Activities of Guido REIL related to 2020/0103(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Technical Support Instrument
Amendments (15)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s growth strategy and the translation of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the technical support instrument will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the Union budget supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions should be identified during the instruThe economic and social challenges faced by Member States as a result of the COVID 19 crisis make it necessary to abandon the European Green Deal as Europe’s growth strategy and the implementation of the Union’s commitment’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. This should also tackle broader environto implement the Paris Agreemental and social challenges within the Union, including the protection of natural capital and the support to the circular economy and be in line with the 2030 Agenda forthe United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The general objective of the technical support instrument should be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by supporting Member States efforts to implement reforms necessary to achieve economic and social recovery and, resilience and convergence. To that effect, it should support the strengthening of the administrative capacity of the Member States to implement Union law, in relation to challenges faced by institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With a view to helping Member States address reform needs in all the key economic and societal areas, technical support should continue to be provided by the Commission, upon request from a Member State, in a broad range of policy domains, which include areas related to public financial and asset management, institutional and administrative reform, business environment, the financial sector, markets for products, services and labour, education and training, sustainable development, public health and social welfare. Specific emphasis should be given to the actions that foster the green and digital transitions.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) For the purposes of accountability, transparency and to ensure visibility of the Union action, subject to certain conditions that protect sensitive information, the cooperation and support plans should be provided to the European Parliament, the national parliaments of the individual Member States and the Council and communication activities should be carried out by the Commission as appropriate.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Provisions on the implementation of the Technical Support Instrument should be laid down, in particular the management modes, the forms of funding for the technical support measures and the content of work programmes, which should be adopted by way of implementing acts. In view of the importance of sustaining the efforts of Member States in pursuing and implementing reforms, it is necessary to allow for athe co-financing rate for grants of up tomay not exceed 100% of the eligible costs. To allow for a rapid mobilisation of technical support in case of urgency, provision should be made for the adoption of special measures for a limited period of time. To that effect, a limited amount of the budget within the work programme of the Technical Support Instrument should be set aside for special measures.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Since the objective of tThis Rregulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance withmust be subject to the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond that which is necessary to achieve that objective.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The specific objectives set out in Article 4 shall refer to policy areas related to cohesion, competitiveness, education, productivity, research and innovation, smart, fair, sustainable, and inclusiv and reasonable growth, jobs and investment, with specific emphasis to actions that foster the green and digital transitions, and shall focus on one or more of the following:
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) business environment, including for small and medium-sized enterprises, self- employed persons, entrepreneurs, and social economy enterprises, re- industrialisation, private sector development, product and service markets, investment, public participation in enterprises, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development, including the relocation of production, and support for research and innovation and, digitisation and reduction of bureaucracy;
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education, lifelong learning and training, youth policies, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs, up- and re-skilling, in particular digital skills, media literacy, active citizenship, the fight against poverty and excessive income inequality, gender equality, the promotion of social inclusion, adequate and inclusive social security and social welfare systems, accessible and affordable public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) policies for implementing the digital and the green transitions, e- government solutions, e-procurement, connectivity, data access and governance, e-learning, use of Artificial Intelligence based solutions, the environmental pillar of sustainable development and environmental protection, climate action, mobility, promoting the circular economy, energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sources, achieving energy diversification and ensuring energy security, and for the agricultural sector, soil and biodiversity protection, fisheries and the sustainable development of rural areas;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) tTraining actions and thend development of online or other training modules to support the necessarypromote the professional skills and knowledge relating toquired for the relevant reforms, excluding travel costs;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e