9 Amendments of Ondřej KNOTEK related to 2022/0164(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Due to the direct links between a sustainable recovery, building the Union’s resilience and the Union’s energy security, and its role for a just and inclusive transition, the Recovery and Resilience Facility iand the European Structural and Investment Funds are well-suited instruments to contribute to the Union’s response to these newly emerging challenges.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economies, further investments in renewable energies, interconnections between Member States and supporting the most vulnerable households and SMEs suffering the consequences of the increase of energy prices.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To maximise complementarity, consistency and coherence of policies and actions taken by the Union and Member States to foster independence and security of the Union’s energy supply, these energy-related reforms and investments should be established through a dedicated ‘REPowerEU chapter’ of the recovery and resilience plans and specific investments of the European Structural and Investment Funds within 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programming period.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) In order to provide an immediate response to the impact of the crisis, expenditure for operations for fostering energy crisis response capacities and support for vulnerable households and SMEs should be eligible as of 1 February 2022.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17 b) In order to provide additional flexibility to Member States for the reallocation of resources with a view to providing tailor-made responses to the energy crisis, The European Commision should asses the possibility to allow financial transfers under the Investment for growth and jobs goal between the ERDF, the ESF and the Cohesion Fund for both programmimng periods. Furthermore, transfer possibilities between categories of regions should also be exceptionally increased for Member States.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 c (new)
Recital 17 c (new)
(17 c) In order to ensure the fast implementation of projects furthering the "RepowerEU-Objectives" and to provide support to vulnerable households and SMEs suffering the consequences of the rise in enegy prices, co-financing rate of up to 100% should be possible under both programming periods.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Regulation (EU)2021/1755 should also be amended to allow a possibility to transfer unused resources of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve for the achievements of the REPowerEU objectives.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b a (new)
Article 21b a (new)
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1755
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)