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Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Massimiliano Salini
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signora Commissaria, bentornata e buon anno. Grazie al collega Gieseke, abbiamo costruito una proposta che certamente rappresenta una base ottima per il lavoro che attende la Commissione europea: la Commissione dovrà raccontare al Parlamento e all'Europa intera che idea ha di revisione del reticolo imponente delle cosiddette TEN-T, su cui si fonda l'enorme rete infrastrutturale del nostro continente. Il progetto sta procedendo a rilento e non abbiamo motivo di ritenere che, senza cambiar metodo e cioè senza cambiare impostazione radicalmente, questo ritmo aumenti. La ragione di questo rallentamento non è solo la burocrazia, la ragione di questo rallentamento negli investimenti sta nell'incertezza sul modello di sviluppo economico che noi riteniamo di realizzare con queste infrastrutture, la dabbenaggine con la quale alcuni pensano di contestare quest'Europa fondata sulla libertà di circolazione delle persone e delle merci, il cui presupposto è la libertà di intraprendere, di costruire, l'idea di realizzare un'Europa finta, in cui le infrastrutture verdi sostituiscono quella intraprendenza e quella enorme eccellenza manifatturiera che da sempre porta l'Europa nel mondo. Rifare bene il reticolo infrastrutturale significa ribadire chi è l'uomo europeo e che cosa deve essere nel mondo oggi l'Europa.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Josianne Cutajar
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: MT

Sur President, TEN-T mhix biss network ta' infrastruttura ta' trasport, iżda hi element essenzjali biex il-popli u n-nies jersqu flimkien biex jesperjenzaw il-mod Ewropew ta' għajxien.  It-TEN-T hija wkoll is-sinsla tal-ekonomija tagħna. Ma jistax jeżisti suq komuni mingħajr infrastruttura tal-ferroviji, ajruporti, toroq, portijiet, li jippermettu liċ-ċittadini u n-negozji jiċċaqalqu b'mod ħieles madwar l-Ewropa kollha. B'mod partikolari, apprezzajt l-aspett pragmatiku ta' dan ir-rapport - il-fokus tiegħu fuq TEN-T tal-futur, li m'għandhiex tippromwovi biss l-implimentazzjoni tat-teknoloġija diġitali fil-mezzi kollha tat-trasport, imma wkoll li taħdem biex tantiċipa l-ħtiġijiet tan-network għall-ġejjieni. Bħala persuna li ġejja minn gżira, nirrimarka b'sodisfazzjon li r-rapport isemmi l-importanza li r-reġjuni rurali, imbiegħda u l-gżejjer ikunu konnessi permezz tat-TEN-T. Mod b'saħħtu ta' kif dan nibdew nagħmluh huwa billi nagħrfu r-rwol essenzjali tal-motorways of the sea u x-short sea shipping. Biex nagħlaq, wasal iż-żmien li nibdew inqisu l-portijiet tagħna, mhux biss bħala ċentri ta' trasport, iżda wkoll bħala ċentri diġitali u tal-enerġija.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Roman Haider
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die Eisenbahn ist eine bewährte, sichere, leistungsfähige und insbesondere umweltfreundliche Technologie mit großer Vergangenheit, aber auch natürlich großer Zukunft. Für meine Heimat Österreich sowohl als Industriestandort als auch als Transitland ist der Ausbau des überregionalen Schienennetzes von ganz besonderer Bedeutung. Die Säumigkeit von Deutschland und Italien beim Ausbau der Brenner-Strecke ist deswegen ganz besonders schmerzhaft. Immerhin ist die Brenner-Strecke eine der wichtigsten Nord-Süd-Verbindungen Europas. Eine weitere ganz wichtige Nord-Süd-Verbindung wäre die Tauern-Pyhrn/Schober-Achse. Sie soll die wichtigsten österreichischen Industrieregionen an das TEN-V-Netz anbinden. Gleichzeitig würde damit eine Lücke im ostalpinen Bereich zu Slowenien, Kroatien und dem ganzen Westbalkan geschlossen. Auch Tschechien hat schon sein Interesse an dieser Strecke bekundet. Nur leider ist diesmal das österreichische Verkehrsministerium säumig. Und um jetzt diese Aufnahme dieser Tauern-Pyhrn/Schober-Achse in das TEN-V-Netz voranzutreiben, habe ich einen entsprechenden Änderungsantrag zum Bericht eingebracht, und ich ersuche alle meine Kolleginnen und Kollegen, diesem Antrag zuzustimmen. Hier geht es um ein wichtiges Projekt, das für Österreich, aber auch Tschechien und alle Balkanstaaten von ganz besonderer Bedeutung ist. Hier können wir die heimische Wirtschaft ganz konkret unterstützen und wieder ein Stück näher an den Rest Europas heranbringen, und das ist gerade in der jetzigen Situation ganz besonders wichtig.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Benoît Lutgen
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Madame la Commissaire, chers collègues, le projet de réseau transeuropéen de transport nous ramène finalement vers un des premiers objectifs de l’Union: la liberté de circulation des biens et des personnes. Cependant, bien que des projets de réseaux transeuropéens aient été considérés comme de grands succès, certains obstacles se dressent toujours sur notre chemin pour explorer tout le potentiel de ces projets et en faire la preuve à l’avenir. Or, premièrement, un transport ferroviaire transfrontalier sans rupture sur le réseau transeuropéen de transport et le long des corridors européens de fret ferroviaire exige une coopération bien sûr forte sur le plan transfrontalier, obligatoire même entre les gestionnaires d’infrastructures. Dans toute l’Europe, nous disposons de plus de 21 systèmes de sécurité différents, c’est pourquoi la révision de ce texte sur lequel nous discutons aujourd’hui invite la Commission à proposer des mesures contraignantes importantes pour les gestionnaires d’infrastructures. Deuxièmement, nous devons veiller bien sûr à ce que l’ensemble de nos infrastructures de transport résistent à l’épreuve du temps. Nous devons aligner ces projets sur nos objectifs environnementaux et donc, dans le cadre du réseau transeuropéen de transport, donner la priorité au déploiement intégral des carburants de substitution. Et enfin, notre objectif doit être aussi stratégique. Aujourd’hui, notre mobilité militaire est limitée car nos trains ne peuvent pas transporter de matériel militaire par exemple du port d’Anvers au reste de l’Europe, nous devons donc accroître ces synergies pour les besoins de défense. Chers collègues, je suis convaincu qu’avec ce rapport, nous apportons la contribution nécessaire pour permettre à la Commission européenne de moderniser l’ensemble de ces éléments.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhora Comissária, Colegas, é da maior importância modernizar a infraestrutura europeia de transporte multimodal e prepará-la para o futuro, de forma a assegurar o funcionamento do mercado interno e a competitividade, bem como apoiar a transição para uma mobilidade mais sustentável, mais eficiente e mais segura. É, assim, muito importante que todos os Estados-Membros disponham de uma rede bem desenvolvida que tenha em atenção a acessibilidade territorial em toda a União Europeia, em particular nas regiões periféricas, insulares e ultraperiféricas, de modo a promover e a impulsionar o turismo europeu e internacional. É importante que se tenha em atenção a qualidade das ligações, a acessibilidade, as infraestruturas e os preços praticados de e para estas regiões. Os princípios da coesão passam também por uma boa política de transportes, que não deixe nenhuma região para trás.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Tom Berendsen
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: NL

Voorzitter, mevrouw de commissaris, als we naar de Europese kaart kijken, dan zien we dat er in de lidstaten Europese transportnetwerken aan het ontstaan zijn. Maar zodra er een grens in beeld komt, vervagen die verbindingen of stoppen ze. En voor een land als Nederland, waar meer dan de helft van de provincies aan de grens ligt, is dat een probleem.  Terecht is er aandacht voor snelle verbindingen tussen de Europese hoofdsteden om de trein een aantrekkelijk alternatief te laten worden voor het vliegtuig. Maar nog belangrijker zijn die regionale grensoverschrijdende verbindingen. In Nederland denk ik aan Gent-Terneuzen, Zwolle-Bentheim of Eindhoven-Düsseldorf. Al deze verbindingen moeten verbeterd worden, en hetzelfde geldt ook in veel andere lidstaten.  Regio's zijn van groot belang voor het herstel in deze crisis. Verbindingen over de grens zijn van groot belang voor deze regio's. Dat is de kracht van deze regio's. En daarom roep ik ook op om groot belang te hechten aan deze regionale grensoverschrijdende verbindingen in de toekomstige plannen voor de Europese transportnetwerken.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, doamnă comisar, stimați colegi, cred că nu mai e nimic nou de spus. Știm clar că transportul, fie el rutier, pe cale ferată, pe orice mijloc de transport, este foarte important pentru funcționarea pieței interne și pentru a nu fi fragmentată piața internă.  Eu mă bucur că ne gândim la o revizuire, felicit raportorii și pe toți cei care au muncit. Voi susține acest raport și sugerez Comisiei să trateze cu mare atenție prevederile din acest raport.  Iată, una dintre ele propune un principiu care din păcate nu prea a fost folosit de Comisie: implementarea rețelelor TEN-T trebuie gândită pe principiul egalității de tratament, în cazul coridoarelor, fără a favoriza unele coridoare în detrimentul altora. Și da, aici îmi permit să spun că trebuie să avem principiul și mai departe, pentru că după unsprezece ani de întârziere vedem că piața este fragmentată, că țările din est, țara mea, România, de exemplu, doamna comisar o cunoaște foarte bine, are un sistem de căi ferate precar, are sistem rutier precar, și atunci nu putem să vorbim de conectivitate, nu putem să vorbim de productivitate și competiție uniformă.  Așadar, principii mai multe și investiții foarte judicios făcute.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, the TEN-T Regulation has firmly contributed to European cohesion and strengthened the internal market. Transport is vital to the European economy. Without good connections, Europe cannot continue to grow or prosper. European transport infrastructure needs to be future-proofed to ensure the functioning of the EU internal market and the competitiveness of the EU and to support the transition towards smart, sustainable, efficient and safe mobility. In this regard, I was pleased to see that the report included the significance of maintaining the TEN-T links with the United Kingdom, starting with its recognition as a neighbouring country, while safeguarding the implementation and completion of jointly-agreed infrastructure projects. We have heard many times of the difficulties for Ireland with Brexit, but now that the deal is done, we are faced with the more mundane regulatory legislative and equitable EU policy ramifications, and this will be a continuous process. The review of the TEN-T Regulation will be a test of this. With this in mind – I echo – the report calls for the Commission to ensure the effective connection of Ireland with mainland Europe, with particular attention to maritime routes through the Core and Comprehensive Network, whatever the shape of future EU-UK relations will take. I’m particularly referring to the ports in Ireland South – Rosslare, Waterford, Cork and Shannon Foynes. These are closest to the continent and Dublin is already choc-a-block.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Petar Vitanov
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, Madam Commissioner, colleagues, the road networks further development and the revision of the TEN-T regulation must consider the primary priorities related to transport decarbonisation, safety and digitalisation. The Commission has to prioritise the full deployment of alternative fuels in all kinds of transport, especially renewable fuels, while respecting technological neutrality. If we want to ensure progress toward climate neutrality, any transport infrastructure projects financed by the EU must be deemed consistent with the 2030 and 2050 climate objectives. The assessment of the effects of projects must consider greenhouse gas emissions during the whole life cycle, along with those occurring in the construction and operational phase and including indirect emissions as well. Currently, most of the contracts with the EU are based on the lowest price criteria. We need a more sustainable approach and criteria that takes into consideration maintenance, rehabilitation and investment costs, initial investment costs. So, we have to change our mentality for more sustainable tendering.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Adina-Ioana Vălean
Language: EN

Once again, I want to thank you for the report you have worked on in Parliament. I think we are very much aligned on contributing together, as policymakers, to have a very good report on the revision of the Trans—European Transport Network (TEN-T) guidelines. We will soon publish the results of our own evaluation of the current TEN—T guidelines. We are launching simultaneously the impact assessment for the new TEN—T regulation as of February.  Our legislative proposal for the revised TEN—T Regulation is planned for the autumn, but is part of a larger package for sustainable and smart mobility. We will present it together with a revision on the Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems, including a multimodal decoupling initiative, and also the Rail Corridor Initiative, including the revision of the Rail Freight Corridors Regulation actions to boost passenger rail. I’m saying that because I noticed that a lot of you have highlighted the importance of policies to support the development of rail. Thank you again for the promotion of our proposal. This year is the European Year of Rail and I encourage you to come forward with initiatives and support our work towards increasing the importance of rail in our transport policies at European level.  A lot of you talked about rail, but also about multimodal transport. Let me reassure you that it is also my vision that transport nodes and urban nodes - so ports, airports, ferry terminals, passenger hubs - need to be given increased attention given their vital role as enablers for efficient and sustainable multimodal transport. I also noticed the interest you have in the development of an alternative fuel infrastructure. It is something which is in our working programme and we are committed to increasing the deployment of such stations across Europe.  I also notice your concerns regarding the resilience of the infrastructure, the maintenance work, the delays, especially on cross-border projects, and of course on funding. You are right in all of them. These are also my concerns but we have decided to try to address all of this. I believe that, with all the financial instruments which will be available, including the Resilience and Recovery Facility, we’ll have a better benefit in financing our projects.  Thank you again for your interest. I’m absolutely sure we will continue to have opportunities to exchange views on this. I count on your support and on your contribution to our proposal coming in the autumn.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Karol Karski
Political group: ECR
Country: Cyprus
Language: PL

Dotychczasowe podejście UE w zakresie TEN-T nakierowane było na rozwój połączeń na osi wschód-zachód, dopuszczając w ten sposób do zapóźnień w rozwoju połączeń i społeczno-gospodarczym rozwoju regionów w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej. Przegląd TEN-T to okazja do odrobienia strat i nakierowania strumienia finasowania na projekty łączące Europę Północną z Południową, a zwłaszcza na inwestycje w państwach flanki centralno-wschodniej. Tylko takie podejście pozwoli na połączenie najważniejszych ośrodków wzrostu z obszarami o niższej dynamice rozwoju oraz na włączenie ich do europejskiej sieci transportowej TEN-T. Niestety, moje regiony Warmia i Mazury oraz Podlasie wciąż kwalifikują się do obszarów o najmniejszej dostępności, pomimo że przebiegają przez nie dwa korytarze bazowe TEN-T. Droga ekspresowa S7 jest częścią korytarza transportowego Bałtyk–Adriatyk, a droga S61 – korytarza Morze Północne–Morze Bałtyckie. Dla zrównoważonego rozwoju konieczna jest jednoczesna rozbudowa połączeń drogowych i kolejowych. Tylko takie podejście pomoże ożywić lokalną gospodarkę, przyciągnąć do regionu nowe inwestycje i przełoży się na tworzenie nowych miejsc pracy.
Debate: Revision of the Trans-European Transport Network  guidelines
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Beata Mazurek
Political group: ECR
Country: Malta
Language: PL

Działaniem niezbędnym do realizacji tych założeń powinno być włączenie do sieci TEN-T Centralnego Portu Komunikacyjnego (jako elementu sieci bazowej lotnisk), całości międzynarodowego korytarza drogowego Via Carpathia, wybranych portów morskich i dróg wodnych oraz innych elementów infrastruktury, jak choćby linii kolejowych dużej prędkości w regionie państw V4.  Polska popiera wzmocnienie spójności między krajowymi planami transportowymi a strategią wdrażania sieci TEN-T, a kwestie związane z rewizją wytycznych UE w sprawie sieci TEN-T są dla Polski, jak i dla innych krajów, a w szczególności państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej, absolutnie kluczowe. Konieczne jest zapewnienie wymaganych środków finansowych na inwestycje infrastrukturalne zarówno już rozpoczęte, jak i planowane, również na poziomie UE, ponieważ środki finansowe państw członkowskich na ten cel mogą okazać się niewystarczające. Procedury wydawania pozwoleń i inne procedury administracyjne powinny być dostosowane do indywidualnych potrzeb i uwarunkowań występujących w danym kraju, w związku z tym powinny być tworzone na poziomie krajowym, a nie unijnym.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: MT

Il-punt li jmiss fuq l-aġenda huwa d-dibattitu dwar id-dikjarazzjonijiet tal-Kunsill u tal-Kummissjoni dwar is-sitwazzjoni umanitarja tar-rifuġjati u tal-migranti fil-fruntieri esterni tal-UE ( Nixtieq ninforma lill-onorevoli Membri li, għad-dibattiti kollha ta' din is-sessjoni parzjali, mhux se jkun hemm proċedura "catch-the-eye" u mhux se jiġu aċċettati karti blu.  Barra minn hekk, huma previsti interventi mill-bogħod mill-Uffiċċji ta' Kollegament tal-Parlament fl-Istati Membri.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Vangelis Meimarakis
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EL

Βεβαίως, είναι ευθύνη των εθνικών κυβερνήσεων και πρέπει να την αναλάβουν, όχι όμως μόνο των κυβερνήσεων αλλά και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης· θέλω να τονίσω ότι η νέα ελληνική κυβέρνηση έχει αναλάβει ουσιαστικές πρωτοβουλίες για τη διασφάλιση των εξωτερικών της συνόρων, των ευρωπαϊκών συνόρων, την επιτάχυνση των διαδικασιών ασύλου, τη δημιουργία κλειστών, ελεγχόμενων κέντρων με ανθρώπινες συνθήκες και σημειώνει, παράλληλα, πρόοδο στη διαδικασία επιστροφών, και χαίρομαι που αυτό σήμερα αναγνωρίζεται.  Δεν μπορεί, όμως, μόνη της· και πολύ περισσότερο όταν ο πρόεδρος της Τουρκίας Ερντογάν εργαλειοποιεί το μεταναστευτικό με στόχο να εκβιάσει την Ευρώπη και να ικανοποιήσει τη δική του εσωτερική πολιτική ατζέντα, με αποκορύφωμα τη μεθοδευμένη ένταση που προκάλεσε στον Έβρο, παίζοντας με την τύχη πολλών απελπισμένων ανθρώπων.  Δεν υπάρχουν, λοιπόν, περιθώρια, δεν υπάρχουν μαγικές λύσεις: ας μην κρυβόμαστε πίσω από το δάχτυλό μας, είναι γνωστό σε όλους ότι για να υπάρξει μια οριστική αντιμετώπιση του προβλήματος, χρειάζεται ουσιαστική και, κυρίως, ευρωπαϊκή προστασία των συνόρων και αναθεώρηση του υφισταμένου πλαισίου, το οποίο θα πρέπει να εστιάζει ακόμα περισσότερο στην ενίσχυση της φύλαξης των χερσαίων και θαλασσίων συνόρων, με σύγχρονα τεχνικά μέσα και απολύτως σε συνεργασία με την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Η ευρωπαϊκή λύση, λοιπόν, δεν πρέπει να περιορίζεται σε ασαφείς υποσχέσεις και αοριστολογίες· οι βαρύγδουπες διακηρύξεις πρέπει να γίνουν έμπρακτη αλληλεγγύη.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Isabel Santos
Political group: S-D
Country: Hungary
Language: PT

É evidente que as autoridades locais têm falhado. Mas a União Europeia também tem responsabilidade quando externaliza a gestão dos fluxos migratórios através de acordos, ou, pior, quando empurra os migrantes das suas fronteiras, com a cooperação das guardas costeiras líbia e turca, através da vergonhosa ação de guardas fronteiriças de Estados-Membros, quando não com o envolvimento da Frontex, de cujo diretor continuamos a esperar a demissão.  A dramática situação no ex-campo de Lipa levou a União a anunciar 3,5 milhões de euros adicionais aos 88 entregues nos últimos 3 anos à Bósnia e Herzegovina. Continuamos a agir em emergência, a despejar dinheiro sobre os problemas, quando precisamos de respostas solidárias, sustentáveis e respeitadoras dos direitos humanos.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Sophia in 't Veld
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: EN

And do we all remember the debate last summer where we said: no more Morias? And yet again we are looking at images of people living in mud, children walking around with bare feet. Just a couple of weeks ago, a little girl of three years old was found in the mud bleeding because she had been raped. And yet I hear the Council talking about, yes, we’re monitoring the situation and we’re going to enter into a constructive dialogue and have a high—level conference. Well, maybe you can explain to me how that’s going to help the children. Are you going to, like in a fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen, are you going to give matches to the children so they can hold a little light to their dying dreams in the mud? Is that our level of responsibility? Madam Commissioner, I know your personal commitment and how hard you work to find solutions, day and night, quite literally, day and night, sometimes we are exchanging messages at a very late hour. But, where is President von der Leyen and where is Commissioner Schinas, who is responsible for our European Way of Life? Is this our European way of life, honestly? Well, this is  But finally, this House has a responsibility too. We should use our power of the purse to make sure that, when we give money for better reception conditions, that it is spent properly and we can see with our eyes it’s not being spent properly. Finally, I call on the S&D and the EPP to let go of their hesitation and start a full—blown inquiry into the push—backs and into the role of Frontex.