/ports interconnections Gdynia - Katowice Rail upgrading Gdynia, Gdansk Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms Warszawa - Katowice Rail upgrading Katowice - Ostrava - Brno Rail upgrading, in particular - Wien & Katowice - cross-border sections PL- Žilina - Bratislava - Wien CZ, PL-SK and SK-AT; (further) development of multimodal platforms Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Rail upgrading and works Udine - Venezia - ongoing; (further) Ravenna development of multimodal platforms Graz – Maribor – Rail studies and works on Pragersko second track Trieste, Venice, Ravenna, Ports port interconnections, Koper (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 606 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - rows 2 a-b (new)

Klaip÷da - Kaunas Rail Upgrading, port interconnections, MoS Via Baltica Corridor Road Upgrading (EE, LV, LT,PL)

Amendment 607 #

Jan BŘEZINA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 6

Katowice - Ostrava - Brno Rail upgrading, in particular - Wien & Katowice - cross-border sections PL- Žilina - Bratislava - Wien CZ, PL-SK ~~and SK-AT; (further)~~, CZ-AT, SK- AT, rail hub Brno, Brno- Přerov line; (further) development of multimodal platforms;

Amendment 608 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 7

Katowice - Ostrava - Rail upgrading, in particular ~~Brno -~~ Wien & Katowice - Žilina cross-border sections PL- - ~~Žilina -~~ Bratislava - Wien CZ, PL-SK and SK-AT; ~~Wien~~ (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 609 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8

Wien - ~~Graz - Klagenfurt~~Wiener Neustadt - Rail upgrading and works ~~- Udine - Venezia -~~ Sopron - Szombathely - ongoing: (further) ~~Ravenna~~ Koprivnica - Zagreb - development of Koper/Rijeka multimodal platforms

Amendment 610 #

Carlo FIDANZA, David-Maria SASSOLI, Antonio CANCIAN, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 8

Wien - Graz - Klagenfurt - Rail upgrading and works Udine - Venezia - ongoing~~; (further)~~ on existing lines; Ravenna ~~development of~~rationalising existing multimodal platforms

Amendment 611 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new)

Ravenna - Ancona Rail upgrading

Amendment 612 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 8 a (new)

Graz - Maribor - Rail studies and works for Pragersko second track

Amendment 613 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 8 a (new)

Graz - Maribor - Rail studies and works for Pragersko second track

Amendment 614 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9

Koper, Trieste, Venice, ~~Ravenna~~ Ports port interconnections, Ravenna (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 615 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9

Trieste, Venice, Ravenna , Ports port interconnections, Koper (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 616 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 9

Trieste, Venice, Ravenna , Ports port interconnections, Koper (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 617 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 9

Trieste, Venice, Ravenna Rail port interconnections, ~~(further) development~~rationalisation of multimodal platforms and conventional rail links

Amendment 618 #

Carlo FIDANZA, David-Maria SASSOLI, Antonio CANCIAN, Roberta ANGELILLI, Marco SCURRIA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new)

Graz - Maribor - Rail studies and works for a Pragersko second track

Amendment 619 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 1 - row 9 a (new)

Ancona Ports port interconnections, (further) development of multimodal platforms

Amendment 620 #

Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Artur ZASADA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 9 a (new)

Wrocław - Poznań - Rail works Szczecin/Świnoujście

Amendment 621 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 9 a (new)

Wrocław - Rail works Poznań/Zielona Góra - Szczecin/Świnoujście

Amendment 622 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 1 – row 9 b (new)

Świnoujście, Szczecin Port port interconnections

Amendment 623 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – title

2. Warszawa – Berlin – A~~msterdam~~ntwerpen/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Midlands

Amendment 624 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – introductory part

BYUA border – Lublin – Warzszawa – Poznań – Frankfurt/Oder – Berlin – Hannover – Osnabrück – Enschede – Utrecht – Amsterdam/Rotterdam – Felixstowe – Birmingham/Manchester – Liverpool

Amendment 625 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – row 2 a (new)

UA border – Lublin – Rail upgrading existing line, Warszawa – Poznań – studies for extension DE border

Amendment 626 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – row 4 a (new)

Rhine-Waal- IWW multimodal connections Noordzeekanaal

Amendment 627 #

Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 2 – row 5

Amsterdam locks and IWW studies ongoing, port; Amsterdam Rijnkanaal- including Beatrix lock IJmuiden new sealock upgrade

Amendment 628 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – introductory part

Algeciras – Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona Sevilla – Valencia – Tarragona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border

Amendment 629 #

David-Maria SASSOLI, Debora SERRACCHIANI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – introductory part

Algeciras – Madrid – Tarragona Sevilla – Valencia – Tarragona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border Barcelona/Valencia – Livorno/Pisa – Firenze

Amendment 630 #

Amendment 631 #

Dominique VLASTO, Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – introductory part

Algeciras – Madrid – Tarragona Sevilla – Valencia – Tarragona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Marseille – Lyon – Torino – Milano – Venezia – Ljubljana – Budapest – UA border

Amendment 632 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 5

Barcelona Port interconnections rail with port (construction of the new accesses) and airport

Amendment 633 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 6

Barcelona - Perpignan Rail cross-border section, works ongoing, new line completed by 2015, upgrading existing line. Introduction of UIC on the Iberian existing line through Port Bou. Adaptation of the line to 750m-trains. Development of intermodal platforms and connection with the rail network on UIC + Iberian gauge

Amendment 634 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 6 a (new)

Madrid-Zaragoza- Rail Upgrading of existing Barcelona lines: Introduction of UIC on the Iberian existing line. Adaptation of the line and sidetracks to 750m-trains. Development of intermodal platforms and connection with the rail network on UIC + Iberian gauge

Amendment 635 #

Dominique VLASTO, Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 7 a (new)

Lyon - Avignon - Rail upgrading Marseille (via Miramas and Fos)

Amendment 636 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 3 - row 8

Lyon - Torino Rail cross-border section, ~~works base tunnel to be~~including historical ~~launched before 2020;~~ traject, studies access ~~studies access~~ routes

Amendment 637 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 8

Lyon - Torino Rail ~~cross-border section,~~upgrading the existing ~~works base tunnel to be launched before 2020; studies access routes~~cross-border section

Amendment 638 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 10

Brescia - Venezia - Rail works to start before 2014 Trieste on several sections in synergy with upgrading actions undertaken in overlapping stretches as in Corridor 1

Amendment 639 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 3- row 13

Koper - Divača - Rail studies and Ljubljana - ~~Maribor~~ Pragersko upgrading/partially new line

Amendment 640 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 3 - row 13

Koper - Divača - Rail studies and Ljubljana - ~~Maribor~~ Pragersko upgrading/partially new line

Amendment 641 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 3 - row 13

Koper - Divača - Rail studies and Ljubljana - ~~Maribor~~ Pragersko upgrading/partially new line

Amendment 642 #

David-Maria SASSOLI, Debora SERRACCHIANI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – row 13

Koper - Divača - Rail studies and Ljubljana – ~~Maribor~~ Pragersko upgrading/partially new line

Amendment 643 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 3 – rows 17 a-i (new)

Barcelona/Valencia/Livo Motorways of the sea upgrading rno Livorno Port/RRT Port system Livorno and piombino: studies and work Interconnection Rail: studies and works Pisa, Firenze Airport Interconnection Rail; studies and works Livorno/Pisa-Firenze Rail and Road Rail: Firenze-Pisa (collegamento al upgrading corridoio Helsinki- Valletta Rail:Firenze-Prato- Pistoia-Lucca-Viareggio upgrading Road: upgrading Livorno-Grosseto Rail and Road Rail/Road Upgrading Grosseto-Siena-Arezzo- Road Upgrading Fano-Ancona Port

Amendment 644 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 4 – introductory part

Hamburg / Rostock – Berlin – Praha – ~~Brno –~~ Bratislava – Budapest – Arad – Timişoara – Sofia Sofia – Burgas/TR border Sofia – Thessaloniki – Piraeus – Limassol – Lefkosia

Amendment 645 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 4

Hamburg - Dresden - ~~IWW~~ Rail ~~Elbe~~ upgrading and Praha - Pardubice multimodal platforms

Amendment 646 #

Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 4

~~Hamburg - Dresden -~~ Praha - Pardubice IWW Elbe upgrading ~~Praha - Pardubice~~

Amendment 647 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 5

~~Děčín locks~~ deleted ~~IWW~~ deleted ~~studies~~deleted

Amendment 648 #

Jan BŘEZINA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 4 - row 5 a (new)

Brno hub Rail rail hub Brno, including multi-modal platform

Amendment 649 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 4 – row 8

Budapest - -Arad - Rail upgrading in HU nearly Timisoara-C~~alafat~~ raiova- completed, ongoing in RO Calafat

Amendment 650 #

Michael CRAMER, Joachim ZELLER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 4 – row 8 a (new)

Craiova-Bucharest Rail studies

Amendment 651 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 5 – introductory part

Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – ~~Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover Bremen – Hannover~~Gedser Rostock – Berlin – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari Napoli – Palermo – Valletta

Amendment 652 #

Joachim ZELLER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 5 – introductory part

Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg – Øresund/Copenhagen – Rostock - Berlin - Nürnberg -München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari Napoli – Palermo – Valletta

Amendment 653 #

Knut FLECKENSTEIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 5 - introductory part

Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Lübeck – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Roma – Napoli – Bari Napoli – Palermo – Valletta

Amendment 654 #

Joachim ZELLER, Michael CRAMER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 5 – rows 7-9

~~Fehmarn~~ Nykøbing - Gedser Rail studies ~~ongoing,~~ and upgrading Gedser - Rostock Ports, MoS ~~constru~~interconnection ws Porkts Fehmarn Belt fixed link between 2014 and 2020 København - Hamburg Rail access routes DK to be via Fehmarn: access with rail; low-emission ~~completed by 2020, routes~~ ~~access routes Germany to~~ferries; ice-breaking ~~be completed in 2 steps (2020 - 2027) Hamburg/Breme~~capacity Rostock - Berlin - Rail ~~works to be started before Hannover 2020~~studies; upgrading Nürnberg

Amendment 655 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 7

Fehmarn Rail studies ongoing, construction works Fehmarn Belt fixed link between 2014 and 2020 deleted deleted deleted

Amendment 656 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 5 - row 11

Brenner ~~Base Tunnel~~ Rail studies and works on tunnel and upgrading existing feeder lines

Amendment 657 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 5 – row 11

Brenner Base Tunnel Rail studies ~~and works~~

Amendment 658 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 6 – title

6. Genova – Rotterdam/Antwerpen

Amendment 659 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 6 – introductory part

Genova – Milano/Novara – Simplon/Lötschberg/Gotthard – Basel – Mannheim – Köln Köln– Düsseldorf – Rotterdam/A~~msterdam~~ntwerpen Köln – Liège – Bruxelles/Brussel – Zeebrugge

Amendment 660 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 6 – row 2

Genova - Milano/Novara - Rail studies; and works ~~starting~~to CH border ~~before 2020~~ improve the existing conventional rail line

Amendment 661 #

Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 7 - introductory part

Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Oporto Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg Toulouse – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg

Amendment 662 #

Joachim ZELLER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 7 – introductory part

Gran Canaria / Tenerife – Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Oporto Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg

Amendment 663 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part 1 – point 7 – introductory part

Sines / Lisboa – Madrid – Valladolid Lisboa – Aveiro – Oporto Aveiro – Valladolid – Vitoria – Bordeaux – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg Le Havre – Rouen – Paris – Mannheim/Strasbourg

Amendment 664 #

Joachim ZELLER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 7 – row 1 a (new)

Gran Canaria/Tenerife – Ports, Airports, MoS port and airport studies Sines / Lisboa – Madrid and works, links between the Canaries and Sines / Lisboa

Amendment 665 #

Christine DE VEYRAC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 7 - row 6 a (new)

Toulouse - Bordeaux Rail ongoing public consultation

Amendment 666 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 7 – row 10 a (new)

Le Havre-Paris (via Rail Upgrading Serqueux-Gisors)

Amendment 667 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 8 – introductory part

Belfast – Dublin – Holyhead – Birmingham Sligo – Derry – Belfast Glasgow/Edinburgh – Birmingham Birmingham – London – Lille – Brussel/Bruxelles Dublin/Cork/Southampton – Le Havre – Paris London – Dover – Calais – Paris

Amendment 668 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 8 - row 2 a (new)

Sligo - Derry - Belfast Rail studies ("Western Arc" rail network, extending from Belfast through Derry, Sligo, Knock, Galway to Limerick/Foynes and Cork)

Amendment 669 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 8 – row 2 a (new)

Larne - Belfast Ports, Roads upgrading

Amendment 670 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – title

9. ~~Ams~~Rotterdam/Antwerpen – Basel/Lyon – Marseille

Amendment 671 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – introductory part

~~Amsterdam –~~ Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussel/Bruxelles – Luxembourg Luxembourg – Dijon – Lyon Luxembourg – Strasbourg – Basel

Amendment 672 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – row 2

Maas, including upgrading, multimodal IWW Maaswerken ~~upgrading~~ connections

Amendment 673 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – row 2 a (new)

Rhine-Scheldt -corridor: Lock upgrading Volkeraklock and Kreekraklock, Krammerlock and Lock Hansweert

Amendment 674 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – row 6 a (new)

Rotterdam - Antwerp Rail upgrading rail freight line

Amendment 675 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – row 7

Canal Seine ~~- Escaut~~Nord - IWW design completed, Connection Seine-Scheldt competitive dialogue launched, overall completion by 2018, upgrading including cross-border and multimodal connections

Amendment 676 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – row 7

Canal Seine - ~~Escaut~~ Nord; Seine IWW design completed, - Escaut competitive dialogue launched, overall completion by 2018 20 ; upgrading including cross-border connections

Amendment 677 #

Dominique VLASTO, Dominique RIQUET, Michel DANTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – rows 11-12

~~Rail Connections Rail~~ Strasbourg -Dijon-Lyon Rail studies and works Luxembourg - -Dijon - ~~Lyon (TGV Rhin - Rhône)~~ upgrading Ambérieu Lyon Rail ~~eastern bypass: studies~~Lyon agglomeration bypass: studies and works

Amendment 678 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 9 – rows 14 a-b (new)

Lyon - Avignon - Port de Rail upgrading Marseille-Fos Marseille Port hinterland and multimodal terminal connections

Amendment 679 #

Markus FERBER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 10 – introductory part

Strasbourg – Stuttgart – München – Wels/Linz ~~Strasbourg – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg – Passau – Wels/Linz~~deleted Wels/Linz –Wien – Budapest – Arad – Brašov – Bucurešti – Constanta – Sulina

Amendment 680 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 8 a (new)

Budapest - Arad Rail studies for high-speed network between Budapest and Arad

Amendment 681 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 8 b (new)

Buzău - Brăila - Galați Road: upgrading of specific expressway/motorway sections; studies and works

Amendment 682 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 8 c (new)

Drajna - Brăila - Galați Road: upgrading of specific expressway/motorway sections; studies and works

Amendment 683 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 9

Arad - Brašov - Bucurešti Rail upgrading of specific - Constanta sections; studies ~~high- - Constanta~~and works high-speed

Amendment 684 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 9 a (new)

Bucurešti- Buzău - Brăila Rail upgrading of specific - Galați sections; studies high- speed

Amendment 685 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 10

Main – Main-~~Donau-~~ Danube IWW studies and works on Ccanal ~~– Danube~~ (Kelheim - several sections and Constanța/Midia/Sulina) bottlenecks; inland + Bucurešti-Dunăre – waterway ports: Danube canal hinterland connections

Amendment 686 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 10

Main - Main-Donau- ~~Rail studies and works~~ IWW and Rail studies on several sections Canal - Danube ~~several sections~~ and bottlenecks; inland ~~bottlenecks; inland~~ waterway ports: hinterland connections with rail

Amendment 687 #

Ismail ERTUG

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 10

Main - Main-Donau- IWW studies and works on Canal - Danube several sections and bottlenecks; inland waterway ports: hinterland connections; except for works on the upgrade of the Danube river stretch Straubing- Vilshofen

Amendment 688 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point 10 – row 10

Main -– Main-Donau- IWW studies and works on Canal -– Danube several sections and (Kehlheim – Sulina or bottlenecks; inland Constanta) waterway ports: hinterland connections

Amendment 689 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11

Constanta Port ~~hinterland connections~~, MA (maritime hinterland connections, motorways) MA (including icebreaking services)

Amendment 690 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11 a (new)

Giurgiu Port Port infrastructure improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Amendment 691 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11 b (new)

Galați Port Port infrastructure improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Amendment 692 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11 c (new)

Brăila Port Port infrastructure improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Amendment 693 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11 d (new)

Tulcea Port Port infrastructure improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Amendment 694 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - point 10 - row 11 e (new)

Sulina Port Port infrastructure improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland: studies and works

Amendment 695 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 8

~~Graz – Maribor –~~ Ljubljana – HR Cross-border Rail studies ~~Pragersko~~border

Amendment 696 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 8

~~Graz - Maribor - Cross-Border~~ Ljubljana - CRO Other Core Rail studies ~~Pragersko~~border Network

Amendment 697 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 8

~~Graz- Maribor -~~ Ljubljana - HR Cross-Border Rail studies ~~Pragersko~~border

Amendment 698 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point b – row 8

~~Graz – Maribor – Cross-Border~~ deleted deleted ~~Rail~~ deleted ~~studies Pragersko~~ deleted

Amendment 699 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 9 a (new)

Sebeş – Turda – Other cross- Road Studies and Târgu-Mureş – border core works Paşcani – Iaşi – network Ungheni (RO/MD border)

Amendment 700 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 9 b (new)

Calafat – Other core Road Studies and Craiova – network works Alexandria – Bucurešti

Amendment 701 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 9 c (new)

Constanta - Other core Road Studies and Tulcea - GalaŃi network works

Amendment 702 #

Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ, Salvador GARRIGA POLLEDO, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA, Antonio MASIP HIDALGO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 9 d (new)

Alba-Iulia – Other cross- Rail Studies and Turda – Dej – border core works Suceava – network Paşcani – Iaşi – Ungheni (RO/MD border)

Amendment 703 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – row 10

~~North-West Bottleneck Rail works ongoing Spain and Portugal~~ A Coruña – Vigo Bottleneck Rail works ongoing – Palencia Gijón – Palencia Bottleneck Rail works ongoing A Coruña – Bottleneck Rail works ongoing Madrid (high- speed passenger service)

Amendment 704 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – row 11 a (new)

Ruhr area - Other Core Rail Upgrading of the Münster - Network section Münster - Osnabrück - Lünen Hamburg (doubletrack)

Amendment 705 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - rows 23 a-b (new)

Kybartai - Other Core Rail upgrading Kaunas Network Kybartai Other Core Road upgrading /Klaip÷da - Network Kaunas - Vilnius - BY border

Amendment 706 #

Arkadiusz Tomasz BRATKOWSKI, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point b – row 26 a (new)

Nantes - Tours - Other Core Rail studies and Lyon Network works

Amendment 707 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 a (new)

Warszawa - Cross-Border Rail works Lublin - Zamość - BełŜec - Rawa Ruska - UA border (further toward Lviv)

Amendment 708 #

Antonio CANCIAN, Carlo FIDANZA, David-Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 a (new)

Rail La Spezia - Other Core Rail studies and Parma Network works

Amendment 709 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – row 28 a (new)

Lviv - UA border Cross-border Rail upgrading line - Lublin - Warszawa

Amendment 710 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point b – rows 28 a-b (new)

Valenciennes - Cross-Border Rail studies and work Mons Mons - Liège Bottleneck Rail studies and work

Amendment 711 #

Artur ZASADA, Piotr BORYS

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point b – rows 28 a-e (new)

Iasi-Republic of Cross-Border Rail studies ongoing Moldova border Suceava-Ukraina Cross-Border Rail studies border Oradea-Hungary Cross-Border Rail studies border Ploiesti-Suceava Other core Rail studies network Suceava-Dej- Other core Rail works ongoing Cluj Napoca- network Oradea

Amendment 712 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point b – row 28 a (new)

Sulechów - Nowa Cross-Border Road works Sól - Hradec Králové

Amendment 713 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 a (new)

Bucurešti.- Other core Rail Rail Buzău - Brăila - network infrastructure GalaŃi improvement and repair and connections with the hinterland; studies high- speed network

Amendment 714 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 b (new)

Halmeu - Cluj- Other Core Railway studies and Napoca - Network works Timisoara

Amendment 715 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 c (new)

Bihor - Oradea - Other core Rail Studies and Cluj-Napoca - network works Suceava - Iaşi - Ungheni (towards Chisinau)

Amendment 716 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 d (new)

Drajna - Brăila - Other core Road: Road Galați network expressway/motor infrastructure way improvement and repair

Amendment 717 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 e (new)

Buzău - Brăila - Other Core Road: Road GalaŃi Network expressway/motor infrastructure way improvement and repair

Amendment 718 #

Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Pilar del CASTILLO VERA, Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - row 28 f (new)

Iasi - Targu- Other Core highway / studies and Mures - (East- Network express road works West highway)

Amendment 719 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – point b – rows 28 a-c (new)

Palencia – Other Core Rail Studies and Santander Network works Castejón – Other Core Rail Studies and Logroño – Network works Miranda Almería – Other Core Rail Studies and Málaga – Network works Algeciras (along the coast)

Amendment 720 #

Inés AYALA SENDER, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I - Point b - rows 29 a-c (new)

"Iron Rhine" Cross-border Rail studies ongoing (Rheidt- Antwerpen), cross border section New High- Cross-border Rail studies ongoing capacity rail: Central Trans- Pyrenees crossing Railway Axis of Cross-border Rail studies ongoing the Ionian/Adriatic Intermodal Corridor

Amendment 721 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 1

1. Northern Seas offshore Developing an integrated Belgium, Denmark, grid (“NSOG”) offshore electricity grid in France, Germany, Ireland, ~~grid (“NSOG”)~~ the North Sea, the Irish Luxemburg, the Sea, the English Channel, Netherlands, Sweden, the the Baltic Sea and United Kingdom neighbouring waters and associated grid developments (interconnections, internal on-shore grid reinforcement) to transport electricity from renewable offshore energy sources to centres of consumption and storage and to increase cross- border electricity exchange

Amendment 722 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 2

2. North-South electricity Developing internal lines Belgium, ~~France~~Denmark, interconnections in South- and interconnections ~~between~~ France, Germany, Ireland, ~~Italy,~~ Western Europe (“NSI between Member States of ~~the~~ Luxembourg, the West Electricity”) the region and with Netherlands, Malta, Mediterranean third Portugal, Spain, the countries, notably to United Kingdom integrate electricity from renewable energy sourc(namely Netherlands, Sweden, the between the Iberian United Kingdom peninsula and France), and further connections with Central Europe and with third countries to complete the internal market, notably to integrate electricity from renewable energy sources and enable their transport to consumption centres and storage sites

Amendment 723 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 3

3. North-South gas Increasing interconnection Belgium, Ireland, interconnections in capacities ~~for North-South~~and other Luxembourg, France, Western Europe ("NSI ~~gas flows in Western~~ relevant infrastructure Germany, Italy, Malta, the West Gas"): ~~Europe to further di~~for North-South reversifyble Netherlands, Portugal, ~~routes of supply and~~gas flows in Western Spain, the United ~~increase short-term gas Kingdom deliverability~~Europe to remove Kingdom bottlenecks, further diversify routes, enhance security of supply and increase short-term gas deliverability thus making full use of alternative external supplies, and optimising the LNG terminals and gas storage infrastructure

Amendment 724 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point a – point 3

3. North-South gas Increasing Belgium, Ireland, interconnections in interconnection Luxembourg, France, Western Europe ("NSI capacities for North- Germany, Italy, Malta, West Gas"): South gas flows in the Netherlands, Western Europe to Portugal, Spain, the further diversify routes of United Kingdom supply and increase short-term gas deliverability deleted deleted deleted

Amendment 725 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 4

4. North-South electricity Strengthening Austria, Bulgaria, Czech interconnections in interconnections and Republic, Cyprus, Central Eastern and South internal lines in North- Germany, Greece, Eastern Europe ("NSI South and East-West Hungary, Italy, Poland, East Electricity"): directions ~~to complete the~~and with third Romania, Slovakia, ~~internal market and Slovenia~~countries to complete the Slovenia internal market and/or integrate generation from renewable energy sources

Amendment 726 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 5

5. North-South gas Strengthening regional Austria, Bulgaria, Czech interconnections in gas connections ~~between~~ and other Republic, Cyprus, Central Eastern and South ~~the Baltic Sea region, the~~relevant infrastructures, Germany, Greece, Eastern Europe ("NSI ~~Adriatic and Aegean Seas~~including LNG and CNG, Hungary, Italy, Poland, East Gas"): ~~and~~in the ~~Black Sea, notably~~East Romania, Slovakia, ~~to enhance diversification Slovenia~~Mediterranean Basin and Slovenia between the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and the Black Sea, notably to enhance diversification and security of gas supply

Amendment 727 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point a – point 5

5. North-South gas Strengthening regional Austria, Bulgaria, Czech interconnections in gas connections between Republic, Cyprus, Central Eastern and the Baltic Sea region, the Germany, Greece, South Eastern Europe Adriatic and Aegean Seas Hungary, Italy, Poland, ("NSI East Gas"): and the Black Sea, Romania, Slovakia, notably to enhance Slovenia diversification and security of gas supply deleted deleted deleted

Amendment 728 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 6

6. Baltic Energy Market Developing Denmark, Estonia, Interconnection Plan in interconnections between Finland, Germany, Latvia, electricity ("BEMIP Member States in the Lithuania, Poland, Electricity"): Baltic region and Sweden reinforcing internal grid infrastructures accordingly, to end isolation of the Baltic States and to foster market integration in the region and integrate generation from renewable energy sources

Amendment 729 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 7

7. Baltic Energy Market ~~Ending the isolation of~~Gas infrastructure Denmark, Estonia, Interconnection Plan in ~~the three Baltic~~between Member States ~~and~~ Finland, Germany, Latvia, gas ("BEMIP Gas"): ~~Finland by ending single Lithuania, Poland, supplier dependency and Sweden~~in the Baltic region, Lithuania, Poland, reinforcing gas internal Sweden grid infrastructures accordingly, to end the isolation of the three Baltic States and Finland and their dependency on a single supplier and to increas~~ing~~e diversification ~~of suppli~~and security of gas supply and routes in the Baltic Sea region

Amendment 730 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II - Point a - point 8

8. Southern Gas Corridor ~~Transmission of gas from~~Infrastructure for the Austria, Bulgaria, Czech ("SGC"): t~~he Caspian Basin, Central~~ransmission and storage Republic, Cyprus, France, ~~Asia, the Middle East and~~of gas, including Germany, Greece, ~~the East Mediterranean~~ liquefied and compressed Hungary, Italy, Poland, ~~Basin to the Union to~~ natural gas terminals to Romania, Slovakia, enhance diversification of Slovenia gas supply and routes from the Caspian Basin, Central Asia, the Middle East and the East Mediterranean Basin to the Union

Amendment 731 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point a – point 8

8. Southern Gas Corridor Transmission of gas from Austria, Bulgaria, Czech ("SGC"): the Caspian Basin, Republic, Cyprus, Central Asia, the Middle France, Germany, East and the East Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mediterranean Basin to Poland, Romania, the Union to enhance Slovakia, Slovenia diversification of gas supply deleted deleted deleted

Amendment 732 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point a – point 8 a (new)

Oil supply diversification Interoperability of the oil Austria, Czech Republic, corridors in Central pipeline network in Germany, Hungary, Eastern Europe Central Eastern Europe Poland, Slovakia ("OSC"): to increase security of supply and reduce environmental risks.

Amendment 733 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point b – point 5

Cross-border carbon Preparing the all dioxide network construction of carbon dioxide transport infrastructure between Member States in view of the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage deleted deleted deleted

Amendment 734 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part II – Point b – row 5 a (new)

Energy efficiency Make sure that the all consumption in the EU peaks and then decreases with time

Amendment 735 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part III a (new)

List of projects with synergies between at least two of the sectors covered by the CEF Implementation of smart grids by the exploitation of new or existing transport or telecommunication infrastructure The exploitation of existing transport infrastructures for the deployment of transmission and distribution electricity grids or telecommunication networks.

Amendment 736 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point b - introductory part

Intervention in the field of broadband shall contribute to smart and inclusive growth through building a balanced and geographically diversified portfolio of broadband projects, ~~including both 30Mbps and 100Mbps plus project~~aiming for ubiquitous Gbps-networks and reaching at least for a base-capacity of 100 Mbps; with urban- suburban and rural projects, in order to reach a satisfactory level of connectivity in all the Member States.

Amendment 737 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III – Point b – introductory part

Intervention in the field of broadband shall contribute to smart and inclusive growth through building a balanced and geographically diversified portfolio of broadband projects, ~~including both 30Mbps and~~seeking to ensure that by 2020 all Europeans have access to 100 Mbps ~~plus projects~~and 50% of EU households have access to 1 Gbits or more; with urban suburban and rural projects, in order to reach a satisfactory level of connectivity in all the Member States.

Amendment 738 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point b - row 2 - paragraph 1

The intervention in the field of broadband Investments in broadband networks networks shall include: capable of achieving the ~~Digital Agenda 2020~~ target of universal ~~coverage at~~ 3coverage at 100Mbps; or Investments in broadband networks capable of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target and having at least 50% of households subscribing to speeds above 100Mbps;

Amendment 739 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point b - row 2 - paragraph 1

Amendment 740 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point b - row 2 - paragraph 2

The intervention in the field of broadband Investments in broadband networks networks shall include: capable of achieving the ~~Digital Agenda 2020~~ target of universal ~~coverage at~~ 3coverage at 100Mbps; or Investments in broadband networks capable of achieving the ~~Digital Agenda 2020~~ target ~~and~~of having at ~~least 50% of~~ least 50% of households subscribing to ~~speeds above~~ ~~100Mbps~~speeds of 1Gbps and above;

Amendment 741 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point b - row 2 - paragraph 2

The intervention in the field of broadband Investments in broadband networks networks shall include: capable of achieving the Digital Agenda 2020 target of universal coverage at 30Mbps; or Investments in broadband networks capable of achieving the ~~Digital Agenda~~ target of having at ~~2020 target and having at least 50% of~~ least 50% of households subscribing to ~~speeds above~~ ~~100Mbps~~speeds of 1Gbps and above;

Amendment 742 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part III - Point c - row 4

Enabling access to public sector Digitalization of large collections of information and multilingual services European cultural resources and fostering ~~their re-~~their free access to the public and free re- use by third parties. Achieving full access for re-use to all disclosable information held by the public sector in the EU by 2020. Enabling any business in the EU to offer online services in its own language that shall be seamlessly accessible and usable in any EU language

Amendment 743 #