9 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2024/0258(COD)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The implementation of the Growth Plan for Moldova requires the appropriate funding under a dedicated new financing instrument, the Facility to assist the country in implementing reforms for sustainable economic growth with emphasis on fighting poverty and advance on the fundamentals.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To achieve the goals of the Growth Plan for Moldova, emphasis with respect to investment areas should be placed on sectors that are likely to function as key multipliers for social and economic development: connectivity, including sustainable transport, decarbonisation, energrenewable energy systems and energy efficiency, green and digital transitions, as well as education, labour market participation and skills development, with a particular focus on youth and raising the standard of living throughout the country.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Recognizing that Moldova’s integration into the Union single market can deliver immediate and tangible socio- economic benefits, the use of grants and loans under this Regulation should prioritise measures to support the country’s export growth. These include permanent liberalisation of tariff-rate quotas for key Moldovan exports, facilitation of trade through infrastructure and regulatory alignment, and strengthening Moldova’s integration into Union-led economic initiatives and programs.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Facility should build on the Association Agenda with Moldova as well as the work of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Eastern Partnership in Moldova which spearheaded investments in critical sectors such as connectivity, energy efficiency, business development, a robust welfare system and competitiveness.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In addition to boosting socio- economic convergence, the Facility should also help accelerate reforms related to the fundamentals of the enlargement process including rule of law, fundamental rights, inter alia, the rights of refugees, of persons belonging to minorities, including national minorities and Roma, as well as the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons. It should also improve the functioning of democratic institutions and public administrations; public procurement, state aid control and public finance management; the fight against all forms of corruption and organised crime; quality education and training as well as employment policies to increase the standard of living and equality throughout the country; the country’s green transition, climate and environmental objectives.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Activities under the Facility should support progress towards Union social, climate and environmental standards, and support progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and should not contribute to environmental degradation or cause harm to the environment or climate. Measures funded under the Facility should be in line with Moldova’ Energy and Climate Plans, their Nationally Determined Contribution and ambition to reach climate neutrality by 2050, and seek to support Moldova’s needs for energy independence from Russia. The Facility should contribute to the mitigation of climate change and to the ability to adapt to its adverse effects, and foster climate resilience. In particular, funding under the Facility should promote the transition towards a decarbonised, climate-neutral, climate-resilient and circular economy.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support progressive integration of Moldova into the Union single market, including with a view to removing the tariff quotas that are applied to Moldova’s exports;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) accelerate the inclusive and sustainable green transition to climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal and covering all economic sectors, particularly energy, including the transition away from reliance from Russian gas towards a de- carbonised, climate-neutral, climate- resilient, energy efficient and circular economy, while ensuring that investments respect the ‘do no significant harm’ principle;
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) boost quality education, training, reskilling and upskilling at all levels, with a particular focus on youth, including tackling youth unemployment, preventing brain drain, increasing equality, raising the standard of living and supporting vulnerable communities, including refugees, and support employment policies, including labour rights, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, and fighting poverty.