18 Amendments of Damiano ZOFFOLI related to 2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73 a (new)
Recital 73 a (new)
(73a) Public or equivalent structural expenditure supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of European Structural and Investment Funds ('ESI Funds') shall not be taken into account by the Commission when defining the fiscal adjustment under either the preventive or the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73 b (new)
Recital 73 b (new)
(73b) Following the request from Member States for flexibility within the framework of Stability and Growth Pact, public or equivalent structural expenditure supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of European Structural and Investment Funds ('ESI Funds') shall be considered as a priority in granting the flexibility, unless exceptional circumstances occur.
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may allocate, in the Partnership Agreement or in the request for an amendment of a programme, the amount of ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF to be contributed to InvestEU and delivered through budgetary guarantees. The amount to be contributed to InvestEU shall not exceed 5 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases. Such contributions shall not constitute transfers of resources under Article 21. While fully respecting the principle of territoriality in the redistribution of resources, these contributions shall also be managed in a shared way with the competent national and regional authorities.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shallmay make a proposal to the Council and Parliament, by means of a delegated act, to suspend all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2
In case of persistent non-compliance, the suspension of commitments may exceedis subject to a ceiling of twice the maximum percentages set out in the first sub-paragraph.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Council shallmmission shall submit a delegated act lifting the suspension of commitments on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 8, in the following cases:
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2
After the Council has liftedlifting of the suspension of commitments, the Commission shall re- budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF regulation)].
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. The procedure laid down in paragraphs 7 to 11 shall apply only as an alternative to the inherent instruments for the implementation of economic governance, as referred to in Article 15(7) [new CPR], in particular Articles 5(1) and 6 of Regulation 1176/2011 and Article 7 of Regulation 1176/2011,and only where: (a) those sectoral economic governance instruments, having been applied in advance, have proved insufficient to improve macroeconomic and fiscal stability, (b) the Commission has demonstrated, by means of an impact assessment, that the persistence of excessive macroeconomic imbalances is caused by insufficient use of these instruments, and (c) one of the cases referred to in points (b) to (e) of paragraph 7 is putting cohesion policy expenditure in that Member State at risk.
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 7 is fulfilled for a Member Staand the Council continuously informed in the course of the procedure referred to in paragraph 7. In particular, the Commission shall immediately submit to the European Parliament the reasons for its proposal, accompanied by an impact assessment pursuant to point (b) of paragraph 11a, and by assessments of the expecte,d immediately inform the European Parliament and providepact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State, and details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments for the purpose of the structured dialogue, to ensure a meaningful debate and facilitate a transparent implementation process.
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall transmit the proposal for suspension of commitments or the proposal to lift such a suspension, to the European Parliament and to the Council immediately after its adoption, stating the reasons for the proposal.
Amendment 1985 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Public or equivalent structural expenditure supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of European Structural and Investment Funds (‘ESI Funds’) shall not be taken into account by the Commission when defining the fiscal adjustment under either the preventive or the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact. In case of an excess over the deficit reference value, the Commission shall not launch an EDP if this excess is only due to the contribution and is expected to be temporary. When assessing an excess over the debt reference value, contributions to the ESI funds shall not be taken into account by the Commission.
Amendment 1986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 b (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 b (new)
Member States may make a duly justified request for flexibility within the framework of Stability and Growth Pact for the public or equivalent structural expenditure, supported by the public administration by way of co-financing of investments activated as part of European Structural and Investment Funds (‘ESI Funds’). When defining the fiscal adjustment under either the preventive or the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact, the Commission shall carefully assess this request, considering such a request a priority among the others.