# 2018 discharge: Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R Joint Undertaking)

European Parliament procedure 2019/2105(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 9th term, committee TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 7 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2019-12-17 and 2019-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

Discharge decision on the 2018 budget of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking. Amendments highlight the Undertaking's objectives of a Single European Railway Area and a more attractive, competitive rail system, reducing life-cycle costs while doubling capacity and improving reliability, work on points and Automatic Train Operation, the shift from road to rail, below-target member contributions to the Horizon 2020 programme, and clarification of the Undertaking's legal framework and governance.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara THALER | Austria | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197667.md |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197432.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Bill NEWTON DUNN | United Kingdom | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1394.md |
| Ondřej KOVAŘÍK | Czechia | PfE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/118949.md |
| Marco CAMPOMENOSI | Italy | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/35016.md |
| Massimo CASANOVA | Italy | ID | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197796.md |
| Lucia VUOLO | Italy | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197798.md |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | PfE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101039.md |

## Official source documents

- PE644.987: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-644987_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2105-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2105-DEC.json

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