31 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The outermost regions and the northern sparsely populated regions should benefit from specific measures and from additional funding pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.; allowance must also be made for the fact that post- Brexit, many regions in Ireland north and south, but especially in the border areas, will be severely negatively impacted, with new measures necessary to alleviate that impact;
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to allow for flexibility in programme implementation and reduce administrative burden, limited financial transfers - those limits to be pre-set - should be allowed between priorities of the same programme without requiring a Commission decision amending the programme. The revised financial tables should be submitted to the Commission in order to ensure up-to-date information on financial allocations for each priority.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to examine the performance of the programmes, the Member State should, in a transparent manner, set up monitoring committees. For the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, annual implementation reports should be replaced by an annual structured policy dialogue based on the latest information and data on programme implementation made available by the Member State.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) To enable immediate implementation of flat-rates, any flat rate established by Member States in the 2014- 2020 period based on a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method should continue to be applied for similar operations supported under this Regulation without requiring a new calculation method, albeit with due allowance made for inflation.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) A reduction of verifications and audit requirements should be possible where there is assurance that the programme has functioned effectively for the latest two consecutive years since this demonstrates that the Funds are being implemented effectively and efficiently over a prolonged period of time, while retaining the possibility of random and unannounced checks.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Within the context of the unique and specific circumstances on the island of Ireland, and with a view to supporting North-South cooperation under the Good Friday Agreement, a new 'PEACE PLUS' cross-border programme should continue and build on the work of previous programmes, Peace and INTERREG, between the border counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Taking into account its practical importance, this programme should be supported with a specific allocation to continue support for peace and reconciliation actions, and that an appropriate share of the Irish allocation under the European Territorial Cooperation goal (Interreg) should also be allocated to the programme. Given that the negative impact of Brexit on those border regions (and beyond) isn't yet quantifiable, it may be necessary to increase the allocation for those regions and plans should be made sooner rather than later to incorporate that possibility;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out transparent and appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Within the context of the unique and specific circumstances on the island of Ireland, and with a view to supporting North-South cooperation under the Good Friday Agreement beyond Brexit and the uncertainty it creates, a new 'PEACE PLUS' cross-border programme should continue and build on the work of previous programmes, Peace and INTERREG, between the border counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Taking into account its practical importance, this programme should be supported with a specific allocation to continue support for peace and reconciliation actions, and that an appropriate share of the Irish allocation under the European Territorial Cooperation goal (Interreg) should also be allocated to the programme.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) To better mobilise potential at the local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate CLLD. It should take into account local needs and potential, as well as relevant socio-cultural characteristics, and should provide for structural changes, build community capacityhuman capital and knowledge and stimulate innovation. The close cooperation and integrated use of the Funds to deliver local development strategies should be strengthened. Local action groups, representing the interests of the community, should be, as an essential principle responsible for the design and implementation of CLLD strategies. In order to facilitate coordinated support from different Funds to CLLD strategies and to facilitate their implementation, the use of a 'Lead Fund' approach should be facilitated.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To ensure availability of comprehensive up-to-date information on programme implementation, more frequentgular electronic reporting on quantitative data should be required.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to support the preparation of related programmes and activities of the next programming period, the Commission should carry out a mid-term assessment of the Funds. At the end of the programming period, the Commission should carry out retrospectiveex post evaluations of the Funds, which should focus on the impact of the Funds.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Programme authorities, beneficiaries and stakeholders in Member States should raise awareness of the achievements of Union funding and inform the general public accordingly. Transparency, and communication and visibility activities are essential in making Union action visible on the ground and should be based on true, accurate and updated information. In order for these requirements to be enforceable, programme authorities and the Commission should be able to apply remedial measures in case of non- compliance.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) With a view to improving complementarities and simplifying implementation, it should be possible to combine support from the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF with support from the ESF+ in joint programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal. whilst avoiding "double funding";
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Financial instruments should not be used to support refinancing activities, such as replacing existing loan agreements or other forms of financing for investments which have already been physically completed or fully implemented at the date of the investment decision, but rather to support any type of new investments in line with the underlying policy objectives.;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Within the context of the unique and specific circumstances on the island of Ireland, and with a view to supporting North-South cooperation under the Good Friday Agreement, a new 'PEACE PLUS' cross-border programme should continue and build on the work of previous programmes, Peace and INTERREG, between the border counties of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Taking into account its practical importance, this programme should be supported with a specific allocation to continue support for peace and reconciliation actions, and that an appropriate share of the Irish allocation under the European Territorial Cooperation goal (Interreg) should also be allocated to the programme. In addition given its unique geographic location extra provision should be made to allocate resources to address connectivity and related issues which may arise post Brexit;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,54 %;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for the ESF+ support: 4% and for programmes under Article 4(1)(c)(vii) of the ESF+ Regulation: 54 %;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for the EMFF support: 6 4%;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) for the AMIF, the ISF and the BMVI support: 64 %.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5
Article 33 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall notalso apply to programmes under Article [4(c)(vi)] of the ESF+ Regulation and related technical assistance.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the implementation of communication and visibility actions;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 7
Article 39 – paragraph 7
7. The managing authority shall annually publish all evaluations on the website referred to in Article 44(1).
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 – chapter 3 – title
Title 4 – chapter 3 – title
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 – chapter 3 – section 1 – title
Title 4 – chapter 3 – section 1 – title
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – title
Article 41 – title
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the visibilittransparency of support in all activities relating to operations supported by the Funds with particular attention to operations of strategic importance;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Member States, managing authorities and beneficiaries shall use the emblem of the European Union in accordance with Annex VIII when carrying out visibility, transparency and communication activities.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall identify a communication coordinator for visibility, transparency and communication activities in relation to the support from the Funds, including programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) where that Member State hosts the managing authority. The communication coordinator shall coordinate communication and visibility measures across programmes.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The communication coordinator shall involve in the visibility, transparency and communication activities the following bodies:
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3
Article 43 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall run a network comprising communication coordinators, programme communication officers and Commission representatives to exchange information on visibility, transparency and communication activities.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
Article 45 – paragraph 3