1066 Amendments of Constanze KREHL
Amendment 54 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas cohesion policy should provide efficient responses for tackling poverty and social exclusion, creating employment and growth, promoting investment in education, health, research and innovation, fighting climate change and tackling demographic challenges; whereas cohesion policy can only fulfil all these tasks if it is embedded in solid funding and is freed from macro- economic conditionality;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that cohesion policy can only continue to play its present role as a vector for investment and job creation and a solidarity mechanism for all EU regions if it has solid funding and is no longer subject to any macro-economic conditionality; stresses that this implies providing for at least the same level of funding as in the 2021-2027 financial period, topped up with the Just Transition Fund (JTF) II budgetary resources;
Amendment 77 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reaffirms its strong commitment to cohesion policy, which is an acquis communautaire inseparable from the European project, based on the principle of solidarity between Member States and regions;
Amendment 78 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of increased funding for Interreg to support the cooperation of regions across borders which is essential for the Union's integration and development;
Amendment 80 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the cohesion policy’s role as a short-term reaction tool in addressing recent crises; underlines that the original aim of cohesion policy to promote and support the 'overall harmonious development' of its Member States and regions should remain the key role of cohesion policy programmes;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s introduction of the JTF to support regions facing challenges in their transition towards carbon neutrality; calls on the Commission to draw lessons from the implementation of the JTF; asks for a JTF II, which should be fully integrated into the CPR and significantly better funded than the current JTF, to be established in the post-2027 programming period, while applying shared management and partnership principles; believes that regions with high CO² per capita, as well as industries in transition, should have access to this fund; calls for this new JTF to differentiate between climate mitigation and adaptation; stresses that a certain proportion of funding should be allocated to the transition, in a socially just way, and to the reduction of the EU’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the idea of the “do no harm cohesion” principle, raised in the 8th cohesion report; believes that the European Committee of the Regions should be involved in the design of this principle and that it should be set into legislation so that scope and modalities of its application are clearly defined;
Amendment 165 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that while some regions in industrial transition face specific challenges like deindustrialisation, due to outsourcing of industrial production to emerging economies, low levels of productivity and no real strategy for future-oriented occupations; other regions, have a comparatively strong potential, like tradition in manufacturing and sophisticated innovation activities in local niche-industries; furthermore, within specific regions, industrial transition or the lack of it, may have left pockets of disadvantages in close proximity with areas of relative prosperity;
Amendment 205 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Societies and economies have to unlock their creative potential, regions facing challenges with the transition towards carbon neutrality such as old industrial regions should use creative industry as a multidiscipline catalyst for transition processes, integrating ideas of the cultural and creative industries into administrative processes and managing authorities can help these regions, therefore stresses the need to support multidisciplinary cooperation;
Amendment 211 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 15 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 212 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines that state aid rules should be aligned for EU policies, so that cohesion policy programmes, which need to follow all state aid rules, are not put at a disadvantaged position in comparison to other EU policies, which are exempt from it;
Amendment 213 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 15 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Commission to work on a solution that public spending under cohesion policy by Member States and local and regional authorities as part of Structural and Investment Funds should not be considered as national or equivalent structural expenditure as defined within the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 224 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Is convinced that a major challenge for future cohesion policy will be to provide appropriate support to these regions,, and that cohesion policy must both reduce disparities and prevent vulnerable regions from falling behind, by taking account of the different trends and dynamics;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the strengthening of European territorial cooperation and invites the Commission to take all necessary initiatives, including relaunching the cross-border cooperation mechanism, to make this cooperation more dynamic and effective for the benefit of the people;
Amendment 272 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Amendment 274 #
2022/2032(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the importance of investments on regional and local level for the strive towards a circular economy;
Amendment 23 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility,3 unprecedented geopolitical events and their direct and indirect socio-economic consequences have considerably affected the Union’s economy, society and economycitizens. In particular, it has become clearer than ever that the Union’s energy security and energy independence is indispensable for a successful, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as it is also a major factor contributing to the resilience of the European economy. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 37 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) Insists that Cohesion Policy programmes 2021 - 2027 which, with implementation run until 2030, should be started as soon as possible, as they are a valuable instrument to tackle the unprecedented energy crisis which we are experiencing.
Amendment 38 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 2026, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia should build on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threats. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 43 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Investments in infrastructure and technologies alone are not sufficient to ensure a reduction of dependency from fossil fuels. Resources should be dedicated to the reskilling and upskilling of people, to further equip the workforce with green skills. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work. In light of this, resources transferred from the European Social Fund Plus should help suppMember States are therefore called upon to speed up the implementation of cohesion policy in order to use the available funds fort measures foras the reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. The Commission will assess whether the measures included in the REPowerEU chapters significantly contribute to supporting a requalification of the workforce towards green skills.
Amendment 53 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Pursuant to Article 18(4) point (q) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the Member States should also provide a summary of the mandatory consultation process of local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders, including, as relevant, from the agricultural sector, for reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. Such summaries should explain the outcome of those consultations and outline how the input received was reflected in REPowerEU chapters.
Amendment 54 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment.
Amendment 66 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 should be amended to provide for theIn addition to the already existing possibility to transfers up to 7.5% of resources of shared management programmes governed by that Regulation to the Facility for the achieve, no further resources from regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the REPowerEU objectives, in addition to the existing transfer possibility of up to 5%. Such a possibility is justified by the need to cover REPowerEU objectives, providing Member States with additional flexibility to address those urgent needs. Furthermore, the Facility allows for a fast disbursement of funds, making it particularly well suited for financing of urgent energy-related measures. Such transfers should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included inCouncil6are to be transferable to the Facility. Member States are therefore called upon to accelerate the implementation of their cohesion policy programmes in order to contribute to the effective achievement of the REPowerEU chapterobjectives. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 88 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Recent geopolitical events have affected prices of energy and other resources like construction materials and have also, which caused shortages in the global supply chains. These developments may have a direct impact on the capacity to implement some investments included in the recovery and resilience plans. To the extent that Member States can demonstrate that such developments make a specific milestone or target, either totally or partially, no longer achievable, such situations may be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. These developments cannot constitute objective circumstances for revising reforms, as reforms are generally not cost dependent. In addition, no request for amendments should undermine the overall implementation of the recovery and resilience plans. Member States should also ensure that proposals to amend their recovery and resilience plans respond to challenges that have arisen from current dramatic changes in the geopolitical situation, while preparing the future to be able to tackle new challenges.
Amendment 92 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The loan support to the recovery and resilience plan of the Member State concerned shall not be higher than the difference between the total costs of the recovery and resilience plan, as revised where relevant, and the maximum financial contribution referred to in Article 11, including, where relevant, the revenue referred to in Article 21a as well as, where relevant, resources from shared management programmes to support REPowerEU objectives referred to in Article 21b.
Amendment 99 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summary of thea mandatory consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summary of the consultation process shall explain the outcome of the consultations with local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter and outline how the input received was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter;
Amendment 111 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred or allocated to the Facility subject to the conditions set out in Article 26a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and Article 81a of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Those resources shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 112 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21b – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 115 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 2
Article 21b – paragraph 2
Amendment 118 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 3
Article 21b – paragraph 3
Amendment 132 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Amendment 136 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 5
Article 21c – paragraph 5
(5) The provisions of this Regulation shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to the reforms and investments of the REPowerEU chapter, unless provided otherwise.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0164(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Articles 11(1), 22(3)(g), 26(1), 26a
Articles 11(1), 22(3)(g), 26(1), 26a
Amendment 4 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s presentcommunication of 30/6/2021 of its long- term vision for rural areas;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that theis long-term vision was not presented before the conclusion of the negotiations for the regulations on the cohesion policy and common agricultural policy for 2021-2027; recalls that synergies between these funds and other relevant EU and, national fundand regional means are crucial;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Council to clearly express in its conclusions the need to act forddress the problems rural areas are facing;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that EU cohesion policy, which seeks to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union and involves all levels of governance, is vitally important to rural areas,; acknowledges the important role of agriculture and involves all levels of governancsustainable agriculture;
Amendment 26 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 36 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that moves to integrate the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) into the framework of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) for Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 were unsuccessful; believes that bringing EAFRD under the umbrella of the CPR, together with a multi-fund approach, will help the rural development;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to make sure that each Member State’s strategic plan under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), as well as programmes under the current Cohesion policy programmes are drawn up in line with the objectives of the FIT for 55 Package and Green Deal, the Farm-to-Fork, and the Biodiversity Strategies, and that those plans and programmes express each region’s characteristics;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Amendment 44 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the main objective of the long-term vision should be to fight depopulation, ageing and rural abandonment, to make rural areas more attractive, including through investment in social infrastructure and the provision of services, such as childcare, care centres for the elderly and those in need of it, schools and after-schools, healthcare, economic diversification, job creation and innovative mobility solutions;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to set up a EU system of rural employment grants which will enable Member States and their regions to reverse the exodus from the country side and persuade remote workers to relocate to rural areas with access to nature, cheaper rent and a lower carbon footprint;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of smart specialisation strategies for the future of rural areas, with particular regard to young people and women, and to innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation, including the Start-up Village Forum; achieving gender equality, as stipulated in the current CPR, is an important step forward that could help us address demographic challenges in the regions, while promoting inclusion of women and raising the female employment rate;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes a new Rural Pact launched by the Commission on 20/12/2021 that aims at engaging actors at EU, national, regional and local level, in order to support the shared goals of the Vision, foster economic, social and territorial cohesion and give an answer to the common aspirations of the rural communities, by encouraging stakeholders and actors to join the Rural Pact Community and share reflections and ideas on its implementation and future development;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that the Art. 10 of the Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 on the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund includes support for disadvantaged regions and areas, such as those with geographical or demographic handicaps;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee that the initiative on the long-term vision for rural areas includes practical solutions and means of support to deal with demographic changes faced by rural areas, and reiterates the need to implement integrated projects based on the programmes under EAFRD, cohesion policy, the CAP national strategic plans and instruments laid down in the national recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 77 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that renewable energy production is also an opportunity for rural areas to combat energy poverty and generate energy self-sufficiency; furthermore, underlines a greater acceptance of renewable energy production facilities if the rural areas were to be included in the sharing of the revenues generated by the production of renewable energy;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that connections between rural and urban areas mustshould be addressed in a complementary manner in order to implement rural strategies and action plans accordingly; underlines the importance of partnerships across rural areas and remote rural areas in particular; emphasises the importance of fighting the digital divide between urban and rural areas, especially as regards high-speed broadband connectivity and, the promotion of digital skills and upskilling;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that the European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) projects are creating cross-border best practices to come up with innovative approaches for an integrated territorial development; points out that particular attention should be paid to infrastructure and cross-border cooperation in rural border regions;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Emphasises the need to improve the public transport infrastructure and service system in rural areas, ensuring the development of sustainable mobility solutions that reduce travel times and of the number of connections between urban and peri-urban and rural areas; notes that shared mobility connecting rural communities with transport hubs, particularly bus and rail stations, can boost the quality of life in rural areas;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2254(INI)
10 c. Highlights the diversity of rural areas and the crucial importance of tailor-made territorial approaches in implementing the long-term vision, primarily in less developed, remote rural areas and outermost regions;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the intention by Commission to take stock, by mid – 2023, of what actions financed by the EU and Member States have been carried out for rural areas. This exercise will be included in a public report, with the scope of identifying the areas where enhanced support and finances are still needed, including the way forward, based on the EU Rural Action Plan;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Draws attention to the particular challenges faced by rural regions impacted by structural change or the transformation processes needed for the green transition, such as in energy production or the automotive industry;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Notes that rural tourism regions are coping with changing travel patterns due to COVID-19 and climate change; is of the view that cycling, hiking, mycology, wellness tourism, gastronomy, community-based arts or arts workshops and exhibition centres could be models of further sustainable tourism development in rural areas; furthermore, considers that the contribution made by cultural heritage and, artistic and creative professionals to building a sustainable and prosperous future and to improving tourist attractiveness of rural areas will also improve the economic well-being of these communities;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Considers that, to achieve a just twin transition by leaving no one and no region behind , we need tools to ensure "innovation ecosystems" in each territory that offer opportunities for allentrepreneurs, rural micro-enterprises and SMEs, thus boosting these small rural businesses; this should go hand in hand with a sufficient provision of training, including in digital skills and other soft skills related to open innovation, interregional and international cooperation, and inter- cultural communication;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Welcomes the increased support for bottom-up initiatives such as LEADER /CLLD– which define the role of local action groups – and "smart villages", and encourages further use of the lessons learned from these initiatives; draws attention, in this context, to the benefits of an innovation-based regional development, focussed on local skills and engagement; furthermore, competent bodies at local, regional and national level should be made aware of innovative ideas from local stakeholders and support them where possible.
Amendment 65 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that the annual absorption rate for EFSI fFunds in 2020 was 15 %, which is the same as the final year of the previous 2007-2013 MFF but that the cumulative absorption rate is still only 55 %, which is 7 % lower than at the end of 2013. Notes that this implies that 45 % of the total commitments under the EFSI fFunds for the period 2014-2020 equal to EUR 209 billion has still not been paid out and constitutes the main part of the total outstanding commitments (RAL) of EUR 303 billion;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Regretminds that for the cCommon pProvisions rRegulation for the EFSI fFunds, was not subject to an impact assessment was not carried out and, but each of the shared management funds covered by the Regulation is accompanied by its own impact assessment; notes that important evaluations of the CAP were not available before the impact assessment was made concerning the CAP reform;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Underlines that specific instruments gave the Member States financial incentives to achieve results ande performance reserve that the new performance framework has foreseen which entails 6% of the resources to be frozen and consequently allocated on the basis of a performance review after the annual implementation report in 2019, to the programmes which have achieved their set milestones, so that Member States are incentivised to optimise their use of funding; regrets that according to recent data the Commission and the Member States were found to be only partially successful in using these instruments to makemaking the financing of Cohesion policy more performance-based; is worried that the Member States were found to show very limited interest in using some of the new performance-based funding models, i.e. 'joint action plans' and 'financing not linked to costs'; encourages wider use of the simplified cost options which the ECA considers have the potential to reduce beneficiaries’ administrative burden and are considered less prone to error;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69 a. Welcomes the contribution of cohesion policy to provide emergency support to Member States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for a rapid redirection of the available 2014-2020 funding towards the most severely affected sectors while proposing considerable simplifications such as: extension of deadlines, accelerated payments and retroactive reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenditure and the use of the temporary increase of the EU co-financing rate to 100%; notes, in this regard, that flexibility and speed did not lead to increased risks for the EU budget and contributed to performance;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77 a. Is concerned that the price hike in construction and raw materials change the total budget for many projects and could lead to under budgeting, missed milestones, impossible implementations and therefore undermines the TEN-T core network completion;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point e
Paragraph 78 – point e
e. ensure that the Member States take into account and promote the implementation of the partnership principle and of gender equality throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all programmes as laid down in Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060;
Amendment 173 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point h
Paragraph 78 – point h
h. propose a legislative revision to ensure that the payment retention is adequately protected before it is released, to improve its audit work, audit documentation and review process, to strengthen the main elements of the regularity of information provided in the AARs, and to ensure that the College of Commissioners provide relevant and reliable information in the AMPR; notes that the Common Provisions Regulation for the 2021 - 2027 programming period contains an overhauled enabling conditions and performance framework, paired with a new approach in programming, monitoring and control; welcomes the performance-enhancing provisions such as the single audit principle that represents a risk-proportioned audit conditioned by collaboration with the EPPO, enhanced obligations on conflict of interest, the use of simplified cost options of financing not linked to costs; acknowledges that the newly-reformed system will reveal its advantages in the years to come; discourages therefore opening the texts of the agreement with regards to a legislative revision, unless that would be a necessary alignment with the upcoming revision of the Financial Regulation; notes that before the mid- term review such initiative would only negatively affect the performance of the funds;
Amendment 179 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point l
Paragraph 78 – point l
l. ensure that sufficient resources are available for Horizon Europe in order to launch new Union partnerships in areas such as clean hydrogen, batteries, clean aviation, rail, connected and automated mobility, zero-emission road and waterborne transport, in particular for the Work Programme 2021-2022 and welcomes the progress of Horizon Europe in this sense; stresses the need to support projects that contribute, in particular, to a future-proof, sustainable, smart and climate-friendly European transport network;
Amendment 180 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 78 – point l a (new)
l a. calls for further actions to create incentives and intensify investments in railway and inland waterway transport and its harmonisation and standardisation to achieve more competitive, climate-resilient and affordable transport system of the future; notes that such initiative will improve the monitoring of the spending in transport investments, enhance the implementation of funds and reduce potential error rates;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 78 – point n a (new)
Amendment 185 #
2021/2106(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 – point n b (new)
Paragraph 78 – point n b (new)
n b. calls on the co-legislators to adopt the European Cross-Border Mechanism (ECBM) in order to tackle red tape in the next implementation period; recalls that the ECBM proposal would facilitate the implementation significantly and will reduce the risks of errors; calls, in this regard, on the Council to unblock the file as soon as possible; underlines that analyses and studies clearly show the negative consequences of not adopting the ECBM regulation; notes that the ECBM has the potential of increasing efficiency in transport services planning as diverging priorities and procedures of Member States impact the pace of implementation of cross-border transport projects;
Amendment 130 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union continues to be concerned with the rise in environmental criminal offences and their effects, which undermine the effectiveness of Union environmental legislation. These offences are moreover increasingly extending beyond the borders of the Member States in which the offences are committed. Such offences pose a threat to the environment and therefore call for an appropriate and effective response. A better cross-border cooperation between competent authorities should be established in order to fight environmental crime.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The environment should be protected in a wide sense, as set out under Article 3 (3) TEU and Article 191 TFEU, covering all environmental compartments and all natural resources - air, water, soil, wild fauna and flora including habitats - as well asfunctions and services provided by natural resourcall ecosystems, as well as respect for planetary boundaries.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The acceleration of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, paired with tangible examples of their devastating effects, have led to the recognition of the green transition as the defining objective of our time and a matter of intergenerational equity. Therefore, when Union legislation covered by this Directive evolves, this Directive should also cover any updated or amended Union legislation falling within the scope of criminal offences defined under this Directive, when the obligations under Union law remain unchanged in substance. However, when new legal instruments prohibit new conduct harmful to the environment, this Directive should be amended in order to add to the categories of criminal offences also the new serious breaches of Union environmental law. In order to quickly incorporate new criminal offences, any amendment of this Directive should only concern Article 3, and not include a complete amendment of the Directive.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The acceleration of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, as well as the exceedance of six out of the nine planetary boundaries, paired with tangible examples of their devastating effects, have led to the recognition of the green transition as the defining objective of our time and a matter of intergenerational equity. Therefore, when Union legislation covered by this Directive evolves, this Directive should also cover any updated or amended Union legislation falling within the scope of criminal offences defined under this Directive, when the obligations under Union law remain unchanged in substance. However, when new legal instruments prohibit new conduct harmful to the environment, this Directive should be amended in order to add to the categories of criminal offences also the new serious breaches of Union environmental law.
Amendment 165 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The "One Health" approach recognises the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment and is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely interlinked and inter-dependent.
Amendment 168 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Forests are an essential ally in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. They function as carbon sinks, and help to reduce the impacts of climate change, for example by cooling down cities, protecting them from heavy flooding, and reducing drought impact. Especially with regards to offences that create a spiral of severe environmental damages falling within the scope of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, presenting irreversible danger to the balance of whole ecosystems, such as illegal logging, committing forest fires and destruction of wildlife habitats or other offences against forests, should be taken into account as possible aggravating circumstances.
Amendment 171 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Ecocide refers to the process of environmental or ecological destruction and means unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts. It can be linked to unlawful economic activity, unsocial behaviour, disrespect of human rights, war crimes, excessive pollution, destruction of biodiversity or wilful and severe actions aggravating climate change beyond the enshrined limits according to the Paris agreement.
Amendment 202 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Environmental criminal offences harm nature and society. By reporting breaches of Union environmental law, peopleindividuals or organisations from the civil society perform a service of public interest and play a key role in exposing and preventing such breaches, and thus safeguarding the welfare of society. Individuals in contact with an organisation in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest and the environment. Persons who report irregularities are known as whistleblowers. Potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation. Such persons should benefit from balanced and effective whistleblowers protection set out under Directive (EU) 2019/1937of the European Parliament and of the Council25 . _________________ 25 Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (OJ L 305/17).
Amendment 218 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) To ensure an effective, integrated and coherent enforcement system that includes administrative, civil and criminal law measures, Member States should organise internal cooperation and communication between all actors along the administrative and criminal enforcement chains and between punitive and remedial sanctioning actors. Following the applicable rules, Member States should also cooperate through EU agencies, in particular Eurojust and Europol, as well as with EU bodies, including the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in their respective areas of competence. The mandate of EPPO should be extended to also cover serious environmental crimes with a cross-border dimension. In order to fulfil this new and broader task, EPPO needs adequate resources and funding.
Amendment 256 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘planetary boundaries’, means the nine planetary life-support systems identified as part of the planetary boundaries framework: climate change, biosphere integrity (covering functional and genetic diversity), land system changes, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows (nitrogen and phosphorus), ocean acidification, atmospheric aerosol pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion and novel entities1a. _________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/is -europe-living-within-the-planets-limits
Amendment 257 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) "severe" means damage which involves very serious adverse changes, disruption or harm to any element of the environment, including grave impacts on human life or natural, cultural or economic resources;
Amendment 258 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘environment’ means everything living including humans, animals and plants, and everything non-living including the atmosphere, the hydrosphere and the litosphere;
Amendment 260 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) "wanton" means with reckless disregard for damage which would be clearly excessive in relation to the social and economic benefits anticipated;
Amendment 261 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5b) ‘polluter pays principle’ means that polluters should bear the costs of their pollution or environmental damage, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy pollution, as well as the costs the polluters impose on society;
Amendment 263 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Amendment 265 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
(5c) "long-term" means damage which is irreversible or which cannot be redressed through natural recovery within a reasonable period of time;
Amendment 266 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 c (new)
(5c) ‘ecocide’ means unlawful or wanton acts committed with the knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood that those acts cause a severe and either wide-spread or long-term damage to the environment.
Amendment 269 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
(5d) ‘One Health Approach’ means an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognises that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment including ecosystems are closely interlinked and inter-dependent;
Amendment 328 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) committing serious infringements of the EU Fisheries Control System, as defined in Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) 1224/2009;
Amendment 359 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) ecocide as severe disrespect of the European Climate Law, the biodiversity and the pollution legislation;
Amendment 360 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(rb) the significant harm of the environment in case of public or private investments when severely disrespecting the "do no significant harm" principle within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy regulation;
Amendment 361 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r c (new)
(rc) the environmental damage to forests, including through committing forest fires intentionally or due to a lack of due diligence and the disrespect of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels in Article 29 of (RED III - recast);
Amendment 362 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r d (new)
(rd) the violation of standards as set in the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (COD2022/0051);
Amendment 363 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r e (new)
(re) the damage of the environment as defined in Directive 2004/35/CE on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage;
Amendment 405 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 410 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. 6. For the offences mentioned in this Article and in line with Article 25(3), Member states shall continuously ensure that new and updated legislation at EU, national and regional level regarding these offences is duly taken into account.
Amendment 494 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that offences referred to in Article 3(1) points (a) to (j), (n), (q), (r) are punishable by fines, the maximum limit of which shall be in line with competition law rules, i.e. not less than 510% of the total worldwide turnover of the legal person [/undertaking] in the business year preceding the fining decision.
Amendment 501 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 508 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The maximum limit of fines shall be extended to 15% in cases of offences with aggravating circumstances as referred to in Article 8, and in the case of ecocide.
Amendment 598 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that protection granted under Directive (EU) 2019/1937, is applicable to both individual and legal persons reporting criminal offences referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of this Directive.
Amendment 632 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19(a) Extension of EPPO mandate The mandate of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) shall be extended to cover serious environmental crimes with a cross-border dimension. EPPO shall support Member States, but also intervene in cases where the actions of Member States regarding environmental crimes are not sufficient.
Amendment 649 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the statistical data as well as a consolidated review of their statistics isare regularly published.
Amendment 666 #
2021/0422(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. By [OP – please insert the date - five years after the transposition period is over], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the impact of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. Member States shall provide the Commission with necessary information for the preparation of that report. The Commission shall ensure that a regular update of criminal offences as outlined in Article 3 is secured.
Amendment 14 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal31 combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens in all regions from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. The transition also challenges regions in different ways. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no person and no regione behind. _________________ 31 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 50 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1
Article 1
(1) In Article 1, “30%” is replaced by “at least 40%”;
Amendment 62 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional, limited use of net removals from LULUCF
Amendment 67 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. If a Member State exceeds its annual emissions allowance in two or more consecutive years, it shall undertake a review of its National Energy and Climate Plan and national Long-Term Strategy. This review shall be completed within 6 months. The Commission may issue recommendations identifying how the NECP and/or LTS should be revised. Member States shall notify the revised plans to the Commission together with a statement setting out how the proposed revisions will remedy non-compliance with the national emissions allowance and how they have responded to the Commission’s recommendations where relevant. If the NECP or LTS remains substantially unaltered, the Member State shall publish an explanation setting out its reasoning.
Amendment 68 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
"Article 8 Corrective action 3. The Commission mayshall issue an public opinion regarding the robustness of the corrective action plans submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall in that case do so within four months of receipt of those plans. The Member State concerned shall take utmost account of the Commission’s opinion and may revise its corrective action plan accordingly. If the Member State concerned does not address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide and make its reasons public." Or. en (2018/842)
Amendment 123 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fParticular attention should be given to the impact that this transition will have on the whole supply chain, including on SMEs. Financial support should be considerincreased at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial StrategyJust Transition of the automotive industry is a challenge of unprecedented scale and importance. Therefore, the extension of the scope of the Just Transition Fund with a commensurable extension of the financial means should be proposed by the European Commission. The additional financial means should be proposed to be included within the framework of a mid- term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and should be exclusively financed by fresh money. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy. In line with “Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality”, Member States should also be invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 137 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26[1] foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the Council recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality (COM (2021) 801 final), and on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up- skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. EU funds dedicated to supporting the transition to zero emissions mobility should be subject to social conditionality and the partnership principle. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The role that public and company procurement can play in the pathway should also be addressed, and in this regard the Commission should consider a revision of Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council to ensure its alignment with the objectives of this Regulation as well as to grow supply chains related zero-emission vehicles in the EU. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, employment trends, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities as well as respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation as well as on their Territorial Just Transition Plans for the automotive industry. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. In addition, the Commission shall monitor and assess the need for possible measures and new and additional financial resources to address the social impacts on households and workers of the transition to zero-emission vehicles, and the progress report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal to address these issues. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobilitydecarbonising existing fleets to reach full decarbonisation. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sectorand of cost developments in the sector and needs for alternative fuels in other sector that are more difficult to decarbonise, as part of its progress report. _________________ 26[1] Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 149 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To address the challenges and foster a Just Transition, an EU-wide harmonisation of workers’ rights is urgently needed, as workers are at the core of the transition and in many cases have shown that they have the best ideas for successfully transforming companies in line with social and climate goals. The European Commission should therefore come up urgently with a proposal to replace the current patchwork of legislation with a horizontal EU framework with binding minimum standards for information, consultation and participation of workers. This should be accompanied by the creation of a legal framework to allow unions to use innovative organizing techniques to advocate for workers outside of traditional workplaces and to organize new groups of workers, including highly skilled workers in IT.
Amendment 220 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with themany stakeholders conclusionding that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631potential revenues should help the Just Transition of the sector. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
(5a) Article 8(4) is replaced by the following: ‘4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be spent in the framework of an extended Just Transition Fund to support the up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector, to coordinate and finance preventive and reactive measures to address restructuring at local and regional levels and is spent in close dialogue with the unions and worker’s councils.’
Amendment 390 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 1
Article 14a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20253, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress of a Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the tdevelopment of decent jobs on a regional and company level, respecting the right of workers to be informed and consulted, and draw conclusions, proposing means to support the Just Transition, including through financial means.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2
Article 14a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles and delivering a Just Transition for workers and communities impacted. This includes the deployment of zero- and low-emission vehicles, granular mapping of the employment impacts (particularly at regional level), progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair trand the promotion of anticipation of change agreements, informing and consulting workers councils and unions and in the implementation of the Works Council Directive; For this purpose, the Commission shall establish a task force dedicated for the automotive sector with the aim of data collection, consistion towards zero emission road mobility.;ng of inter alia independent experts from technical and social sciences, unions’ and companies’ representatives, and national officials from regions that are especially affected by the transformational challenges.
Amendment 410 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14a – paragraph 2 a (new)
In line with the "Council recommendations on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality", Member States are invited to prepare Territorial Just Transition Plans for their automotive industry, in close dialogue with social partners, in order to steer structural change in a socially acceptable way and to avoid social disruption.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14a a (new)
Article 14a a (new)
(9a) The following Article 14aa is inserted: Article 14aa Extension of scope and means of the Just Transition Fund By 31 December 2023, The European Commission shall propose a Revision of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund in order to extend the scope of the Just Transition Fund, to be accompanied by a commensurable extension of the financial means.
Amendment 428 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation to advance the Just Transition towards zero emission road mobility.
Amendment 114 #
2020/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritisMaintains that in view of reaching a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, the investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a jshould benefit from a solid financial support from the Just tTransition Funds.
Amendment 9 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to European Environment Agency Indicator Assessment on Economic losses from climate-related extremes in Europe published on 20 December 2020,
Amendment 28 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas sustainability should be seen as a balanced approach to bring sustainable growth, social progress and environment together;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Cohesion Policy is key to support less developed regions or areas, suffering from natural and geographical handicaps, which are often at the forefront of the impacts of climate change and have less resources to face it;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas Cohesion Policy is a crucial tool to deliver a fair transition to a climate neutral economy that leaves no one behind;
Amendment 56 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas the transition to a climate neutral economy by 2050 can be achieved through a combination of public financing at EU and national levels and by creating the right conditions for private financing;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges holistic regional integration strategies to guarantee sustainable development and mitigate the consequences of climate change by supporting energy transition to renewable sources, biodiversity and climate adaptation; believes that these regional strategies should support civic engagement, locally initiated and owned projects and should boost the cooperation between the regions, also trough cross- border projects; calls on the Commission to provide support and facilitate the cooperation between the regions and exchange of know-how and best practices;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2074(INI)
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; emphasises that an effective involvement of local and regional authorities at national level should be put in place when the European Commission assessment on climate change policies and climate targets is done in the context of the European Semester; stresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in tackling climate change;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Supports the agreement on the multi annual financial framework for the period 2021-2027 that avoids harmful subsidies, supports a full phase out of fossil fuels subsidies, both direct and indirect by 2025 the latest, ensures overall funding and programme priorities which reflect the climate emergency and contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement on an overall target of at least 30% of the EU budget expenditure supporting climate objectives;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Is concerned by the economic losses due to natural hazards and the damage of the EU funded infrastructure projects caused by the weather and climate-related extremes; calls for the support of activities and infrastructure projects that respect the climate and environmental standards and that are more resilient against the natural hazards;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that it is of the utmost importance to respect in all relevant Cohesion Policy legislation horizontal principles such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a fair and socially inclusive transition, a legally binding climate-related spending target of 30 % and a biodiversity-related spending target at 10 %; stresses, therefore, that a transparent, comprehensive and meaningful tracking methodology should be adopted swiftly, and adapted if necessary during the MFF mid-term revision, for both climate-related spending and biodiversity-related spending;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to capitalise on the outcome of initiatives such as New Energy Solutions Optimised for Islands (NESOI) and Clean Energy for EU Islands (CE4EUI) to ensure a functional transition between the 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programming periods; in this regard, calls on the Commission to produce a user friendly guides for Regional and local governments to have the opportunity to acknowledge and capitalise on consolidated best practices on energy transition and decarbonisation of economies; welcomes the Memorandum of Split, which recognises the leading role for island communities in the energy transition;
Amendment 192 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 193 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on national and regional programming authorities to maximise the transformational impact on climate and environmental protection during the ongoing development and national and regional EU funds spending plans;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Welcomes the efforts of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to revise its energy lending policy and to devote 50% of its operations to climate action and environmental sustainability; calls on the EIB to commit to the sustainable transition towards climate neutrality while devoting particular attention to the regions most affected by the transition;
Amendment 197 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Welcomes the presentation of the 'Renovation Wave Strategy' as one of the crucial strategies contributing to making Europe climate-neutral by 2050; emphasizes the need to address energy poverty through a programme of building renovation targeting vulnerable and low income households, as part of a wider European Anti Poverty Strategy;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 g (new)
Paragraph 16 g (new)
16g. Calls on the Commission to consider referring to the Taxonomy Regulation for private and public investments; points out the need to enshrine the ‘do not significant harm’ principle;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 h (new)
Paragraph 16 h (new)
16h. Calls for further investments on sustainable mobility such as railways and sustainable urban mobility for greener cities with better life quality for citizens;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and, in particular, to principles 2, 3 and 9 thereof,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to ‘The Missing Entrepreneurs 2019: Policies for Inclusive Entrepreneurship report’, published by the OECD and the European Commission on10 December 2019,
Amendment 10 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Discussion Paper 129 of 24 July 2020 entitled ‘Gender Smart Financing Investing In & With Women: Opportunities for Europe’,
Amendment 11 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 b (new)
Citation 31 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 18 September 2020 entitled ‘A Union of equality: EU anti- racism action plan 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0565),
Amendment 12 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 c (new)
Citation 31 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 12 November 2020 entitled ‘Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0698),
Amendment 19 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cCohesion pPolicy is as an important policy tooltool not only to support gender equality, but also to reduce disparities affecting groups still suffering from discrimination, including that linked to their sexual orientation;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the involvement of local and regional authorities, gender equality institutions and non-governmental organisationEuropean Court of Auditors is currently assessing the gender mainstreaming in the European budget; whereas this audit report, due to be published in the first quarter of 2021, will give useful insights ion partnership agreements and monitoring committees is still insufficienthow to implement the gender dimension in the Cohesion Policy actions under the MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, during the programming period 2014-2020, the main critical elements to promote gender equality through Cohesion Policy have been, among others, the gap between formal statements in Partnership Agreements (PAs) and Operational Programmes (OPs) and the actual implementation as well as the weak political commitment in this domain;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas, during the programming period 2014-2020, gender-related issues have been mainly tackled through the European Social Fund (ESF) OPs; whereas, during the same period, the European Regional and Development Fund (ERDF) has contributed to the promotion of gender equality in a very limited manner;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas women represent only 34.4 % of the self-employed and 30 % of start-up entrepreneurs in the European Union and still face difficulties to access finance; whereas Cohesion Policy has a key role in addressing this gap;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas there is still a gender digital divide that needs to be tackled; whereas Cohesion Policy should help bridge this gap, that often affects in a harder way women living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas gender-disaggregated data and the adoption of appropriate selection procedures areis considered useful for promoting gender equality;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the use of gender- disaggregated data and gender-relevant indicators is crucial to improve the decision-making process and to assess the outcome of the Cohesion Policy’s direct and indirect actions aiming at reducing gender inequality;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas during the COVID-19 pandemic the number of cases of domestic violence against women and girls has worryingly increased; whereas this phenomenon has shown the need for more innovative solutions, including digital ones; whereas Cohesion Policy, and more specifically the upcoming ESF Plus, can help in this regard;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that gender equality is still mainly addressed in a general manner and limited to the policy domains of the European Social Fund (ESF), as well as in the context analysis and programming phase, while more attention is needed in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases on a regular basis;
Amendment 108 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that programme stakeholders and monitoring committees still lack expertise on the implementation of a gender perspective in concrete projects, especially in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) interventions; considers there to be a lack of guidelines, training programmes and concrete examples of good practice to address this; underlines, in this regard, the potential of the ERDF/CF to bridge the gap women are still facing, with particular reference to female entrepreneurship and the digital sector;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. BelievStresses that all programmes implemented under cCohesion pPolicy should ensure gender equality throughout their evaluation, preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as equal opportunities for all, without discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation; is of the opinion that the composition of expert groups in the different phases of the policy cycle should be gender balanced;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that the actions aiming at bridging the gender gap under Cohesion Policy should adopt an intersectional approach that also takes into consideration age, race and disabilities;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Believes that the beneficiaries of the Cohesion Policy should not adopt any discriminatory policy, in particular against those minorities that still suffer from discrimination, such as the LGBTI community; encourages the rejection of applications from potential beneficiaries, including from regional or local authorities, which have adopted discriminatory policies against members of the LGBTI community such as the declaration of ‘LGBT-free zones’;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that cohesion policy needs to support equal access to training for women in order to bridge the digital gender gap and to support the green and digital transitions; for instance through the increase of the share of female graduates in STEM subjects as well as their involvement in sectors that are crucial for the environmental transition, such as the energy one;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the crucial role of cohesion policy in investing in high-quality public services and social infrastructure, both for combating gender inequalities and for building social resilience and coping with economic, social and health crises;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Welcomes that one of the horizontal priorities of the new Multiannual Financial Framework regards gender equality and mainstreaming; stresses that the monitoring of the programmes should not only aim at measuring the relevant expenditure, but, even more importantly, at assessing the outcome of the EU budget on improving gender equality, which goes beyond the mere measurement of how amounts are earmarked;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes the role of European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in the promotion of gender equality and in the fight against discrimination based on gender; underlines its positive contribution to gender mainstreaming, including in the domain of Cohesion Policy; calls for the adequate funding of this body;
Amendment 174 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that an ex ante and ex post gender impact assessment should be a mandatory part of Member States’ evaluations on how the funds are spent and whether compliance with gender equality targets is effectively respected;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that gender mainstreaming must be applied in all stages of the budgetary process; stresses the need to track spending on gender equality in all budget lines, not just in targeted measures, and to assess the final impactoutcome of the budgetary lines on gender equality; requests that the Commission, in cooperation with the European Court of Auditors, propose a methodology to that end; recommends the use of criteria such athat do not only assess the national median wage and the median annual gross income in purchasing power parity, but also non- economic indicators, such as those measuring subjective well-being, the elimination of gender-based violence, civil engagement, work-life balance, social connections; underlines that the assessment of the outcome is only possible if gender-disaggregated data is available;
Amendment 190 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and training sess, on a regular basis, hands-on training at all levels of the administrations, so as to disseminate and embed concrete examples of good practices on gender mainstreaming; stresses, moreover, that at the project selection stage the criteria for gender mainstreaming should be strengthened through higher scoring and requirements for more practical actions; recommends making use of the existing tools developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) such as its toolkit for gender budgeting in the ESI Funds;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses the importance of evaluating the training output to assess its effectiveness in improving the implementation of gender mainstreaming;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the 2002 ‘Barcelona targets’,
Amendment 12 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the 'Demographic Change: Proposals on Measuring and Tackling its Negative Effects in the EU Regions' of 12-14 October 2020,
Amendment 13 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Territorial Impact Assessment Report of the Committee of the Regions on Demographic Change of 30 January 2020,
Amendment 14 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
Citation 16 c (new)
- - having regard to the Commission Long-TermVision for Rural Areas, which is currently under preparation,
Amendment 15 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 d (new)
Citation 16 d (new)
- having regard to the Committee of the Regions opinion 'EU Strategy for Rural Revival' from 8-10 December 2020;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the natural demographic balance in the European Union has been negative for the last years and it is due to the migration from non-EU citizens that the EU has not reduced its population;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the effects caused by demographic trends and the depopulation phenomenon are unequal between Member states and its regions, and these need to be addressed by targeted measures;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the European Union has numerous instruments to face demographic challenges, and cohesion policy plays a crucial role in this regard;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas climate change enhances drastic changes in demographic trends;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the Union has increased its efforts in order to integrate the principles of sustainability, greening and digitalisation in the overall EU policy making;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the Commission is currently working on its Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, although the EU population has seen substantial growth in previous decades, the growth rate is now falling and the population is expected to decrease in the longer term; whedecreas Europe will account for less thaning from 6% to 4 % of the world’s population by 2070, and long- term demographic trends in European regions indicate lower birth rates and ageing societies;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the current trend of ageing in EU population has important economic and social consequences, such as higher dependency ratios, pressures on fiscal and social security sustainability, and increased stress on healthcare and social services;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that GDP per capita, income level, employment rate, fertility rate and population ageing are among the most important factors with a direct impact on demographics; notes that the current employment dynamics in particular are generating demographic flows within European regions leading to socio-spatial disparities and challenges that post-2020 cohesion policy will need to address; underlines that internal migration patterns from eastern, southeastern and central regions to northern and northwestern regions mostly involve young, educated and skilled workers; notes that migration from non- EU citizens has allowed EU to avoid population loss in the recent years;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe is manifestly experiencing population ageing, affecting the dependency ratio and having negative effects on workforce growth, which is far behind the previous decade; warns of a visible decline of the labour force in eastern, southern and central European regions; highlights that population ageing also affects housing and transport planning, infrastructure and services needs, as well as fiscal and social security sustainability;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, in that regard, active ageing policies are needed in order to reduce its negative dimension in rural and remote areas, ensuring an adequate level of quality of life for all inhabitants;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that fertility rates in the EU are considerably below replacement level; considers that cohesion policy can contribute to address this issue by promoting better conditions for families to raise their children, namely through favourable conditions in the job market, work life balance, affordable housing and access to social services of general interest, particularly those targeted to young families, such as affordable childcare;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the attractiveness of rural areas can be enhanced through the availability of high-quality public services; investments in those may require economies of scale that are difficult to implement in low-density areas, so local and regional communities should identify adequate provisions of services, in the most efficient way possible. In this sense, the role of cohesion policy is fundamental and should allow for these high quality public services;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights that rural development policies should have as one of their main objectives the creation of innovation ecosystems to support knowledge creation and technological diffusion; with this objective in mind, it is key to stimulate common virtual and physical environments that bring together firms, entrepreneurs and research institutes contributing to the transformation of rural areas into real innovation hubs. An environment that enables rural innovation can also be supported by investments in skills and ICT infrastructure, facilitating access to capital for entrepreneurs and SMEs, and supporting local supply chain development linked with diverse industries;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that the concept of “rural proofing” should be mainstreamed throughout all steps of the EU policymaking; this idea, which aims at understanding the impact of policy intervention in rural areas, has the objective of ensuring a fair and equitable policy outcome for them. Rural proofing contributes at understanding the specific necessities of rural and remote areas with a specific focus on policy implementation, overcoming undesirable policy externalities by designing and delivering adequate solutions;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 87 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Highlights that demographic challenge, although affecting EU’s regions indifferent way, is an important issue for all the EU and has to be understood and tackled in an holistic way; underlines that the EU as a whole has registered a negative natural demographic balance for the last years; stresses that it was due to the migration from non-EU citizens that EU did not face population loss in the last years;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 b (new)
Subheading 4 b (new)
Amendment 111 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses concern over a "geography of discontent" that is taking place in many EU regions where people feel left behind and which is closely associated to demographic change; the "geography of discontent" leads to radical political movements and denial of the EU integration, endangering the EU cohesion;
Amendment 117 #
Amendment 120 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 126 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that economic migration has a direct impact on the inclusiveness of cities, requiring tailored policy responses in different territorial contexts; highlights, in this regard, the need to strengthen inclusion policies;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 129 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
Subheading 7 a (new)
Calls for a greater coordination of EU instruments, in particular the ESI Funds and the Next Generation EU, so as to ensure a more comprehensive approach to the demographic challenges; suggests that, given that the mechanisms employed so far have not held back the advance of demographic imbalances, a review of existing policies is required;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 b (new)
Subheading 7 b (new)
Calls on the EU incorporating demographic challenges throughout the policy spectrum, including in its budget headings, in order to enable the development of adequate policies; considers that the impact of public policies in demography should be taken into account and subject to impact assessments;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 c (new)
Subheading 7 c (new)
Calls on the Commission once more to propose a strategy on demographic change which prioritises the following fields: decent employment, work-life balance, the territorial aspect of policies promoting economic activity and employment, the adequate provision of social services of general interest in all territories, local public transport, adequate care for dependent persons and long-term care, and good-quality labour conditions, paying special attention to new forms of work and their social impact;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 d (new)
Subheading 7 d (new)
Highlights the importance of having family friendly labour legislation that enables satisfactory work life-balance; underlines, in this respect, the role of social partners and the importance of collective bargaining;
Amendment 133 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 e (new)
Subheading 7 e (new)
Stresses that cohesion policy should promote the employability and inclusion of women, especially mothers who struggle with finding employment; stresses the importance of helping young mothers to return to work, namely by providing affordable childcare facilities for children of all ages and promoting policies of shared responsibility;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 f (new)
Subheading 7 f (new)
Highlights the need to support young families, improving the conditions for them to have children; notes that, according to the 2018 assessment, the Barcelona target of having 90% of the children from 3 to mandatory school age in formal childcare or attending preschool was not reached; stresses the importance of having access to affordable childcare facilities for young families to decide to have children;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 g (new)
Subheading 7 g (new)
Considers that that the EU should support migration and inclusion policies in the Member states, in respect for the rights and competencies of those Member States, as well as the subsidiarity principle, in order to minimise negative demographic trends; considers that local and regional bodies should be incentivized to implement successfully integration policies on the ground; takes the view that local and regional authorities should be active participants in measures taken to address demographic challenges;
Amendment 136 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 h (new)
Subheading 7 h (new)
Underlines the importance of existing initiatives such as the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, Ambient Assisted Living and the EIT Digital and Health Knowledge Innovation Communities; calls on the Commission to take into account the solutions already developed by these initiatives for accommodating the demographic shift and when addressing the demographic challenges faced by European regions; stresses the importance of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning as a way of supporting education and training in areas at risk of depopulation;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) and community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for strategies aimed at reversing labour migration; calls on local and regional authorities to tackle the brain drain in ‘sending’ regions through prevention, mitigation and appropriate responses; using the means provided by cohesion policies; underlines in this context that there are already several initiatives in various Member States, such as incentives for workers with highly specialised skills, aimed at turning the brain drain into a brain gain for the regions in question;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Supports the development of dedicated incentive schemes to attract young people to rural and semi-urban areas; furthermore, encourages measures that to improve labour participation, especially for women and people with disabilities and the promotion of training tailored to the needs, potential and strengths of each individual region;
Amendment 158 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers that the transport network can play a decisive role in answering to demographic change, by reinforcing rural-urban connectivity and combating territorial fragmentation, providing for inclusive and sustainable growth through targeted investments as well as facilitating access to high-quality public services that consolidate population; highlights, in this regard, the importance of improving transport infrastructure, supporting the transition to sustainable and smart transport networks, strengthening interoperability in transport systems, and guaranteeing better local and public transports to incorporate demographic changes and their impact in mobility policy;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Encourages policy makers at local regional and national level to promote the concept of the "economy of well-being", contributing to a virtuous economic cycle, helping sustain long-term investments into wellbeing; additionally, encourages the promotion of healthy and active ageing which, combined with the economy of wellbeing and measures targeted at improving the quality of life and combat loneliness, can boost growth in regions with a predominantly ageing population;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the COVID-19 health crisis has affected all Member States and regions to different extents, and is likely to lead to new trends as regards demographic flows; recalls in this context that the additional resources provided through REACT-EU in order to ensure a sound and robust recovery of the EU’s economy from the crisis could significantly help to keep people in employment, including through support for small and medium-size enterprises and for short-time work schemes and the self-employed, although this is only a temporary instrument;
Amendment 173 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose measures for addressing demographic change; investing in the most vulnerable areas; highlights the importance of the instruments for a transition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoid the risk of depopulation;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the need for further simplification of cohesion policy instrumentplace-based and integrated approaches of cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy national strategic plans, and national recovery strategic plans in order to allow for an easier, but at the same time sound management of financial resources and for maximising synergies among the various EU funds and integrated tools; emphasises the need to reduce red tape and ensure coherent legislation throughout the project implementation process;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that the European Parliament, in its own position on the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (27 March 2020) states that the objectives of the ERDF CF include that of supporting urban and rural areas with geographical or demographic handicaps. It also includes that Member states shall allocate provisions of EU financial support for projects that promote environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic development in the regions concerned;
Amendment 191 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need for coordination and common Rules for ESI funds to ensure investments by the EAFRD in rural communities in areas such as: infrastructure, fast broadband internet, transport networks, job opportunities, public services, access to health services, education opportunities, adaption to technological change, and cultural venues and leisure activities
Amendment 195 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Maintains the EP stand that particular support should be given to NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units with a population density of below 12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas, or with an average population decrease of more than1% between 2007 and 2017, which should be subject to specific regional and national plans to enhance attractiveness, increase business investment and boost the accessibility of digital and public services, including a fund in the Structural Fund cooperation agreement;
Amendment 196 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Welcomes the ERDF CF Regulation new article 8 a) which call for national plans to support regional and local areas facing continuous demographic decline, including financial allocations to increase attractiveness, boost business investment and improve accessibility of digital and public services; these national plans should be aligned with the European Commission report on the impact of the demographic change in the EU and the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas;
Amendment 229 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it appropriate to involve regional and local authorities in long-term cooperative governance and planning initiatives at various levels; asks the Commission and the Member States to disseminate good practices on the use and benefits of this type of governance and of planning tools to support polycentric developmentuse the instrument of territorial impact assessment (TIA) to further design EU and national policies that are affecting demographic change;
Amendment 236 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages policymakers at regional and national level to investuse the new Recovery and Resilience Facility to invest in the broadband extension in order to foster in the knowledge economy, as well as in providing high quality public services and incentives, tohat maintain high- skilled workers and to develop research centres in the different regionpromote the triple helix to ensure the attractiveness of the depopulated areas;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends developing the so- called ‘oasis strategies’ focusing on the most successful, vibrant and growing sectors, by exploiting the local potential for development of the region; calls on the local and regional authorities to invest the Youth Guarantee Initiative focused on attracting young, trained and talented workers, encouraging entrepreneurship, using local, national and EU incentives; underlines the role of the ‘silver economy’ as a policy shift for rural areas, turning the issue of population ageing into an opportunity for the development of rural areas;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need for a wider territorial perspective in line with the new 'Leipzig Charter: The Transformative Power of Cities for the Common Good' and the 'Territorial Agenda 2030' to reinforce urban networks of second-tier cities and smaller towns, in order to harness their significant potential to buttress territorial, economic and social cohesion beyond their immediate boundaries, through greater urban-rural linkages, functional areas, and regional cooperation;
Amendment 248 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the European Commission Statistic Office to provide data on the situation of quality of life indicators at NUTS 3 and LAU level to monitor the impact of demographic challenge on the territories; highlights the possibility for Member states to use the Recovery and Resilient Facility to modernise the capacity of data collection at those levels to ensure that national investment policies and European data reflect the real situation in these territories;
Amendment 252 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Insists that investments should be focused on information and communication technology, since this has the potential to reduce the distance between the users and to attract high- skilled workers in order to avoid the digital divide and ensure digital cohesion; stresses the importance of funding the infrastructures, the development and uptake of these technologies among companies and schools in rural and isolated regions and regions in industrial transition;
Amendment 276 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the initiative on the long-term vision for rural areas includes practical solution and means of support to address demographic changes; invites the Commission, in agreement with the Member States, to propose a ‘new deal’ on demographics in the EU as a multi-level policy approach which materialises in a European Strategy on Demographic Trends; The future Conference of the Future of Europe should propose a definition of the areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps mentioned in the article 174 (TFEU)in order to ensure a long-term support of the EU key policies from a place-based approach;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes that diversity of administrative competences within each Member states results in the impossibility of a one-size-fits-all type of solution to address demographic challenges; suggests the creation of an independent body involved in the economic and social development of demographically fragile areas. This body should enjoy a high degree of organisational autonomy;
Amendment 193 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) EU state aid rules must be flexible if eligible regions in transition are to attract private investment. When drafting the new guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.
Amendment 242 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided to at least all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEUthe respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.
Amendment 171 #
2019/2712(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that nuclear power is neither safe, nor environmentally, or economically sustainable; proposes therefore to develop a just transition strategy for the phase-out of nuclear power in the EU, providing new jobs for people working in the nuclear power sector and including plans for the safe dismantling of nuclear power plants and the safe treatment and long-term disposal of nuclear waste;
Amendment 24 #
2019/0183(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) TConsidering that a reasonable budget needs to be provided in order to maintain the availability of the European Union Solidarity Fund for natural disasters, its original purpose, a budgetary ceiling for support related to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without an agreement should be establishedother additional means need to be made available to Member States and regions to help them limit the impact of a potential withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union without an agreement, for example by way of the EGF or other ad hoc financial instruments.
Amendment 49 #
2019/0183(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 a – paragraph 2
Article 3 a – paragraph 2
(2) The available appropriations for this goal shall be limited to half30 % of the maximum available amount for the Fund intervention for the years 2019 and 2020.
Amendment 18 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the light of the seriously deteriorating situation of press and media freedom in Europe, calls for the existence of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom in Florence (CMPF) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom in Leipzig (ECPMF) to be safeguarded for the remainder of the MFF and for additional funding to be made available in 2019; notes that these centres complement each other perfectly in their activities and urges the Commission to guarantee them a long- term financing basis in the next MFF to enable them to develop as independently as possible as effective European instruments to safeguard media freedom and media pluralism and provide journalists in hazardous situations with tailor-made assistance and support;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose the rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence technological and industrial capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, innovative and efficient European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund (the 'Fund') to support investments in joint research and the joint development of defence products and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness, and to promote the Member States’ joint purchase and maintenance of defence equipment. This Fund would complement national funding already used for this purpose and should act as an incentive for Member States to cooperate and invest more in defence. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence products and technologies, as well as conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Fund would contribute to the establishment of a strong, competitiveintegrated and innovative defence industrial and technological base, ans well as to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union, while at the same time ensuring the necessary defence capabilities to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. The Fund would go hand in hand with the Union's initiatives towards a more integrated European Defence Market and in particular, the two Directives6 on procurement and on EU transfers in the defence sector adopted in 2009. _________________ 6 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community, OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1; Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, OJ L 216, 20.8.2009, p. 76.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitivenesintegration, efficiency gains and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy in line with the political goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).
Amendment 26 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Fund should not support pure basic research which should instead be supported through other schemes but may include defence oriented basic research likely to form the basis of the solution to recognised or expected problems or possibilities, dual-use research and research on conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure that the Union's and its Member States' international obligations are respected in the implementation of this Regulation, actions relating to products or technologies the use, development or production of which are prohibited by international law should not receive funding under the Fund. In this respect, the eligibility of actions related to new defence products or technologies, such as those that are specifically designed to carry out lethal strikes without any human control over the engagement decisions, should also be subject to developments in international law and should be excluded from Union funding.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the competitiveness and innovintegration, efficiency and innovation and alleviating any potential negative effects of the integration of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and de-alleviating some of the risking of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology, as well as those aiming at conversion from military to civil production should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0254(COD)
(10) Given that the Fund aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between legal entities and Member States across Europe, an action should be eligible for funding only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour legal entities based in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least threefour of these legal eligible entities established in at least two different Member States and/or associated countries should not be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or should not control each other. In order to boost the cooperation between Member States the Fund may support joint pre- commercial procurement ; This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As the Fund aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration, interoperability, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union or associated countries and not subject to control by non-associated third countries or non-associated third country entities should in principle be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the recipients and their subcontractors in actions supported by the Fund should not be located on the territory of non- associated third countries.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) If a consortium wishes to participate in an eligible action and the financial assistance of the Union is to take the form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principal point of contact and who shall regularly report back to the EU institutions on the status of the action funded under the Programme.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In case a development action supported by the Fund is managed by a project manager appointed by Member States or associated countries, the Commission should inform the project manager prior to executing the payment to the recipient so that the project manager can ensure that the time-frames are respected by the recipients. Under certain circumstances, tThe project manager cshould provide the Commission with its observations on the progress of the action so that the Commission can validate whether the conditions to proceed to the payment are fulfilled.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Given the specificities of the defence industry where demand comes almost exclusively from Member States and associated countries, which also control all acquisition of defence-related products and technologies, including exports, the functioning of thith its high fragmentation and resulting inefficiency across Member States, the possibility to apply for financial support from the fund will foster a more defence sector is unique and does not follow the conventional rules and business models that govern more traditional markets. Industry therefore cannot undertake substantial self-funded defence Research and Development (R&D) projects and Member States and associated countries normally fully fund all R&D costfective use of defence spending as incentivising cross-border cooperation and the development of common prototypes will reduce fragmentation. To achieve the objectives of the Fund, notably to incentivise cooperation between companies from different Member States and associated countries, and taking into account the specifics of the defence sector, up to totality50% of the eligible costs should be covered for actions that take place ahead of the development of prototypes phase.
Amendment 53 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For actions beyond the prototype phase, funding up to 860% should be foreseen. These actions which are closer to product and technology finalisation may still involve substantial costs.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0254(COD)
(22) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitivenessintegration, interoperability and efficiency of the European defence industry, it is important that Member States already intend to jointly procure the final product or use the technology, notably through joint cross- border procurement, where Member States jointly organise their procurement procedures in particular with the use of a central purchasing body.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security and defence interestserve the security and defence interests of the Union. Taking into account the specific nature of the defence sector, any action in the field of defence industry should be closely coordinated and be coherent with the foreign and security policies and priorities of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence research and capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States in line with Union policies and political priorities should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence research and capability shortfalls are identified in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) framework notably through Overarching Strategic Research Agenda and the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through identifying and taking forward opportunities for enhanced cooperation with a view to fulfilling the EU level of ambition on security and defence. Where appropriate, regional and international priorities, including those in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation context, may also be taken into account if they are in line with Union priorities and do not prevent any Member State or an associated country from participating, while also taking into account that unnecessary duplication should be avoided.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission will take into account the other activities financed under the Horizon Europe Framework programme in order to avoid unnecessary duplication and, ensure the cross- fertilisation between civil and defence research and ensured that Horizon Europe remains a purely civil research programme.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) An integrated approach should be ensured by bringing together activities covered by the Preparatory Action on Defence Research launched by the Commission within the meaning of Article [58 (2) (b)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/…of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Financial Regulation’) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme established by Regulation (EC) No … of the European Parliament and of the Council and to harmonise the conditions for participation, to create a more coherent set of instruments, to increase the innovative, collaborative and economic impact, while avoiding unnecessary duplication and fragmentation. With this integrated approach, the Fund would also contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research, covering the gap between research and development taking into account the specificities of the defence sector, and promoting all forms of innovation, including disruptive innovation where possible failure should be accepted and conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should establish annual or multiannual work programmes in line with the objectives of the Fund. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States and representatives from the European Parliament. In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector, the European Defence Agency will be given the status of an observer participant in the committee. Given the specificities of the defence area, the European External Action Service should also assistparticipate in the committee of Member States.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 74 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The Commission should endeavour to maintain dialogue with Member States, the European Parliament, defence experts from academia, trade unions and industry to ensure the success of the Fund.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this regulation on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the regulation on the ground. The Commission should carry out an interim evaluation no later than fourat the end of every financial years after the start of the Fund implementation and a final evaluation at the end of the implementation period of the Fund, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and to the extent possible at that point in time, results and impact. This report should also analyse the cross-border participation of SMEs and mid-caps in projects supported by the Fund as well as the participation of SMEs and mid-caps to the global value chain. The Commission may also propose amendments to this Regulation to react on possible developments during the implementation of the Fund.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The Commission, when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with funding from the European Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO equivalent countries shall be assisted by a supervisory board made up of the European Parliament, Commission, European External Action Service and EU Member States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body).
Amendment 80 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation. As military bases are amongst the biggest energy consumers and are increasingly affected by the effects of climate change, the fund should contribute special attention to incorporating climate action into its portfolio by awarding climate sensitive projects with greater financial support.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) As the Fund supports only the research and development phases of defence products and technologies, in principle tThe Union should not have ownership or intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions unless the Union assistance is provided through procurement. However, for research actions, interested Member States and associated countries should have the possibility to use the results of funded actions and participate in follow-up cooperative development and therefore derogations to that principle should be allowed.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Union financial support should notwill affect the transfer of defence-related products within the Union in accordance with Directive 2009/43/CE of the European Parliament and the Council15 , noras well as the export of products, equipment or technologies. The Commission when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with financial assets from the Fund shall be assisted by a supervisory body made up of the European Parliament, European Commission, European External Action Service and EU Member States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body). _________________ 15 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community (OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 87 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17a) 'conversion' means the translation of military structures, products or production lines into civilian usage;
Amendment 91 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitivenesscontribute to the political priorities under the CFSP/CSDP framework, and to foster the integration, interoperability, efficiency and innovation capacity, especially in cyber-defence, of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should also contribute to the freedom of action of the Union and its autonomy, in particular in technological and industrial terms.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support collaborative research projects that could significantly boost the performance of future capabilities, aiming at maximising innovation and integration, and introducing new defence products and technologies, including disruptive ones;
Amendment 101 #
Amendment 103 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reduceliminating the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund will lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities.
Amendment 105 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) foster efficiency gains for the overall reduction of costs for defence;
Amendment 106 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) support undertakings in conversion of excess military production into civil production lines.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence technological and industrial capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, innovative and efficient European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund (the 'Fund') to support investments in joint research and the joint development of defence products and technologies, thus fostering synergies and cost-effectiveness, and to promote the Member States’ joint purchase and maintenance of defence equipment. This Fund would complement national funding already used for this purpose and should act as an incentive for Member States to cooperate and invest more in defence. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence products and technologies, as well as conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the European Defence Fund for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 13 000 000 000 in current prices. Encourages Member States to compensate EU defence expenses by savings in their national expenses.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Fund would contribute to the establishment of a strong, competitiveintegrated and innovative defence industrial and technological base, ans well as to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union, while at the same time ensuring the necessary defence capabilities to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. The Fund would go hand in hand with the Union's initiatives towards a more integrated European Defence Market and in particular, the two Directives6 on procurement and on EU transfers in the defence sector adopted in 2009. _________________ 6 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community, OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1; Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security, OJ L 216, 20.8.2009, p. 76.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 4 16 500 000 000 for research actions;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitivenesintegration, efficiency gains and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy in line with the political goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).
Amendment 112 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 8 96 500 000 000 for development actions.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Up to 25 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to support disruptive technologies for cyber-defence.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 25% of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to fostering conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Fund should not support pure basic research which should instead be supported through other schemes but may include defence oriented basic research likely to form the basis of the solution to recognised or expected problems or possibilities, dual-use research and research on conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure that the Union's and its Member States' international obligations are respected in the implementation of this Regulation, actions relating to products or technologies the use, development or production of which are prohibited by international law should not receive funding under the Fund. In this respect, the eligibility of actions related to new defence products or technologies, such as those that are specifically designed to carry out lethal strikes without any human control over the engagement decisions, should also be subject to developments in international law and should be excluded from Union funding.
Amendment 123 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As the objective of the Fund is to support the competitiveness and innovintegration, efficiency and innovation and alleviating any potential negative effects of the integration of the Union defence industry by leveraging and complementing collaborative defence research and technology activities and de-riskingalleviating some of the risk of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the research and development of a defence product or technology, as well as those aiming at conversion from military to civil production should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade, including the interoperability thereof, of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 125 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Given that the Fund aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between legal entities and Member States across Europe, an action should be eligible for funding only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour legal entities based in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least threefour of these legal eligible entities established in at least two different Member States and/or associated countries should not be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or should not control each other. In order to boost the cooperation between Member States the Fund may support joint pre- commercial procurement ; This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of experts on defence ethics. They can be invoked by the European Parliament in case its majority suspects an ethical issue with an action. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayshall be rejected or terminated at any times soon as the ethical unacceptability is detected.
Amendment 132 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As the Fund aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration, interoperability, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union or associated countries and not subject to control by non-associated third countries or non-associated third country entities should in principle be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the recipients and their subcontractors in actions supported by the Fund should not be located on the territory of non- associated third countries.
Amendment 135 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 137 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 138 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 139 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 140 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 141 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) If a consortium wishes to participate in an eligible action and the financial assistance of the Union is to take the form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principal point of contact and who shall regularly report back to the EU institutions on the status of the action funded under the Programme.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In case a development action supported by the Fund is managed by a project manager appointed by Member States or associated countries, the Commission should inform the project manager prior to executing the payment to the recipient so that the project manager can ensure that the time-frames are respected by the recipients. Under certain circumstances, tThe project manager cshould provide the Commission with its observations on the progress of the action so that the Commission can validate whether the conditions to proceed to the payment are fulfilled.
Amendment 144 #
2018/0254(COD)
(18) Given the specificities of the defence industry where demand comes almost exclusively from Member States and associated countries, which also control all acquisition of defence-related products and technologies, including exports, the functioning of the defence sector is unique and does not follow the conventional rules and business models that govern more traditional markets. Industry therefore cannot undertake substantial self-funded defence Research and Development (R&D) projects and Member States and associated countries normally fully fund all R&D costith its high fragmentation and resulting inefficiency across Member States, the possibility to apply for financial support from the fund will foster a more effective use of defence spending as incentivising cross-border cooperation and the development of common prototypes will reduce fragmentation. To achieve the objectives of the Fund, notably to incentivise cooperation between companies from different Member States and associated countries, and taking into account the specifics of the defence sector, up to totality60% of the eligible costs should be covered for actions that take place ahead of the development of prototypes phase.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if it has been proven that no provider can be found within the Union and if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 145 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) For actions beyond the prototype phase, funding up to 860% should be foreseen. These actions which are closer to product and technology finalisation may still involve substantial costs.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitivenessintegration, interoperability and efficiency of the European defence industry, it is important that Member States already intend to jointly procure the final product or use the technology, notably through joint cross- border procurement, where Member States jointly organise their procurement procedures in particular with the use of a central purchasing body.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should take place in a manner coherent with the security and defence interestserve the security and defence interests of the Union. Taking into account the specific nature of the defence sector, any action in the field of defence industry should be closely coordinated and be coherent with the foreign and security policies and priorities of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence research and capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States in line with Union policies and political priorities should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence research and capability shortfalls are identified in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) framework notably through Overarching Strategic Research Agenda and the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through identifying and taking forward opportunities for enhanced cooperation with a view to fulfilling the EU level of ambition on security and defence. Where appropriate, regional and international priorities, including those in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation context, may also be taken into account if they are in line with Union priorities and do not prevent any Member State or an associated country from participating, while also taking into account that unnecessary duplication should be avoided.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission will take into account the other activities financed under the Horizon Europe Framework programme in order to avoid unnecessary duplication and, ensure the cross- fertilisation between civil and defence research and ensure that Horizon Europe remains a purely civil research programme.
Amendment 154 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) activities aiming to create, underpin and improve new knowledge and defence technology which can achieve significant effects in the area of defence or which aim at supporting undertakings in their conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 155 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) studies, such as studies on conversion from military to civil production or feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, solution or statistics on the defence industry and projects to pilot the collection of data;
Amendment 156 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the definition of the technical specifications on which such design has been developed which may include partial tests for risk reduction in an industrial or representative environment or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 156 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) An integrated approach should be ensured by bringing together activities covered by the Preparatory Action on Defence Research launched by the Commission within the meaning of Article [58 (2) (b)] of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/…of the European Parliament and of the Council (the ‘Financial Regulation’) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme established by Regulation (EC) No … of the European Parliament and of the Council and to harmonise the conditions for participation, to create a more coherent set of instruments, to increase the innovative, collaborative and economic impact, while avoiding unnecessary duplication and fragmentation. With this integrated approach, the Fund would also contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research, covering the gap between research and development taking into account the specificities of the defence sector, and promoting all forms of innovation, including disruptive innovation where possible failure should be accepted and conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the development of a model of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology, which can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment (system prototype) or a model of a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the testing of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology or the testing of a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. Qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should establish annual or multiannual work programmes in line with the objectives of the Fund. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States and representatives from the European Parliament. In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector, the European Defence Agency will be given the status of an observer participant in the committee. Given the specificities of the defence area, the European External Action Service should also assistparticipate in the committee of Member States.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the certification of a defence product or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
Amendment 161 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies or supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 163 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The Commission should endeavour to maintain dialogue with Member States, the European Parliament, defence experts from academia, trade unions and industry to ensure the success of the Fund.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, the action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least threefour of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other. This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 165 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this regulation on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the regulation on the ground. The Commission should carry out an interim evaluation no later than fourat the end of every financial years after the start of the Fund implementation and a final evaluation at the end of the implementation period of the Fund, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and to the extent possible at that point in time, results and impact. This report should also analyse the cross-border participation of SMEs and mid-caps in projects supported by the Fund as well as the participation of SMEs and mid-caps to the global value chain. The Commission may also propose amendments to this Regulation to react on possible developments during the implementation of the Fund.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The Commission, when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with funding from the European Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO equivalent countries shall be assisted by a supervisory board made up of the European Parliament, Commission, European External Action Service and EU Member States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body).
Amendment 167 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of its mid-term evaluation. As military bases are amongst the biggest energy consumers and increasingly affected by the effects of climate change, the fund should pay special attention to incorporating climate action into its portfolio by awarding climate sensitive projects with greater financial support.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex I (a) shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex I (b) shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) As the Fund supports only the research and development phases of defence products and technologies, in principle tThe Union should not have ownership or intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions unless the Union assistance is provided through procurement. However, for research actions, interested Member States and associated countries should have the possibility to use the results of funded actions and participate in follow-up cooperative development and therefore derogations to that principle should be allowed.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) The Union financial support should notwill affect the transfer of defence-related products within the Union in accordance with Directive 2009/43/CE of the European Parliament and the Council15 , noras well as the export of products, equipment or technologies. The Commission when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with financial assets from the Fund shall be assisted by a supervisory body made up of the European Parliament, European Commission, European External Action Service and EU Member States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body). _________________ 15 Directive 2009/43/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community (OJ L 146, 10.6.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 172 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The action shall be in line with the tasks referred to in Article 42 TEU for peace keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Amendment 177 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) 'conversion' means the translation of military structures, products or production lines into civilian usage;
Amendment 179 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the competitivenessintegration and efficiency of the European defence industry, in particular by creating new market opportunities and accelerating the growth of companies throughout the Union;
Amendment 180 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitivenesscontribute to the political priorities under the CFSP/CSDP framework, and to foster the integration, interoperability, efficiency and innovation capacity, especially in cyber-defence, of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should also contribute to the freedom of action of the Union and its autonomy, in particular in technological and industrial terms.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribution to the creation of new cross-border cooperation between legal entities, in particular for SMEs which are established in Member States and/or associated countries other than those where the entities in the consortium which are not SMEs are established;
Amendment 185 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support collaborative research projects that could significantly boost the performance of future capabilities, aiming at maximising innovation and integration, and introducing new defence products and technologies, including disruptive ones;
Amendment 186 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) contribution to the conversion from excess military to civil production;
Amendment 189 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund may finance up to 1060% of the eligible costs of an action without prejudice to the co-financing principle.
Amendment 192 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for actions defined in Article 11(3) f) to h) the financial assistance of the Fund shall not exceed 860% of the eligible costs of the action.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 193 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reduceliminating the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund will lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 195 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) contribute to innovative conversion of military to civilian production;
Amendment 196 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) foster efficiency gains for the overall reduction of costs for defence;
Amendment 197 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the European Defence Fund for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 13 000 000 000 in current prices. Spending from the EU budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 4 16 500 000 000 for research actions;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 8 96 500 000 000 for development actions.
Amendment 205 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The results of the actions shall be owned by the beneficiaries generating them. Where legal entities jointly generate results, and where their respective contributUnion institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint results, the legal end the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notitfies shall have joint ownership of the resultsd at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Up to 25 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to support disruptive technologies for cyber-defence.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 25 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be devoted to fostering conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the contribution to increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies, including cost- effectiveness and the potential for synergies in the procurement and maintenance process and disposal processes, as well as conversion from excess military to civil production;
Amendment 218 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall not own the products or technologies resulting from development actions, nor shall it have any intellectual property rights regarding the results of the actionsinstitutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 229 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an expert committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011selected transparently and with a balanced participation of defence experts from academia, research organisations, EU institutions including the European Parliament and think tanks. The European Defence Agency shall be invited as an observer participant to provide its views and expertise. The European External Action Service shall also be invited to assistparticipate.
Amendment 232 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of experts on defence ethics. They can be invoked by the European Parliament in case its majority suspects an ethical issue with an action. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible. .
Amendment 233 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Amendment 235 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall appoint independent experts from academia, research organisations and think tanks transparently to assist in the evaluation of proposals pursuant to Article [237] of the Financial Regulation. It may also appoint independent experts to advise on or assist with the monitoring of the implementation of actions carried out. Experts from the defence industry shall not be identified to avoid bias.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Actions which are not ethically acceptable mayshall be rejected or terminated at any times soon as the ethical unacceptability is detected.
Amendment 249 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Fund and annually report to the Parliament and the Council on the progress made. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 250 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 251 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall report to the Commission or the EU Delegations on their exports of EU-funded defence technologies and equipment to Third Countries on a six-monthly basis . The Commission shall setup a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to Third Countries and report back to the European Parliament on a yearly basis.
Amendment 251 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 252 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely mannerannually to feed into the decision- making process.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 253 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Fund shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Fund, but no later than four years after the start of the Fund implementation at the end of every financial year. The interim evaluation report will include notably, an assessment of the governance of the Fund, implementation rates, project award results including SMEs and mid-caps involvement and the degree of their cross-border participation, information about exports of funded products or technologies, an evaluation of the increase in efficiency and in the elimination of unnecessary duplications, the state of conversion from military to civil production and funding granted in accordance with Article [195] of the Financial Regulation by 31 July 2024. The Commission may submit proposals for any appropriate amendments to the present regulation.
Amendment 253 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 254 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 255 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation period but no later than four years after the 31 December 2031, a final evaluation of the Fund implementation shall be carried out by the Commission. The final evaluation report shall include the results of the implementation and to the extent possible given timing the impact of the Fund. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and associated countries and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 3. It shall also analyse cross border participation, including of SMEs and mid-caps in projects implemented under the Fund as well as the integration of SMEs and Mid-caps in the global value chain. The evaluation shall also contain information on the countries of origin of the recipients and, where possible, the distribution of the generated intellectual property rights, as well as about exports of funded products or technologies. It shall further evaluate of the increase inefficiency and in the elimination of unnecessary duplications and the state of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 262 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
ANNEX I(a) Non eligible products · Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; · Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; · Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; · Weapon systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the European Union or all EU member states individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 263 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I b (new)
Annex I b (new)
ANNEX I(b) Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: · Small arms and light weapons.
Amendment 270 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, an applicant established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may be eligible for funding if it has been proven that no provider can be found within the Union and if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action and provided that its participation will not put at risk the security interests of the Union and its Member States. In order to ensure protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States, the call for proposals shall require the applicant to provide information demonstrating notably that:
Amendment 305 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) activities aiming to create, underpin and improve new knowledge and defence technology which can achieve significant effects in the area of defence or which aim at supporting undertakings in their conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 308 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) studies, such as studies on conversion from military to civil production or feasibility studies to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, solution or statistics on the defence industry and projects to pilot the collection of data;
Amendment 310 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the definition of the technical specifications on which such design has been developed which may include partial tests for risk reduction in an industrial or representative environment or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 311 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the development of a model of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology, which can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment (system prototype) or a model of a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 312 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the testing of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology or the testing of a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 313 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. Qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 314 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the certification of a defence product or a product supporting the conversion from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the defence product, tangible or intangible component or technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 315 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) the development of technologies or assets increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies or supporting the conversion from military to civil production;
Amendment 323 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, the action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least threefour of these eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other. This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 339 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex A shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex B shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 342 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The action shall be in line with the tasks referred to in Article 42 TEU for peace keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Amendment 348 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the competitivenessintegration and efficiency of the European defence industry, in particular by creating new market opportunities and accelerating the growth of companies throughout the Union;
Amendment 355 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribution to the creation of new cross-border cooperation between legal entities, in particular for SMEs which are established in Member States and/or associated countries other than those where the entities in the consortium which are not SMEs are established;
Amendment 359 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) contribution to the conversion from excess military to civil production;
Amendment 366 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund may finance up to 1060% of the eligible costs of an action without prejudice to the co-financing principle.
Amendment 369 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for actions defined in Article 11(3) f) to h) the financial assistance of the Fund shall not exceed 860% of the eligible costs of the action.
Amendment 373 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 375 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 395 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The results of the actions shall be owned by the beneficiaries generating them. Where legal entities jointly generate results, and where their respective contributUnion institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission cannot be ascertained, or where it is not possible to separate such joint results, the legal end the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notitfies shall have joint ownership of the resultsd at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom)No966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 412 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the contribution to increasing efficiency across the life cycle of defence products and technologies, including cost- effectiveness and the potential for synergies in the procurement and maintenance process and disposal processes, as well as conversion from excess military to civil production;
Amendment 414 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall not own the products or technologies resulting from development actions, nor shall it have any intellectual property rights regarding the results of the actionsinstitutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom )No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU)No 1268/2012.
Amendment 426 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an expert committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011selected transparently and with a balanced participation of defence experts from academia, research organisations, EU institutions including the European Parliament and think tanks. The European Defence Agency shall be invited as an observer participant to provide its views and expertise. The European External Action Service shall also be invited to assistparticipate.
Amendment 430 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Amendment 432 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall appoint independent experts from academia, research organisations and think tanks transparently to assist in the evaluation of proposals pursuant to Article [237] of the Financial Regulation. It may also appoint independent experts to advise on or assist with the monitoring of the implementation of actions carried out. Experts from the defence industry shall not be identified to avoid bias.
Amendment 442 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Fund and annually report to the Parliament and the Council on the progress made. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 444 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States shall report to the Commission or the EU Delegations on their exports of EU-funded defence technologies and equipment to Third Countries on a six-monthly basis. The Commission shall setup a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to Third Countries and report back to the European Parliament on a yearly basis.
Amendment 445 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Evaluations shall be carried out in a timely mannerannually to feed into the decision- making process.
Amendment 446 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Fund shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Fund, but no later than four years after the start of the Fund implementation at the end of every financial year. The interim evaluation report will include notably, an assessment of the governance of the Fund, implementation rates, project award results including SMEs and mid-caps involvement and the degree of their cross-border participation, information about exports of funded products or technologies, an evaluation of the increase in efficiency and in the elimination of unnecessary duplications, the state of conversion from military to civil production and funding granted in accordance with Article [195] of the Financial Regulation by 31 July 2024. The Commission may submit proposals for any appropriate amendments to the present regulation.
Amendment 448 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. At the end of the implementation period but no later than four years after the 31 December 2031, a final evaluation of the Fund implementation shall be carried out by the Commission. The final evaluation report shall include the results of the implementation and to the extent possible given timing the impact of the Fund. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and associated countries and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 3. It shall also analyse cross border participation, including of SMEs and mid-caps in projects implemented under the Fund as well as the integration of SMEs and Mid-caps in the global value chain. The evaluation shall also contain information on the countries of origin of the recipients and, where possible, the distribution of the generated intellectual property rights, as well as about exports of funded products or technologies. It shall further evaluate the increase in efficiency and in the elimination of unnecessary duplications and the state of conversion from military to civil production .
Amendment 455 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
ANNEX A Non eligible products · Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; · Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; · Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; · Weapon systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the European Union or all EU member states individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
ANNEX B Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: · Small arms and light weapons.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been developing its own space initiatives and programmes since the end of the 1990s, namely the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and then Galileo and Copernicus, which respond to the needs of Union citizens and the requirements of public policies. Not only should the continuity of those initiatives be ensured but they must also be improved, so that they remain at the forefront in view of new technology development and the transformations in the digital and information and communications technology domains, meet the new needs of users and are able to meet political priorities such as climate change, including monitoring changes in the Artic, security and defenceconnectivity and sustainable development.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To ensure the competitiveness of the European Space industry in the future, the programmes shall support education and training activities in space- related fields at all levels, with a special focus on girls and women, in order to realize the full potential of EU citizens in this area.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The mission of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme ("the Agency"), which replaces and succeeds the European GNSS Agency established by Regulation (EU) No 912/2010, is to contribute to the Programme, particularly as regards security. Certain t and promotion of the Programme. Tasks linked to the security and promotion of the Programme areas should therefore be assigned to the Agency. In relation to security in particular, and given its experience in this area, the Agency should be responsible for the security accreditation tasks for all the Union actions in the space sector. Building on its positive track record in promoting the user and market uptake of Galileo and EGNOS and with a view to promoting the programmes as a package the Agency should also be entrusted with undertaking promotional activities for Copernicus. Furthermore, it should perform the tasks which the Commission confers on it by means of one or more contribution agreements covering various other specific tasks associated with the programme.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The European Space Agency is an international organisation with extensive expertise in the space domain and which entered into a Framework Agreement with the European Community in 2004. It is therefore an important partner in the implementation of the Programme, with which any appropriate relations should be established. In this regard, and in compliance with the Financial Regulation, it is important to conclude a financial framework partnership agreement with the European Space Agency that governs all financial relations between the Commission, the Agency and the European Space Agency and ensures their consistency and conform to the Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency, in particular with Article 5 thereof. However, aAs the European Space Agency is not a Union body and is not subject to Union law, it is essential, in order to protect the interests of the Union and its Member States, that such an agreement be conditional on the introduction of appropriatetains adequate requirements regarding operating rules inat the European Space Agency in order to protect the interests of the Union and its Member States. The agreement should also contain all the clauses necessary to safeguard the Union’s financial interests.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) A growing number of key economic sectors, in particular transport, telecommunications, agriculture and energy, increasingly use satellite navigation systems, not to mention the synergies with activities linked to. Satellite navigation also plays a role in the context of the security and defence of the Union and its Member States. Having full control of satellite navigation should therefore guarantee the Union's technological independence, including in the longer term for the components of infrastructure equipment, and ensure its strategic autonomy.
Amendment 131 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Copernicus is based on a partnership between the Union, the European Space Agency and the EU Member States. Existing capacities should be built on and should be complemented by new assets, which may be developed in common. To this end the Commission should closely work with ESA and Member States owning relevant space and in situ assets. Copernicus should build on and ensure continuity with the activities and achievements under Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 establishing the Union Earth observation and monitoring programme (Copernicus) as well as Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations18 establishing the predecessor Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme and the rules for implementation of its initial operations, taking into account recent trends in research, technological advances and innovations impacting the Earth observation domain, as well as developments in big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence and related strategies and initiatives at Union level19 . To the greatest extent possible, it should make use of capacities for space-borne observations of the Member States, the European Space Agency, EUMETSAT20 , as well as other entities, including commercial initiatives in Europe, thereby also contributing to the development of a viable commercial space sector in Europe. Where feasible and appropriate, it should also make use of the available in situ and ancillary data provided mainly by the Member States in accordance with Directive 2007/2/EC21 . The Commission should work together with the Member States and the European Environment Agency to ensure an efficient access and use of the in-situ data sets for Copernicus. _________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 (OJ L 122, 24.4.2014, p. 44). 18 Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the European Earth monitoring programme (GMES) and its initial operations (2011 to 2013)(OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1). 19 Communication "Artificial Intelligence Communication "Artificial Intelligence for Europe" (COM(2018) 237 final) , Communication "Towards a common European data space" (COM(2018) 232 final), Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (COM(2018) 8 final). 20 The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites 21 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)
Amendment 133 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) With regard to data acquisition, the activities under Copernicus should aim at completing and maintaining the existing space infrastructure, preparing the long- term replacement of the satellites at the end of their lifetime, as well as initiating new missions whose feasibility is currently being explored by the European Space Agency addressing new observation systems to support meeting the challenge of global climate change (e.g. anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions monitoring). Activities under Copernicus should expand their global monitoring coverage over the polar regions and support environmental compliance assurance, statutory environmental monitoring and reporting and innovative environmental applications (e.g. for crops monitoring, water management and enhanced fire monitoring). In doing so, Copernicus should leverage and take maximum advantage of the investments made under the previous funding period (2014-2020), while exploring new operational and business models to further complement the Copernicus capacities. Copernicus should also build on successful partnerships with Member States to further develop its security dimension under appropriate governance mechanisms, in order to respond to evolving user needs in the security domain.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) The implementation of the Copernicus services should facilitate the public uptake of services as users would be able to anticipate the availability and evolution of services as well as cooperation with Member States and other parties. To this end, the Commission and its entrusted entities providing servicAgency and the Copernicus entrusted entities should engage closely with different user communities across Europe in further developing the Copernicus services and information portfolio to ensure that evolving public sector and policy needs are met and thus the uptake of Earth observation data can be maximised. The Commission and Member States should work together to develop the in-situ component of Copernicus and to facilitate the integration of in-situ datasets with space datasets for upgraded Copernicus services.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A space weather function should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim of assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Stares capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and Union capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States, international organisations and involvement of the private sector.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for ensuring efficient access to space for the Programme and for fostering an innovative and competitive space sector.
Amendment 195 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change and security and defence, sustainable development and connectivity;
Amendment 239 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Programme shall support:
Amendment 243 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provision of launching services for the needs of the Programmaggregate the demand of institutional customers from the European Union and the Member States to ensure an independent, cost effective and reliable access to space;
Amendment 250 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the development activities linked to autonomous, reliable and cost- efficient access to space;
Amendment 252 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support, where this is required for the needs of the Programme, the necessary adaptations to the space ground infrastructure.
Amendment 256 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Actions in support of an innovative and competitive Union space sector
Amendment 269 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the expansion of space companies in export markets;
Amendment 271 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the establishment of space-related innovation partnerships to develop and commercialise innovative products or services and for the subsequent purchase of the resulting supply or services;
Amendment 275 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) cooperation between undertakings in the form of space hubs bringing together, at regional and natin particular at the regional levels, actors from the space and digital sectors, as well as users, and providing support to citizens and companies to foster entrepreneurship and skills;
Amendment 322 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) for SSA/GOVSATCOM: EUR [0,5] billion. (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 330 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 374 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall promote and ensure, in close cooperation with the Agency and, where applicable, the European Space Agency and the Copernicus entrusted entities, coordinate the activities relating to the uptake and use of the data and services provided by the Programme's components in the public and private sectors, including by and to the development of synergies between the applications. It should also supporting the appropriate development of those services and by fostering a stable long-term environment. It shall develop synergies between the applications of the various components of the Programme. It shall ensure complementarity, consistency, synergies and links between the Programme and other Union actions and programmes.
Amendment 380 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertake communication and promotion activities, and activitiesactivities, including in the field of communication and promotion, relating to the commercialisation of the services offered by Galileo and, EGNOS; and Copernicus, and more generally to the uptake and use of the data and services provided by the Programme's components in the public and private sectors. It shall develop synergies between the applications of the various components of the Programme.
Amendment 384 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) implement actions in accordance with article 6;
Amendment 408 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) implementing the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation in fields other than Programme Components infrastructure;
Amendment 413 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may entrust other tasks to the Agency, including undertaking communication, promotion, and marketing of data and information activities, as well as other activities related to user uptakthe Agency with undertaking other activities with regard to the Programme's components other than Galileo and EGNOS.which aim at increasing user uptake;
Amendment 418 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The European Space Agency mayshall be entrusted with the following tasks:
Amendment 440 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)
– require that the European Space Agency ensures full protection of the interests of the Union and its decisions, which may also lead to the European Space Agency having to adapt its decision-making, management methods and liability provisions;
Amendment 446 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– establish the principles for the remuneration of the European Space Agency, taking into consideration its cost model as a public entity, which shall be proportionate to the difficulty of the tasks to be carried out, in line with market prices and the fees of the other entities involved, including the Union, and may, where appropriate, be based on performance indicators; those fees shall not cover general overheads which are not associated with the activities entrusted to the European Space Agency by the Union.
Amendment 450 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Amendment 507 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
1. Copernicus shall be implemented building on prior Union investments of the Union and ESA and, where appropriate, drawing on the national or regional capacities of Member States and taking into account the capacities of commercial suppliers of comparable data and information and the need to foster competition and market development.
Amendment 598 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Director shall decide whether it is necessary to locate one or more staff in one or more Member States for the purpose of carrying out the Agency's tasks in an efficient and effective manner. Before deciding to establish a local office the Executive Directive shall obtain the prior approval of the Commission, the Administrative Board and the Member State(s) concerned. The decision shall specify the scope of the activities to be carried out at the local office in a manner that avoids unnecessary costs and duplication of administrative functions of the Agency. A headquarters agreement with the Member State(s) concerned may be required.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 35 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 66 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 67 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 93 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Amendment 103 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 105 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 164 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 165 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. For studies, the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 50 % of the total eligible cost. For studies financed with the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co-financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as specified in paragraph 2 (b).
Amendment 170 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 186 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 65 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is the Union's objective to promote social progress, strengthen its scientific and technological bases and encourage its competitiveness, including in its industry, while promoting all research and innovation activities to deliver on the Union's strategic priorities, which ultimately and fulfil its commitments, which aim at promoting peace, the Union's values and, the well-being of its peoples and sustainable development.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) To deliver scientific, economic and societal impact in pursuit of this general objective, the Union should invest in research and innovation through Horizon Europe - a Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2021-2027 (the ‘Programme’) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality knowledge and technologies, to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, to support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges and promote industrial competitiveness, to stimulate economic growth, job creation and higher quality of life; to foster all forms of innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative and sustainable solutions; and optimise the delivery of such investment for increased impact within a strengthened European Research Area, placing special emphasis on young researchers and developers, and strengthening the value of the EU, notably for SMEs and start-ups, and promoting its technological autonomy in strategic areas.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The conception and design of the Programme should respond to the need for establishing a critical mass of supported activities, throughout the EU Union and through international cooperation, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. Programme implementation should reinforce the pursuit of this aim.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0224(COD)
(7) Activities supported under the Programme should contribute towards the achievement of the Union's objectives and priorities and the fulfilment of its commitments, the monitoring and assessment of progress against those objectives and, priorities and commitments and for the development of revised or new priorities.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Full engagement of industry in the Programme, at all levels from the individual entrepreneur and small and medium-sized enterprises to large scale enterprises, should constitute one of the main channels through which the Programme's objectives are to be realised, specifically towards the creation of sustainable jobs and growth. Industry and civil society organisations should contribute to the perspectives and priorities established through the strategic planning process which should support the development of work programmes. Such engagement by industry and civil society organisations should see its participation in the actions supported at levels at least commensurate with those under the previous framework programme Horizon 2020 established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council13 ('Horizon 2020'). _________________ 13 null
Amendment 90 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Commission's Communication on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020 (COM(2018) 2 final) has provided a set of recommendations for this Programme, including its Rules for participation and dissemination, building on the lessons learnt from the previous Programme as well as input from EU institutions and stakeholders. Those recommendations include to invest more ambitiously and effectively in order to reach critical mass and maximise impact; to support breakthrough innovation; to prioritise Union research and innovation (R&I) investments in areas of high added value, notably through mission- orientation, citizen involvement and wide communication; to rationalise the Union funding landscape, including by streamlining the range of partnership initiatives and co-funding schemes; the development of more and concrete synergies between different Union funding instruments, notably with the aim of helping to mobilise under-exploited R&I potential across the Union; to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce openness to third countries' participation; and to continue simplification based on implementation experiences from Horizon 2020.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Programme should seek synergies with other Union programmes, from their design and strategic planning, to project selection, management, communication, dissemination and exploitation of results, to monitoring, auditing and governance. With a view to avoiding overlaps and duplication and increasing the leverage of Union funding, transfers from other Union programmes to Horizon Europe activities can take place. In such cases they will follow Horizon Europe rulshould be possible in duly justified cases.
Amendment 98 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to achieve the greatest possible impact of Union funding and the most effective contribution to the Union's policy objectives and fulfilment of its commitments, the Programme should enter into European Partnerships with private and/or public sector partners. Such partners include industry, research organisations, bodies with a public service mission at local, regional, national or international level, and civil society organisations such as foundations that support and/or carry out research and innovation, provided that desired impacts can be achieved more effectively in partnership than by the Union alone.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The policy objectives of this Programme willmay be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU Fund. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value and decisively contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the EU, maximising the commercial benefits of the results achieved through research and innovation.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The EIC through its instruments – Pathfinder and Accelerator – should aim at identifying, developing and deploying breakthrough market creating innovations and supporting their rapid scale-up to EU and international levels. Through coherent and streamlined support to breakthrough innovation the EIC should fill the current vacuum in public support and private investment for breakthrough innovation. The instruments of the EIC call for dedicated legal and management features in order to reflect its objectives, in particular market deployment activities.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Through EIC blended finance, the Accelerator should bridge the “valley of death”gap between research, pre-mass commercialisation and the scaling-up of companies. In particular, the Accelerator should provide support to operations presenting such technological or market risks that they are not considered as bankable and cannot leverage significant investments from the market, hence complementing the InvestEU programme established by Regulation …15.. _________________ 15null
Amendment 113 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Programme should promote and integrate cooperation with third countries and international organisations and initiatives based on common interest, mutual benefit and global commitments to implement the UN SDGs. International cooperation should aim to strengthen the Union's research and innovation excellence, attractiveness and economic and industrial competitiveness, to tackle globsocietal challenges, as embodied in the UN SDGs, and to support the Union's external policies. An approach of general opening for international participation and targeted international cooperation actions should be followed, including through appropriate eligibility for funding of entities established in low to middle income countries. At the same time, association of third countries to the Programme should be promoted.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should engage and involve citizens, universities and research centres and civil society organisations in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the Programme and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities involving local and regional bodies and organisations to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Pursuant to Article 349 of the TFEU, the Union's outermost regions are entitled to specific measures (taking into account their structural, social and economic situation) regarding access to horizontal Union programmes. The Programme should therefore take into account the specific characteristics of those regions in line with the Commission's Communication on 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions' (COM (2017) 623 final) as endorsed by the Council on 12 April 2018, and create an investment segment targeted at those regions.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The activities developed under the Programme should aim at eliminating gender inequalities and promoting equality between women and men in research and innovation, in compliance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the TFEU. The gender dimension should be adequately integrated in research and innovation content and followed through at all stages of the research cycle, applying equal remuneration and, where possible, equal participation in the projects presented.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States and beneficiaries. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Coherence and synergies between Horizon Europe and the EU's Space Programme will foster a globally competitive and innovative European space sector; reinforce Europe’s autonomy in accessing and using space in a secure and safe environment; and strengthen Europe’s role as a global actor. Breakthrough solutions in Horizon Europe will be supported by data and services made available by the Space ProgrammeHorizon Europe should stimulate the participation of industry and scientific communities in the EU’s Space Programme while promoting technology transfer to other industry sectors and other fields of application. Breakthrough solutions in Horizon Europe will be supported by data and services made available by the Space Programme. It should boost the monitoring and coordination of the Space Programme’s activities in collaboration with the OECD, as well as partnerships with other international bodies promoting endogenisation, sharing of knowledge and national and European best practices for emerging technological developments.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Reflecting the importaurgencey of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme willshould commit to eliminating activities that are harmful to the climate and contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives and the development of the circular economy.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The key elements of the proposal evaluation and selection system of the predecessor programme Horizon 2020 with its particular focus on excellence should be maintained, while ensuring a more balanced geographical inclusion of the Member States and regions. Proposals should continue to be selected based on the evaluation made by independent experts. Where relevant, the necessity to ensure the overall coherence of the portfolio of projects should be taken into account.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation shall be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, which should continue to be the main source of financing, this shall include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and scales of unit costs.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'open access' means the practice of providing online access to research outputs resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data, free of charge and in a non-discriminatory manner to the end-user;
Amendment 157 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’s investments in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness in all Member States and regions, with particular emphasis on the outermost regions, mountainous regions and regions with a demographic deficit, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the creation and diffusion of high-quality new knowledge, skills, technologies and solutions to global societal challenges and diminish the gap in research and innovation between the different regions of the EU;
Amendment 167 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, objectives and commitments, and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges and significantly improve the quality of life of citizens;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to support advanced studies, skills acquisition and training;
Amendment 171 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of technological, social and cultural innovation, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of innovative solutions;
Amendment 174 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) to protect the environment and natural resources and invest in the circular economy;
Amendment 177 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) to attract researchers to less developed regions and regions with a low population density;
Amendment 190 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme may provide funding to indirect actions in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, in particularprimarily grants (including operating grants), prizes and procurements. It may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations. The Programme shall enable beneficiaries to apply for funding quickly and shall ensure transparency and traceability of public funding in order to safeguard the interests of the EU, the actual social impact and the allocation of responsibilities.
Amendment 199 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Programme shall promote and safeguard multidisciplinarity and ensure the inclusion of investment in social sciences and humanities, fostering equality between the different sciences.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. The Programme shall strengthen the support component for open collaborative research activities across the EU, which shall be evaluated in terms of relative or absolute merit, so as to counter the dominance of large consortia and thus reduce the number and size of closed partnerships.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. The Programme shall ensure an effective EU-wide convergence strategy. It shall stimulate opportunities of ‘excellence for all’, in a way that is inclusive and allows for a more effective and balanced geographical distribution of support for research and innovation activities across the EU.
Amendment 202 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 d (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. The Programme shall ensure better coordination with the rules on structural funds and remove barriers to support for employment in science and for other capacity-building measures associated with social and economic development.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 e (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. The Programme shall reinforce the clarification of the operating rules of the support for research missions included under the Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness pillar, promoting a renewed and comprehensive framework of missions in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and involving all areas of knowledge, including social sciences and humanities, and a wide range of stakeholders.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 f (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. The Programme shall ensure that the operating rules of the European Innovation Council effectively promote open and streamlined support to SMEs and start-ups across the EU, safeguarding equal access to European funds for development, education and training and increasing its impact in business settings with various levels of technological innovation.
Amendment 206 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The Programme shall ensure the effective promotion of gender equality and the gender dimension in research and innovation content. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring gender balanceGender balance shall be promoted, subject to the specific situation in the field of research and innovation concerned, in evaluation panels and in other advisory bodies such as expert groups.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) have a clear EU-added value and contribute to reaching Union priorities and fulfilling Union commitments;
Amendment 212 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) be bold and inspirational, and hence have wide societal or, economic and territorial relevance;
Amendment 215 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) spark activitynd seek synergies across disciplines, sectors and actors;
Amendment 218 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) be selected on the basis of an open and transparent process;
Amendment 219 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point f b (new)
(fb) be subject to an independent evaluation, with well-defined common quality criteria, for the purpose of accountability.
Amendment 230 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The amount referred to in paragraph 1, first half sentence, may also cover expenses for preparation, monitoring, control, audit, evaluation and other activities and expenditures necessary for managing and implementing the Programme, including all necessary and agreed administrative expenditure, as well as evaluating the achievement of its objectives. It may moreover cover expenses relating to the studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, in so far as they are related to the objectives of the Programme, as well as expenses linked to information technology networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including corporate information technology tools, and other relevant expenses relating to technical and administrative assistance needed in connection with the management of the Programme.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. If necessaragreed by the budgetary authority, appropriations may be entered in the budget beyond 2027 to cover the expenses provided for in paragraph 4, to enable the management of actions not completed by 31 December 2027.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Amendment 236 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Open and non-discriminatory access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. Open access to other research outputs shall be encouragedtake into account the competitiveness and economic interests of the EU, intellectual property rights and the protection and confidentiality of personal data. Reciprocal open access shall be laid down in all association and cooperation agreements with third countries.
Amendment 238 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Open science practices beyond open access to research outputs and responsible management of research data shall be promoted both within the EU and more widely.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 – point ii
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 1 – point ii
ii. commitment to a rules-based open market economy, including respect of human rights and fair and equitable dealing with intellectual property rights, backed by democratic institutions;
Amendment 246 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– does not confer to the third country a coordinating or decisional power on the programme;
Amendment 247 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial, scientific and social interests.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Particular attention shall be paid to the principle of proportionality, the right to privacy, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to the physical and mental integrity of a person, the right to non-discrimination, gender equality and the need to ensure high levels of human health protection.
Amendment 255 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessment. The ethics assessment shall be carried out by the Commission unless it is delegated to the funding body. For actions involving the use of human embryonic stem cells or human embryos, an ethics assessment shall be mandatory. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out with the support of independent ethics experts. The Commission and the funding bodies shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 256 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Ethics checks shall be carried out with the support of independent ethics experts.
Amendment 257 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Actions which are not ethically acceptable may beshall be immediately rejected or terminated at any time.
Amendment 258 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Article 16 – paragraph 8
8. Actions which do not comply with security rules may beshall be immediately rejected or terminated at any time.
Amendment 261 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
In the case of a joint call, joint procedures shall be established for selection and evaluation of proposals. The procedures shall involve a balanced group of independent experts appointed by each party.
Amendment 267 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– fully or partially composed of external independent experts,
Amendment 268 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The evaluation committee mayshall be assisted by independent experts.
Amendment 269 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The evaluation committee may also propose any substantial adjustments to the proposals in as far as needed for the consistency of the portfolio. The evaluation committee shall ensure the existence of a procedure for making enquiries or complaints. Enquiries shall be answered within a maximum of 30 days. The evaluation committee shall ensure a multidisciplinary approach.
Amendment 278 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5
Article 42 – paragraph 5
5. Horizon Europe and EIC blended finance shall be provided in a manner that does not distort competition and that increases the competitiveness of the EU.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may reject a proposal retained by independent experts for justified reasons, including non- compliance with the objectives of Union policies.
Amendment 281 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
The contract for the selected action shall establish specific measurable milestones and the corresponding pre-financing and payments by instalments of the EIC blended finance.
Amendment 282 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1
In accordance with the contract, the action shall be suspended, amended or terminated if measurable milestones are not met. It may also be terminated where the expected market deployment cannot be met.
Amendment 284 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, independent external experts may be selected without a call for expressions of interest, if justified and the selection is carried out in a transparent manner. Independent experts shall be chosen from among the Member States, on the basis of their proven competence and knowledge. The expert panels shall, where possible, ensure balanced representation in terms of specialisation and gender.
Amendment 286 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with Article 237(2) and 237(3) of the Financial Regulation, external experts shall be remunerated based on standard conditions. If justified, an appropriate level of remuneration beyond the standard conditions based on relevant market standards, especially for specific high level experts, may be granted. The Commission shall communicate annually the level of remuneration of independent experts to the European Parliament.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
3. In addition to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 38 of the Financial Regulation, the names of independent external experts evaluating grant applications, who are appointed in a personal capacity shall be published, together with their area of expertise, at least once a year on the internet site of the Commission or the funding body. Such information shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with the EU data protection rules.
Amendment 290 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2
Article 46 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. These actions shall be developed in partnership with national, regional and local authorities and using diverse platforms. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3.
Amendment 291 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Programme evaluations shall be carried out in a timely mannerevery two years to feed into the decision-making process on the programme, its successor and other initiatives relevant to research and innovation.
Amendment 292 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult independent experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.
Amendment 294 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Nurturing excellence through mobility of researchers across borders, sectors and disciplines; fostering new skills through excellent training of researchers; strengthening human capital and skills development across the European Research Area, primarily in less developed regions; improving and facilitating synergies; promoting public outreach.
Amendment 297 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) cluster 'Health'; Improving and protecting the health of citizens at all ages, by developing innovative, effective and accessible solutions to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases; mitigating health risks, protecting populations and promoting good health; making public health systems more cost- effective, equitable and sustainable; and supporting and enabling patients' participation and self-management.
Amendment 298 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – introductory part
(b) Cluster 'Inclusive and secure society': Strengthening European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding and promoting our cultural heritage, and promoting socio- economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth, including migration management and integration of migrants, while responding to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Democracy; Cultural heritage; Social and economic transformations; Gender equality; Disaster-resilient societies; Civil Protection and Security; Cybersecurity.
Amendment 301 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space; Digital and technological ethics.
Amendment 303 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – introductory part
(d) Cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility': Fighting climate change by better understanding its causes, evolution, risks, impacts and opportunities, and by making the energy and transport sectors more climate and environment-friendly, more efficient and competitive, smarter, safer and more resilient, and promoting the use of renewable energy and the circular economy.
Amendment 305 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Communities and cities; Remote and outermost regions; Oceans; Industrial competitiveness in transport; Clean transport and mobility; Smart mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 313 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems across Europe; Fostering the development of entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial transformation of EU universitiehigher education institutions; Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the market; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe.
Amendment 1079 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Amendment 23 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 27 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The degree of implementation of structural reforms in the Member States is still not sufficient across the Union. Experience with the implementation of the economic policy coordination mechanism under the European Semester shows that, in general, the implementation of structural reforms has been slow and uneven and that national reform efforts should be reinforced and incentivised. To ensure the effective realisation of structural reforms, their implementation and the monitoring of their implementation should be compatible with the implementation and monitoring of cohesion policy.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Other Union instruments and programmes also provide a significant contribution to improving conditions underpinning certain investments in Member States, which can be conducive to or be part of such reforms. In particular, the Union Funds covered by Regulation (EU) No YYY/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] link investment to enabling conditions (formerly known as ex-ante conditionalities), foresee a macroeconomic governance mechanism and may finance costs of structural reforms linked to investments in policy areas relevant for cohesion policy. However, currently, no instrument foresees direct financial support that provides incentives for the Member States to implement reforms in all policy areas, in response to challenges identified in the European Semester. Moreover, there is currently no instrument providing specific and targeted financial and technical support to Member States whose currency is not the euro in their efforts to implement reforms that are relevant for joining the euro area.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 48 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a meaningful incentive for Member States to complete structural reforms, it is appropriate to establish a maximum financial contribution available for them under the instrument for each stage of allocation and under each call. That maximum contribution should be calculated on the basis of the population of Member States, as well as their economic and social needs. To ensure that the financial incentives are spread throughout the whole period of application of the Programme, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made in stages. In the first stage lasting twenty months, half (EUR 11 002 250 000 000) of the overall financial envelope of the reform delivery tool should be made available to Member States, during which they could receive up to their maximum allocation by submitting proposals for reform commitments.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a meaningful incentive for Member States to complete structural reforms, it is appropriate to establish a maximum financial contribution available for them under the instrument for each stage of allocation and under each call. That maximum contribution should be calculated on the basis of the population of Member States. To ensure that the financial incentives are spread throughout the whole period of application of the Programme, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made in stages. In the first stage lasting twenty months, half (EUR 11 002 250 000 000) of the overall financial envelope of the reform delivery tool should be made available to Member States, during which they could receive up to their maximum allocation by submitting proposals for reform commitments.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In the interest of transparency and efficiency, in the subsequent stage lasting until the end of the Programme, a system of periodic calls should be set out by the Commission to allocate the remaining half (EUR 11 002 250 000 000) of the overall financial envelope of the instrument, plus the amounts unused from the previous stage. Simple procedures should be organised to that effect. Under each call, all Member States should be invited to submit reform proposals concurrently, and could be awarded their maximum financial contribution on the basis of their reform proposals. In the interest of transparency, the first call organised by the Commission during the second stage should be for an amount corresponding to the remaining part (EUR 11 002 250 000 000) of the overall financial envelope of the instrument. Further calls should be organised by the Commission only where the overall financial envelope has not been fully used. The Commission should adopt and publish an indicative calendar of the further calls to be organised, and should indicate, at each call, the remaining amount of the overall envelope, which is available under that call.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 25 07 500 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to EUR 22 04 500 000 000 for the reform delivery tool;
Amendment 97 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 103 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Annex I lays down a maximum financial contribution available for each Member State out of the overall envelope of the reform delivery tool referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2). Such a maximum financial contribution is calculated for each Member State using the criteria and methodology set out in that Annex, based on the population of each Member State, as well as on its social and economic needs. Such a maximum financial contribution shall be available for allocation to each Member State, in part or in full, at each stage and call of the allocation process set out in Article 10.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A transfer of EUR 17.5 billion, in 2018 prices, is established from the proposed financial allocation for the Reform Delivery Tool to Heading 2 (Cohesion and values) for economic, social and territorial cohesion, in order to increase the financial allocation for the Interreg and the ESF+ envelope within it.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. For a period of twenty months from the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall make available for allocation EUR 11 002 250 000 000, which represents 50% of the overall envelope referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2). Each Member State may propose to receive up to the full amount of the maximum financial contribution, referred to in Article 9, to fulfil reform commitments proposed in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. For the period starting after the end of the period referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission shall make available for allocation EUR 11 002 250 000 000, which represent the remaining 50% of the overall envelope for the reform delivery tool referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2), plus the amount that has not been allocated in accordance with paragraph 2, on the basis of calls organised and published under the reform delivery tool. The first call shall be for allocating EUR 11 002 250 000 000.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2
is the total population in country i, is the total population in country i, as well as its economic and social needs;
Amendment 151 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 402 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) fostering the integrated social, economic and environmental development, cultural heritage and security in functional-urban areas;
Amendment 696 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support integrated territorial development based on territorial strategies in accordance with Article [23] of Regulation (EU) 2018/xxxx [new CPR] focused on functional-urban areas ('sustainable urban development') within programmes under both goals referred to in Article 4(2) of that Regulation.
Amendment 724 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This initiative shall cover all functional- urban areas and shall support the Urban Agenda of the Union. Local authorities should be actively involved in establishing and implementing the European Urban Initiative.
Amendment 2 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 25 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall notify the delegated act, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, on the European code of conduct on partnership, simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 July 2020. That delegated act shall not specify a date of application that is earlier than the date of its adoption.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. An infringement of any obligation imposed on Member States either by this Article or by the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, shall not constitute an irregularity leading to a financial correction pursuant to Article 98.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0196(COD)
4. At least once a year, the Commission shall consult the organisations which represent the partners at Union level on the implementation of programmes, and shall report to the European Parliament and Council on the outcome.
Amendment 30 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. In the event of a disagreement between the Commission and a Member State on the applicability of an enabling condition to the specific objective or the priorities of a programme or its fulfilment, the Commission shall bear the burden of proving the applicability or the non-fulfilment by means of a reasoned opinion.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. The Commission shall without delay lift the suspension of interim payments for a priority where a Member State has completed actions related to the fulfilment of the enabling conditions applicable to the programme concerned which had not been fulfilled at the time of the decision of the Commission on the suspension. It shall also without delay lift the suspension where, following amendment of the programme related to the priority concerned, the enabling condition concerned is no longer applicable.
Amendment 33 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 34 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council 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 35 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 36 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
A proposal by the Commission for the suspension of commitments shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless the Council decides, by means of an implementing act, to reject such a proposal by qualified majority within onthree months of the submission of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 38 #
2018/0196(COD)
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 39 #
2018/0196(COD)
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 40 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 41 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 42 #
2018/0196(COD)
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 State, immediately inform the European Parliament and provide reasons for its proposal and details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments, as well as the expected impact of that suspension on the Member State's economy, for the purposes of structured dialogue to ensure a meaningful debate and facilitate a transparent enforcement process. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament before it makes a proposal on suspension of commitments.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 44 #
2018/0196(COD)
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 45 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 13
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. Paragraphs 1 to 12 shall not apply to priorities or programmes under Article [4(c)(v1)(ixi)] of the ESF+ Regulation.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations and other relevant Union recommendations addressed to the Member State;
Amendment 47 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Points (c) and (d) of this paragraph shall not apply to the specific objective set out in Article [4(c1)(vixi)] of the ESF+Regulation.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to avoid situations where payments are suspended, the Commission shall ensure that Member States and regions which face compliance concerns owing to a lack of administrative capacity receive adequate technical assistance to improve their administrative capacity.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in the data transmissions due by 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, 31 July, 30 September and 30 November of each year, the number of selected operations, their total eligible cost, the contribution from the Funds and the total eligible expenditure declared by the beneficiaries to the managing authority, all broken down by types of intervention;
Amendment 53 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in the data transmissions due by 31 May and 30 November of each year only, the values of output and result indicators for selected operations and values achieved by operations.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 2022: 0.57 %;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 2023: 0.51 %;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 2024: 01.5 %;
Amendment 63 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) 2025: 0.52 %;
Amendment 64 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 84 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) 2026: 0.5%
Amendment 65 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 91 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 77 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % for the less developed regions;
Amendment 78 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5560 % for the transition regions;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 450 % for the more developed regions.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0196(COD)
The co-financing rate for the Cohesion Fund at the level of each priority shall not be higher than 7085 %.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
The ESF+ Regulation may in duly justified cases establish higher co-financing rates, of up to 90 %, for priorities supporting innovative actions in accordance with Article [14] of that Regulation.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The co-financing rate for Interreg programmes shall be no higher than 7085 %.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. In that context, the Funds should be implemented in a way which promotes deinstitutionalisation and community-based care. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation, or infrastructure that is inaccessible for persons with disabilities. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU. Poverty being one of the greatest challenges in the EU, the Funds under CPR shall contribute to the elimination of poverty. Furthermore, the Funds under CPR shall contribute to fulfilling the commitment of the Union and its Member States to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 249 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Member State should carry out a mid-term review of each programme supported by the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund. That review shouldmay provide a fully-fledged adjustment of programmes based on programme performance, while also providing an opportunity to take account of new challenges and relevant CSRs issued in 2024. In parallel, in 2024 the Commission should, together with the technical adjustment for the year 2025, review all Member States' total allocations under the Investment for jobs and growth goal of cohesion policy for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027, applying the allocation method set out in the relevant basic act. That review together with the outcome of the mid-term review should result in programme amendments modifying the financial allocations for the years 2025, 2026 and 2027.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to examine the performance of the programmes, the Member State should set up monitoring committees, consisting of the relevant social partners, civil society, equality bodies, and independent human rights organisations. Transparency and balanced representation are key; therefore, gender balance and appropriate representation of minority and other excluded groups have to be safeguarded. 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 287 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to optimise the uptake of co-financed environmental investments, synergies should be ensured with the LIFE programme for Environmental and Climate Action, in particular through LIFE strategic integrated projects and strategic nature projects, and with projects funded under Horizon Europe.
Amendment 297 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Managing authorities should have the possibility to implement financial instruments through a direct award of a contract to the EIB Group, national promotional banks and to international financial institutions (IFIs).
Amendment 309 #
2018/0196(COD)
(48a) To support the effective use of the Funds, the EIB Group's support should be available to the benefit of all Member States upon their request. This would include capacity building, support to project identification, preparation and implementation, as well as advising on financial instruments and investment platforms.
Amendment 380 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) 'climate proofing' means (a) a process to ensure that infrastructure is resilient to the adverse impacts of the climate in accordance with national rules and guidance, where available, or internationally recognised standards.; (b) the application of the Energy Efficiency First principle
Amendment 441 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure climate proofing for relevant operations through all planning and implementation process and shall provide information on the support for environment and climate objectives using a methodology based on types of intervention for each of the Funds. That methodology shall consist of assigning a specific weighting to the support provided at a level which reflects the extent to which such support makes a contribution to environmental objectives and to climate objectives. In the case of the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund weightings shall be attached to dimensions and codes for the types of intervention established in Annex I.
Amendment 570 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the selected policy objectives indicating by which of the Funds and programmes they will be pursued and a justification thereto, and where relevant, a justification for using the delivery mode of the InvestEU,ensuring that relevant recommendations adopted in accordance with Article [XX] of Regulation (EU) [number of the new Energy Union Governance Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council are adressed and taking into account relevant country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 595 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) coordination, demarcation and complementarities between the Funds and, where appropriate, coordination between national and regional programmes; and delivery on targets, policies and measures under the National Energy and Climate Plans
Amendment 628 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) The EIB may, at the request of Member States, participate in the preparation of the Partnership Agreement, as well as in activities relating to the preparation of operations, financial instruments and PPPs
Amendment 674 #
2018/0196(COD)
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 under the mid-term review, 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 52 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases. Such contributions shall not constitute transfers of resources under Article 21 and shall be available for investments in line with cohesion policy objectives. Only resources of future calendar years may be allocated.
Amendment 682 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 686 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 692 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The contribution agreement for an amount referred to in paragraph 1 allocated in the request of the amendment of a programme shall be concluded simultaneously with the adoption of the decision amending the programme.
Amendment 713 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall, within threone months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 3, perform an assessment and inform the Member State where it agrees with the fulfilment.
Amendment 786 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) revised or new targets; in particular with regards to adapting to the update of National Energy and Climate Plans under the Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No [number of the new Energy Union Governance Regulation]
Amendment 815 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments, except orf paymentsrogrammes under the ESF+, for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:
Amendment 900 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) an integrated approach to address negative demographic trends;
Amendment 907 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
(vii a) challenges and related objectives identified within National Energy and Climate Plans
Amendment 927 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii a (new)
(iii a) actions safeguarding equality, inclusion and non-discrimination;
Amendment 1028 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixthree months after its submission by the Member State.
Amendment 1108 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) another territorial tool supporting initiatives designed by the Member State for investments programmed for the ERDF under the policy objective referred in Article 4(1)(e).
Amendment 1327 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out evaluations of the programme. Each evaluation shall assess the programme's effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 1342 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, inclusiveness, non-discriminatory nature, coherence and EU added value of each Fund by the end of 2024. The Commission may make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article [128] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 1344 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This evaluation shall include the outcomes, socio-economic impact and the funding needs under the policy objectives outlined in Article 4(1), with a particular focus on a smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and a more connected Europe by enhancing mobility and regional ICT connectivity.
Amendment 1352 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall ensure that, within six months of the programme's approval, there is a website where information on programmes under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, available funding opportunities, and achievements, and actions safeguarding inclusiveness and non-discrimination .
Amendment 1385 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) by dividing the latest documented annual gross employment costs, with expected additional costs in order to take account of factors such as increases in tariffs or promotions, by 1720 hours for persons working full time, or by a corresponding pro-rata of 1720 hours, for persons working part-time;
Amendment 1386 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) by dividing the latest documented monthly gross employment costs, with expected additional costs in order to take account of factors such as increases in tariffs or promotions, by the monthly working time of the person concerned in accordance with applicable national legislation referred to in the contract for employment.
Amendment 1442 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) value added tax ('VAT'), except for operations the total cost of which is below EUR 5 000 000 and for investments and expenditure by final recipients.
Amendment 1557 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In duly justified cases, the managing authority may also decide to contribute resources under ERDF and ESF+ to the projects within its Member State, selected in the second phase of the Horizon Europe programme, provided that these projects contribute to the programme’s objectives in that Member State.
Amendment 1595 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In case of a disagreement between the Commission and a Member State on audit findings, a settlement procedure shall be put in place.
Amendment 1616 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 76 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The document retention period may be further reduced, proportionally to the risk profile and the size of beneficiaries, by decision of the managing authority.
Amendment 1814 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1
Article 102 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all regions corresponding to level 2 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 2 regions’) established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/2014.2016/2066
Amendment 1860 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The amount of support from the Cohesion Fund to be transferred to the CEF shall be EUR 102 000 000 000. It shall be spent for transport infrastructure projects by launching specific calls in accordance with Regulation (EU) [number of new CEF Regulation] exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 1863 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 1867 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Rules applicable for the transport sector under Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] shall apply to the specific calls referred to in the first subparagraph. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred to the CEF.
Amendment 1982 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
The ESF+ Regulation may in duly justified cases establish higher co-financing rates, of up to 90%, for priorities supporting innovative actions in accordance with Article [143] and Article [4 (1) (x)] and [(xi)] of that Regulation.
Amendment 2088 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 001 – column 1
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 001 – column 1
001 Investment in fixed assets in micro enterprises directly linked to research and innovation activities or linked to competitiveness
Amendment 2091 #
2018/0196(COD)
002 Investment in fixed assets in small and medium-sized enterprises (including private research centres) directly linked to research and innovation activities or linked to competitiveness
Amendment 2094 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 004 – column 1
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 004 – column 1
004 Investment in intangible assets in micro enterprises directly linked to research and innovation activities or linked to competitiveness
Amendment 2097 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 005 – column 1
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 – row 005 – column 1
005 Investment in intangible assets in small and medium-sized enterprises (including private research centres) directly linked to research and innovation activities or linked to competitiveness
Amendment 2112 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – row 043
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – row 043
Amendment 2 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that new EU initiatives must be matched with new and adequate financial resources; underlines that especially long-term political priorities of the European Union such as boosting jobs and growth, achieving a future- oriented and competitive European industry and sustainable development, and fighting against climate change through a transition to a low carbon economy need to be supported through sufficient resources and should remain the focus areas of the new Multiannual Financial Framework Programme; thus welcomes the strong support for the fields Single Market, Innovation and Digital and Natural Resources and Environment;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0166R(APP)
2. Calls for a clear methodology for the presentation of figures, preferably on the basis of constant prices;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates Parliament’s call for an increased overall budget of at least EUR 120 billion for Horizon Europein constant prices for Horizon Europe in order to be able to react appropriately to societal challenges, to secure Europe’s global competiveness, people’s well-being, scientific and industrial leadership and to help achieving the goals set out in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement; welcomes the possibility of transferring financial allocations for programmes from one fund to another introduced by the Common Provisions Regulation; believes that appropriate conditions and mechanisms for such transfers should be further elaborated to ensure compatibility with the structural funds and to avoid double auditing; underlines that financial support from Horizon Europe should be made accessible to beneficiaries through a fast, bottom-up and less administrative process;
Amendment 32 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes that at least EUR 9.194 billion are foreseen for the Digital Europe Program in order to tackle important European challenges such as improving high performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and trust, advanced digital skills and the best use of digital society and interoperability; emphasises the importance of close coordination with Horizon Europe, CEF and ESIF;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that the European Space Programmes create considerable benefits for the Union society and economy and that the proposed budget is strictly necessary to achieve this;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Emphasises the importance of differentiating between civil and defence spending in all EU programmes; thus underlines that defence related spending shall only take place within the European Defence Fund to strengthen the EU’s defence interoperability, achieve cost savings and promote European cooperation; believes thus that synergies with civil programmes and funding from other programmes should be minimal;
Amendment 40 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Insists on the necessity to adequately finance a programme for EU actions improving the competitiveness of enterprises, with a special emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An SME-focused programme should complement other EU programmes and should also be built on the solid experience from the predecessor programme (COSME) aiming at enhancing access to markets inside and outside the Union, improving framework conditions for businesses and the competitiveness of enterprises, and promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture;
Amendment 43 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that in the energy sector, emphasis should be placed on energy security and, energy efficiency, the enhanced use of renewable energies, sector coupling, smart and modern infrastructure, a functioning singleenergy market; considers it essential to reach theat least a 15 % interconnectivity target by 2030, stresses that the next MFF should focus on ensuring the decarbonisation of the European economy in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union and the EU climate goals and to effectively support vulnerable, low-income households at risk of energy poverty to become energy-efficient;
Amendment 50 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that its call for the creation of an energyjust transition fund for coal- and carbon-intensive regions under the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) was not reflected in the new MFF proposal; reiterates its appeal for additional funds to be provided exclusively to support energy transition in these regions; to create a Just Transition Fund with the aim to support workers and communities adversely affected by this transition; in this respect repeats its calls on the Commission to set up a financing platform at Union level for this initiative; furthermore stresses that under this fund sufficient resources should be ensured for creation of decent and sustainable jobs, together with re- skilling and up-skilling in clean processes and technologies, as well as enhancing social protection schemes, including active labour market policies;
Amendment 59 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for appropriate funding for the agencies under ITRE-remit to ensure their capacity to fulfil their increasing tasks adequately;
Amendment 69 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the next MFF will need to consider the UK’s departure from the EU and its implications for the EU budget; expresses the wish that EU programmes under ITRE-remit can continue unimpeded; in this respect welcomes the Commission’s proposals regarding the modernisation of existing and implementation of new own resources as well as the elimination of rebates and the increase of the own resources ceiling.
Amendment 200 #
2017/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that Investments through the ESIF fund support other political priorities such as research, digitalisation or combating climate change as well and stresses therefore that not only the poorest regions need support in these areas but all regions and a concentration of Cohesion policy on only the least developed regions would hinder progress in these political priorities in the whole European Union;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that the measures linking the effectiveness of ESI Funds to sound economic governance as outlined in Regulation 1303/2013 should be carefully analysed, including through the involvement of all the stakeholders; furthermore, believes its rationale should be rethought, with a view to the next programming period and taking into account its 2014-2020 implementation; is of the opinion that the Commission should consider adjustments regarding the link of the European Semester to cohesion policy; in this regard, suggests a system of positive incentives, with margins to be created in the new MFF, that could serve as an envelope which can be used when member states comply with the Country Specific Recommendations (CSR) and other requirements under the European Semester;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to maintain its focus on boosting jobs and growth for the next MFF;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates the need to prioritise funding in the area of research and development; calls on the Commission to continue with the successor of Horizon 2020 and to provide an increased overall budget as stated by the European Parliament (2016/2147 (INI)) in order to be able to respond to societal challenges, to secure Europe’s global competitiveness, scientific and industrial leadership in innovation, and to help achieving the EU climate goals; furthermore calls for a greater focus on implementing innovation through joint undertakings and for supporting investment in key technologies to close the investment gap in innovation;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. In addition, highlights the importance for ensuring better access to markets and funding for SMEs; emphasises the importance of continued funding for SME-related programmes, such as the SME instrument and COSME, without impediments on other programs, to further enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of SMEs in the European Union;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the next MFF period should make provision for adequatesufficient EU funding, including structural and investment funds, in order to deepen the integrat order to deepen the integration of the EU energy market and to ensure the decarbonisation of the European economy in order to accomplish the goals of the Energy Union ofand the EU energy market, especiallyuropean climate goals; states that funds should be secured for key energy infrastructure projects such as projects of common interest (PCIs) with a special emphasis on the renewable energy; reiterates its position that energy efficiency, emissions saving, renewables and smart and modern infrastructure should be the backbone of the energy union and thus should be prioritised in the next MFF;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), based on updated network development scenarios coherent with the EU's ambitions to increase energy efficiency and application of the energy efficiency first principle, which will close the missing links in Europe’'s energy and digital backbone by supporting the development of high-performance, sustainable and efficiently interconnected trans-European networks in the fields of energy, transport and digital services; rejects any attempt to divert funds from CEF to other new initiatives, including the proposal for a new Defence Fund;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that, in the next MFF, financial instruments cannot replace grants in financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, innovative technologies for conventional energy and R&I projects, as only grants can maximise output on the ground and effectively support vulnerable, low-income households at risk of energy poverty to become energy-efficient and to develop renewable self-generation capability; in this respect recalls that the funding of research and development should be primarily grant-based; furthermore stresses the importance of investments in less mature technologies, in particular as regards renewable energy;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 126 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an upgraded EFSI that would make it possible to bridge the gap between research and the market and would focus on boosting market innovation, while ensuring additionality; reminds that this should not entangle negative financial impacts on other programs, but that fresh money should be used to finance the upgrade; furthermore stresses that in order to ensure that the EFSI fulfils its purpose, substantial funds should be allocated for energy efficiency projects; recalls that these investments hold huge potential for the creation of jobs and growth;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the next EU budget should include sufficient space-related funding to continue and further develop the EU’s flagship space programmes such as Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus space programmesin order to create EU trademarks in the space sector;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the European Defence Fund and the recent Commission proposal for a European defence industrial development programme which is intended to cover the period 2019-2020; welcomes the Commission’s intention to submit both a more substantial defence industrial developmentstrongly believes that such programmes, if continued under the next MFF, should not draw funds away from other programmes and a programme to support defence research ashould only be funded by fresh money; reiterates pPart of the MFF; considers that these programmes should not draw funds away from other programmes in the same heading. liament’s position that any new political commitments should be financed with new appropriations and not through flexibility instruments or redeployments of appropriations from existing programmes; further reiterates that additional expenses on the Union level in the field of defence research should be compensated by savings on the national level;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for sufficient funding for the agencies under ITRE-remit to ensure their capacity to fulfil their tasks adequately;
Amendment 178 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that the next MFF will need to consider the UK’s departure from the EU and its implications for the EU budget; expresses the wish that EU programs under ITRE-remit can continue unimpeded.
Amendment 11 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Preference should be given to measures that are aimed at shifting taxation away from labour to wealth and pollution, promoting stronger employment and social policies that empower people, especially more women, to productively participate in the economy and society, fighting tax avoidance through significantly improved transparency, in particular by ensuring that national tax policies and cooperation among tax authorities is fully in line with the principle of sincere cooperation, establishing strategies for innovative and sustainable re-industrialization and making improvements in education and training systems, in particular in new growth areas such as the digital single market.
Amendment 17 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Strengthening economic and soc, social and territorial cohesion by reinforcing structural reforms, which benefit the Union and are in accordance with its principles and values, is crucial for successful participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. That is particularly important for Member States whose currency is not the euro, in their preparation to join the euro area.
Amendment 21 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is thus appropriate to stress in the general objective of the Programme – within its contribution towards responding to economic and social challenges – that enhancing cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, and job creation and reducing disparities between Member States and regions should also contribute to the preparations for future participation in the euro area by those Member States whose currency is not the euro.
Amendment 26 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The preparations for participation in the euro area should be closely linked to the new euro accession instrument announced by the Commission.
Amendment 30 #
2017/0334(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to meet the growing demand for support from Member States, and in view of the need to support the implementation of structural reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro, the financial allocation for the Programme should be increased to a sufficient level that allows the Union to provide support that meets the needs of the requesting Member States. Any increase should be financed through the mobilisation of the special instrument and at no expense to cohesion policy.
Amendment 74 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The transition to a low-carbon automotive mobility will necessarily result in structural changes in the automotive industry. It is of critical importance to consider and address the inevitable social impacts of this transition, particularly in the most affected regions.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) The European Commission should put together a legal and regulatory framework that allows for the rapid use of support schemes in the restructuring process. Setting up new national skills observatories for the sector could support social transition, employment and skills planning at national, regional and company levels.
Amendment 95 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 20256 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.
Amendment 130 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles in order to achieve the Union's climate targets and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market .
Amendment 162 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 173 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 350% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 176 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Manufacturers’ compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at Union level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium with respect to each calendar year. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. and be earmarked for targeted programmes for redeployment, re-skilling and up-skilling of workers affected by structural changes in the automotive sectors, education and job-seeking initiatives in close dialogue with social partners as well as public- private initiatives in the role-out of infrastructure for alternative fuels;
Amendment 354 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union and shall be earmarked for measures and programmes promoting re- skilling, up-skilling, redeployment and job-seeking initiatives in the automotive sector to be developed and, where appropriate, conducted in close cooperation with social partners in order to contribute to a just transition to a low- carbon economy, as well as for public investment for the role-out of charging infrastructure for alternative fuels.
Amendment 12 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.
Amendment 14 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 173 thereof,
Amendment 22 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development as well as actions in the scope of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 25 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter aliaespecially cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union while at the same time ensuring the defence capabilities necessary to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 27 #
2017/0125(COD)
(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 29 #
2017/0125(COD)
(3a) To alleviate any potential negative effects of the integration in the European defence market, the Programme should support actions aimed at converting military into civilian technologies and production lines.
Amendment 31 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 35 #
Amendment 38 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development, as well as undertakings in the scope of conversion from military to civilian production.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 40 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 173 thereof,
Amendment 42 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitivenessintegration of the Union defence industry by de-bearing some of the risking of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well, feasibility studies and other supporting measures as well as actions aimed at converting military production lines into civilian production lines, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter aliaespecially cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 46 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States. This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 48 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development as well as actions in the scope of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development, as well as undertakings in the scope of conversion from military to civilian production.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry inter aliaespecially cyber defence by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union while at the same time ensuring the defence capabilities necessary to perform the essential core tasks of collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission and who shall regularly report back to the EU Institutions regarding the status of the actions funded under the Programme.
Amendment 55 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, inter alia particular the cyber defence industry, by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The Programme should lead to efficiency gains enabling the reduction of the overall defence spending in the Union. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 57 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) To alleviate any potential negative effects of the integration in the European Union defence market, the Programme should support actions aimed at converting military into civilian technologies and production lines.
Amendment 61 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 63 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) To alleviate any potential negative effects of the integration in the European defence market, the Programme should support actions aimed at converting military into civilian technologies and production lines.
Amendment 64 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totalityUp to 50% of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, tThe Commission should notall have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually byetween the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Programme should not lead to an armament of the European Union. To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 72 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of an independent expertand transparently selected expert committee comprising the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks and other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementingdelegated powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as implementing powers for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . . _________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Amendment 72 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 73 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 73 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The Commission when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with funding from the European Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO equivalent countries shall be assisted by a supervisory body made up of the European Parliament, Commission, European External Action Service and EU Members States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body).
Amendment 75 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programmeand evaluation report of the Programme at the end of each financial year, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitivenessintegration of the Union defence industry by de-riskingbearing some of the risks of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures as well as actions aimed at converting military production lines into civilian production lines, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 79 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 82 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitivenessintegration and innovation capacity, especially in cyber- defence, of the Union defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 84 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitivenessintegration of the Union defence industry by de-bearing some of the risking of the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures as well as actions aimed at converting military production lines into civilian production lines, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 85 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 86 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support undertakings in the conversion of excess military into civilian production lines.
Amendment 90 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States.
Amendment 91 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the EU budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 92 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 96 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 97 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prototyping of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. A prototype is a model of a product or technology that can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment;
Amendment 97 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitivenessintegration of the Union defence industry by de-bearing some of the risking at the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well, feasibility studies and other supporting measures as well as actions aimed at converting military production lines into civilian production lines, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies.
Amendment 98 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the testing of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology;
Amendment 99 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 100 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the certification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production or technology. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the product/component/technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 103 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 103 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other. This paragraph shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 105 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings based in at least twohree different Member States. This rule shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex I shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex II shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 110 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission and who shall regularly report back to the Union institutions on the status of actions funded under the Programme.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission and who shall regularly report back to the EU institutions about the status of actions funded under the Programme.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Each applicant shall declare, by written statement, that it is fully aware of and compliant with applicable national and Union legislation and regulations relating to activities in the domain of defence, including the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items and the relevant national legislation on export controls.
Amendment 118 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The coordinator shall regularly report back to the EU Institutions regarding the funded action's status.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totalityUp to 50% of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 127 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, tThe Commission should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually byetween the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As the Programme aims at enhancing the competitivenessintegration of the Union's defence industry, only entities established in the Union and effectively controlled by Member States or their nationals should be eligible for support. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the beneficiaries and subcontractors in actions funded under the Programme, shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States.
Amendment 133 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) realisation of efficiency gains for the overall reduction of defence spending in the EU;
Amendment 134 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totalityUp to 50% of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 134 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) contribution to innovative conversion of military to civil production;
Amendment 135 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) increased or new cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 136 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, tThe Commission should notall have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually byetween the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 136 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°o 966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of an independent expert committee with transparently selected Members of the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies in order to avoid bias, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. _________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Amendment 137 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total50% of the cost of the action.
Amendment 138 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the actionUnion Institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. In such cases, the transfer of ownership or grant of licence cannot take place unless the Commission is satisfied that appropriate safeguards will be put in place. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non- compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 139 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) When monitoring and controlling arms exports and technologies produced with funding from the Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO- equivalent countries, the Commission should be assisted by a supervisory body made up of representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission, the European External Action Service and the Member States ('the Supervisory Body').
Amendment 141 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Export Military technology and equipment that has been produced with funding from the Union under the Programme shall not be exported to non-NATO, non-EU or non- NATO equivalent countries without prior authorisation by the Supervisory Committee. Upon being notified by a beneficiary of their intention to export military technologies or equipment to non-NATO, non-EU or non-NATO equivalent countries, the Commission shall convene the Supervisory Committee, which shall decide on all requests based on relevant Union legislation, in particular Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Common Military List of the Union and the User's Guide to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment.
Amendment 142 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adoptshall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a multiannual a work programme for the duration of the Programme. This implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in in Article 16(2). This work programme shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 144 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation and evaluation report at the end of the Programmeeach financial year, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 147 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission and who shall regularly report back to the EU Institutions regarding the status of the actions funded under the Programme.
Amendment 149 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of an independent expert committee comprising the European Parliament, Commission and experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies in order to avoid bias, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7 . _________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Amendment 150 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by an independent expertand transparently selected expert committee comprising the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks and other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 151 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) The Commission when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with funding from the European Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO-equivalent countries shall be assisted by a supervisory body made up of the European Parliament, European Commission, European External Action Service and EU Member States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Committee).
Amendment 155 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry, especially cyberdefence, by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 156 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation and evaluation report at the end of the Programmeeach financial year, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 156 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of two years from 2019. The delegation of power referred to in Article 13 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each member state in accordance with the principles laid down in the interinstitutional agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law Making. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 13 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 159 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme and annually report on the progress made in accordance with Article 38(3)(e) of Regulation 966/2012. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall draw up an annual monitoring report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of supported actions in terms of financial implementation, results, costs and, where possible, impact. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospectiven evaluation report annually and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 162 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) In due time before the end of this Programme, the Commission shall establish an interim evaluation report on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value. This interim evaluation report needs to be available to European Parliament and Council before any decision on a continuation of the Programme under a new multiannual financial framework can be taken.
Amendment 162 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 163 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) The Commission shall establish a final evaluation report on the longer-term impact and sustainability of effects of the measures.
Amendment 163 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support undertakings in the conversion of excess military into civil production lines;
Amendment 165 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. All grant beneficiaries and other parties involved who have received Union funds under this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the appropriate data and information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned.
Amendment 166 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall submit the reports referred to in paragraphs 2, 2 (a) and 2 (b) to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry, especially cyberdefence, by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 167 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall report to the Commission or the EU delegations on their exports of EU-funded defence technologies and equipment to Third Countries on a six-monthly basis. The Commission shall set up a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to Third Countries and report back to the European Parliament on a yearly basis.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The financial assistance of the Union under the Programme should not exceed 20% of the total eligible cost of the action when it relates to prototyping which is often the most costly action in the development phase. The totalityUp to 50% of the eligible costs should however be covered for other actions in the development phase.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the Union budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 169 #
2017/0125(COD)
Article 19a ANNEX I Non eligible products - Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; - Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; - Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; - Weapons systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the Union or all Member States individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 170 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 b (new)
Article 19 b (new)
Article 19b ANNEX II Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: - Small arms and light weapons
Amendment 172 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As the Union support aims at enhancing the competitiveness of the sector and concerns only the specific development phase, tThe Commission should not have ownership or intellectual property rights over the products or technologies resulting from the funded actions. The applicable intellectual property rights regime will be defined contractually byetween the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 180 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 181 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 183 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prototyping of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. A prototype is a model of a product or technology that can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment;
Amendment 184 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the testing of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology;
Amendment 185 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 186 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the certification of a defence product or technology, or a product or technology supporting the undertakings’ aim to convert from military to civil production. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the product/component/technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 187 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) to support undertakings in the scope of conversion of excess military into civilian production lines.
Amendment 189 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other. This paragraph shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 191 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the EU budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 193 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) For the selection of actions to be funded by the Programme, the Commission or the entities referred to in Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation N°966/2012 should organise competitive calls as provided for by Regulation No 966/2012. After evaluation of the received proposals with the help of an independent expertand transparently selected expert committee comprising the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks and other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias, the Commission will select the actions to be funded under the Programme. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation implementingdelegated powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the adoption and the implementation of the work programme, as well as implementing powers for awarding the funding to selected actions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council7. __________________ 7 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers
Amendment 196 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The Commission, when monitoring and controlling the export of arms and technologies produced with funding from the European Union to countries other than NATO, EU and NATO equivalent countries, shall be assisted by a supervisory body made up of the European Parliament, the Commission, the European External Action Service and Members States (hereafter referred to as the Supervisory Body).
Amendment 198 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex A shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex B shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 199 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The action shall be in line with the tasks referred to in Article 42 TEU for peace keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 203 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should draw up an implementation report at the end of the Programmeand evaluation report of the Programme at the end of each financial year, examining the financial activities in terms of financial implementation results and where possible, impact. This report should also analyse the cross border participation of SMEs in projects under the Programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 204 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prototyping of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. A prototype is a model of a product or technology that can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment;
Amendment 205 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the testing of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology;
Amendment 206 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert form military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 207 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert form military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 208 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the certification of a defence product or technology or a product or technology supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the product/component/technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 214 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitivenessintegration and innovation capacity, especially in cyber- defence, of the Union defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 215 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three undertakings which are established in at least two different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other. This rule shall not apply to actions in support of civil-military conversion.
Amendment 217 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Each applicant shall declare, by written statement, that it is fully aware of and compliant with applicable national and Union legislation and regulations relating to activities in the domain of defence, including the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, as well as the Union regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items and the relevant national legislation on export controls.
Amendment 218 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The coordinator shall regularly report back to the Union institutions regarding the status of funded actions.
Amendment 226 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cross- border cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union;
Amendment 233 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex A shall not be funded.Actions in relation to products listed in Annex B shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 234 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(a) efficiency gains for the overall reduction of costs for defence
Amendment 235 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The action shall be in line with the tasks referred to in Article 42 TEU for peace keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Carter.
Amendment 235 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
(b) contribution to innovative conversion of military to civilian production
Amendment 236 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support undertakings in the conversion of excess military production lines into civilian ones.
Amendment 236 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 c (new)
(c) increased or new cross-border cooperation
Amendment 239 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500125 million in current prices, to be drawn exclusively from the unallocated margins under the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework ceilings. Additional spending from the EU budget shall be compensated by savings in national defence budgets.
Amendment 240 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total cost50% of the action.
Amendment 243 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the actionUnion institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights shall be limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use. Such access shall be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non-compliance with these provisions shall be subject to the measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 248 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 249 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adoptshall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a multiannual a work programme for the duration of the Programme. This implementingese delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in in Article 16(2). This work programme shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 258 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by an independent expert committee with transparently selected representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 262 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme and annually report on the progress made in accordance with Article 38(3)(e) of Regulation 966/2012. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 265 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall draw up an annual monitoring report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of supported actions in terms of financial implementation, results, costs and, where possible, impact. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospectiven annual evaluation report and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 266 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Each applicant shall declare, by written statement, that it is fully aware of and compliant with applicable national and Union legislation and regulations relating to activities in the domain of defence, including the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items and the relevant national legislation on export controls.
Amendment 268 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Six months before the end of the Programme, the Commission shall establish an interim evaluation report on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme with regard to its results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value. This interim evaluation report needs to be available to the European Parliament and Council before any decision on a continuation of the Programme under a new multiannual framework can be taken.
Amendment 269 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The coordinator shall regularly report back to the EU institutions regarding the status of funded actions.
Amendment 269 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology as well as the technical specifications on which such design has been developed;
Amendment 269 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall establish a final evaluation report on the longer-term impact and sustainability of effects of the measures. All beneficiaries and other parties involved who have received Union funds under this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the appropriate data and information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned. The Commission shall submit the reports referred to in paragraphs 2, 2a and 2b to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 270 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall report to the Commission or the Union Delegations on their exports of Union-funded defence technologies and equipment to non- NATO, non-EU or non-NATO equivalent countries every six months. The Commission shall setup a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to non-NATO, non-EU or non- NATO equivalent countries and report back to the European Parliament every year.
Amendment 271 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the prototyping of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology. A prototype is a model of a product or technology that can demonstrate the element's performance in an operational environment;
Amendment 271 #
2017/0125(COD)
ANNEX A Non-eligible products · Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; · Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; · Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; · Weapon systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the European Union or all EU member states individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 272 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the testing of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology;
Amendment 272 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex B (new)
Annex B (new)
ANNEX B Non-eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: · Small arms and light weapons.
Amendment 274 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the qualification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production, tangible or intangible component or technology; qualification is the entire process of demonstrating that the design of a product/component/technology meets the specified requirements. This process provides objective evidence by which particular requirements of a design are demonstrated to have been achieved;
Amendment 275 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the certification of a defence product or a product supporting the undertakings' aim to convert from military to civil production or technology. Certification is the process according to which a national authority certifies that the product/component/technology complies with the applicable regulations;
Amendment 277 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings which are established in at least twohree different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other. This paragraph shall not apply to actions in support of conversion from military to civil production.
Amendment 283 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) efficiency gains for the overall reduction of costs for defence;
Amendment 301 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) contribution to innovative conversion of military to civilian production.
Amendment 303 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) increased or new cross-border cooperation
Amendment 305 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex I shall not be funded. Actions in relation to products listed in Annex II shall not be funded if they are developed mainly for export purposes.
Amendment 306 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to 50% of the total cost of the action.
Amendment 307 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 324 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the actionUnion institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a license to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with ethical principles of the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months in advance of any such transfer of ownership or grant of a license. Non-compliance with these provisions will be subject to measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 326 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Military technology and equipment that has been produced with funding from the European Union under the Programme shall not be exported to non-NATO, non- EU or non-NATO equivalent countries (hereafter referred to as Third Countries) without prior authorisation by the Supervisory Committee.Upon being notified by a beneficiary of their intention to export military technologies or equipment to a third country, the Supervisory Committee shall decide based on relevant EU legislation, in particular the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Common Military List of the European Union and the User's Guide to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment.
Amendment 329 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adopt shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a multiannual a work programme for the duration of the Programme. This implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in in Article 16(2). This work programme shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 340 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by an independent experts committee comprising the European Parliament, European Commission and experts from academia, think tanks or other stakeholders, excluding representatives form defence companies in order to avoid bias, on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 347 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Each applicant shall declare, by written statement, that it is fully aware of and compliant with applicable national and Union legislation and regulations relating to activities in the domain of defence, including the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items and the relevant national legislation on export controls.
Amendment 349 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The coordinator shall regularly report back to the Union Institutions regarding the status of the funded action.
Amendment 352 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme and annually report on the progress made in accordance with Article 38(3)(e) of Regulation 966/2012. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 354 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall draw up an annual monitoring report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of supported actions in terms of financial implementation, results, costs and, where possible, impact. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospectiven annual evaluation report and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 360 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall report to the Commission or the EU Delegations on the export of EU-funded defence technologies and equipment to Third Countries on a six-monthly basis.The Commission shall setup a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end-users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to Third Countries and report back to the European Parliament on a yearly basis.
Amendment 361 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Six months before the end of this Programme, the Commission shall establish an interim evaluation report on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value.This interim evaluation report needs to the available to the European Parliament and Council before any decision on a continuation of the Programme under the new multiannual financial framework can be taken.
Amendment 362 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. The Commission shall establish a final evaluation report on the longer-term impact and sustainability of the Programme. All grant beneficiaries and other parties involved who have received Union funds under this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the appropriate data and information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned.The Commission shall submit the reports referred to in paragraphs 2, 2a, 2b and 2c to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 364 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a ANNEX I Non eligible products - Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; - Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; - Weapon systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the European Union or all the EU member states individually to prevent misuse.
Amendment 365 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 b (new)
Article 19 b (new)
Article 19 b ANNEX II Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes:- Small arms and light weapons.
Amendment 390 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) realisation of efficiency gains for the overall reduction of defence spending in the EU;
Amendment 391 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) contribution to innovative conversion of military to civil production;
Amendment 393 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)
(ec) increased or new cross-border cooperation
Amendment 401 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The financial assistance of the Union provided under the Programme may not exceed 20% of the total cost of the action where it relates to prototyping. In all the other cases, the assistance may cover up to the total50% of the cost of the action.
Amendment 413 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall not own the products or technologies resulting from the action nor shall it have any IPR claim pertaining to the action. Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies enjoy, for the duly justified purpose of developing, implementing and monitoring Union policies or programmes, access rights solely to the results of a beneficiary that has received Union funding. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non- competitive use. Such access is to be granted on a royalty-free basis. With regard to results which are generated by beneficiaries that have received funding under the Programme, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary shall provide that the Commission may object to transfers of ownership or to grants of a licence to third parties established in a third country not associated with the Programme, if it considers that the grant or transfer is inconsistent with the ethical principles laid down in the EU Common Position on arms exports or security considerations. In such cases, the transfer of ownership or grant of licence can not take place unless the Commission is satisfied that appropriate safeguards will be put in place. Where appropriate, the agreement between the Commission and the beneficiary will provide that the Commission is to be notified at least six months prior to any such transfer of ownership or grant of a licence. Non- compliance with these provisions will be subject to the measures stipulated in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012.
Amendment 420 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Export Military technology and equipment that has been produced with funding from the Union under the Programme shall not be exported to non-NATO, non-EU or non- NATO equivalent countries without prior authorisation by the Supervisory Committee. Upon being notified by a beneficiary of their intention to export military technologies or equipment to non-NATO, non-EU or non-NATO equivalent countries, the Commission shall convene the Supervisory Committee, which shall decide on all requests based on relevant Union legislation, in particular Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, the Common Military List of the Union and the User's Guide to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment.
Amendment 426 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, shall adoptshall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish a multiannual a work programme for the duration of the Programme. This implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in in Article 16(2). This work programme shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 443 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by an independent expertand transparently selected expert committee comprising the European Parliament, the Commission and defence experts from academia, think tanks and other stakeholders, excluding representatives from defence companies to avoid bias on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 455 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of two years from 2019. The delegation of power referred to in Article 13 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each member state in accordance with the principles laid down in the interinstitutional agreement on Better Law Making of 13 April 2016. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 13 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 459 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme and annually report on the progress made in accordance with Article 38(3)(e) of Regulation 966/2012. To this end, the Commission shall put in place necessary monitoring arrangements.
Amendment 460 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall draw up an annual monitoring report examining the efficiency and effectiveness of the supported actions in terms of financial implementation, results, costs and, where possible, impact. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospectiven evaluation report annually and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the programme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain.
Amendment 464 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In due time before the end of this Programme, the Commission shall draw up an interim evaluation report on the achievement of the objectives of all the actions supported under the Programme at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value. This interim evaluation report shall be available to the European Parliament and the Council before any decision on a continuation of the Programme under a new multiannual financial framework can be taken.
Amendment 466 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall establish a final evaluation report on the longer-term impact and sustainability of the effects of the measures.
Amendment 467 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. All grant beneficiaries and other parties involved who have received Union funds under this Regulation shall provide the Commission with the appropriate data and information necessary to permit the monitoring and evaluation of the measures concerned.
Amendment 468 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. The Commission shall submit the reports referred to in paragraphs 2, 2a and 2b to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 469 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Member States shall report to the Commission or the EU delegations on their exports of EU-funded defence technologies and equipment to third countries on a six-monthly basis. The Commission shall set up a tracking mechanism to verify the end-use and end- users of defence technologies and equipment funded by the Programme and exported to third countries and report back to the European Parliament on a yearly basis.
Amendment 470 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I (new)
Annex I (new)
ANNEX I Non eligible products - Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies; - Banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law; - Fully autonomous weapons that enable strikes to be carried out without meaningful human control as well as IA software, dual-use and military components that leave to the machine the final decision to apply lethal force; - Weapons systems that are not regulated by international legal frameworks that have been ratified by the Union or all EU member states individually to prevent misuse;
Amendment 472 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II (new)
Annex II (new)
ANNEX II Non eligible products, when they are mainly developed for export purposes: - Small arms and light weapons
Amendment 248 #
2016/2326(INI)
19a. Stresses that research, innovation and technology development must also play a prominent role in the future cohesion policy so that the EU can compete in global competition in these areas. Points out In this context that EU space programmes open up opportunities for the European space industry, in particular SMEs, as well as creating a wide range of applications for public administration, and underlines the need also to promote projects in this area;
Amendment 251 #
2016/2326(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Points out in this context that the digital agenda, including the provision of the necessary infrastructure, must be a priority within the framework of cohesion policy, particularly in the next funding period. Development in the telecommunications sector must in any case be accompanied by appropriate training and further training, which should also be supported by cohesion policy;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that the outcome of the evaluation should also feed into future discussions on the relationship between the EU and the ESA, with a view to signing an updated ESA-EU framework agreement, building on the joint EU-ESA statement signed on 26 October 2016taking account of developments in recent years and clarifying the distribution of competences and tasks, while fully preserving the agreement's remarkable achievements;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to meet current and future challenges, the next EU budget should include a space budget larger than the current one and that this needs to be ensured in the course of the upcoming MFF review, to be ensured in the course of the upcoming MFF review, reiterates that the successful development of downstream markets depends in particular on the timely implementation and continuous evolution of the Galileo and Copernicus programmes, the adequate financing of which should be a priority;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks the Commission to evaluate the functioning of the Copernicus Entrusted Entities, in particular with a view to simplifying and streamlining their tendering procedures, in order to make it easier for SMEs to apply;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the success of the space sector is highly dependent on research and innovation and that the next Framework Programme should put an emphasis on space-related research, whilst ensuring efficiency through; highlights the importance of full cooperation between the EU, the ESA and the Member States in areas such as launcherorder to ensure efficiency and avoid duplications, in particular in areas where several actors provide research funding;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the important role of the ESIF in stimulating downstream space markets, most importantly through public procurement, and including in countries that do not yet have a large space sector, and that this should be addressed in the ongoing discussions about the future of cohesion policy; highlights that the regional dimension is essential in bringing the benefits of space to the citizens and that the involvement of local and regional authorities can create synergies with smart specialization strategies and the EU Urban Agenda;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that the Committee of the Regions should be admitted as a full member of the Copernicus user forum in order to reflect the importance of regional and local actors as users of Copernicus data;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to mitigate the risks presented by space debris by enhancing current SST services with the aim of setting up an independent system capable of both recognising threats from space debris to European space infrastructure and inducing measures to avoid collision; supports the plans to extend the scope of SST to cover the issues of space weather and cyber threats and proposes an additional focus on near- earth objects owing to their potential catastrophic impact in case of collision; emphasizes that capabilities and expertise in these fields, that is already available at the ESA, should be built on and expanded;
Amendment 137 #
2016/2325(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 6 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to all the joint contributions and technical and political documents of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, in particular the final declaration of the 21st conference of 22 and 23 September 2016 by the Conference of Presidents of Outermost Regions,
Amendment 11 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in its judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a completethorough interpretation of Article 349 TFEU which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over its interpretation;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 349 TFEU must be read in conjunction with other articles of the Treaty, particularly Article 7, which stipulates that ‘the Union shall ensure consistency between its policies and activities, taking all of its objectives into account’, and whereas it makes it possible to apply to the outermost regions a differentiated approach to the application of European law;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the purpose of Article 349 TFEU is to permitensure the development of the outermost regions, and their treatment both as part of European territory and as part of their own geographical regions, while conferring on them the benefit of European policies and funds appropriate to their realities and needs;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, while the outermost regions are in principle fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, with their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union lawpecific situation acknowledged by the Treaties, establishing a principle and allowing for a right of adaptation, addressed at the level of different Union policies;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that Article 349 TFEU establishes a principle and a right of adaptation, which the Commission and legislators must take into account and respect reflected in specific measures under different Union's policies;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU has not been sufficiently utilised in ancould be interpreted also in a more innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific new European policies, making use of the strong points of the outermost regions, underlines the specific strengths of outermost regions as sustainable tourism, potential for renewable energy, blue growth and research and development (R&D);
Amendment 36 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 42 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that, for nearly 20 years,Expresses concern that the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have not so far been implemented and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive mannerto the biggest extent possible, limiting their capacity of taking full advantage of their belonging to the Union and increasing their competitiveness in their particular geographic areas;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 54 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 65 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to establish an overall strategy accompanied by specific policies and instruments appropriate to the outermost regions;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, encourages the respective Member states of France, Spain and Portugal to provide greater support for their outermost regions;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to ensure that the instruments, provisions and derogations adopted for the purpose of maintaining the stability conducive to the real/structural development of the outermost regions remain in force for a long time;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 93 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to compile a precise overview of the approach to the outermost regions and to examine the economic and social situation of each outermost region, including in particular putting figures on needs for investment in order to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, so as to enable the outermost regions to approach the average levels of development which exist in Europe;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. DeploreReminds the fact that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently taken account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. DeploresReminds of the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are increasinglysometimes being jeopardised by free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 125 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. DeploresIs concerned about the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union fail todo not sufficiently take into account either the specific characteristics or the sensitive products of the outermost regions;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions beforewhen initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vital for the protection of the products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activ, where appropriated;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU stipulates that the Commission may propose measures specific to the outermost regions, particularlyalso concerning fisheries policies;
Amendment 165 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewalthe modernisation of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in theEncourages the Union to invest further in seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, that it has not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the fact that, by means of thise under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also a maritime power;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘'leastss developed regions’'; welcomes the Commission's actions in favour of the Outermost regions within in a series of four Communications on the Outermost regions (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012); recalls the importance of the EU financial support for all the outermost regions which amounts to EUR 13 billion for the 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages;
Amendment 204 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 210 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 227 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Deplores the fact that the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they creates a situation which may lastingly damage theere the potential of economic and social development of the outermost regions is not fully used;
Amendment 237 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guarantee that exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020 while further progress in the field of fair and efficient tax systems through new rules in key fields, ending tax havens and combatting tax fraud in the EU and in third countries is fully respected;
Amendment 240 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 250 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Does not consider that any of the Union’s horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Questions the determination of the Commission and Member StatesAsks the Commission to integrate the outermost regions into the trans- European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to establish a programme relating to the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union;
Amendment 293 #
2016/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Member States and their regions and the Committee of the Regions.
Amendment 14 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the divergences in aims and focus between the Framework Programme and the ESI Funds; takes the view, however, that efforts must be made to maximise synergies at programme level; points out that the ESI Funds can already be used to build up research infrastructure and thus enable Member States to achieve excellence in research;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that effective investments in R&I from the ESI Funds can only take place if Member States have their framework conditions in order; calls, therefore, for a closer linkage between country- specific recommendations for structural reforms and investments in R&I;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that there is a need to include stronger incentives to use ESI funds for R&I investments where there are country-specific recommendations to that effect; therefore proposes the establishment of a performance reserve for Member States if they invest a substantial proportion of their revenue from the Structural Funds in R&I;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2147(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in drawing up the 9th Framework Programme and the ESI Funds regulations, to ensure that framework conditions are improved so as to boost synergies and complementarity between sector-specific R&I policy, the Structural Funds, and R&I funds and programmes; underscores the fact that, to be able to provide suitable backing for research in the EU, the next - ninth - Framework Programme and the ESI Funds need to be properly budget for under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework.
Amendment 1118 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 176 – paragraph 1
Rule 176 – paragraph 1
1. Where the text to be put to the vote contains two or more provisions or references to two or more points or lends itself to division into two or more parts having a distinct meaning and/or normative value, a split vote may be requested by a political group or at least 40 Members. Split votes on compromise amendments shall be inadmissible.
Amendment 1165 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 209 – paragraph 1
Rule 209 – paragraph 1
Amendment 69 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Union space programmes could make a significant contribution to achieving the objectives of PRIMA. The Copernicus programme, established by Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, includes a land monitoring service, which provides information on land use and land cover, cryosphere, climate change and biogeophysical variables, including their dynamics, in support of the global-to-local environmental monitoring of biodiversity, soil, inland and coastal waters, forests and vegetation, and natural resources, as well as implementation in general of environment, agriculture, development, energy, urban planning, infrastructure and transport policies. The Galileo and EGNOS systems, established under Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1b , can be used in a wide range of relevant applications, such as the deployment of precision farming, integrated farm/land management and fishery marine resource protection techniques. Where possible, it would be of particular relevance to take advantage of these capacities in the PRIMA activities, bearing also in mind that Copernicus dedicated mission data, Copernicus information and EGNOS services are made available on a full, open and free- of-charge basis. This would be in line with the Space Strategy for Europe, in which the Commission stated its intention to maximise the benefits of Union space programmes for society and to seek to ensure that future research activities better integrate space research with other policy areas addressing global and societal challenges. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 establishing the Copernicus Programme and repealing Regulation (EU) No 911/2010 (OJ L 122, 24.4.2014., p. 44). 1b Regulation(EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 115 #
2016/0325(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of PRIMA is to develop the fully piloted and demonstrateIn line with the priorities of Horizon 2020 and taking account of Union space capabilities, including the data and information available under the Copernicus programme and the Union satellite navigation systems (Galileo and EGNOS), the general objective of PRIMA is to build research and innovation capacities and to develop knowledge and common innovative solutions for water provision and management and agro-food systems in the Mediterranean region, to make them more climate resilient, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable, and to contribute to solving nutrition, health, well- being and migration problems upstream.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The BEREC final guidelines on the Implementation by NRAs of European Net Neutrality Rules have been highly welcomed as valuable clarifications to guarantee a strong free and open internet by ensuring a consistent application of the rules to safeguard equal and non- discriminatory treatment of traffic in the provision of internet access services and related end-users rights.
Amendment 183 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In its Resolution of 19 January 2016 ‘Towards a Digital Single Market Act’, the European Parliament called on the Commission to integrate further the digital single market by ensuring that a more efficient institutional framework is in place. It can do this byspecifically asked the Commission to strengthening the role, capacity and decision-making powers of BEREC in order to allow it to foster the consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications, to enable an efficient oversight of BEREC over the development of the single market and to help it to resolve cross-border disputes. The European Parliament also stresses, in this regard, the need to improve the financial and human resources and further enhance the governance structure of BEREC.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) BEREC and the BEREC Office have made a positive contribution towards a consistent implementation of the regulatory framework for electronic communications. Notwithstanding, there are still significant disparities between Member States as regards regulatory practice, for instance in the area of wholesale access products, where BEREC has not provided sufficient guidelines, which is affecting companies doing cross- border business. Moreover, the governance structure of BEREC and the BEREC Office is cumbersome and gives rise to unnecessary administrative burden. In order to ensure efficiency gains and synergies and to further contribute to the development of the internal market for electronic communications throughout the Union as well as to the promotion of access to, and take-up of, very high capacity data connectivity, competition in the provision of electronic communications networks, services and associated facilities and the interests of the citizens of the Union, this regulation aims to strengthen the role of BEREC and enhance its governance structure by establishing BEREC as a Union decentralised agency. This also corresponds to the need to reflect the significantly enhanced role played by BEREC following Regulation (EC) No 531/2012 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to Union-wide roaming, Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 which establishes tasks for BEREC in relation to open internet access and Union-wide roaming, and the Directive which establishes a significant number of new tasks for BEREC such as issuing decisions and guidelines on several topics, reporting on technical matters, keeping registers and delivering opinions on internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation as well as on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) BEREC, as a technical body with expertise on electronic communications and composed of representatives from NRAs and the Commission, is best placed to be entrusted with tasks such as deciding on certain issues with a cross-border dimension, contributing to efficient internal market procedures for draft national measures (both as regards market regulation and assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum), providing the necessary guidelines to NRAs in order to ensure common criteria and a consistent regulatory approach, and keeping certain registries at Union level. This is without prejudice to the tasks established for NRAs, which are closest to the electronic communications markets and their local conditions. In order to carry out its taskadditional tasks, and given the increased weight of content-related tasks vis-à-vis purely administrative ones, the agency would require adequate financial and human resources and would also continue the pooling of expertise from NRAs.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Compared to the situation in the past where both a Board of Regulators and a Management Committee were running in parallel, having a single board giving general orientations for the activities of BEREC, deciding on regulatory and operational as well as on administrative and budgetary management matters should help improving the efficiency, coherence and performance of the agency. To this end, the Management Board should carry out the relevant functions and should consist, in addition of twoone representatives of the Commission, of the Head, or otherwise a member of the collegiate body, of each NRA, who are protected by dismissal requirements.
Amendment 215 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The role of the Executive Director, who would be the legal representative of BEREC, is crucial for the adequate functioning of the new agency and the implementation of the tasks assigned to it. The Management Board should appoint him/her on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission following an open and transparent selection procedure in order to guarantee a rigourous evaluation of the candidates and a high level of independence. Moreover, in the past the term of office of the Administrative Manager of the BEREC Office was three years. It is necessary that the Executive Director has a sufficiently long mandate in order to ensure stability and delivery of a long-term strategy for the agency.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Experience has shown that most of BEREC’s tasks are better carried out through working groups, therefore the Management Board should be in charge of setting up working groups and appointing their members. In order to ensure a balanced approach, and the equal consideration of all NRAs' views and contributions the working groups should be coordinated and moderated by members of the BEREC staff. Lists of qualified experts should be prepared in advance to ensure a quick set-up of certain working groups, in particular those related to internal market procedures for draft national measures on market regulation and on assignments of rights of use for radio spectrum, due to the time limits of those procedures.
Amendment 225 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) As BEREC is competent for taking decisions with a binding effect, it is necessary to ensure that any natural or legal person subject to, or concerned by, a decision of BEREC has the right of appeal to a Board of Appeal, which is part of the agency but independent from its administrative and regulatory structure. As the decisions issued by the Board of Appeal are intended to produce legal effects towards third parties, an action for review of their legality may be brought to the General Court. In order to ensure uniform conditions as regards the rules of procedure of the Board of Appeal, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 . _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 283 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. In so far as is necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out in this regulation and perform its tasks, BEREC mayshall cooperate with competent Union bodies, agencies, offices and advisory groups, with competent authorities of third countries and/or with international organisations, in accordance to Article 26.
Amendment 285 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. BEREC shall carry out its tasks independently and impartially, without undue delay and ensuring a transparent decision-making process. BEREC shall also ensure that the public and interested parties are given objective, reliable and easily accessible information regarding all stages of BEREC's work process.
Amendment 287 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Before adopting decisions, reports or other types of public deliverables, BEREC shall consult interested parties and give them the opportunity to comment within a reasonable period determined by the complexity of the matter and not shorter than 30 days. Without prejudice to Article 28, the results of the consultation procedure shall be published by BEREC.
Amendment 288 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Without prejudice to Articles 21 and following, BEREC shall make use of the expertise available in the NRAs and shall carry out its tasks in cooperation with the NRAs and the Commission. BEREC shall promote cooperation between all NRAs, as well as between NRAs and the Commission.
Amendment 306 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Management Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State and twoone representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. Each NRA shall be responsible for nominating its respective representative amongst the Head or members of the collegiate body of the NRA.
Amendment 309 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Members of the management Board shall act on objective grounds, in the interest of the Union and towards reducing market fragmentation aiming at the creation of a the single market for telecommunications.
Amendment 311 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Management Board shall be responsible for fulfilling BEREC's tasks as set out in Article 2, and shall do so by taking all necessary decisions and by providing guidance to the Executive Director. In doing so, it shall also rely on the work carried out by the working groups. The Management Board shall:
Amendment 322 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to the powers of the Management Board, the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson shall be independent in the performance of their duties and shall not take instructions from any institution, government, NRA, person or body.
Amendment 323 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Chairperson shall report to the European Parliament on the performance of BEREC when invited to do so.
Amendment 337 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall manage BERECbe in charge of the management of the agency and shall assist in preparing the work of the Management Board. The Executive Director shall be accountable to the Management Board.
Amendment 341 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the powers of the Commission and the Management Board, the Executive Director shall be independent in the performance of his/her duties and shall neither seek norot take instructions from any institution, government, institutionNRA, person or body.
Amendment 344 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the performance of his/her dutiesBEREC when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his/her duties.
Amendment 350 #
2016/0286(COD)
5. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the implementation of BEREC’s tasks following the guidance provided by the Management Board. In particular, the Executive Director shall be responsible for:
Amendment 370 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. BEREC shall provide both administrative and content-related support to the working groups.
Amendment 372 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Management Board shall appoint the Chairperson, the other members and their alternates from a list of qualified candidates establishproposed by the Commissionhairperson of the Management Board.
Amendment 373 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. On the proposal of BEREC, the CommissionThe Management Board shall establish the rules of procedure of the Board of Appeal, after having consulted the Management Board and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 36(2).
Amendment 395 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commissihairperson, following an open and transparent selection procedure.
Amendment 397 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Management Board may be invited toshall make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and to answer questions put by its members.
Amendment 399 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. By the end of that period, the Commissihairperson shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the Executive Director’s performance and BEREC’s future tasks and challenges.
Amendment 401 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Commissihairperson that takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 3, may extend the term of office of the Executive Director once, for no more than five years.
Amendment 405 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management Board acting on a proposal from the Commission.
Amendment 410 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. BEREC shall be legally represented by the Executive Director.
Amendment 428 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Amendment 429 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Amendment 430 #
2016/0286(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Article 36 – paragraph 3
Amendment 45 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The ancillary online services covered by this Regulation are exclusively those services offered by broadcasting organisations which have a clear and subordinate relationship to the broadcast. They include services giving access to television and radio programmes in a linear manner simultaneously to the broadcast and services giving access, within a defined time periodbefore, during or after the broadcast, to television and radio programmes which have been previously broadcast by the broadcasting organisation (so-callede.g. catch- up services or previews). In addition, ancillary online servicesthey include services which give access to material which enriches, makes more accessible or otherwise expands television and radio programmes broadcast by the broadcasting organisation, including by way of previewing, extending, supplementing or reviewing the relevant programme's content. The provision of access to individual works or other protected subject matter that have been incorporated in a television or radio programme should not be regarded as an ancillary online service. Similarly, tAn online service may also consist of online content from a broadcasting organisation which chiefly provides access to works that have been produced, co-produced or commissioned under its own editorial responsibility and are only broadcast online. The provision of access to works or other protected subject matter independently of broadcast, such as services giving access to individual musical or audiovisual works, music albums or videos, do not fall under the definition of ancillary online serviceand webcasting will fall within the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Operators of retransmission services offered on satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based, mobile and similar networks and via an internet access service in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council, provide services which are equivalent to those provided by operators of cable retransmission services when they retransmit simultaneously, in an unaltered and unabridged manner, for reception by the public, an initial transmission from another Member State of television or radio programmes, where this initial transmission is by wire or over the air, including by satellite but excluding online transmissions, and intended for reception by the public. They should therefore be within the scope of this Regulation and benefit from the mechanism introducing mandatory collective management of rights. Retransmission services which are offered on the open internet should only be excluded from the scope of this Regulation asif those services have different characteristics. They are not linked to any particular infrastructure and their ability to ensure a controlled environment is limitedey cannot ensure a controlled environment and their services do not have a clearly definable user group when compared for example to cable or closed circuit IP-based networks.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "ancillary 'online service"' means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of radio or television programmes simultaneously with or for a defined period of time, before, during or after their broadcast by the broadcasting organisation as well as of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcast; or a broadcasting organisation’s online service which chiefly makes works produced, co- produced or commissioned under its own editorial responsibility available online. (Horizontal amendment. ‘Ancillary online service’ is to be replaced by ‘online service’ throughout the text).
Amendment 102 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "retransmission" means any simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC and other than retransmission provided over an internet access service as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , intended for reception by the public of an initial transmission from another Member State, in a closed environment, by wire or over the air, including that by satellite but excluding online transmission, of television or radio programmes intended for the reception by the public, provided that such retransmission has the same characteristics as the cable retransmission and is made by a party other than the broadcasting organisation which made the initial transmission or under whose control and responsibility such transmission was made. _________________ 19Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Paragraph 1 shall not apply to online services which, taken as a whole, are primarily and mainly targeted at an audience outside the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation is established. Paragraph 1 shall not undermine the principle of territorial exploitation of rights or contractual freedom in copyright law, and shall be without prejudice to the rights set out in Directive 2001/29/EC.
Amendment 124 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) When fixing the amount of the payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, and the language version.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The competent jurisdiction for disputes with regard to the exercise of the rights resulting from this Article shall be that of the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation is established.
Amendment 140 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Member States shall ensure that, in connection with the integral reutilisation of broadcasting organisations’ online services, a collective contract, signed by a representative association including users of the works or associations of users for a set group of works, can be extended to rightsholders of the same group who are not already represented by the representative association. The unrepresented rightsholders may object to this extension at any time and manage their rights individually or collectively in another grouping.
Amendment 16 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 23 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 9
Article 62 – paragraph 9
Amendment 24 #
2016/0282(COD)
Amendment 35 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 76 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 188
Recital 188
(188) In order to incentivise private investors to co-invest in public policy projects, the concept of differentiated treatment of investors, which allows under specific conditions that ESI Funds can take a subordinated position to a private investor and EIB financial products under the EFSI’s EU Guarantee, should be introduced, should be introduced and could be further explained in guidance documents adopted by the Commission. At the same time, the conditions for application of such a differentiated treatment when implementing ESI funds should be laid down.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 9
Article 62 – paragraph 9
Amendment 96 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125
Article 125
Amendment 253 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
Amendment 329 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 178
Recital 178
Amendment 538 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 1
Article 125 – paragraph 1
Amendment 43 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Spectrum in the 470-790 MHz frequency band is a valuable asset for the cost-efficient deployment of wireless networks with universal indoor and outdoor coverage. This spectrum is currently used across the Union for digital terrestrial television (DTT) and wireless audio PMSE equipment. It supports the development of the media, creative and cultural sectors, which extensively rely on this spectrum resource for the wireless provision of content to mass audiences. It is essential out of security considerations that non-proprietary transmission media such as DTT and broadcasting should remain available in the future, since, in the event of a cyber-attack, restrictions on or breaks in internet-based communications in the EU cannot be ruled out. Accordingly, it should also be ensured that non-proprietary systems can be received on mobile terminals.
Amendment 65 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Spectrum sharing within a common frequency band between bidirectional wireless broadband use (uplink and downlink), on the one hand, and unidirectional television broadcasting or wireless audio PMSE use, on the other hand, is technically problematic. This means that repurposing the 700 MHz frequency band for bidirectional terrestrial wireless broadband electronic communications services would deprive DTT and wireless audio PMSE users of part of their spectrum resources. The DTT and PMSE sectors therefore need long- term regulatory predictability on the availability of sufficient spectrum, so that they can safeguard the sustainable provision and development of their services, in particular free-to-view television. Measures may be needed at national andmber States in which, as a result of this Regulation or subsequent Union -level to ensure additional spectrum resourcemeasures, there is a marked increase in costs for wfireless audioms in the PMSE use outside the 470-790 MHz frequency bandctor, should take additional action so that an appropriate number of frequencies are usable by those firms.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0027(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2025, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall carry out an assessment and report to the Council and Parliament on developments in the use of the 470-694 MHz frequency band, taking into account the social, economic, cultural and technological aspects affecting the use of the band pursuant to Articles 1 and 4. The report shall assess, including with regard to security, whether it is necessary and appropriate to change the use of the 470- 694 MHz frequency band, or any part of it, in the Union.
Amendment 325 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the budgetary capacity and the incentive measures for convergence within the euro area are additional tools dedicated to the euro area;
Amendment 577 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a dedicated financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed to provide technical support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can b, this instrument is specific to member states of the euro area and must not interfere with the fEurther developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacityopean structural funds;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dual-use capacity ofimportance of the Galileo and Copernicus, in the form of the Public Regulated Service and the Copernicus security service services; points in this regard to the civil origin of European space capacity; believes thise capacityies of these services should be fully developed and further extended in the next generations, noting especially the need for very high resolution earth observation data (Copernicus) and better precision and encryption (Galileo); calls for sufficient provision in the mid-term review for all satellite systems’ future development;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines in this regard that the development of European space capabilities for European security and defence should have two key strategic objectives: security on the planet, i.e. security on the planet through technological space systems in orbit designed to monitor the earth's surface, and security in outer space as well as space safety, i.e. security in orbit and in space through SST systems on the earth's surface and in orbit designed to monitor the orbit and outer space;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that in order to further develop the capacities of satellite-based systems a comprehensive concept of security is needed; emphasises therefore that the usefulness of high-resolution earth observation data and positioning systems lies above all in the areas of disaster management, humanitarian actions, refugee aid, maritime surveillance, global warming, energy security and global food security, as well as in the detection of and response to global natural disasters, notably droughts, earthquakes, floods and forest fires; adds that a comprehensive concept of security also includes threats posed by near-Earth objects, space weather and space debris; calls therefore for the technical and infrastructure development of the systems to meet the requirements for a comprehensive concept of security;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the development of SST as a step towards security in space and to the further development of its own SST capacities as a priority of the Union in the area of space capabilities for European security and defence; considers therefore that SST should become an EU programme with its own budget; stresses in this regard the potential danger of space debris; invites the Commission to assess the need to take account of space weather, space debris and near-Earth objects and to come up with the next steps for SST in order to prepare industry;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the prevention and the elimination of future and existing space debris must be part of a strategic reflection on how to ensure security in Europe; draws attention to the need for research into technological systems for the prevention and elimination of space debris; calls in this respect for close cooperation between the European Union and the Member States and the European Space Agency, as well as other stakeholders and countries in the field of space policy;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the correct regulatory and policy frameworks must be established in order to give industry further impetus and incentives to pursue technological development and research into space capabilities; underlines in this regard that the Union, in cooperation with the European Space Agency and Member States, should take over the operational coordination of the future space capabilities of the Union.
Amendment 5 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the macroeconomic framework seems to be essentialimportant to achieving the objective of reducing disparities in the levels of development as defined in Article 174 of the TFEU and that cohesion policy can be a strong driver for achieving this objective if accompanied by a sound macro-economic framework; is deeply concerned that, in an economic environment with high government debt levels and macro-economic imbalances, the effectiveness of ESI funds can be greatly diminisheddriving force for achieving this objective;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider innovative ways to encourage investment in the EU and hHighlights the fact that the increased use of financial instruments within the 2014- 2020 cohesion policy can help to produce a leverage and multiplier effect withof the EU budget and also to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of ESI Funds investment.
Amendment 27 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 51 a (new)
Citation 51 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006,
Amendment 30 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 51 b (new)
Citation 51 b (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Fund for Regional Development and on specific provisions concerning the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006,
Amendment 32 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 51 c (new)
Citation 51 c (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1300/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006,
Amendment 34 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 51 d (new)
Citation 51 d (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005,
Amendment 137 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the planning and development of digital infrastructure must be technology-neutral; whereas, however, preference must always be given to technologies which can meet the requirements of the gigabyte society in the long term and which generate the highest level of social and economic value added, looking ahead to the establishment of a genuine digital single market and an interconnected continent;
Amendment 152 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas across-the-board availability of broadband connections in Europe is integral to modern arrangements for the provision of basic services, whereas by providing fast internet access the European Union is meeting its social responsibility, and whereas access to broadband internet is becoming more and more important for rural and outlying regions in particular;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in rural and outlying parts of the European Union in particular fast and secure broadband connections must be affordable for final customers as well, in order to forestall the emergence of a digital divide in Europe;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, in that connection, to take account of digital mainstreaming when drawing up future legislative proposals; emphasises that future legislation should not be at odds with the Union’s digitisation strategy and must always be consistent with stringent consumer and data protection standards;
Amendment 329 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is convinced that the European Union can become a pioneer in the area of digital technologies if Europe focuses on its own strengths and takes a holistic approach which sees digitisation as a cross-sectoral task which embraces all areas of society and the economy and creates economic and social value added;
Amendment 661 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that incentivising private investments in fast and ultra-fast communication networks is a requirement for any digital progress, with competition remaining the main driver of investment in modern, efficient infrastructure investments, innovation, affordable prices and choices for consumers; considers that little evidence exists, in the still fragmented European telecommunications market, of a link between consolidation of operators and increased investment in networks;
Amendment 703 #
2015/2147(INI)
20. Stresses that since the development of over-the-top services has increased demand and competition to the benefit of consumers, modernisation of the telecommunication framework should not lead to more regulatory burdens, but should drive innovation and fair competition;
Amendment 759 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need for a modern broadband infrastructure throughout Europe, taking into account the latest developments and the current state of technology; takes the view, in this context, that the comprehensive roll-out of fibre- optic broadband networks as a future- proofing technology is a particularly important political priority, taking account of the need for broadband which will continue to grow in future; with that in mind, however, stresses that broadband expansion must as a matter of principle be achieved in a technologically neutral way with the aim of providing comprehensive rapid internet connections;
Amendment 760 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Acknowledges the importance of expanding mobile network access solutions, particularly in rural areas; at the same time, however, stresses the need for the complementary roll-out of the landline network, since the performance of mobile applications is partly dependent on the comprehensive roll-out of rapid broadband networks;
Amendment 761 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Stresses that, particularly in countries with a low investment rate, the ESI funds, in particular the Cohesion Fund, potentially have an important contribution to make to the creation of comprehensive broadband networks; stresses too, in this connection, the importance of support for rural areas by the European Agricultural Fund For Rural Development (EAFRD);
Amendment 772 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that uniform enforcement of the Connected Continent package, including the end of roaming surcharges and the net neutrality principle, as well as the growing digitisation of industry and society, requires the establishment of a single European telecommunications regulatorrengthening of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC); with that in mind, also stresses the need to improve the financial and human resources of BEREC’s office;
Amendment 961 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the importance of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), for the further development and funding of the ICT sector, particularly for increased access to broadband internet and high-speed networks, the development of new ICT products and services and e- commerce; in this connection, stresses in particular the demand-side boost to the ICT sector provided by the ESIFs, notably to ICT applications for e-government, e- learning, digital integration, e-culture and e-healthcare services;
Amendment 963 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Believes that the targeted promotion, foundation and development of science and technology parks throughout Europe could make a substantial and sustainable contribution to supporting research and production startups in the ICT, e- healthcare, smart energy and e-mobility sectors; stresses that startups in particular need to be supported in obtaining the necessary financial, spatial and human resources; stresses in this connection the significance of the European Structural and Investment Funds for financing the ICT sector in general and promoting science and technology parks in particular;
Amendment 973 #
2015/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Stresses the importance of digitisation for the energy sector, particularly for the development of smart electricity networks and meters; calls, therefore, on the Commission to make the development of energy-efficient systems into a key task of the digital and energy economy, and stresses in this connection the importance of ICT solutions for the e- mobility sector too;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2011(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission's proposal on the DAB 1/2015, which proposes the provisioning of a guarantee fund and possible calls on a Union guarantee, as well as the budgeting of appropriations for the provision of advisory support, in line with the legislative proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); calls, however, on the Commission to explore in the context of the MFF midterm review the possibilities under the Union Budget to redirect the available funding to the EU guarantee from programmes other than the Horizon 2020 and the CEF, including the possibility to use up to 1/3 of the amount of the performance reserve as provided for and calculated in accordance with Article 20 of the Common Provisions Regulation, and to submit to the European Parliament and the Council the appropriate proposals to that effect;
Amendment 51 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Shipping emits 1 000 million tonnes of CO2 per annum and it is estimated that, by 2050, emissions from the industry could increase by 250%. Despite that fact, shipping has so far been excluded from the EU's climate legislation. The EU has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, 40% by 2030, and 80- 95% by 2050 from the 1990 base level, and at the Climate Conference in Paris (COP21, December 2015) agreed on a legally binding worldwide agreement on climate protection which seeks to limit global warming to less than 2°C. In order to attain European and global climate targets, shipping – a major and as yet disregarded source of CO2 – must be included in the EU Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament recognised that measures need to be taken to reduce and regulate emissions from shipping in its resolution of 14 October 2015, 'Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris' (2015/2112(INI)).
Amendment 56 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, those orientations decided by the European Council may not be sufficient to fulfil the EU's commitments taken during the COP21, therefore an annual reduction factor of 2.4% is advisable.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with the EU ETS as the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy, and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union17. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework contributes to delivering a meaningful carbon price and continuing to stimulate cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions. Regrets that the carbon price signal is right now too weak to induce low carbon investment in EU for industries. Whereas the EU is facing a serious investment leakage to third countries, whereas on the other hand a number of undertakings have been pursuing strategies focusing on short-term financial returns at the detriment of innovation, investments in R&D, employment and skills 'renewal; whereas production innovation has a positive effect on employment growth in all phases of the business cycle of industries; whereas involving workers in innovation and strategy definition is the best way to guarantee economic and environmental success. __________________ 17 COM(2015)80, establishing a Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
Amendment 67 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage and the risk of 'investment attentism' is a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
Amendment 85 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as thea transitional exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SEC(2015)XX SEC(2015)XX 19 Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]).
Amendment 86 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Notes that the European Union is clear on its intention to maintain its Emissions Trading System (ETS) as the centrepiece of EU climate policy; Observe that the People’s Republic of China announced its plans for a national ETS to start in 2017; Considers that since January 2015, California and Quebec carbon markets have been linked; Emphasized that Korea launched a national ETS in 2015, becoming the first nation-wide trading program in Asia.
Amendment 87 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Whereas the EU industry is facing a race against time in order to regain its global competitiveness and capacity to invest in Europe and hence meet the social and environmental challenges it faces and which it must overcome while remaining a reference for the world in terms of the social and environmental responsibility of its operations;
Amendment 112 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) Considers the necessity of enhanced transparency framework; requires new standards for reporting and review of all nations' climate efforts will provide a foundation for building confidence not only in nations' actions but also for the use of high-integrity carbon markets to drive the deep emissions reductions called for by science.
Amendment 127 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As long as there is no global emission trading system in place, Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States, in close coordination with social partners, should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 128 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Whereas the increase of the CO2 price would drive an investment shift to cleaner sources and processes, it has also potentially adverse effects on employment and purchasing power of the European citizens. The EU should monitor the social effects of CO2 price in order to avoid more inequalities and to incentivise job creation.
Amendment 132 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), capture and re-use of CO2 (CCU), new renewable energy technologies and breakthrough innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS/CCU facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS/CCU facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 143 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and not, should be public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria set in this Directive. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
Amendment 152 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) As the ETS is a dynamic system and the European Institutions should work to optimise it, without jeopardising planning security, notes current proposals to change the system such as the consumption levy and proposes that the Institutions should give constructive consideration to the potential which such a levy possesses to improve the ETS.
Amendment 153 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Whereas financial support for regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities will be essential to implementing a just transition in Europe. The impact of the energy transition on these regions and sectors has to be better assessed and taken into account especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected.
Amendment 155 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) EU ETS funding should be coherent with other Union funding programmes, including European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and the European fund for Strategic investments so as to ensure the effectiveness of public spending.
Amendment 167 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to adopt non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 3d(3), Article 10(4), Article 10a(1) and (8), Article 10b, Article 10d, Article 14(1), Article 15, Article 19(3), Article 22, Article 24, Article 24a and Article 25a of Directive 2003/87/EC. In order to reduce delegations to the minimum, the existing powers in respect of the operation of the special reserve, for attributing quantities of international credits which may be exchanged and placing further standards for what may be exchanged and for further rules on double counting in Article 3f(9), Article 11a(9) and Article 11b(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC are deleted. Acts adopted pursuant to those provisions continue to apply. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council. As regards the delegation in respect of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, those Member States which do not use the common platform for auctioning may continue not to do so.
Amendment 177 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
2003/87/EC
Article 3– paragraph b
Article 3– paragraph b
Amendment 182 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 6
Paragraph 2
Amendment 183 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 7
(2b) Article 7 is amended as follows: Without undue delay, the operator shall inform the competent authority of any planned changes to the nature or functioning of the installation, or any extension or significant reduction of its capacity, which may require updating the greenhouse gas emissions permit. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall update the permit. Where there is a change in the identity of the installation's operator, the competent authority shall update the permit to include the name and address of the new operator.
Amendment 189 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 9 paragraph 2
Article 9 paragraph 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.24%.
Amendment 228 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 10
Paragraph 3 (a)
(bb) In paragraph 3, the point (a) is modified as follows: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, to the Adaptation Fund as made operational by the Poznan Conference on Climate Change (COP 14 and COP/MOP 4) and to the Green Climate Fund; to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development as well as demonstration projects for reducing emissions and for adaptation to climate change, including participation in initiatives within the framework of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan and the European Technology Platforms;
Amendment 230 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b d (new)
Article 10
Paragraph 3 (e)
(bd) In paragraph 3, the point (e) is complemented as follows: the environmentally safe capture and re- use of CO2 (CCU).
Amendment 244 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 10
Paragraph 3 point m (new)
(la) measures which favour the recycling of base materials as a part of the circular economy;
Amendment 248 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)
Article 10
Paragraph 3 new subparagraph
(ca) In paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added at the end: The abovementioned report made by Member-States to the Commission creates an inventory of the use of revenues and actions taken pursuant to this paragraph which is made public.
Amendment 255 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 10
Paragraph 5
(da) Paragraph 5 is complemented as follows: Refers in this regard to the obligation bore by Member States to inform the Commission as to the use of ETS revenues; underlines that increased transparency would help citizens see how ETS revenues are being used by national authorities.
Amendment 257 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d b (new)
Article 10
Paragraph 5a
(db) A new paragraph 5a is added: The Commission shall build a database providing information on the carbon content of products made by the industry covered by the ETS.
Amendment 278 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 10a
Paragraph 1
(aa) The third paragraph of paragraph 1 is modified as follows: The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, determine Community-wide ex-ante benchmarks so as to ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that provides incentives for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficient techniques, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, high efficiency cogeneration, efficient energy recovery of waste gases, use of biomass, capture and re-use of CO2 and capture and storage of CO2, where such facilities are available, and shall not provide incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for cases falling within Article 10c and electricity produced from waste gases.
Amendment 289 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 303 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 326 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 10 a
Paragraph 2
Amendment 327 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Amendment 341 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Amendment 349 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 10a
Paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mannerapplied so that the 10% best performers of each sector or sub-sector are not impacted.
Amendment 351 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reachexceeded, a free allocations shall be madjusted accordinglye from the reserve in accordance with paragraph 7. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform manner.;
Amendment 371 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6
Article 10a – paragraph 6
Member States should adopt financial measures in favour of sectors or sub- sectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, taking into account any effects on the internal market. Such financial measures to compensate part of these costs shall be in accordance withCompensation should take the form of extensive reimbursement of costs incurred, account being taken of state aid rules.
Amendment 394 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and significant production increases, together with 250 millionthe allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), and for adjusting the maximum level of free allocations, as set out in the second sentence of paragraph 5.
Amendment 409 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article10a
paragraph 8
paragraph 8
Amendment 419 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) and use (CCU) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, energy conversion and storage and battery technologies in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 431 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 10a
Paragraph 8
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial products, technologies and processes in existing and new installations and support for demonstration and pilot projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies that are not yet commercially viable, ensuring a degree of geographical and sectoral balance in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 434 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for the entire range of innovation in low- carbon industrial technologies and processes and concepts for existing and new installations as well as support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS, CCU and innovative renewable energy technologies and concepts that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 6075% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 4055% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 447 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 10a
Paragraph 8
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23, taking due account of the following principles: - Projects should focus on research and innovation for the design and development of breakthrough solutions and implementation of demonstration programmes, including in real industrial environments; - Projects should deliver ambitious reduction in specific GHG emission intensity of at least 20%, with respect to the best available technologies; - The activities should run close-to-market in production plants to demonstrate the viability of breakthrough technologies in overcoming the technological as well as non-technological barriers; - Projects should address technological solutions that could have widespread applications and may combine different technologies; - Solutions and technologies should ideally have the potentials to be transferred within the sector and possibly to other sectors.
Amendment 449 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 10a
Paragraph 8 last subparagraph
The last subparagraph of paragraph 8 is modified as follows: Allowances shall be set aside for the projects that meet the criteria referred to in the third subparagraph. Support for these projects shall be given via Member States and shall be complementary to substantial co-financing by the operator of the installation. They could also be co- financed by the Member State concerned, as well as by other instruments and programmes such as EFSI and H2020. No project shall receive support via the mechanism under this paragraph that exceeds 15 % of the total number of allowances available for this purpose. These allowances shall be taken into account under paragraph 7. Monetisation of allowances shall start only in 2022 and be made gradual throughout Phase IV.
Amendment 454 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Article 10a
Paragraph 19
(ia) Paragraph 19 is complemented as follows: Where an operator fails to deliver on its demonstration that an installation would resume production within a given specified and reasonable time, it shall incur a penalty as defined by Article 16 of this directive
Amendment 468 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. In this context the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor shall be limited to an absolute minimum.
Amendment 513 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10b
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A revision of the sectors concerned by the carbon leakage criteria should be realised in 2025.
Amendment 526 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
In 2025, the Commission shall examine whether the ETS will meet the fourth trading period's objectives for CO2 reduction and increased investment in low-carbon technologies and whether there are, or there is a risk of, unintended side-effects, such as significant harm to European industrial competitiveness. If appropriate, it shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in order to counteract unwelcome developments.
Amendment 541 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 c
Paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in € at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity productiongenerators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall end after 2030.
Amendment 562 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 c
Paragraph 2 (b)
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors, as well as energy efficiency and energy storage are eligible to bid;
Amendment 576 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 c
Paragraph 2 (c) (i)
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions, in line with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy;
Amendment 580 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 c
Paragraph 2 (c) (ii)
(ii) are additional, clearly respond to replacement and modernisation needs and do not supply a market-driven increase in energy demand and were not included in the national investment plan for phase 3;
Amendment 592 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) do not serve to expand nuclear generation capacity or prevent or delay its phasing out.
Amendment 593 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 10 c
Paragraph 2 (c) (iv) (new)
(iv) promote community-driven integrated approaches;
Amendment 651 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 10 d
Paragraph 3
3. The funds shall be distributedEIB is responsible for the monetisation in equal volume each year of the 2% allowances referred to in Article 10. The EIB should define the monetisation calendar in consultation with the beneficiary Member States. The funds shall be distributed among the beneficiary Member States based on a combination of a 50% share of verified emissions and a 50% share of GDP criteria, leading to the distribution set out in Annex IIb.
Amendment 655 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 10 d
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A new paragraph 3a is added: Any beneficiary Member State which have chosen to grant transitional free allocation pursuant to Article 10c may transfer these allowances to its share of the Modernisation Fund set out in Annex IIb and allocate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 10d.
Amendment 717 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) The following Article 10e is inserted: Article 10e Just Transition Fund A Just Transition Fund is created as of 2021 as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund; it is funded through the pooling of 2% of the auctioning revenues. The revenues of these auctions would remain at the EU level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of climate policies in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon-dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below the EU-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition can be put to use in different ways: - Creating redeployments and/or mobility cells - Education/Training initiatives to re-skill or upskill workers - Support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs - Social protection measures - Subsistence allowances - Business creation - Monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by a Just Transition Fund being strongly related to the labour market, social partners should be actively involved into the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners should be a key requirement for projects to get funding.
Amendment 738 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – introductory part
(12) In Article 14(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: In Article 14(1), the following subparagraph 3 is added: By 31 December 2018, the Commission shall adapt the existing provisions of Regulation No 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions to take due account of action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon utilisation (CCU). These new rules shall enter into force for all CCU technologies on 1 January 2019.
Amendment 746 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) In article 15a, the following paragraph is added: Allowances have to be published on the operators' annual accounts and the European Union encourages the resumption of work on an international accounting standard in this field.
Amendment 751 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts for such a regulation for the monitoring and reporting of emissions and activity data in accordance with Article 23. AS regards monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, the Commission shall monitor the effective and coherent application and enforcement of penalty procedures at national level. The Commission shall establish an effective monitoring system for cross-border transactions of emission allowances at EU level to mitigate the risk of abuse and fraudulent activities.
Amendment 761 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex -I to this Directive.
Amendment 773 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Amendment 61 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects that are supported by the EU guarantee. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to atAt the level of projects, investments made by EFSI that are supported by the EU guarantee may be used to complement investments by European Strauct investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSIural and Investment Funds to foster synergies and to ensure maximum added value.
Amendment 75 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The Commission should explore in the context of the MFF midterm review the possibilities under the Union Budget to redirect the available funding to the EU guarantee from programmes other than the Horizon 2020 and the CEF, including the possibility to use up to 1/3 of the amount of the performance reserve as provided for and calculated in accordance with Article 20 of the Common Provisions Regulation, and submit to the European Parliament and the Council the appropriate proposals to that effect.
Amendment 109 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Investment Committee shall act in line with the Union's objective of strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 119 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies as well as the Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth 'Europe 2020' and support any of the following general objectives:
Amendment 130 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The operations concerned shall lead to the strengthening of economic, social and territorial cohesion throughout the European Union and, in particular, shall contribute to the long-term sustainable development of the region, in which the operation is taking place.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural and Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects in which the EIB is investing with the support of the EU guaranteeAt the level of projects, investments made by EFSI may be used to complement investments made by European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where EFSI and the European Structural and Investment Funds are combined at the level of projects, the combination thereof shall be in line with the rules laid out in the Common Provisions Regulation (Article 65(11) and Annex 1 sections 3 and 4), so as to strengthen coordination, synergies and complementarities between EFSI and the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 162 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) an assessment of the added value and financial synergies of combining European Structural and Investment Funds with EFSI.
Amendment 163 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
At the latest [PO insert date: 18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluateion on the use of the EU guarantee and the functioning of the guarantee fund, including the use of endowments according to Article 8(9). The Commission shall submit its evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council, as well as the source of financing of the guarantee and submit to the European Parliament and the Council in the context of the MFF midterm review appropriate proposals in view of redirecting to the guarantee any available funding from programmes other than those that are covered by Article 18 and Article 19 of this regulation, including the possibility to use up to 1/3 of the amount of the performance reserve as provided for and calculated in accordance with Article 20 of the Common Provisions Regulation.
Amendment 41 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no EU definition of marginalised communities; whereas understanding the report begins by specifying certain attributes and characteristics of marginalised groups, such as living and working conditions, limited access to education and health care systems, accompanied by structural and systeich takes into account their specific situation and needs aiming to ensure their effective socio-economic exinclusion;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 70 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the European Commission to provide guidance on a definition of marginalised communities, which should be as comprehensive as possible in taking into account the specific situation, challenges and needs of each potential target group with the aim of promoting their socio-economic inclusion; emphasises that such guidance would further increase the effectiveness of Cohesion Policy in strengthening economic social and territorial cohesion throughout the European Union;
Amendment 79 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the horizontal principle of equal opportunities and non- discrimination must be applied, as systemic causes of inequality need to be eradicated; emphasises that understanding and awareness-raising of systemic xenophobia and racism, such as anti-Gypsyism, should be a focal point when analysing the roots of exclusions, which are the promotion of equal opportunities between men and women, the prevention of discrimination and the promotion of sustainable development, must be applied when preparing and implementing programmes under the European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 120 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the partnership principle must lead to involvement at all levels and needs to be applied by Member States on an obligatory basis; stresses the importance of the implementation of the code of conduct on partnership to ensure equal participation and representation of marginalised communitiespartners, specific attention should hereby be paid to including marginalised communities in order to take into account their specific situation and potential challenges in contributing to the partnership substantially; is concerned about the poormixed compliance with the obligatory involvement of partners in accordance with Article 5 of the CPR; calls on the Commission not to authorise payments for programmes that disregard the involvementhe respective principles laid down in the CPR and the European code of conduct ofn partners, including those most concernedhip;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that EU-funded projects must have a long-term perspective in order to be effective; warns that implementers may satisfy the criteria set for inclusion on paper, while not investing in the actual needs of beneficiaries and not reaching target groups; calls for qualitative evaluation and monitoring mechanisms; calls on the Commission to put in place proactive and participatory monitoring and supervision of Members States' actions in the planning and evaluation process of funds;
Amendment 187 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on all public stakeholders to carry out awareness-raising of the fact that xenophobia and racism, such as anti- Gypsyism, leading to systemic exclusion must be eliminated; suggests educational and anti-discriminatory measures to be consideredspecific situation and challenges marginalised communities are faced with in order to promote their socio-economic inclusion;
Amendment 200 #
2014/2247(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 33 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the goals of cohesion policy have unquestionably evolved over the time, demonstrating their effectivenessreduction of disparities between the levels of development of the various regions remains a central goal in cohesion policy; whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments brings new elements to the overall EU strategy aimed at creating growth and jobs;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the flagship initiatives are considered to have served their purpose, but also highlights the fact that their visibility is considered to be rather low; notes also the mitigated progress towards the strategy's headline targetsregrets that the economic and financial crisis has aggravated the disparities within the European Union and mitigated progress towards the strategy's headline targets especially as the employment, the research and development, and the poverty and social exclusion targets are concerned; welcomes the conclusion drawn as to the need to enhance ownership and involvement on the ground, with a view to improving the delivery of the strategy;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out that territorial cohesion is complementary to economic and social cohesion and therefore should not be measured solely by economic indicators; suggests as such to continue the discussion on the development of more inclusive indicators to complement GDP;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls therefore for the scope of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy to be limited, and focused on deepening, widening, adjusting andfocused on better interlinking the strategy's five objectives and its flagship initiatives and on identifying methods as to how they could be better carried forward and evaluated without creating additional layers of complexity and excessive administrative burden; stresses in this regard the importance of continued support from the European Commission services to Member State authorities in improving administrative capacity;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the need for a truly territorial approach to the Europe 2020 strategy with a view to adjusting public interventions and investments to different territorial characteristics; underlines, in this context, the necessity of tailor-made Europe 2020 regional targetsconsiders that tailor-made Europe 2020 targets should be discussed at regional level and established on a voluntary basis without adding additional bureaucratic burden on the ground; stresses that such tailor-made regional targets should reflect the strategy's overarching targets and not be an end in itself;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that Cohesion Policy is the EU's main investment policy aiming to reduce the economic, social and territorial disparities in the EU;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to take into consideration the special characteristics and constraints of the EU'sborder regions, mountainous regions, islands regions, sparsely populated regions and outermost regions, as highlighted in Aarticles 174 and 349 of TFEU, when reviewing the Europe 2020 goals and objectives;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the review of the Europe 2020 strategy, which will probably precede the launch of the proposal for the mid-term review/revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2014-2020, will already give an indication of trends for future cohesion policy post-2020, as well as for other MFF instruments; stresses, in this context, the importance of effectively addressing all the concerns raised above, while ensuring the continuity of the strategic approach; recalls, also, the added value of an EU-wide cohesion policy, both in terms of growth and jobs objectives and with a view to ensuring balanced, harmonious development across the EU;
Amendment 185 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that both future cohesion policy and the future EU long-term strategy will be designed at the end of the current mandateterm of the European Commission, imposing significant specific time constraints on the co- legislators as regards the negotiation calendar; notes, at the same time, that negotiations will be also entered into on the future MFF; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take into consideration all the specific constraints generated by interlinkages and timing coordination requirements and to develop a coherent approach as regards the future EU long- term growth and jobs strategy, the EU budget and the instruments under the MFF;
Amendment 190 #
2014/2246(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Member States and regions.
Amendment 38 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobUnderlines, that the generation of new and decent work through the means of cohesion policy is one of the most important aims; stresses therefore, that member states shall focus their policies on creation of decent work while implementing their operational programs for the current funding period, in order to take measures against the high youth unemployment rates and in order to enable the regions to develop healthy and sustainable economies;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its serious concern about the significant delay in the implementation of cohesion policy 2014-2020, including the delay in adoption of Operational Programmes, with only just over 100148 Operational Programmes adopted at the end of 2014, as well as a backlog in payments amounting to ca EUR 25 billion for the 2007-2013 programming period; stresses that these delays are undermining the credibility of cohesion policy, effectiveness and sustainability, challenging national, regional and local authorities’ capacity to plan effectively and implement the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) for the 2014-2020 periodbut welcomes the recent efforts of Member States and the Commission which will mean that three quarters of all Cohesion Policy programmes will have been adopted by the end of the first quarter of 2015;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises, that in order to enable innovative and productive research activities it is necessary to further increase funding for research and development; calls therefore to better align existing funding measures, i.e. the European Structural and Investment Funds and Horizon2020 funding as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 105 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that a simplification of management and procedures would also allow for error rates in the implementation of cohesion programmes to be reduced; underlines that these errors stem to a considerable degree from legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and state aide rules; is concerned about the low rates of disbursement of financial instruments to beneficiaries, in particular in view of the objective to increase the use of these instruments; in this regard, asks Member States, managing authorities and relevant stakeholders working with these financial instruments to make full use of the technical assistance provided through the Financial Instruments-Technical Advisory Platform (FI-TAP) and the fi- compass.
Amendment 107 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates the need for better coordination between the ESIF and other Union and national funding instruments; invites the Commission to report on synergies in the forthcoming Cohesion Reports;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that cohesion policy needs to be conducted within the spirit of properly functioning multi-level governance, combined with an effective set-up for responding to the requests of the public and businesses, and with transparent and innovative public procurement, all of which is crucial to enhancing the policy’s impact; stresses, in this regard, that, notwithstanding the importance of decisions taken at EU and Member State levels, local and regional authorities often have primary administrative responsibility for public investment, and that cohesion policy is a vital tool enabling these authorities to play a key role in the EU; stresses that this level of responsibility should be taken into consideration, in keeping with the partnership principlereiterates hereby the need of widespread implementation of the partnership principle as detailed in the Common Provision Regulation and the Code of Conduct on Partnership;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that the Code of Conduct on Partnership will strengthen participation in programming in the regions, in form and substance, and has a fundamental role to play in boosting the effects of cohesion policy and consolidating its impact; stresses the importance of disseminating examples of good practices of organising partnership as detailed in the Code of Conduct on Partnership; asks furthermore the European Commission to present to the Parliament an annual report assessing the state-of-play of implementation of the partnership principle.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication "Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050" (COM(2011)112)
Amendment 341 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to consider starting an awareness-raising campaign for European citizens on how to reduce energy consumption in households with easy and cost-efficient methods highlighting the possible savings on their energy bills; calls on the Commission to consider declaring 2016 the European year of Energy Savings
Amendment 348 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Underlines the increasingly important role of energy from renewable sources for securing energy supply in the European Union in the long term; Draws the attention to the fact that the production costs of renewables have considerably dropped during the last years
Amendment 366 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. On the basis of the precautionary principle and on the principle that preventive action should be taken, taking into account the risks and the negative climate, environmental and health impacts involved in hydraulic fracturing for the exploitation of unconventional fracking and the gaps identified in the EU regulatory regime for shale gas activities, urges Member States not to authorise any new unconventional hydraulic fracturing operations in the EU
Amendment 385 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that any energy source that might contribute to energy security in the Union should be taken into account andEurope faces a fundamental energy transition towards a sustainable energy model; Therefore energy efficiency and energy from renewable sources should be taken into account with absolute priority when it comes to the financing of new projects and be developed in full compliance with environmental requirements; with a view to meet Europe's two degree climate target
Amendment 405 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. ConsiderUnderlines that nuclear energy, w entails hicgh is carbon-neutral, continues to be a significant alternative for electricity productionenvironmental risks and uncertainty over decommissioning costs; notes that the choice of whether to use nuclear energy remains the competence of Member States; calls on the Commission to phase out subsidies for the construction of new nuclear energy plants as a strong political signal and commitment to a sustainable energy model
Amendment 563 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that in order to reduce energy dependence, diversify and consolidate supply options, optimise energy network infrastructure and increase energy efficiency in the medium and long term, it is necessary to develop new sustainable energy technologies, using funds from the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation;
Amendment 683 #
2014/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. calls on the European Commission to present an action plan to fight against energy poverty which should be implemented by coordinated action plans in the Member States and the exchange of best practices; calls on the European Commission to revise regulation 994/2010 on the security of gas supply in view to present a common definition of "protected customers" to whom gas providers must secure supplies in case of supply disruption for at least 30 days of high demand
Amendment 117 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners - except for existing cross-border EURES partners - to participate in the EURES network, monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.
Amendment 125 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall in conjunction with the Commission take measures to ensure that equal access is given to EU nationals when filling employment vacancies.
Amendment 150 #
2014/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission through the European Coordination Office ensures that the funding of EURES activities conforms with the national work programmes and is in line with the provisions of the EaSI Programme.
Amendment 99 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that territorial cohesion must be subject to the subsidiarity principle in all areas since the regions are best placed to decide how and where the EU funds should be deployed.
Amendment 123 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that territorial cohesion must be introduced into the concept of the Union’s single cohesion policy and may not result in a sectoral fragmentation of EU cohesion policy.
Amendment 52 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 57 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 74 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (nouveau)
Paragraph 10 a (nouveau)
10a. Recommends that the coastal regions make greater use of existing EU initiatives and instruments for coastal Member States, such as, for example, the strategy for the Mediterranean, the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea region or Black Sea Synergy;
Amendment 29 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5 b (new)
Article 5b As increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources is a particularly important means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Member States have a duty to make energy production from renewable sources economically attractive, thus encouraging market participants, by increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, to make a decisive contribution to Member States' compliance with their obligations.
Amendment 219 #
2007/0196(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/55/EC
Article 7a
Article 7a