46 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2018/0199(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') provides that the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF') is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. Under that Article and the second and third paragraphs of Article 174 of the TFEU, the ERDF is to contribute to reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and to reducing the backwardness of the least favoured regions, among which particular attention is to be paid to certain categories of regions, among which cross-border regions are explicitly listed and taking into account severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Investments co-financed by ERDF should be deemed exempt from deficit and debt calculations in order to improve the investment capacity of the Member States.
Amendment 70 #
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross-border component should be limited to cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017Consequently, the cross-border component should include cooperation on both land and maritime borders.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross-border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014-2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub-programmes and specific steering committeesooperation. .
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Based on the experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to twoinclude three programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 , one to offer opportunities for regional and local authorities across Europe to share ideas and experience on public policy in practice, therefore improving synergies for their citizens and communities, and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The twohree programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27 , NDICI28 and OCTP29 , should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation, and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land and maritime border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) external cross-border cooperation, between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and of one or more of the following:
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea- basins, involving national, regional and local programme partners in Member States, third countries and partner countries and in Greenland, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration ('component 2'; where referring only to transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B');
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land and maritime borders with third countries or partner countries.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Regions on maritime borders which are connected over the sea by a fixed linkunctional area shall also be supported under cross- border cooperation.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. For external cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by IPA III or NDICI shall be NUTS level 3 regions of the respective partner country or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas along all land and maritime borders between Member States and partner countries eligible under IPA III or NDICI.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. For transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of the Union covering contiguous functional areas, taking into account, where applicable, macro-regional strategies or sea basin strategies.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation Interreg programmes may cover:
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The implementing act referred to in paragraph 1 shall also contain a list specifying those NUTS level 3 regions of the Union taken into account for the ERDF allocation for cross-border cooperation at all both land and maritime internal borders and those external borders covered by the external financing instruments of the Union as well as a list specifying those NUTS level 3 regions taken into account for allocation purposes under component 2B referred to in point (a) of Article 9(3).
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 430 000 000x xxx xxx xxx of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021- 2027 programming period and set out in Article [102(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.774.8 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 440 000 000x xxx xxx xxx) for cross-border cooperation (component 1);
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.418 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 900 000x xxx xxx xxx) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.21 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 100 000xxx xxx xxx) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.24 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100 000 000xxx xxx xxx) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 11.52,2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 970 000 000xxx xxx xxx) for interregional innovation investments (component 5).
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The allocation of resources by Member State, covering cross-border and transnational cooperation, and including the contribution from the ERDF to the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, is determined as the weighted sum of the share of the population of border regions and of the share of the total population of each Member State. The weight is determined by the respective shares of the cross-border and transnational strands. The shares of the cross border and transnational cooperation components are 77,9 % and 22,1 %. Population size in the following regions shall be used as the criterion for the breakdown by Member State:
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) NUTS level 3 regions for component 1 and those NUTS level 3 regions for component 2B listed in the implementing act under Article 8(2);
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Investments co-financed by the ERDF shall be qualified as eligible investments for the application of the flexibility clause and shall be excluded from the assessment of the Member States’ fiscal position under either Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 705 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) under component 1 and 2B Interreg programmes:
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
(ii a) build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the preparation of the Interreg programmes, covering macro-regional or seabasin strategies, the Member States and the programme partners shall take into account the thematic priorities of the relevant macro-regional and sea basins strategies and consult the relevant actors. An ex ante mechanism may be set up to ensure all actors at macro-region and sea basin level, ETC programme authorities, regions and countries are brought together at the start of the programming period to decide jointly on the priorities for each programme. Those priorities shall be aligned with macro-regional or sea basin strategies’ Action Plans wherever relevant.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. In duly justified cases and in agreement with the Commission, in order to increase the efficiency of programme implementation and to achieve larger-scale operations, the Member State concerned may decide to transfer to Interreg programmes up to [x]% of the amount of the ERDF allocated to the corresponding programme under the Investment for jobs and growth goal for the same region. The amount transferred shall constitute a separate priority or separate priorities. Sufficient flexibility in the objectives and programmes setting up on regions' need in the participating countries shall be preserved.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iv a) the actions to address the specific needs of geographical areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps as referred in article 174 TFEU;
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The participating Member States and, where applicable, third or partner countries or OCTs shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, review the Interreg programme taking into account the observations made by the Commission.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the compliance of the amendment with Regulation (EU) [new CPR], Regulation (EU) [new ERDF] and this Regulation and may make observations within threone months of the submission of the amended programme.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a Interreg programme no later than sixthree months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 510% of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 36% of the programme budget to another priority of the same Interreg programme.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the methodology and criteria used for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto, after consultation with the Commission pursuant to Article 22(2), without prejudice to [points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR];
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each managing authority shall electronically transmit to the Commission cumulative data for the respective Interreg programme by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 September and 30 Novy, 30 September of each year in accordance with the template in Annex [VII] to Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. With regard to an Interreg programme under component 2B or under component 1 where the latter covers long borders with heterogenous development challenges and needs, Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme may define sub- programme areas.
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 2023: 13%;
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 2024: 12,625%;
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 2025: 12,75%;
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) 2026: 12,875%.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The total amount paid ascorresponding annual pre-financing shall be reimbursed to the Commission if no payment application under the cross- border Interreg programme is sent within 2436 months of the date on which the Commission pays the first instalment of the pre-financing amount. Such reimbursement shall constitute internal assigned revenue and shall not reduce the support from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC to the programme.