10 Amendments of Răzvan POPA related to 2018/0229(COD)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The InvestEU Fund should support investments in tangible and intangible assets to foster sustainable growth, investment and employment, and thereby contributing to improved well-being and fairer income distribution in the Union. Intervention through the InvestEU Fund should complement Union support delivered through grants.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The contribution of the InvestEU Fund to the achievement of the climate target will be tracked through an EU climate tracking system developed by the Commission in cooperation with implementing partners and using in an appropriate way the criteria established by [Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment14 ] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable. _________________ 14The InvestEU Programme will also contribute to implementing other dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in line with the Communication on the next steps for a sustainable European future which aims to mainstream the SDGs into EU policies and initiatives, with sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all its policies. _________________ 14 COM(2018)353. COM(2018)353.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The InvestEU Fund should operate under four policy windows, mirroring the key Unionmajor policy priorities for the Union, namely sustainable infrastructure; research, innovation and digitisation; SMEs; and social investment and skills.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The InvestEU Fund should also support just transition actions and strategies supporting investments addressing the situation of workers in specific sectors like coal/lignite mining, automotive, that could be affected from the transition to a low-carbon economy. The Invest EU fund should be able to support the transformation of those economies towards sustainable activities and attract alternative innovative businesses, start-ups, and industries with the aim of building a sustainable regional economy. Further synergies with additional supporting schemes like the modernisation Fund to be set up for the period 2021-2030 as well as other national and Union ‘s programmes addressing fair transition should also be promoted.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) That fund should ensure equality in the funding of projects and projects throughout the EU, with a close focus on the poorest and least developed regions.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to ensure a wide geographic outreach of the advisory services across the Union and to successfully leverage local knowledge about the InvestEU Fund, a local presence of the InvestEU Advisory Hub should be ensured, where needed, taking into account existing support schemes, with a view to provide tangible, proactive,ing tailor-made assistance on the ground to help in the preparation, development, organisation and implementation of projects.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The InvestEU Portal should be established to provide for an easily accessible and user-friendly project database to promote visibility of investment projects searching for financing with enhanced focus on the provision of a possible pipeline of investment projects, compatible with Union law and policies, to the implementing partnersand enable investors to pinpoint investment opportunities in their industry or area of interest.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The projects to be financed with the additional amount shall be dedicated exclusively for actions that are eligible under the eligibility criteria set up in the rules of the Union programme under which the amount has been transferred .
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The indicative distribution of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The Commission may modify the amounts referred to in that Annex I, where appropriate, by up to 15 % for each objective. It shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of any modification.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The InvestEU Portal shall be established by the Commission. It shall bprovide an easily accessible and user- friendly project database, providing relevant information for each projecgiving more visibility to projects and allowing investors to identify investment opportunities in their sector or area of interest.