2 Amendments of Francesca BARRACCIU related to 2011/0276(COD)
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Public or equivalent structural expenditure borne by the Member States in the form of co-financing of programmes co-financed under the Structural Funds shall not be included among the public or equivalent structural expenditure taken into account under partnership agreements for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact, since such expenditure constitutes an obligation deriving directly from observance of additionality, which is a basic principle of Cohesion Policy; hence, public expenditure borne by the Member States in the form of co-financing of programmes co-financed under the Structural Funds must be excluded from the Stability and Growth Pact limitations because such expenditure is designed to support competitiveness, growth and job creation;