31 Amendments of Georgi PIRINSKI related to 2015/0263(COD)
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union has's institutions and bodies have a long-lasting experience on providing specific support to national administrations and other authorities of Member States as regards capacity building and similar actions in certain sectors (e.g. taxation, customs, support to small and medium-sized enterprises) and in relation to the implementation of cohesion policy. The experience gained by the Union's institutions and bodies in assisting national authorities carrying out reforms together with experience of Member States should be used in order to enhance the capacity of the Union to provide support to interested Member States. Comprehensive and integrated action is indeed necessary in order to provide support to those Member States that are undertaking growth- enhancing reforms and request assistance from the Union in this respect.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) It is necessary to provide for the eligible actions by which the objective of the Programme is to be achieved.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission should implement the Programme through direct management. Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice system, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, business environment, private sector development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processes, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour policies, public health, asylum, migration policies, agriculture and rural development and financial sector policies.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should be able to request support from the Commission under the Programme in relation to the implementation of reforms in the context of economic governance processes, in particular of Country Specific Recommendations in the context of the European Semester, to actions related to the implementation of Union law, policies and strategies, as well as in relation to the implementation of economic adjustment programmes. They should also be able to request support in relation to reforms undertaken at their own initiative, in order to achieve sustainable investment, growth and job creathigh level of employment, adequate social protection and cohesion.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Further to a dialogue with the requesting Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission should analyse the request, taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management and determine the support to be provided based on urgency, breadth and depth of the problems as identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas envisaged, analysis of socioeconomic indicators, and the general administrative capacity of the Member State. The Commission should also, in close cooperation with the Member State concerned, identify the priority areas, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support, taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes. The decision for providing support under the Programme should take the form of a Support Agreement between the Commission and the requesting Member State. The measures and activities included in the Support Agreement should be implemented by a Reform Partner selected by the Commission and the Beneficiary Member State after call for proposals or call for tenders procedure.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Commission Communications ‘The EU Budget Review’13 and ‘A budget for Europe 2020’14 underline the importance of focusing funding on activities with clear European added value, i.e. where the Union intervention can bring additional value compared to action of Member States alone. Against this background, the support actions carried out under the Programme should ensure complementarity and synergy with other programmes and policies at national, Union and international level. The actions under the Programme should allow elaborating and implementing solutions that address national challenges which have impact on cross-border or Union-wide challenges and achieve a consistent and coherent implementation of Union law. In addition, they should contribute to further develop trust and promote, policies and strategies. In addition, enhanced cooperation withbetween the Commission and among Member States. Moreover, the Union is in a better position than Member States toMember States, as well as among Member States themselves should contribute to the achievement of Union's priorities and goals. In this regard, the Union's capacity for provideing a platform for the provision and sharing of good practices from peers as well as to mobilise expertise should be fully explored. __________________ 13 COM(2010)700 of 19 October 2010. 14 COM(2011)500 final of 29 June 2011.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The funding source for this particular Programme should not constitute a precedent for any future proposals irrespectively whether for this or other programmes and instruments. MFF remains the relevant framework for programming of the EU budget.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Considering the importance of sustaining the efforts of Member States in pursuing and implementing structural, institutional and administrative reforms, it is necessary to allow a co-financing rate ofor grants of up to 100% of the eligible costs in order to achieve the objectives of the Programme, whilst ensuring compliance with the principles of co- financing and no-profit.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongunduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penaltiesadministrative and financial penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. "Reform Partner" means the counterpart of the Beneficiary Member State which delivers the support;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
1b. "Support Agreement" means a document between the Commission and the Beneficiary Member State which sets out the terms for the provision of support under the Programme and which spells out the priority areas, the scope of support measures and the financial contribution from the Programme;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges with a view to enhancing competitiveness, growth, jobs, and investment, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union fundspromoting a high level of employment, adequate social protection, a high level of education, training and protection of human health, as well as enhancing social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to support the national authorities to harmonise national legislations with Union's law and to implement Union's law;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, asylum, migration and borders policiesnd combating poverty;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) asylum, migration and borders policies;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the provision of expert(s) (including resident experts), for a short or long period, to perform tasks in specific domains or to carry out operational activities spelled out in a Support Agreement, where necessary with interpretation, translation and cooperation support, administrative assistance and infrastructure and equipment facilities;
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
(ia) formulation of strategies and reform roadmaps, drafting of legislative and non legislative acts;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) communication projects: learning, cooperation, awareness raising, dissemination activities, and exchange of good practices; organisation of awareness- raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communicationand exchange of good practices;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management, further to a dialogue with the Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission shall analyse the request for support referred to in paragraph 1 based on the urgency, breadth and depth of the problems identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas concerned, analysis of socioeconomic indicators and general administrative capacity of the Member State. Taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes and international organisations, the Commission in close cooperation with the Member State concerned shall identify the priority areas for support, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support. The Commission shall respond to the support request of a Member State within two months upon submission of the request.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may define the support envisaged for Beneficiary Member States in cooperation with other Member States or international organisationsorganization of support shall be defined under a Support Agreement between the Commission and the Beneficiary Member State. Support shall be tailored to the specific situation in the requesting Member State.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Beneficiary Member StateCommission, in coordination with the Commission, may enter into partnership with one or more other Member States which shall act as Beneficiary Member State, shall select Reform Partners in respect of specific areas of reform. A Reform Partner shall, in coordination with the Commission, help formulate strategy, reform roadmaps, design high-quality assistance or oversee implementation of strategy and projectsmplement the actions envisaged in the Support Agreement according to Article 6, in cooperation with the Beneficiary Member State.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall implement directly the Programme in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. A Department in the Commission shall be a managing authority for the Programme.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The measures of the Programme may be implemented either directly by the Commission or indirectly, by entities and persons other than Member States in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. In particular, Union financial support for actions provided for in Article 6 of this Regulation, which are included in a Support Agreement, shall take the form of:
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Grants may be awarded to Reform Partners. Eligible Reform Partners are: Member States' national authorities, the European Investment Bank group, international organisations, public and/or private bodies and entities legally established in any of the following:
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongunduly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate, and deterrent penaltiesdministrative and financial penalties in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 25
Article 25
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point l
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point l