# Greening transport package and the internalisation of external costs

European Parliament procedure 2008/2240(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 78 committee amendments tabled by 15 Members between 2008-11-20 and 2008-11-20.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the greening transport package and the internalisation of external costs. Amendments cite EU 2020 targets on greenhouse gases, renewable energy and energy consumption, and address the Commission communications on internalisation of external costs and rail noise abatement, revision of the heavy goods vehicle tolls under Directive 1999/62/EC, the polluter-pays principle, transport-sector emissions, retrofitting freight wagons with low-noise brakes, and co-modality.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva LICHTENBERGER | Austria | Verts/ALE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28253.md |
| Saïd EL KHADRAOUI | Belgium | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/25718.md |
| Gilles SAVARY | France | PSE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4306.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |
| Michel TEYCHENNÉ | Belgium | PSE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/94281.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |
| Reinhard RACK | Austria | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2206.md |
| Paolo COSTA | Italy | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4747.md |
| Nathalie GRIESBECK | France | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28208.md |
| Jörg LEICHTFRIED | Austria | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28251.md |
| Brigitte FOURÉ | France | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39956.md |
| Corien WORTMANN-KOOL | Netherlands | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28167.md |
| Francesco FERRARI | Italy | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38849.md |
| Gabriele ALBERTINI | Italy | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28367.md |
| Jas GAWRONSKI | Italy | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1113.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.142: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.142+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2240-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2240-INI.json

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