18 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2018/0213(COD)
Amendment 52 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the outcome of the Euro Summit of 14 December 20181a __________________ 1a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/3 7563/20181214-euro-summit- statement.pdf
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Welcomes the decisions taken at the Euro Summit of 14 December 2018 and considers that its outcome should be reflected in the work on the reform support programme;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Structural reforms can contribute to improving competitiveness and thereby achieving a high degree of resilience of domestic economies and sustainable convergence among Member States, which is crucial for successful and smooth participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. That high degree of sustainable convergence is particularly important for Member States, whose currency is not the euro, in their process of preparation to join the euro area.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, it is necessary to strengthen the current framework for the provision of support to Member States by offering direct financial support, alongside technical support. To that end, a new Reform Support Programme ('the Programme') should be established to provide effective incentives to step up the implementation of structural reforms in the Member States and thereby improve their competitiveness. The Programme should be comprehensive and should also benefit from the experience gained by the Commission and the Member States from the use of the other instruments and programmes. The Programme should also continue the actions and the mode of operation of the SRSP, since they have been proven very useful, and have been appreciated by Member States, for strengthening the administrative capacity of national authorities in various policy domains. The Programme should also include targeted support for reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the ownership of and a focus on relevant reforms, the Member States should identify the reform commitments in response to challenges identified in the context of the European Semester (including those challenges identified in country specific recommendations) and propose a detailed set of measures for their implementation, which should contain appropriate milestones and targets and a timetable for implementation over a maximum period of threewo years. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Commission should assess the nature and the importance of the reform commitments proposed by the Member States and should determine the amount to be allocated on the basis of transparent criteria. To that effect, it should take into account the substantive elements provided by the Member States and assess whether the reform commitments proposed by the Member States are expected to effectively address challenges identified in the context of the European Semester, whether they represent a comprehensive reform package, whether they are expected to strengthen the performance and resilience of the national economy and whether their implementation is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State where relevant by strengthening the institutional and administrative capacity of the Member State concerned. In addition, the Commission should assess whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators, are expected to ensure effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of threewo years.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) For the purpose of simplification, the determination of the financial contribution should follow simple criteria. The financial contribution should be the total maximum indicative amount only if the reform commitments proposed by the Member State fully meet the criteria for assessment, and should be hala quarter of the maximum indicative amount if the reform commitments proposed by the Member State meet those criteria only in a satisfactory manner. No financial contribution should be awarded to the Member State if the proposal for reform commitments does not satisfactorily address the assessment criteria.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) To foster the stability of the reform commitments, a Member State should have the possibility to amend the reform commitments only once within the period of implementation, where objective circumstances justify such a course of action. Any amendment to the reform commitment should be subject to approval by the European Commission.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contribute to addressing national reform challenges of a structural nature aimed at improving the performance of the national economies and at promoting resilient economic and social structures in the Member States, thereby contributing to cohesion,more competitiveness, and productivity, growth and employment; ande economies;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training including vocational training, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs, digital skills, the fight against poverty, the promotion of social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State wishing to receive support under the reform delivery tool shall submit a proposal for reform commitments to the Commission. That proposal shall set out a detailed set of measures for the implementation of structural reforms in response to challenges identified in the European Semester process and shall contain milestones, targets and a timetable for the implementation of the reforms over a maximum period of threewo years.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point b – paragraph 1
whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of threewo years, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The decision shall lay down the period for implementation of the reform commitments, which shall be no later than threewo years after the adoption of the decision. It shall also establish: the detailed arrangements and timetable for implementation of the reform commitments and reporting thereon by the Member State concerned within the European Semester process; the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment of the milestones and targets; and the modality for providing access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Where the reform commitments, including relevant milestones and targets, are no longer achievable, either partially or totally, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, the Member State concerned may make a reasoned request to the Commission to amend or replace the decision referred to in Article 12(1). To that effect, the Member State may propose a modified set or a new set of reform commitments for consideration by the European Commission.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State shall repay to the Commission any financial contribution paid to it pursuant to Article 15 with respect to a reform commitment, where, within fiveeight years of the payment, the conditions that allowed such payments have changed significantly in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) where the proposal for reform commitments by the Member State concerned complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 11(7), the reform commitments shall be considered to be "significant", and halfa quarter of the maximum financial contribution referred to in Article 9 shall be allocated to the Member State concerned.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex II – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex II – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5.2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
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