European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Transport and Tourism TRAN_PV(2017)0710_1 MINUTES Meeting of 10 July 2017, 15.00-17.45 and 11 July 2017, 9.00-12.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.09 on Tuesday, 10 July 2017, with Karima Delli (Chairwoman) presiding. * * * 10 July 2017, 15.09 – 17.40 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted. 2. Approval of minutes of meetings 19-20 June 2017 PV – PE606.196v01-00 The minutes were approved. 3. Chair’s announcements 4. General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018 - all sections TRAN/8/09508 2017/2044(BUD) Rapporteur Evžen Tošenovský (ECR) PA – PE606.064v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: BUDG – Siegfried Mureşan (PPE) Richard Ashworth (ECR) Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for amendments announced by the Chair: 18 July 2017 at 12:00 PV\1129366EN.docx PE607.812v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Speakers: Evžen Tošenovský, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ismail Ertug, Pavel Telička, Michael Cramer, Kateřina Konečná, Dominique Riquet, Marcos Roman Parra (EC) 5. Saving Lives: Boosting Car Safety in the EU TRAN/8/10148 2017/2085(INI) COM(2016)0787 Rapporteur: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch (PPE) PR – PE606.166v01-00 Responsible: TRAN* Opinions: IMCO* – Daniel Dalton (ECR) PA – PE606.030v01-00 LIBE – Decision: no opinion Consideration of draft report Deadline for amendments announced by the Chair: 14 July 2017 at 11:00 Speakers: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Karima Delli, Olga Sehnalová, Kosma Złotowski, Dominique Riquet, Kateřina Konečná, Michael Cramer, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Georges Bach, Lucy Anderson, Inés Ayala Sender, Wim van de Camp, Jan Simons (EESC), Peter Broertjes (EC). 6. Multilateral Agreement on the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) TRAN/8/09358 *** 2006/0036(NLE) 15654/2016 – C8-0098/2017 Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (ECR) PR – PE606.056v01-00 Responsible: TRAN Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) Deadline for amendments announced by the Chair: 10 July 2017 at 19:00 Speakers: Roberts Zīle, Andor Deli, Jozo Radoš, Marie-Christine Arnautu, Isabelle Albertone (EC) 7. International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs TRAN/8/09728 2017/2055(INI) JOIN(2016)0049 Rapporteur Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (PPE) PA – PE606.174v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: ENVI* – José Inácio Faria (PPE) PR – PE605.942v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for amendments announced by the Chair: 14 July 2017 at 10:00 Speakers: Wim van de Camp, Ulrike Rodust, Mark Demesmaeker, Gesine Meissner, Keith Taylor, Inés Ayala Sender, Stefaan Depypere (EC) 8. Adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU PE607.812v01-00 2/20 PV\1129366EN.docx EN TRAN/8/08813 ***I 2016/0400(COD) COM(2016)0799 – C8-0524/2016 Rapporteur Georg Mayer (ENF) PA – PE604.743v01-00 for the opinion: Responsible: JURI – József Szájer (PPE) DT – PE606.188v01-00 Consideration of draft opinion Deadline for amendments announced by the Chair: 19 July 2017 at 14:00 Speakers: Georg Mayer, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Jozo Radoš, Marek Stavinoha (EC) 9. Feedback on trilogues (in camera) The meeting closed at 17:40. 10. Coordinators’meeting (in camera) 11 July 2017, 9.07 – 12.31 11. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions I. Adoption of the draft agenda The draft agenda was adopted. II. Announcement by the Chairwoman Brexit hearing on aviation: Decision: The Chairwoman announced that she would give the floor to a Coordinator + 1 MEP per group and Panel. To ask for an authorisation of a Brexit hearing concerning social questions and passengers’ rights, to be organised as the 4th hearing after the mode-specific hearings. Missions and hearings for the 1st half 2018 Decision: Groups would send suggestions to the Secretariat by email by 8 September. The future of transport budget Decision: To invite Commissioner Oettinger to a next Committee meeting. III. Nomination of Rapporteurs and draftspersons Main PV\1129366EN.docx 3/20 PE607.812v01-00 EN 1. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics (recast) - COM(2017)0353 Decision: The Chair or a Vice-Chair would act as a Rapporteur. 2. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Progress report on implementation of the TEN-T network in 2014-2015 - COM(2017)0327 Decision: Invite the Commission to present the report at a next Committee meeting. 3. Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Transport Community Treaty - COM(2017)0324 Decision: The Greens/EFA Group to nominate a Rapporteur according to rotation for international agreements. Opinions 4. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors on the management of the guarantee fund of the European fund for strategic investments in 2016 - COM(2017)0326 Decision: To invite the President of the Court of Auditors to a next Committee meeting. 5. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2016/802/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels - COM(2017)0342 Decision: No action. 6. Reflection Paper on the future of EU Finances - COM(2017)0358 Decision: No action, the topic would be covered by debate with Commissioner Oettinger. IV. Mobility Package PE607.812v01-00 4/20 PV\1129366EN.docx EN Decision: To offer Rule 53 (opinion) in response to ENVI and EMPL requests for closer association on mobility package. The Coordinators took note of the indicative timing, including organising a hearing at the TRAN meeting in November. V. Joint TRAN-COTER meeting on 27 September 2017 Decision: Coordinators took note of the programme and of the Chairwoman’s wish for a good participation by TRAN Members. VI. Proposal to visit Alstom - Charleroi Decision: To accept the S&D proposal to visit Alstom’s ERTMS project in Charleroi. VII. Mission to Bulgaria Decision: The Coordinators took note of the revised programme for the visit. VIII. Ad hoc delegation to Silicon Valley Decision: Groups took note of the draft programme and would send nominations (EPP 2, S&D 2, ECR 1, ALDE 1 and GUE 1) and comments to the Secretariat by 29 August. IX. Letter on A380 and Japan Decision: To send a letter as proposed by ALDE. X. Comitology Decision: Coordinators took note of newsletters Nr. 23 of 21 June and Nr. 24 of 5 July 2017. XI. Documents for information Decision: To send a letter to Commissioner Bulc on German PkW Maut. Coordinators took note of: Letter from Commissioner Bulc to the Chairwoman on 4th RP List of existing and ongoing studies from Policy Department Letter from PETI and summaries of 5 petitions for info PV\1129366EN.docx 5/20 PE607.812v01-00 EN E-mails from Coordleg on committee missions and public hearings for the 1st half of 2018 Provisional timing for 31 August / 7 September XII. AOB None. 12. Safety rules and standards for passenger ships TRAN/8/06750 ***I 2016/0170(COD) COM(2016)0369 – C8-0208/2016 Rapporteur: Daniela Aiuto (EFDD) Responsible: TRAN Opinions: ENVI – Decision: no opinion JURI – Joëlle Bergeron (EFDD) AD – PE594.004v02-00 AM – PE595.626v01-00 Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: The provisional agreement was adopted by 46 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. 13. Registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community and amending Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States TRAN/8/06753 ***I 2016/0171(COD) COM(2016)0370 – C8-0209/2016 Rapporteur: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (ALDE) Responsible: TRAN Opinions: LIBE – Helga Stevens (ECR) AD – PE600.925v01-00 Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: The provisional agreement was adopted by 46 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. 14. System of inspections for the safe operation of ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft in regular service and amending Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control and repealing Council Directive 1999/35/EC TRAN/8/06755 ***I 2016/0172(COD) COM(2016)0371 – C8-0210/2016 Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (ALDE) Responsible: TRAN Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations PE607.812v01-00 6/20 PV\1129366EN.docx EN Decision: The provisional agreement was adopted by 46 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. 15. Recognition of professional qualifications in inland navigation TRAN/8/05827 ***I 2016/0050(COD) COM(2016)0082 – C8-0061/2016 Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (ALDE) PR – PE585.776v02-00 AM – PE592.172v01-00 Responsible: TRAN* Opinions: EMPL* – Lynn Boylan (GUE/NGL) AD – PE585.569v03-00 AM – PE587.652v01-00 AM – PE589.478v01-00 IMCO – Decision: no opinion JURI – Joëlle Bergeron (EFDD) AD – PE582.398v02-00 AM – PE585.468v01-00 Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: The provisional agreement was adopted by 40 votes in favour, 3 against and 3 abstentions. 16. Multilateral Agreement on the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) TRAN/8/09358 *** 2006/0036(NLE) 15654/2016 – C8-0098/2017 Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (ECR) PR – PE606.056v01-00 Responsible: TRAN Adoption of draft recommendation (consent) Decision: The draft recommandation as amended was adopted by 43 votes in favour, 3 against and 1 abstention.