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Poniedziałek 07 czerwca 2010 r.
16:00 - 21:30

Obyło się spotkanie "AWAY DAY of the the BUREAU & HEADS OF DELEGATION" S&D w Limelette (pod Brukselą)

Tematy poruszane na posiedzeniu:

1. Projekt Europejski i ocena obecnego stanu Unii,
 
2. Nowe wyzwania: Rosnący ekstremizm i nacjonalizm w państwach członkowskich.

Wtorek 08 czerwca 2010 r.
09:00 - 15:00

W dniu 8 czerwca nastąpiła kontynuacja spotkania "AWAY DAY of the BUREAU & HEADS OF DELEGATION" S&D w Limelette (pod Brukselą).

Tematyka:
1. Perspektywy i potencjał, rok po wyborach w 2009 do Parlamentu Europejskiego.

2. Dyskusja z Poul Nyrup Rasmussen i Bernhard Weßels (Uniwersytet Humboldta w Berlinie).

18:00 - 19:30

Odbyło się spotkanie Grupy Politycznej: S&D

Poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego Bogusław Liberadzki na początku spotkania zaproponował, aby grupa S&D określiła własną deklaracje na temat powodzi w Europie Wschodniej. Dokument "Position paper on flood in Poland" został przygotowany przez Profesora Liberadzkiego:

„Position paper on the flood in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic
(draft)

Since a couple of weeks Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic are flood-hit. Some regions of Germany are flood-prone at the moment.

It is already the third time since 1997 that such a big flood hits those regions. Just in Poland the estimated damages amount to at least 5 billion Euros. Around 100.000 people are directly affected by the flood, thousands of buildings are destroyed, hundreds of thousands hectares land are underwater. The countries of the flooded regions don't have a developed water management to prevent floods and to exploit the regional potential of their water reservoirs.

At the same time we notice a low-levelled usage of EU funds for the years 2007-2013 dedicated for investments in environmental projects. According to the balance only 15% of the amount provided by the budget was disbursed till now.

We call the European Commission as well as all interested member states to change radically their policy and to use immediately the available funds for building detention reservoirs, flood banks and reforming their water management system to prevent such a disaster in the future”.

Pozostałe tematy, które zostały poruszone podczas spotkania grupy politycznej Postępowego Sojuszu Socjalistów i Demokratów:
- problem graniczny pomiędzy Słowenią a Chorwacją,
- wynik wyborów w Czechach
- sytuacja w Rumuni
- stanowisko Zielonych na temat strategia UE 2020
- postępowanie wobec agencji ratingowych
- egzekucje w Kongu i w Libii
- postępowanie wobec wydarzeń w Gazie
- sytuacja na Saharze Zachodniej
Środa 09 czerwca 2010 r.

09:30 - 13:00
Odbyło się spotkanie S&D (kontynuacja programu z dnia poprzedniego)

14:00 - 15:30
W Parlamencie Europejskim odbyła się konferencja na temat:
S&D „Chorwacja - Następny członek UE”

15:30 - 16:30
Spotkanie Grupy Roboczej Komisji Kontroli Budżetowej.

16:00 - 17:00
Konferencja S&D na temat:
„Koniec Dyskryminacji: Marzenie czy Realia”?
18:00 - 20:00
Spotkanie PES „Nasza droga wyjścia z kryzysu”.

20:00 - 22:00
Poseł Bogusław Liberadzki odbył spotkanie z Ambasadorem Turcji.

Czwartek 10 czerwca 2010 r.

09:00 - 10:00
Okrągły stół S&D „Efekty kryzysu ekonomicznego a młodzież”.

09:30 – 13:15
Odbyło się spotkanie Prezydium PES, dokumenty dostępne w formacie PDF do pobrania

Draft Declaration Progressive way out

PES Draft Policy Paper Way out Crisis

Oprócz planu tygodnia zamieszczamy z dużą przyjemnością najnowsze informacje, które dotyczą Komisji Kontroli Budżetowej oraz Komisji Transportu i Turystyki:

COCOB iNFO

COCOBU meeting of 31 May and 1 June 2010
For further information and meeting documents please consult the CONT committee's homepage on:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/organes/cont/cont_20100531_1500.htm
MONDAY 31 MAY 2010 15H00 - 15H30
COORDINATORS MEETING (IN CAMERA)
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* *
MONDAY 31 MAY 2010 15H30 - 18H30
1.
ADOPTION OF DRAFT AGENDA
The draft agenda (in EN) was emailed to Members on 12 May 2010 and is in the dossier for this meeting.
Please note that there will be a modification to Item 6 - European External Action Service for which there will be an exchange of views instead of a consideration of the draft opinion.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF CONT MEETING
The dossier contains minutes of the meeting of 22-23 March 2010, emailed to CONT Members on 12 May 2010.
If no objections are received before the end of the meeting, these will be deemed approved.

COCOBU INFO
Committee on Budgetary Control
MEETING

MONDAY 31 MAY 2010
15h00 - 15h30 (Coordinators' Meeting - in camera)
15h30 - 18h30
TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2010
09h00 - 12h30
BRUSSELS
ROOM PHS 3C050
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COCOBU meeting of 31 May and 1 June 2010
For further information and meeting documents please consult the CONT committee's homepage on:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/organes/cont/cont_20100531_1500.htm
3.
CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Chairman wishes to make the following announcements:
3.1 Languages available:
31 May: BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, RO, SV
1 June: BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SV.
3.2 Webstreaming:
Members are informed that this CONT meeting will be webstreamed (apart from the in camera items) on the following link:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/wps-europarl-internet/frd/live/live-program?language=en
Please be aware that each time a speaker activates the microphone to make an intervention the camera will be automatically directed to the speaker.
4.
AGENDA ON DISCHARGE, AUDIT AND ANTI-FRAUD 2010-2014

Presentation by Algirdas Šemeta, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud
Following his confirmation hearing on 12 January 2010 Mr Semeta undertook to present an agenda for future action in the first months of his term of office.
The document which will include a first reaction to the 2008 discharge resolution and Mr Semeta's priorities regarding the future of OLAF and anti-fraud policy, will be forwarded to Members as soon as it is available.
5.
AGENCY FOR THE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE IT SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SUCURITY AND JUSTICE

CONT/7/00015

Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu

Administrator responsible: Elena Mainardi

Consideration of draft opinion
A new regulatory Agency implies additional expenses. Therefore it is of paramount importance to ensure the most appropriate balance between efficiency, results and costs.
Based on different assessment reports, the conclusion is that there are a few aspects to seriously take into consideration.
First of all, the need to produce a document to convert the Agency's Strategy into a multiannual framework with clear objectives and performance indicators. This will improve the performance, financial management and control of the Agency.
Secondly, the need to reduce the number of the Management Board's members. This will ensure a more efficient working scheme and would prevent a rise in the governance costs and also a structural deficit for the Agency. The reduction of the members of the Management Board will naturally lead to a reduction of the members of the Audit Committee that will assist the Management Board in its duties.
Thirdly, for good governance, the composition of the Management Board should offer the possibility of fair representation of the Member States and this could be guaranteed, among other things, through alternation.
The English version of the draft opinion was sent to CONT Members on 14 May by email.
The deadline for amendments is foreseen for 8 June at 12h00. Adoption in CONT is scheduled for 12/13 July 2010.
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For further information and meeting documents please consult the CONT committee's homepage on:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/organes/cont/cont_20100531_1500.htm
6.
EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE

CONT/7/02650

Rapporteur: Ivailo Kalfin

Administrator responsible: József Blaszauer and Rudolfs Verdins

Exchange of views
7.
EEAS PACKAGE: AMENDING BUDGET

Rapporteur: Zigmantas Balčytis

Administrator responsible: Rudolfs Verdins

Exchange of views
8.
EEAS PACKAGE: STAFF REGULATION

Rapporteur: Edit Herczog

Administrator responsible: József Blaszauer

Consideration of a working document
9.
EEAS PACKAGE: AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) NO 1605/2002 ON THE FINANCIAL REGULATION

CONT/7/02636

Draftsman: Crescenzio Rivellini

Administrator responsible: Urszula Mojkowska

Consideration of a working document (concerning items 9 and 10) and exchange of views
The proposal was drafted with a view to amending the Financial Regulation in line with the creation of the European External Action Service. It is separate from the triennial revision of the Financial Regulation, for which a proposal from the Commission is awaited end of May 2010, and from the proposal of adaptation of the Financial Regulation to the Lisbon Treaty, presented under item 10.
The proposal falls under the ordinary legislative procedure. The first exchange of views in the CONT Committee took place on 26 April 2010.
As the matter falls almost equally within the competence of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control and it has been considered that the procedure with joint committee meetings and a single vote (Rule 51 of EP's Rules of Procedure) would allow for the most efficient use of the Parliament's resources, a letter to the Conference of Presidents asking for the application of Rule 51 to proposals of amendments to Financial Regulation has been signed by the two committee Chairmen.
JOINT DISCUSSION ON THE EUROPEAN EXTERNAL ACTION SERVICE (EEAS) PACKAGE (ITEMS 6.-9.) in the presence of Hervé Jouanjean, European Commission, DG Budget, Director-General
The setting up of the EEAS necessitates the adoption of 4 different pieces of legislation (under different procedures):
1.
a proposal for a Council decision establishing the organisation and functioning of the Service (Council decision, EP only consulted, lead committee: AFET) - CONT draftsman: Mr Kalfin;
2.
an amending Budget for the year 2010 (budgetary procedure, lead committee: BUDG); CONT draftsman: Mr Balcytis.
3.
a proposal for amending the staff regulation (OLP, lead committee: JURI); CONT draftswoman: Ms Herczog; and
4.
a proposal for amending the Financial Regulation (ordinary legislative procedure - OLP, i.e. co-decision with the EP, lead committee: BUDG) - CONT draftsman: Mr Rivellini;
Out of these four proposals only two have so far been received by Parliament: the draft Council decision (1.) and the one adapting the Financial Regulation (2.). The remaining two proposals (amending the Staff Regulation and the 2010
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budget) are not expected to be adopted by the Commission before June 2010.
It should be stressed that an EP steering group on EEAS (under the guidance of President Buzek and in which CONT is represented by its draftsman, Mr Kalfin, and by Mr de Magistris) has continued its work and coordination meetings between the rapporteurs and draftspersons are taking place. Moreover, a working document from Elmar Brok (AFET) and Guy Verhofstadt (AFCO) is also available.
Ms Herczog and Mr Rivellini have drafted working documents to be discussed in committee at the joint debate.
In view of a joint debate the following order of speakers is proposed:
- Chairman,
- CONT draftspersons,
- Commission/Council representatives
- other CONT Members
- CONT draftspersons
- (possibly) Commission/Council representatives
10.
AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) NO 1605/2002 ON THE FINANCIAL REGULATION APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

CONT/7/02449

Rapporteur: Crescenzio Rivellini

Administrator responsible: Urszula Mojkowska

Consideration of a working document and exchange of views
The proposal concerns modifications to the Financial Regulation necessary after entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. It is separate from the triennial revision and from the proposal amending the Financial Regulation in line with the creation of the European External Action Service, mentioned under item 9.
The proposal falls under the ordinary legislative procedure, CONT being a Committee for opinion, and BUDG acting as the lead Committee. The first exchange of views in the CONT Committee took place on 26 June 2010.
See reference to the letter requesting the application of Rule 51 of EP's Rules of Procedure under item 9.
CONT's draftsman, Crescenzio Rivellini, will present a working document outlining the main aspects of the proposals under items 9 and 10 of the agenda.
TUESDAY 1 JUNE 2010 09H00 - 12H30
11.
ADOPTION OF COORDINATORS' RECOMMENDATIONS
12.
JOINT HEARING WITH BUDG ON THE REVISION OF THE FINANCIAL REGULATION

CONT/7/02593

Rapporteur: Crescenzio Rivellini (CONT)

Rapporteur: Ingeborg Gräßle (BUDG)

Administrators responsible: Urszula Mojkowska (CONT) and Udo Bux (BUDG)
 In the presence of:

Janusz Lewandowski, Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget

Hervé Jouanjean European Commission, DG Budget, Director-General

David Bostock, Member of the European Court of Auditors
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities started to apply from 1 January 2003. Pursuant to its Article 184, it shall be subject to revision every three years, or whenever it proves necessary. The
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first triennial revision resulted in the adoption of the reform, in force since 1 January 2007. The European Parliament was involved in the revision in accordance with the consultation procedure.
Under the current provisions of the Treaty, the Parliament for the first time will be involved in the revision of the Financial Regulation on an equal footing with the Council, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
At CONT's meeting of 4 November 2009 it was decided that a hearing on the Financial Regulation Reform should be held jointly with BUDG Committee, with a view of providing the Members of the Parliament with the necessary expertise on that matter. Crescenzio Rivellini is the Member of CONT committee responsible for the hearing on CONT’s side and Ingeborg Gräßle is the responsible Member of BUDG committee.
The preceding public hearing of 26 June 2008 entitled "Effects of the Revision of the Financial Regulation" (jointly with BUDG committee) already revealed some weaknesses of the existing rules and some preliminary conclusions were drawn by the invited experts. The main objective of this hearing is to further identify the key issues to be considered within the framework of the forthcoming revision. Nine speakers have been invited to this end by both committees.
13.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
14.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meetings of the Committee on Budgetary Control will take place in Brussels on:
•
Monday 22 June 2010, 15h00-18h30
and
•
Monday 12 July 2010, 15.00-18.30
•
Tuesday 13 July 2010, 09h00-12h30

TRANNEWS

Newsletter from the European Parliament
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Number 69, 7 June 2010
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Link to the Committee meeting documents can be
found here.
The TRAN website can be found here.
Useful links: Videos of webstreamed Committee
meetings can be found here.
TRAN Committee meeting
31 May-1 June 2010, Brussels
Adoption of draft
recommendations
Passenger rights: bus and coach
transport
Rapporteur: Mr Antonio Cancian (EPP, IT)
Ordinary legislative procedure, second
reading
The Committee voted its second reading position on
the draft Regulation, which aims to establish a set of
rights for bus and coach passengers. Following
substantial modifications by Council, which would
strongly limit the Regulation's scope and waterdown
core provisions, the Committee adopted a vast
majority of the amendments proposed by the
Rapporteur. These amendments aim to restore the
Regulation's original scope and the substance of
major provisions such as those on the liability of
carriers, rights of passengers in the event of
cancellations and delays at departure and the rights
of disabled persons and Persons with Reduced
Mobility (PRM).
Other amendments were adopted to re-introduce
additional elements from Parliament's first reading
text, such as provisions on delays at arrival, which
the Rapporteur had not included in his draft
recommendation. Some of the modifications would
further strengthen the rights of disabled passengers
and PRM, in particular concerning the provision of
information in accessible formats. Finally, the
Committee adopted amendments clarifying the
definitions of "carriers" and "tour operators".
The Rapporteur and Shadows are currently in
negotiations with the Council for a possible
agreement in second reading. These negotiations
will now be continued on the basis of the draft
recommendation which the Committee adopted by a
large majority reflecting the unanimous views of all
major political groups on the main issues. Given the
significant differences between the institutions, it
appears that the Council would have to show greater
flexibility if a second reading agreement is to be
achieved.
The recommendation was adopted by 36:0:4.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in plenary: July 2010.
Passenger rights: sea and inland
waterways
Rapporteur: Ms Inés Ayala Sender (S&D,
ES)
Ordinary legislative procedure, second
reading
Ms Ayala Sender provided the Committee with a
brief overview of the state of play of discussions with
the Council and the Commission on this dossier. She
stated that important progress had been made. She
felt the most important point was the scope of the
Regulation. She asked the Committee to support
amendments in line with the Parliament's first
reading position and the Commission proposal on
the scope. In view of the ongoing negotiations, she
argued that it w a s important to maintain the
application of the Regulation to boats with 12
passengers or more, rather than 36 a s some
Members and the Council wished. She asked
Members to take into account the concessions
already made to the Council on scope (sightseeing/
excursions, journeys under 500m or with less
than 3 crew excluded) and the fact that the
Regulation does not impose any obligations to alter
boats, ports or port terminals.
In their interventions, the Shadow Rapporteurs were
divided between those who wanted to restrict the
scope and those who agreed strongly with the
Rapporteur's position. Some Shadows expressed
concerns about the inclusion of health as a reason
for refusal, though all were united in being optimistic
about the progress of negotiations thus far.
The vote showed the controversial nature of the
subject which was illustrated by the number of
important amendments that were passed or rejected
by a very small amount of votes. This was also
reflected in the large number of abstentions in the
final vote. In the majority of cases the Committee
followed the Rapporteur's recommendations, in
particular on the scope.
The recommendation was adopted by 24:1:17.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in plenary: July 2010.

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Adoption of draft reports
Investigation and prevention of accidents
and incidents in civil aviation
Rapporteur: Ms Christine de Veyrac (EPP,
FR)
Ordinary legislative procedure, first
reading
Ensuring expeditious accident investigations and
their independence from regulatory or judicial
authorities, while limiting the disclosure of sensitive
information, were important milestones reached with
the TRAN vote on Ms de Veyrac's report.
Over 100 amendments were adopted, including
compromise and oral amendments. The vote showed
the broad consensus amongst the political groups in
support of the approach taken by the Rapporteur.
Members sought to strengthen the EU's capacity in
accident investigations with the establishment of a
European Network of Civil Aviation Safety
Investigation Authorities. The Network will be a
body, without a legal personality, which ensures
greater structured cooperation between national
safety investigation authorities. It will also be tasked
with drafting recommendations, sharing information
and coordinating training. On Network governance,
Members voted for a rotating chairmanship which
matches that of the Council Presidency and a
coordinator for the adoption of a working
programme.
Members defined the role of the European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation
Authorities (CAAs) in the accident investigation as
advisers under the control of the investigator in
charge. Furthermore, they asked for a revision of
the Directive on the occurrence reporting system
(ECCAIRS) and to ensure better analysis of
recurrent incidents with the participation of EASA
and use of the ECCAIRS.
In order to ensure better coordination between the
safety investigation authorities and the judiciary, as
well a s with the CAAs and search and rescue
authorities, Members supported provisions for
advance arrangements. On protection of the
sensitive safety information, the Committee sought
to limit its disclosure to the judiciary when the
investigator suspects or finds that an act of unlawful
interference or a deliberate act was involved or upon
request when it concerns criminal investigations on
acts of unlawful interference. In addition, when
safety data are used a s evidence in criminal
proceedings, the information provided by a person
would not be used against that person.
On passenger lists, Members adopted requirements
for airliners departing from an EU airport to produce
the list of all persons on board as soon as possible
and not later than within two hours. The list would
not be made publicly available before all families
have been informed. Another amendment foresees
the possibility to provide a contact person before the
boarding. The Committee supported provisions for
assistance to victims and their families and specified
the obligation of Member States to set up
emergency plans and to ensure that all airlines
established on their territory have a plan for
assistance to victims and their families.
The Commission praised the Rapporteur's approach
but stressed the difficulties with the Council
regarding the protection of sensitive information and
the relations with the judiciary.
After the vote, the Committee decided to deliver a
mandate on the basis of the TRAN amendments to
the Rapporteur and to the Shadows to explore the
possibilities of an early first reading agreement with
the Council.
The report was adopted by 39:0:1.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in plenary: September 2010.
Sustainable future for transport
Rapporteur: Mr Mathieu Grosch (EPP, BE)
Own-initiative report
The Committee unanimously adopted Mr Grosch's
strategic own-initiative report on the future of
transport, which is intended to provide guidance for
the European Commission in preparing their
forthcoming White Paper. Members had to consider
376 amendments and 64 paragraphs suggested by
opinion giving Committees. The Rapporteur and
Shadows of the main political groups agreed on a
number of compromises which replaced more than
250 of the original amendments.
The report as adopted retains the Rapporteur's main
ideas while integrating the substance of numerous
amendments. Most importantly, it calls for "efficient
co-modality", which builds on the co-existence of the
various transport modes while ensuring that they
are effectively connected. This should consequently
lead to an optimal reallocation between different
transport modes, including a shift towards more
sustainable modes, and provide for interoperability
within and between them. Furthermore, the report
calls for continued efforts to accomplish the single
market, which should be accompanied by measures
safeguarding the quality of public services and a
long-term investment plan for infrastructure and
technical interoperability.
Moreover, the report calls for the EU framework for
financing transport projects to be enhanced. In this
context it suggests the creation of a transport fund
combining existing means with part of the structural
and cohesion policy funds and other financial
instruments and demands a budget commitment for
transport policy under the new financial
perspectives.
TEN-T projects should remain a priority of EU
transport policy with a view to tackling the lack of
infrastructure and overcoming the historical and
geographical obstacles that remain at borders.
Research and technological development should be
stepped up, notably on intelligent and interoperable
transport systems as well as on innovative, energyefficient,
and clean technologies. Particular emphasis
is put on safety, which according to the report must
continue to be one of the priority objectives of the
future transport policy.
Finally, the report proposes a number of quantitative
targets to be met until 2020. These include a 40%
reduction in the number of deaths and serious

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injuries in road transport, a doubling of the number
of bus, tram, and rail passengers, a 20% reduction
in CO2 emissions from road transport, a 20%
reduction in the energy used by rail vehicles and a
30% reduction in CO2 emissions from air transport.
The report was adopted by 40:0:0.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in plenary: July 2010.
Adoption of draft opinions
Emission performance standards new
light commercial vehicles
Rapporteur: Mr Oldřich Vlasák (ECR, CZ)
Opinion to ENVI & ITRE Committees
(Associated)
Because of the complexity in reaching compromises,
and following a request from several Groups, the
Chair took the decision to postpone the
consideration of the amendments and the vote until
the next TRAN Committee Meeting of 21-22 June.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in TRAN: 22 June 2010
• Adoption n ENVI Committee: September 2010
• Adoption in plenary: November 2010.
Commission's exercise of implementing
powers
Rapporteur: Mr Saïd El Khadraoui (S&D,
BE)
Opinion to JURI Committee
The draft opinion was adopted with few additions. In
the debate, the Rapporteur received broad support
for the opinion focusing on Parliament's right to
information and the transition from "comitology" to
implementing and delegated acts following the entry
into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The opinion was adopted by 39:0:0.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in ENVI Committee: 21-23 June 2010.
Adoption of a resolution
Implementation of the first railway
package
Rapporteur: Mr Brian Simpson (S&D, UK)
A very large support was given by all groups to the
Chair's draft resolution which criticises the lack of
implementation of the first railway package and asks
for a rapid and ambitious review of this
package. The TRAN Committee strengthened its
demand, via a compromise amendment, for the
liberalisation of the rail market to be conditioned by
the full implementation of the first railway package,
by the quality of rail services and by public service
obligations. Some other amendments asked the
Commission and Member States to treat the
question of rail infrastructure funding and the
convergence of track access charging at the
European level. The resolution finally asks for an
initiative of the Commission by the end of the year.
The resolution was adopted by 38:0:2.
Timetable foreseen:
• Adoption in plenary: June 2010.
Presentation of draft
recommendation
Intelligent Transport Systems
Rapporteur: Ms Anne E. Jensen (ALDE,
DK)
Ordinary legislative procedure, second
reading
The Rapporteur presented her draft recommendation
for a second reading on the ITS Directive without
tabling any amendments, since the text is an early
second reading agreement.
Ms Jensen explained that, on the basis of the
Parliament's first reading and the TRAN Committee's
mandate, the negotiating team reached an early
second reading agreement with the Council in two
stages: agreement in substance and then on the
adaptation of the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty,
including implementing and delegated acts.
The Rapporteur reminded the Committee of the link
with the ITS action plan and pointed out that the
Directive will enable the adoption of legislation
through harmonised specifications and standards on
ITS services for the road transport and for interfaces
with other modes of transport. This will benefit
transport by making it more efficient and more
environmentally friendly. She indicated the main
points of Parliament's first reading that the Council
has adopted, such as the limitation of the scope of
the specifications and the adoption of specifications
in four main ITS services as priority actions (i.e.,
data collection, traffic information, e-call and safe
parking lots).
On the automatic deployment of ITS services, which
was the main point of disagreement with Council
due to its unknown financial impact, Ms Jensen
explained that it was agreed to have a legislative
proposal under the Ordinary Legislative Procedure
(formerly codecision) 12 months after the adoption
of the specifications. Ms Jensen stated that the cost
of ITS deployment is relatively lower compared to
other transport infrastructure.
Shadow Rapporteurs supported the agreement
reached with the Council and referred to the
difficulties on the automatic deployment on ITS and
highlighted the concessions made by the Council in
order to achieve the agreement. The Commission
supported the agreement reached and praised the
contribution of the Rapporteur and TRAN Members.
Timetable foreseen:
• Deadline for amendments: 3 June 2010
• Adoption in TRAN: 22 June 2010

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• Adoption in plenary: July 2010.
Presentation of draft report
Statistical returns carriage of goods and
passengers by sea
Rapporteur: Mr Brian Simpson (S&D, UK)
Ordinary legislative procedure, first
reading
The Rapporteur presented his draft report by
pointing out that the purpose of the proposal is to
amend Directive 2009/42/EC in order to make the
collection of data by type of goods mandatory for
maritime transport statistics. The collection of data
by type of goods has already been mandatory for EU
road, rail, and inland waterways transport statistics.
The collection of relevant data would not impose any
additional burden on respondents as the Member
States concerned should be able to compile the data
by using already existing data sources.
The Rapporteur supported the Commission proposal
but proposed adapting provisions on the regulatory
procedure with scrutiny to new rules on delegated
acts introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. This
approach w a s supported by the Shadow
Rapporteurs. Some Members raised a question of
applicability of the Directive to inland Member States
with no coastlines.
Timetable foreseen:
• Deadline for amendments: 3 June 2010
• Adoption in TRAN: 22 June 2010
• Adoption in plenary: September 2010.
Exchange of views
with Commissioner Kallas
Vice-President Kallas set out the Commission's
intentions and priorities for 2010 and 2011. Based
on the Commission Communication "Work
Programme 2010 - Time to act" he announced the
following actions:
- a "White Paper on the future of transport"
(December 2010):
- Transport infrastructure for the next decades, the
functioning of the internal market, an integrated
approach for network infrastructures, new
technologies and the issue of financing the TEN-T
network.
- A revision of the TEN-T guidelines (2011, together
with proposals for the next multiannual financial
framework). The Commission will explore ways and
means of financing and realising a core TEN-T
network.
- A revision of the first railway package (following
the adoption of Parliament's resolution on that
issue): looking at the independence of the
regulatory bodies, at better cooperation between
railway operators, charging principles and reflection
on further separation of infrastructure and rolling
stock management , an enhanced role for the
European Railways Agency (ERA).
- An airport capacity package (June 2011), which
will include proposals for legislation on ground
handling and on the allocation of slots.
- An assessment of the internal market in road
transport (2012).
• - The impact assessment on body scanners in air
security (mid-June 2010), requested by Parliament
in its 2008 resolution. Rules on body scanners will
be proposed as soon as possible through comitology
procedures.
- A road safety strategy up to 2020 (before summer
2010): general policy orientations and the exchange
of best practice. Road safety targets may be set.
Other road safety initiatives: cross-border
information exchange and roadworthiness test rules.
- A maritime social package (July 2011): training of
seafarers and enforcement of the ILO Maritime
Labour Convention.
- A report on passenger rights in all transport modes
(end 2010). Legislative proposals, if necessary, will
be presented by the end of 2011.
- An "e-mobility package" (first half of 2011):
introducing new technologies in all transport modes,
including the recast of the digital tachograph
legislation, integrated ticketing, toll collection and
information technology in the maritime sector.
- A Strategic Transport Technology Plan (2011), with
a horizon of 2050.
Mr Kallas also outlined the measures being taken in
reaction to the recent air traffic disruption due to
volcanic ash.
Members asked for more concrete information on
the following issues:
- details and timing of the revision of the first
railway package
- TEN-T financing and the revision
- details and timing of the announced initiatives on
integrated ticketing and rail interoperability
- details of cross-border initiatives concerning road
safety, in particular harmonisation and cross-border
execution of fines
- air traffic disruption: the role of the coordination
cell and financial compensation (for passengers as
well as airlines)
- progress in air service agreement negotiations, in
particular the one with the USA.
Mr Kallas agreed that the budget for TEN-T was
limited but is seeking to ensure greater funds.
Improving transport infrastructure funding would
require close cooperation within the Commission
(e.g. with Regional Policy Commissioner Hahn) as
well as with Member States, the private sector and
international financial institutions.
On interoperability and ticketing, the Commissioner
expects progress through improvements in IT. He
announced the development of a platform which
would allow for cross-modality timetables and later
also ticketing and freight booking.
Aspects of cross-border harmonisation of road fines
would be part of the road safety package.
Concerning the consequences of the airspace
closure, Mr Kallas underlined the fact that state aid
for airlines was possible under the existing rules, but
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must be respected even in extraordinary
circumstances such as a volcano eruption.
Mr Kallas said the air service agreements with the
USA will be signed in June and ratification would
follow.
Members raised the following further issues:
- market opening in the field of road cabotage
- liberalisation of port services
- social rules in road transport
- Eurovignette and internalisation of external costs
- reduction of transport CO2 emissions
- the introduction of longer and/or heavier trucks
("gigaliners")
- effects of state aid to airlines, since different
Member States might proceed in different ways.
- the low level of agency budgets (ERA in particular)
The Commissioner stated that he was generally in
favour of market opening, including in the fields of
road cabotage and port services.
Mr Kallas confirmed that he would support the
Belgian Presidency in their ambition to move the
Eurovignette dossier forward. He said that the
internalisation of external costs was a key element
and one way to progress was the possible transfer of
road toll revenues across Member States, via an EU
transport fund.
The Commissioner repeated that the Commission
position on several issues remained unchanged, in
particular concerning "gigaliners" and the inclusion
of self-employed drivers in the working time
Directive.
Adoptions in plenary 5-6 May,
Brussels and 17-20 May 2010,
Strasbourg
Aviation security charges
Rapporteur: Mr Jörg Leichtfried (S&D, AT)
Ordinary legislative procedure, first
reading
In adopting its position, the Parliament agreed that
aviation security measures that go beyond basic EU
requirements - such as body scanners - should be
paid for by Member States, rather than airlines or
passengers. As Member States in the Council are
opposed to public funding of security charges, this
dossier is likely to go to second reading.
A 2008 EU regulation already gives air passengers
the right to have airport and aviation charges shown
separately in the final price of their ticket. Now this
draft Directive says that "security charges shall be
used exclusively to meet the security costs". MEPs
add that the total revenue from these charges
should not exceed the total cost of the security
measures.
Security charges should be calculated on the basis of
objective criteria, such as the number of passengers
or aircraft maximum take-off weight, says one EP
amendment. Moreover, such charges may not
include any costs of "more general security functions
performed by Member States such a s general
policing, intelligence gathering and national
security".
The Directive also stipulates which information
airports should provide to airlines each year, and
vice versa, so that the amount of security charges
resulting from commercial agreements between
them is justified and based on objective criteria. The
information about the amount of security charges
levied by particular airports and airlines should be
publicly accessible, whereas all the other information
"shall be regarded as confidential or economically
sensitive and handled accordingly", says an EP
amendment.
The resolution was adopted by 613:7:16.
Community guidelines for the
development of the trans-European
transport network (recast)
Rapporteur: Mr Brian Simpson (S&D, UK)
Ordinary legislative procedure, first
reading
The report was adopted by 617:8:11.
Transportable pressure equipment
Rapporteur: Mr Brian Simpson (S&D, UK)
Ordinary legislative procedure, first
reading
The report was adopted by 602:1:15.
Strategic goals and recommendations for
the EU's maritime transport policy until
2018
Rapporteur: Mr Peter Van Dalen (ECR, NL)
Own-initiative report
The Parliament stressed the importance of the
maritime transport sector to the European economy,
not only as a carrier of passengers and goods but
also a s the core of a wider cluster of maritime
activities such as the naval industry, logistics,
research, tourism, fisheries, aquaculture and
education. In particular, it called for ensuring the
economic competitiveness of the EU fleet, including
the appropriate regulation of state aid, making
maritime occupations more attractive to young EU
citizens and developing a concept of a 'single
European sea'.
Moreover, Parliament touched on the protection of
environment. In this context, it stressed the need to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preferably in the
framework of the International Maritime
Organization.
Finally, Parliament supported measures aimed at
enhancing the maritime transport safety and called
for giving maritime transport greater consideration
during the forthcoming revision of the framework for
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The resolution was adopted by show of hands.
Social rules in road transport
Rapporteur: Ms Hella Ranner (EPP, AT)
Own-initiative report
Lorry drivers who break rules on driving time, rest
periods or working conditions should pay clear and
comparable penalties across the EU. The resolution
also criticises wide disparities in EU Member States'
fines for similar offences and calls for closer
harmonisation and co-ordination of penalties, in the
interests of road safety and fair competition.
Fines for exceeding the daily driving time by more
than two hours are currently ten times higher in
Spain (€4,600) than in Greece (€400). The methods
used to determine the gravity of an offence also
vary among Member States. For example, Belgium
takes both daily driving time and total uninterrupted
driving time into account but others do not, and
some Member States treat holding more than one
valid driver's card as a minor offence, even though
it is defined a s a "very serious" one by EU
legislation.
In the resolution, Parliament calls on Member States
to find "legislative and practical ways" of reducing
the differences in the types and levels of penalties
applied, especially by using the new possibility
offered by the Lisbon Treaty in its Article 83(2) on
the approximation of criminal laws and regulations
of the Member States. The resolution calls for
minimum and maximum penalties to be laid down
for each offence against these rules and the
Commission to submit, within twelve months, a
report to the Council and the European Parliament
on the possible harmonisation measures.
The resolution was adopted by show of hands.
TRAN Committee meeting
21-22 June, Brussels
Provisional agenda:
Monday, 21 June 2010, afternoon
• Intelligent transport systems/ Jensen
• Statistical returns carriage of goods and
passengers by sea/ Simpson
• Emission performance standards light
commercial vehicles/ Vlasak
• Exchange of views with Commission
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, morning
• Intelligent transport systems/ Jensen
(vote)
• Statistical returns carriage of goods and
passengers by sea/ Simpson (vote)
• Emission performance standards light
commercial vehicles / Vlasak (vote)
• Integrated maritime policy/ Meissner
• STOA panel decisions/ Ticau/ Koch
• Single European Sky/ Simpson
TRAN Committee meetings 2010,
Brussels
Monday, 12 July, 15.00-18.30
Tuesday, 13 July, 9.00-12.30
Tuesday, 13 July, 15.00-18.30
Thursday, 2 September, 9.00-12.30
Monday, 27 September, 15.00-18.30
Tuesday, 28 September, 9.00-12.30
Tuesday, 28 September, 15.00-18.30
Wednesday, 29 September, 9.00-12.30
Tuesday, 26 October, 9.00-12.30
Tuesday, 26 October, 15.00-18.30
Wednesday, 27 October, 9.00-12.30
Wednesday, 27 October, 15.00-18.30
Monday, 8 November, 15.00-18.30
Tuesday, 9 November, 9.00-12.30
Tuesday, 9 November, 15.00-18.30
Tuesday, 30 November, 15.00-18.30
Wednesday, 1 December, 9.00-12.30
Wednesday, 1 December, 15.00-18.30
Thursday, 2 December, 9.00-12.30