Activities of Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the framework of measures for innovating and scaling up the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies in the Union to support the Union’s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % relative to 1990 levels and the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and to ensure the Union’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of net-zero technologies needed to safeguard the resilience of the Union’s energy system and to contribute to the creation and maintenance of quality jobs.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. The national competent authority shall ensure that applicants have easy access to information on and clear and simple procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the permit-granting process and the issuance of permits to construct or expand projects, including, where applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) business support services, including but not limited to corporate tax declaration, national, regional, and local tax l~~aws~~egislation, labour law, state aid and competition legislation, and other relevant legislative components.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 9 of Directive 2011/92/EU, the project promoter concerned shall request an opinion to the competent authority referred to in Article 4 on the scope and level of detail of the information to be included in the environmental impact assessment report pursuant to Article 5(1) of that Directive. The national competent authority shall ensure that the opinion referred to in the first subparagraph is issued as soon as possible and within a period of time not exceeding 30 days from the date on which the project promoter submitted its request, without requesting further clarifications from the initiator beyond this deadline.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. When preparing plans, including zoning, spatial plans and land use plans, as well as action plans for sustainable energy and energy efficiency strategies, national, regional and local authorities shall, where appropriate, include in those plans provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, brownfield sites, and, where appropriate, greenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestry.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv

(iv) it adopts comprehensive low- carbon and circular manufacturing practices, including waste heat recovery and utilization.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8

8. TBoth the Commission, and the Memeber States shall set up and maintain an openly available registry of net-zero strategic projects.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to obligations provided for in Union law, Member States shall grant net-zero strategic projects the status of the highest national significance possible, where such a status exists in national law, and be treated accordingly in the permit-granting processes including those relating to environmental assessments and if national law so provides, to spatial planning. Local and regional authorities, within their legal competencies, provide maximum support to national authorities in environmental procedures, spatial planning, and other obligations derived from the domestic law of the Member States.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Member States may provide administrative support, through institutions with appropriate competencies to net-zero strategic projects to facilitate their rapid and effective implementation, including by providing:

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i (new)

i) e) other legally recognized sources of funding in the legislation of the Member States.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) make publicly available data on areas where CO2 storage sites can be permitted on their territory. An online registry of CO2 storage sites will be managed by the competent authority of each Member State and the Commission.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and Articles 107 and 108 the Treaty, and to the Union’s international commitments including the GPA and other international agreements by which the Union is bound, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, shall assess the sustainability and resilience contribution as referred to in Article 19(2) of this Regulation when designing the criteria used for ranking bids in the framework of auctions, the aim of which is to support the production or consumption of energy from renewable sources as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Member States may prioritize the public funding, including European funds, of entities that contribute to the net-zero emissions objective listed in the annex.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) develop learning programmes, content and learning and training materials for training and education on developing, producing, installing, commissioning, operating, maintaining and recycling net- zero technologies, on raw materials, as well as to support the capacities of public authorities competent to issue permits and authorisations referred to in Chapter II and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter IV of this Regulation;. The Commission will involve relevant actors with proven practical experience in the development of educational content, as well as any enterprise or consortium of enterprises developing a technology production project that contributes to the net-zero emissions objective or a strategic project that contributes to the net-zero emissions objective.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) enable and promote the use of the learning programmes, content and materials by education and training providers in the Member States, among others by training trainers and develop mechanisms to ensure the quality and adequate monitoring of the training offered by education and training providers in the Member States based on the above learning programmes, content and materials;

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

1. By 31 December 2024 and every two years thereafter, Member States shall identify whether the learning programmes developed by the European net-zero industry academies are equivalent to the specific qualifications required by the host Member State to access regulated activities within the scope of a profession with particular interest for the net-zero industry. Member States shall ensure that the results of the assessments are made public and easily accessible online to all relevant stakeholders. Member States shall implement specific equivalence measures in compliance with their domestic legal framework and in consultation with relevant actors from the training system, social partners, and industries that contribute to the net-zero emissions objectives.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) facilitate the development of European standards and occupation profiles consisting of a common set of knowledge, skills and competences for key professions in the net- zero technologies, drawing inter alia upon the learning programmes developed by the European Net-Zero Industry Academies, and, where appropriate, using the terminology provided by the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) classification to facilitate transparency and mobility between jobs and across internal market borders;

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) promote adequate working conditions in jobs in net-zero technology industries, the activation of youth, women and seniors to the labour market for net- zero technology industries, and the attraction of skilled workers from third countries, and thereby achieve a more diverse workforce;, without risking the occurrence of imbalances in the labor markets of the Member States.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) organise information and awareness raising activities about participation to the regulatory sandboxes by small and medium enterprises;

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

4. The Commission and Member States ~~may~~ coordinate themselves within the Platform on the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships and also with relevant third countries to help promote the adoption of net-zero technologies globally and to support the role of Union industrial capabilities in paving the way for the global clean energy transition, in line with the overall objectives of this Regulation stemming from Article 1 of this Regulation. The Platform may periodically discuss:

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 7

7. The Platform shall invite representatives of the European Parliament to attend, as observers, its meetings, including of the standing or temporary sub- groups referred to in paragraph 6. The platform presents an annual activity report to the European Parliament.

2023/06/08
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The Union censuses should become more cost-effective through making full use of the rich set of administrative data available across the Member States or a combination of different sources including sources related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and provision of digital services. They should be also used to re-establish the demographic baseline ~~and include surveys of the coverage of administrative data sources~~.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Member States and the Commission (Eurostat) should have sustainable access to the widest possible range of data sources to produce European statistics on population and housing of high quality and in a cost-effective manner. In this regard, it is crucial that national statistical authorities get timely access and are able to use promptly the administrative data owned by public administrations at national, regional and local level, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. For example, statistics on energy efficiency of buildings can be based on administrative data relating to the issuance of energy certificates of buildings under Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. ~~The national~~ 31 Owners of administrati~~stical institutes also need to be involved~~ve data sources should involve national statistical offices in decisions concerning the design and redevelopment of relevant administrative data sources to ensure that they can be further reused for compilation of official statistics. __________________ 31 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) ‘conventional dwellings’ ~~means a~~are structurally separate and independent premise ~~at a~~s in fixed locations that isare designed for permanent human habitation ~~but that is not intended for institutional or collective housing;~~ and which at the reference date are (a) being used as a residence or (b) unoccupied or (c) used as a secondary or seasonal dwelling. ‘separate’ means surrounded by walls and covered by a roof or ceiling in such a way that one or more persons can reside there independent of others. ‘independent’ means with direct access from a street or stairway, passage, corridor or land.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11

~~(11) ‘building intended for habitation’ means a permanent structure comprised of one or more conventional dwellings or which is intended for institutional or collective housing.~~deleted

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12

(12) ‘household’ means a group of two or more persons who share living quarters ~~or other specific resources;~~ or an individual person who does not form part of any other household;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

(13) ‘fFamily unit’ means ~~a group of~~ two or more persons who ~~live in~~belong to the same household and who are related through pmar~~enthood or through marital,~~riage, are partners in a registered or consensual union partnership, or as parents and children;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

(20) ‘statistical unit’ means ~~one member of a universe of entities, namely~~the basic observation unit, namely a natural persons, ~~objects or events about which data are collected and statistics are ultimately compiled~~household, family unit, abode or conventional dwelling;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The population base shall include all usually resident persons, regardless of citizenship or whether the person is or was formerly stateless~~, and regardless of whether the person’s residence or stay is authorised or permitted by the relevant authorities.~~;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. When applying the definition of usual residence, Member States ~~shall~~may use:

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) familiey units;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) ~~buildings intended for habitation,~~ living quarters and conventional dwellings.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) familiey units and households.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the ~~technical properties~~content of the data sets and metadata to be provided to the Commission (Eurostat). #Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate:

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~provision~~forwarding deadlines;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 18(2) at least 124 months before the beginning of the relevant reference time, except for the population and housing census for which the implementing acts shall be adopted at least 24 months before the beginning of the year in which the reference date falls.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall produce European statistics on population and housing ~~quarterly,~~ every six months, annually and multi-annually, and in a decennial population and housing census. Data may be provided in the form of preliminary results and may be subject to revision;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. The first reference date for which annual statistics on the topic ‘population stocks’ are to be provided shall be 31 December 20256. The first reference time for which any other statistics under this Regulation are to be provided shall be in 20267.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. When Member States publish statistics required by this Regulation at national level ahead of the provision deadlines established in accordance with Articles 5(5) and 7(5), they ~~shall~~may provide them to the Commission (Eurostat) as follows:

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) statistics of quarterly and six- monthly periodicity at the latest by up to ~~one~~seven working days after the national publication;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) statistics of annual periodicity at the latest by up to ~~thr~~fourteen working days after the national publication;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) statistics of multi-annual and decennial periodicity at latest by up to ~~seven~~twenty-one working days after the national publication.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall assess and monitor the quality of their data sources~~, including of administrative records and other appropriate sources used.~~;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. If need be, Member States shall continuously develop innovative sources and methods and use them to improve statistics compiled under this Regulation provided that they allow for producing statistics that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 12.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. National authorities in charge of administrative data sources relevant for the purposes of this Regulation shall allow reuse of these data in time and frequency sufficient to produce and submit statistics within the deadlines and compliant with the specific quality requirements according to this Regulation. The timely access to administrative records, as well as its operational modalities, shall be included in cooperation agreements to be established between those national authorities and the national statistical authorities. National authorities holding administrative data sources shall provide the data to the national statistical offices on the basis of a unique statistical identifier or a personal identification number (PIN), where applicable;

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) capture or estimate hard-to-reach population groups;~~deleted

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2023/0008(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1

1. Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major adaptations to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, derogations to Member State, for a maximum duration of ~~two~~five years.

2023/04/25
Committee: REGI

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that opportunities to participate in the NEB must be fully inclusive and accessible to all EU citizens and all regions and territories, including peripheral urban areas, cross-border areas and less populated, rural and mountain areas and islands; emphasises that local and regional authorities, companies and all stakeholders ~~and~~, but above all residents, must be the drivers of NEB projects; the NEB must support projects for the development of communities and the public space, in preference to those which prioritise motorised transport, infrastructure and logistics in residential areas;

2022/04/28
Committee: REGI

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the fact that NEB projects ~~should~~must be inclusive and equitable and must contribute to ~~the~~ affordability ~~and accessibility of~~, the integration into the green and digital transitions inof urban and spatial planning, housing, resilient and sustainable renovation, building conversions, and the recreation of public space as the centre of community life, ~~particularly for those groups and areas that need it the most;~~ and enhance the built environment, without excluding those groups and areas that need it the most; greater attention must be paid to the quality and consistency of actions to restore cultural and historical heritage buildings with housing, community or economic functions; insists that careful consideration be given to the need for access, parking, green space development solutions, and infrastructure to ensure the safety of citizens and public and private assets; encourages all forms of street art that can enhance the quality and attractiveness of local neighbourhoods and public spaces;

2022/04/28
Committee: REGI

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the NEB encompasses many dimensions and policy areas, which may make it difficult for regional and local authorities to fully understand how to make the most of its opportunities; underlines the crucial role of local and regional authorities in implementing the NEB; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide specific and targeted information on ~~projects, funding,~~financing programmes, ideas for projects, urban regeneration and architecture concepts, and technological and capacity- building opportunities, as well as clear definitions of ~~award criteria~~eligibility, assessment and award criteria; stresses the importance of formulating clear conditions for the sustainability and post-implementation management of projects financed under the NEB initiative; projects must enable new jobs and opportunities to be created, in particular for SMEs;

2022/04/28
Committee: REGI

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that appropriate and accessible public funding is crucial for encouraging and implementing NEB ideas and projects at a local level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide local and regional authorities with relevant and user-friendly information on all financial possibilities and to support the sharing of best practices. calls on the Commission to consider the desirability of a dedicated NEB European financing programme by the next MFF, with distinct sources of funding correlating to national funding programmes in each Member State and financing programmes already agreed under the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, Partnership Agreements, or other Community initiatives; the programme should facilitate and stimulate the participation of different categories of owners in projects, in compliance with Community and national State aid legislation.

2022/04/28
Committee: REGI

2021/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that it is important to know who benefits from EU funds in order to protect the financial interests of the EU and to detect fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest in particular; notes that data for identifying economic operators and their beneficial owners is not easily, or not at all, accessible12 ; considers that requiring the centralisation of the information in a single, interoperable EU database with information on direct and ultimate beneficiaries would overcome the identified fragmentation and lack of transparency; _________________ 12Study on the largest 50 beneficiaries in each EU Member State of CAP and Cohesion Funds, requested by the CONT Committee, PE 679.107 - May 2021.

2021/10/06
Committee: BUDG CONT

2021/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that management and control systems of Member States’ authorities are regularly assessed by the Commission in accordance with the sector-specific rules; considers that shortcomings found in one Member State are not automatically applicable to other Member States and that corrective measures, in adjustments either to the legal requirements or to the implementation guidelines, should be proportionate and tailored to the Member State where these findings are applicable; and that the results of the assessments carried out by the Commission should be made public;

2021/10/06
Committee: BUDG CONT

2021/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that EU assessments should strictly adhere to EU standards, including their being carried out transparently; considers that where stricter national standards exist, the use of these must not be to the detriment of the beneficiary; considers that Article 126 of the Financial Regulation on cross-reliance on assessments ~~should~~must obligatorily be changed to reflect this principle;

2021/10/06
Committee: BUDG CONT

2021/2100(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point 1 (new)

(1) Calls for a greater role for local and regional authorities, especially those in cross-border regions, in implementing cohesion policy programmes and projects that have a significant impact in terms of reducing health disparities;

2021/10/29
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that island economies are oriented towards the primary and tertiary sectors and that hyper-specialisation weakens the economic fabric by making it more vulnerable to economic slowdowns; is concerned about long-term developments which in many EU islands can create an economy that is based solely on tourism, which lead to seasonal vulnerabilities such as overtourismin summer, followed by a lack of financial resources during winter;

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses that most islands do not have vibrant cities, they cannot benefit from urban financial spill-over like mainland rural areas. This situation increases the development gap of island rural areas

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Notes with concern that having a reduced critical mass, it is inherently more difficult for islands to diversify their economy, leading to decreased competitiveness, especially regarding the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to explore economies of scale

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers the use of renewable energy toshould be a priority ~~and believes it could~~, which bring substantial benefits ~~to islands~~but at the same time preserves islands' traditional architecture and local habitat; calls, therefore, for the development of a wide range of renewable energy to be supported; welcomes the green hydrogen programmes which islands have launched;

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses the need for increased support to stimulate innovative and sustainable entrepreneurial development in islands.

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2079(INI)

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Peter POLLÁK, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Notes that some islands facing large numbers of migrants and sometimes far outnumbering the local population, who are not in a position to supply the necessary means of accommodation and assistance

2022/01/03
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas cities, towns and functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are key economic pillars to boost growth, help increase Member States' GDP, create jobs and enhance the Union’s competitiveness in a globalised economy;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of discrimination, poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local level, including those of urban areas and functional and metropolitan urban areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Highlights the widespread gender data gap in the field of cohesion policy and urban planning and calls on the Member States to introduce unitary and transparent data collection methods using sex-disaggregated data;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Warns that cities and towns are acutely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; is highly concerned that heatwaves, which are already more extreme in cities due to the effects of urban heat islands, are increasing in both intensity and frequency, while extreme precipitation events and storm surges are likely to result in increased flooding such as that witnessed in Europe this summer, meaning there is a need to significantly increase the resilience of cities to disasters;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that the commitment of functional and metropolitan urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate- neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that digital literacy should be strengthened to expand access to new opportunities; considers that investment in education and training must be boosted with comprehensive programmes for worker upskilling, in the public and private sectors alike, reskilling and lifelong learning that respond to the shifts in demand for skills; calls for an action plan to advance women and girls in education and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM);

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recognises the fact that despite the lack of explicit EU competences on urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives do have an impact on towns, cities and metropolitan and functional urban areas;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/2075(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to put forward a code of conduct on partnerships, which should set minimum standards for the involvement of regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, the relevant bodies representing the academic world, the world of innovation and research, civil society and non- governmental organisations, and the bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights and non- discrimination; considers that such bodies should be involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU programmes, including in monitoring committees;

2021/10/11
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy15 sets out milestones to show the European transport system’s path towards achieving the objectives of a sustainable, smart and resilient mobility. It envisages that rail freight traffic should increase its market share by 50% by 2030 and double by 2050; transport by inland waterways and short sea shipping should increase its market share by 25% by 2030 and by 50% by 2050; traffic on high-speed rail should double by 2030 and triple by 2050; at least 30 million zero-emission cars and 80,000 zero-emission trucks should be in operation on Union roads by 2030, and nearly all cars, vans and buses and new heavy-duty vehicles should be ~~zero- emission~~powered by renewable, alternative and advanced fuels by 2050; scheduled collective travel under 500 km should be carbon- neutral by 2030 within the Union; by 2030, there should be at least 100 climate-neutral cities in Europe. _________________ 15 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’, COM(2020)789 final.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The realisation of the trans- European transport network creates the enabling conditions in terms of infrastructure basis allowing to make all transport modes more integrated, sustainable, affordable and inclusive, to make sustainable alternatives widely available in a multimodal transport system and to put in place the right incentives to drive the transition, notably by ensuring a fair transition, in line with the objectives presented in the Council Recommendation (EU) […] of […] on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The planning, development and operation of the trans-European transport network should enable sustainable forms of transport, provide for improved multimodal and interoperable transport solutions and for an enhanced intermodal integration of the entire logistic chain, thereby contributing to a smooth functioning of the internal market by creating the arteries that are necessary for smooth passenger and freight transport flows across the Union. In addition, the network should aim at strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion by ensuring accessibility and connectivity for all regions of the Union, including a better connectivity of the outermost regions and other remote, rural, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions as well as sparsely populated areas. The development of the trans-European transport network should also enable seamless, safe and sustainable mobility of ~~goods and person~~persons and goods in all their diversity and structure, and should contribute to further economic growth and competitiveness in a global perspective, by establishing interconnections and interoperability between national transport networks in a resource-efficient and sustainable way.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Growth in traffic has resulted in increased congestion in international transport and accidents. In order to ensure the international mobility of passengers and goods, the capacity of the trans- European transport network and the use of that capacity should be optimised and, where necessary, expanded by removing infrastructure bottlenecks and bridging missing infrastructure links within and between Member States and, as appropriate, neighbouring countries, and taking into account the ongoing negotiations with candidate and potential candidate countries.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The trans-European transport network consists to a large extent of existing infrastructure. In order to fully achieve the objectives of the new trans- European transport network policy, uniform requirements and clear standards regarding the infrastructure ~~should~~must be established.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In the implementation of projects of common interest, due consideration should be given to the particular circumstances of the individual project concerned. Where possible, synergies with other policies should be exploited and implemented, for instance with tourism aspects by including, within civil engineering structures such as bridges or tunnels, bicycle infrastructure for cycling paths, including the EuroVelo routes, or with security aspects by including new ~~technologies such as sensors in bridg~~, sustainable, relevant and cost-effective technologies.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) During infrastructure planning, Member States and other project promoters should give due consideration to the risk assessments and adaptation measures and all their cost-benefit analysis outcomes, that seek to improve resilience, for example to climate change, natural hazards and human-made disasters. By providing further incentives to develop sustainable forms of transport and with the implementation of high-level standards for green transport infrastructure, the realisation of the trans-European transport network will support the “do no significant harm” principle.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The interests of regional and local authorities, as well as those of the public concerned by a project of common interest, ~~should~~must be appropriately taken into account in the planning and construction phase of projects, with transparent and consistent evidence.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The comprehensive network should be sufficiently equipped with alternative, renewable and advanced fuels infrastructure in order to ensure that it effectively supports the transition to zero- emission mobility, in line with the milestones set in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy. At the same time, safe and secured parking networks providing comprehensive services should be extended and financially supported by Union funds.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)

(35 a) All Member States should prioritize projects of common interests on the TEN-T in terms of financial support, simplified public acquisition procedures, building permit, timeframe for appeals, short terms for payments, clear controlling and monitoring procedures.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) Cooperation with third countries, including neighbouring countries, is necessary in order to ensure connection and interoperability between the infrastructure networks of the Union and those countries. In view of this, where appropriate, the Union should promote projects of common interest with those countries, assessing and ensuring that the objectives and requirements of the trans- European transport network are complied with in order to ensure the interoperability of the Union network, in the same avoiding its usage for illegal migration.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)

(38 a) An extension of The European Transport Corridors should be realised into Republic of Moldova and Ukraine in a stable and secured geopolitical context, while assuring adequate financial support.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)

(47 a) The Rhine-Main-Danube river transport corridor, which will link the port of Constanta to the port of Rotterdam and the Black Sea to the North Sea, should become a financing and execution priority for the Union and the Member States together with all intermodal connections, land and port, civil and economic, required throughout the navigation channel.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52

(52) Member States should establish a national SUMP support programme aimed at promoting the uptake of SUMPs and improving coordination among regions, cities and towns. It should support regions, cities and urban functional areas to develop high-quality SUMPs and reinforce monitoring and evaluation of the SUMP implementation through legislative measures, guidance, capacity building, assistance and possibly financial support.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53

(53) The Mission on Climate-neutral and Smart Cities, set up under the Horizon Europe framework programme, aims to have 100 climate neutral cities in the Union by 2030. The cities involved in the Mission will act as experimentation and innovation hubs for others to follow by 2050. Being so well received all across EU, a new Mission on Climate-neutral and Smart Cities should be launched, under the same programme, with new cities and a more generous budget.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) The trans-European transport network should provide the basis for the large-scale deployment of new technologies and innovation, such as digital and 5G infrastructure and internet of things, which can help enhance the overall efficiency of the European transport sector and capacity to enable secure passenger flows using efficient means, make public or greener transport means more attractive for passengers, and reduce its carbon footprint. This will contribute towards the objectives of the European Green Deal and at the same time contribute to the objective of increasing energy security for the Union. In order to achieve those objectives, the availability of alternative fuels and related infrastructure should be improved throughout the trans- European transport network.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59 a (new)

(59 a) Strong and intelligent power supply networks should be supported to enable fast charging stations on the TEN- T corridors.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) deployment of safe and secured parking facilities and comprehensive services for drivers and travellers;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. The core and extended core network shall consist of those parts of the trans-European transport network which shall be developed as a matter of priority for achieving the objectives for the development of the trans-European transport network. The Member States will interlink the core and extended networks with the national, regional and local mobility networks.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. A project of common interest encompasses its entire cycle, including feasibility studies and permission procedures, construction, operation, maintenance, surveillance and evaluation.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may require Member States by means of an implementing act to establish a single entity for the construction ~~and~~, management and maintenance of cross-border infrastructure projects of common interest. The relevant European Coordinator shall have the status of observer in the management or supervisory board or in both of that single entity.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) promote the extension of the trans- European transport network policy into third countries; a dedicated budget envelope with minimum 30 % in appropriations shall be assigned in the next Multiannual Financial Framework to external transport CEF in order to increase cooperation with third countries;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) keeping existing infrastructure operational and improving or maintaining its quality in terms of safety, security, efficiency of the transport system and transport operations, safe and secured parkings, climate and disaster resilience, environmental performance, and the continuity of traffic flows;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) contributing to transport emission reduction and increased energy security by promoting the use of zero-emission vehicles and vessels and renewable and low-carbon fuels, through the deployment of corresponding alternative, renewables and advanced fuels infrastructure;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) mitigating exposure of ~~urban~~cities and urban functional areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) the development of a safe and secure road network, with sufficient safe and secured parking and alternative fuel infrastructures;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) integrating ICT infrastructures, especially e-ticketing, and mobility as a service on all transport modes using core, extended and comprehensive network and their connections with national, regional and local networks;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 3

When specifying the reference water levels the Commission shall take into account the requirements which are set out in international conventions and in agreements concluded between Member States and relevant stakeholders concerned.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) promoting and developing measures to improve the environmental performance of inland waterway transport and transport infrastructure, including ~~zero and low emission vess~~vessels using alternative, renewable and advanced fuels and measures to mitigate impacts on water bodies and water- dependent biodiversity, in accordance with the applicable requirements under Union law or relevant international agreements.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) construction, maintenance, or upgrading basic port infrastructure, such as internal basins, quay walls, berths, jetties, docks, dykes, backfills and land reclamation;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) expansion of the operating capacity inside and outside the port area in strong connection with environment protection and legal conditions for new constructions;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) the roads are designed, built or upgraded and maintained with the ~~highest level of environmental protection~~most resource-efficient, eco-friendly and climate-proof materials, including as appropriate through low noise road surfaces and the collection, treatment and release of water run-off;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) introduction of innovative technologies to improve the control of compliance with the Union road transport legal framework, including smart and automated enforcement tools ~~and~~, 5G communication infrastructure and internet of things;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) are equipped with at least one refuelling and recharging station as defined in Article 2, point (43), of Regulation (EU) […] [on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure] dedicated to serve heavy- duty vehicles, by 31 December 2030;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2

2. The urban nodes of the trans- European transport network are listed in Annex II. The list can be completed after a proper environmental, financial and risk assessment and the approval of the Member State and its relevant national, regional and local stakeholders.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i

(i) adoption of a sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP) in line with Annex V that includes notably measures to integrate the different modes of transport, to promote efficient zero-emission mobility including sustainable and zero-emission urban logistics, to reduce air and noise pollution and that takes long-distance trans-European transport flows into consideration, to assess in terms of costs and benefits the accessibility and affordability for users of different modes of transport;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii

(iii) for freight transport: sustainable, seamless and safe interconnection between rail, road, and, as appropriate, inland waterway, air and maritime infrastructure as well as appropriate connections with logistics platforms and facilities, as well safe and secure parking areas;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) promotion of efficient and low- noise zero emission transport and mobility, including greening public and private urban fleets;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) support and promote the decarbonisation of transport through transition to zero - and low-emission vehicles, vessels and aircraft and other innovative and sustainable transport and network technologies such as: automated trains, autonomous vehicles, drones, maglev trains and hyperloop;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) improve the operation, management, accessibility, interoperability, multimodality and efficiency of the network, including through the development of ~~multimodal digital~~ mobility as a services solution and the development of infrastructure that allows for seamless multimodality, such as high-speed rail and city train/tram connection at airports;

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2021/0420(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that transport infrastructure provides for safe and secure passenger and freight movements by implementing proper, qualitative and on time maintenance plans during the entire life-time of transport infrastructure.

2022/10/17
Committee: REGI

2020/2124(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Expects the EIB to comply with Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to put on hold disbursement, and, if necessary, to withdraw funding, if there is evidence or a serious risk of adverse impacts; expects the EIB to conduct thorough monitoring that fully takes into account concerns expressed by concerned parties and stakeholders, in particular those pertaining to human rights violations and breaches of the rule of law;

2020/12/11
Committee: BUDG

2020/2124(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Expects the CBRM and the EIB’s revised transport lending policy not to fall below the standard of EU taxonomy; calls for no new loans to be granted that hinder the decarbonisation of transport, and, in particular, ~~no new~~for a reduction in the level of financing to be awarded for the expansion of airports, for increased road capacity, for port expansions in Europe and related infrastructure or for the shipping of liquefied natural gas, while adjusting the decarbonisation requirements for this type of investment;

2020/12/11
Committee: BUDG

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, which, alongside competitiveness and job creation, forms part of a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing together citizens, cities ~~and regions together, and allowing for a just transition~~, regions and companies in developing an internationally competitive European industrial sector;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, authorities, companies, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish ~~fair and inclusive economic growth~~competitive economic growth; recalls the proposals made for innovative public procurements and the need to promote public-private collaboration;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the European industrial and administrative sectors have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, as have individuals, and that all European Union policies must take account of its medium-term impact on health and long- term economic fallout; points out that the primary industrial sector and services, including the tourism and hospitality sectors, are among those most affected;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative ~~and smart~~, smart and knowledge-based economic transformation, a greener and ~~low carbon~~competitive EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure ~~long- term and sustainable employment~~economic growth;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term ~~and sustainable~~ employment;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy and the digital switch, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating ~~a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investment~~industrial growth and a knowledge-based society by promoting industrial competitiveness, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, bearing in mind the need to reduce its high energy and regulatory costs, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;

2020/06/15
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas climate change is a challenge that transcends boundaries and requires immediate and ambitious action at ~~Union, national, regional and loc~~all levels to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and prevent biodiversity loss on a massive scale;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas global warming may reach 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels ~~as soon as the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy~~during the current programming period, necessitating immediate action to tackle the climate emergency;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the economic, social and territorial disparities which Cohesion Policy has the primary goal of addressing may also be ~~exacerba~~impacted by climate change and its long-term consequences;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas local and regional authorities, but also other relevant stakeholders are key actors for implementing Cohesion Policy ~~effectively and~~, delivering an effective response to ~~the urgent threat of climate change~~multiple crisis such as the climate change, biodiversity, as well as the health, social and economic crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas the climate crisis is closely linked to other crises such as biodiversity and the COVID-19 pandemic;~~deleted

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas energy sources derived from solid fossil fuels undermine efforts to achieve climate neutrality;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas regional environment strategies should serve the pursuit of ~~full~~stable employment ~~and~~together with social progress and non-discrimination;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that climate policies should serve the pursuit of ~~full~~stable employment, including green jobs, and fair social progress;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that sustainability and the transition to an economy that is safe, climate neutral, climate resilient, more resource efficient ~~and circular are crucial to~~, available, affordable and circular could play a significant role in ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the Union economy;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that Cohesion Policy should ~~focus on~~contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the fight against climate change, also through an effective methodology for monitoring climate spending and its performance, including its negative effects for EU citizens and regions;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and publish reports using a common standard for all Member States, about the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; stresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in tackling climate change;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the proposal to top up the Just Transition Fund; regrets the fact, however, that the top-up amount proposed by the Commission has been cut under the Council agreement on Next Generation EU; underlines that these cuts ~~would jeopardise the fund’s core objective~~are detrimental to the achievement of the fund’s core objectives and create a supplementary pressure on national budgets;

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2074(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the need for the Energy Taxation Directive11 to be revised in line with the polluter pays principle, so as to promote sustainable energy sources to the detriment of fossil fuels ~~by 2025 at the latest,~~, while paying particular attention to the social and economic impact; _________________ 11 OJ L 283, 31.10.2013, p. 51.

2021/01/13
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; ~~whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principle in all EU activities and policies;~~

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is a core value of the EU, enshrined in the Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas gender mainstreaming should therefore be implemented and integrated as a horizontal principle in all EU activities and policies and EU-funded projects;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas Article 174 TFEU provides that 'in order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion. In particular, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions';

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas cohesion policy is as an important policy tool t~~o support gender equality~~hat has proven its relevance by achieving significant progress towards equality between citizens and territorial balance;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~promoting gender equality~~equality, be it between men and women, regions or generations, among others, is important to reduce regional economic and social disparities and for ensuring the long-term sustainable development of regions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas promoting gender equality is important to reduce local and regional economic and social disparities ands well as for ensuring the long-term sustainable development of regions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the involvement of local and regional authorities, gender equality institutions, university establishments and non-governmental organisations in partnership agreements and monitoring committees is still insufficient;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~gender-disaggregated data~~the study and comparison of disaggregated data, based on reliable and verified sources, and the adoption of appropriate selection procedures are considered useful for promoting ~~gender equality~~the identification of possible inequalities or injustices on which to act and also to develop effective policies to uphold equal rights and freedoms among citizens;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas policy coherence is lacking in the area of gender equality, and whereas a unified system facilitating an identical understanding and implementation of gender mainstreaming in the EU institutions does not yet exist;deleted

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the EU Recovery Fund focuses on economic stimuli for sectors ~~with a high share of male employment, which risks increasing gender inequalities in employment~~that have been hit particularly hard by the health crisis and the subsequent economic crisis and whereas the impact on European society as a whole will therefore have long-term effects on the education, employability and future of these citizens; commends the rapid response of the European institutions and the willingness to support European society;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas recent decades have seen the greatest ever progress in the area of equality between men and women thanks to the project of rights and freedoms on which the European Union is founded, that is our liberal democracies;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas as European citizens we should be proud of having achieved equal rights and obligations, freedoms and opportunities between men and women, and whereas we should therefore promote this successful model across the world, especially where such inequalities persist, where women are persecuted and their rights are violated simply because they are women;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. whereas women and men at the forefront of the fight for equality have shown commitment, courage and leadership; whereas these citizens helped build the European area of rights and freedoms which we enjoy and in which we live;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)

H d. whereas it is important that today women lead some of the most important institutions and hold some of the most prominent political posts in Europe, symbolising the equal opportunities that we have achieved in our society, doing away with the role of women as victims or as supporting actors;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting ~~gender equality~~equal opportunities between people and between regions and the EU Gender Equality Strategy; recalls that all policy goals need appropriate resources dedicated to their implementation;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality and the EU Gender Equality Strategy; recalls that all policy goals need appropriate and sustainable resources dedicated to their implementation;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Believe~~Considers that EU rules should be written in a clear ~~and explicit way, and be binding in relation to gender equality~~way that facilitates their application always for the benefit of citizens;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the regpre~~ttable the downgrading of gender equality in the public debate and~~sentativeness of all social groups is adequately reflected in the public sphere, although it might be appropriate to highlight the disappearance from the debate of the elderly, who are not consulted or represented to an extent commensurate with the impact that public policies have on their daily lives, and calls for this to be taken into account in the policy agenda at EU and national level in post-2020 cohesion policy;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the importance of a coordinated governance framework ~~on gender equality~~between all administrations involved as well as managers, national guidelines and technical support, and stronger scrutiny at EU level after the adoption of operational programmes; calls, furthermore, for account to be taken of the connection with the national plans resulting from the recovery plan for the development of the economic and social development objectives of these programmes;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Points out the insufficient training~~Considers it necessary to boost skills and capacity-building ofin Managing Authorities and implementing partners as regards the ~~gender dimension of~~evaluation of comparative equality data from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), as well as the insufficient ~~gender-oriented~~ monitoring and evaluation systems as regards managing and disaggregating useful data aimed at identifying possible inequalities between citizens;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Points out the insufficient ~~training and capacity-building~~involvement of Managing Authorities and implementing partners in training and capacity-building as regards the gender dimension of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), as well as insufficient gender- oriented monitoring and evaluation systems;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the lack of ~~a binding gender equality strategy at national and regional level and a lack of~~ awareness as regards the benefits of pursuing ~~gender equality~~equal opportunities for women and men for socio-economic growth and sustainable development;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Member States to coordinate closely with local and regional authorities and civil society partners from university and employers and trade union circles, in particular in the framework of the partnership agreement and when drafting the partnership principle, to take into account challenges related to effective equality policies at local and regional level;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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 thihould be equipped with clearer indicators of programme efficiency and effectiveness, in line with the objectives set, especially in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) interventions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that programme stakeholders and monitoring committees ~~still lack expertise on~~have limited expertise when it comes to the implementation of a gender perspective in concrete projects, especially in European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) interventions; considers th~~ere to be a lack of~~at the guidelines, training programmes and concrete examples of good practice to address this remain limited in volume;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses that cohesion policy needs to support equal access to training and employment for women in order to bridge the digital gender gap and to support the green and digital transitions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the crucial role of cohesion policy in investing in high-quality public services, both for combating ~~gender~~the various inequalities that may exist and for building social resilience and coping with economic, social and health crises;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Recalls that cohesion policy aims at the harmonious development of the regions through the objective of economic convergence, thus contributing to the well-being of citizens; believes that the reality of European citizens depends on the different contexts in which they develop and that giving preference to some groups over others can give rise to undesirable effects and new forms of discrimination.

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for c~~ompulsory requirements on gender equality objectives to be introduced~~areful account to continue to be taken of the objectives of equality and of greater opportunities in all post-2020 operational programmes, with specific and interdisciplinary measures to be translated into all operations;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. S~~trongly s~~upports the ~~ex ante requirement of~~possibility for each Member State, in the free exercise of its powers, to develop~~ing~~ a national ~~gender~~ equality strategy t~~o underpin~~hat can be taken into account in connection with cohesion policy interventions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly supports the ~~ex ante~~ requirement ~~of developing~~for each Member State to have a national gender equality strategy to ~~underpin~~support cohesion policy interventions;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses the importance of ~~partnerships with gender equality bodies and their involvement in all programme phases; believes that all bodies created in the area of cohesion policy should be gender balanced~~the cooperation of civil society and its involvement in all programme phases;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines that a ~~gender impact assessment should be a mandat~~n assessment of possible inequalities should forym part of Member States’ evaluations on how the funds are spent and whether compliance with ~~gender equality~~established targets is respected;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
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 impact 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 as the national median wage and the median annual gross income in purchasing power parity;deleted

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Franc BOGOVIČ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and training sessions, so as to disseminate concrete examples of good practices on ~~gender mainstreaming; stresses, moreover, that at the project selec~~integration, 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 Fundsound management and equality;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2040(INI)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on all institutions to provide guidance documents and training sessions, so as to disseminate 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, broadly geared to creating new jobs and ensuring the same pay for the same work; 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;

2020/12/14
Committee: REGI

2020/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Raises concern about the UK’s position on the future partnership with the EU, and thus emphasises that rights and privileges entail obligations and that the level of access to the EU single market should fully correspond to the extent of regulatory convergence and commitments agreed with respect to observing a level playing field for open and fair competition ~~with a view to dynamic alignment~~based on the common standards;

2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/2023(INI)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises that UK freight transport operators cannot be granted the same rights and benefits as Union freight transport operators in respect to road freight transport operations, while invites to explore the possibility to have a closer relation with UK, with inclusion of certain rights that may enable a more efficient use of journey, from operational, environmental and economical perspectives;

2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/2023(INI)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the envisaged partnership should include the right of transit ~~of laden~~ journeys from the territory of one party to the territory of the same party through the territory of the other party;

2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/2023(INI)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Considers that the envisaged partnership should include a level playing field in the areas of, in particular, work and rest time, tachographs, weights ~~and~~, dimensions and training of personnel;

2020/04/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Title 1

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a~~dequate~~ framework for promoting levels of minimum wages in the European Union

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Chapter II of the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed at Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, establishes a set of principles to serve as a guide towards ensuring fair working conditions. Principle No 6 of the European Pillar of Social Rights reaffirms the workers’ right to fair wages that provide for a decent standard of living. It also provides that ~~adequate~~ minimum wages shall be ensured, in a way that provides for the satisfaction of the needs of the worker and his/her family in the light of national economic and social conditions, whilst safeguarding access to employment and incentives to seek work. Furthermore, it recalls that in-work poverty shall be prevented and that all wages shall be set in a transparent and predictable way and respecting the autonomy of the social partners.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) Guideline 5 of Council Decision 2020/ 1512/EU on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States37 calls on Member States to ensure ~~an effective involvement of~~the collaboration and/or cooperation with the social partners in wage-setting, providing for fair wages that enable a decent standard of living and allowing for ~~an adequate~~ responsiveness of wages to productivity levels and developments, with a view to upward convergence. The Guideline also calls on Member States to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining on wage setting. It also calls on Member States and the social partners to ensure that all workers have ~~adequate and~~ fair wages by benefitting from collective agreements or ~~adequate~~ statutory minimum wages, and taking into account their impact on competitiveness, job creation and in-work poverty. The Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202138 states that Member States should adopt measures to ensure fair working conditions. In addition, the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 202039 recalled that in the context of growing social divides, it is important to ensure that each worker earns a~~n adequate~~ wage. Several Country Specific Recommendations have also been issued to some Member States in the field of minimum wages. However, individual countries may be little inclined to improve their minimum wage settings because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. __________________ 37 Council Decision 2020/1512/EU of 13 October 2020 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (OJ L 344, 19.10.2020, p. 22–28). 38 Commission Communication COM(2020) 575 final. 39 Commission Communication COM(2019) 650 final.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) Better working and living conditions, including through ~~adequate~~ minimum wages, benefit both workers and businesses in the Union and are a prerequisite for achieving inclusive and sustainable growth. Addressing large differences in the coverage ~~and adequacy~~ of minimum wage protection contributes to improving the fairness of the EU labour market and promote economic, social progress and upward convergence. Competition in the Single Market should be based on high social standards, innovation and productivity improvements ensuring a level playing field.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) When ~~set at adequate levels~~ever levels are set, minimum wages protect the income of disadvantaged workers, help ensure a decent living, and limit the fall in income during bad times, as recognised in Convention 131 of the International Labour Organisation on the establishment of a system of minimum wage fixing. Minimum wages contribute to sustaining domestic demand, strengthen incentives to work, reduce wage inequalities and in- work poverty.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Minimum wage protection set out by collective agreements in low-paid occupations is adequate in most cases; statutory minimum wages are low compared to other wages in the economy in several Member States. In 2018, the statutory minimum wage did not provide sufficient income for a single minimum- wage earner to reach the at-risk-of-poverty threshold in nine Member States. ~~In addition, the use of reduced minimum wage rates (variations) and deductions from statutory minimum wages negatively affect their adequacy.~~

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) While strong collective bargaining at sector or cross-industry level contributes to ensuring ~~adequate~~ minimum wage protection, traditional collective bargaining structures have been eroding during the last decades~~, in part due to structural shifts in the economy towards less unionised sectors and to the decline in trade union membership related to the increase of atypical and new forms of work~~.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) The Commission has consulted management and labour in a two-stage process with regard to possible action to address the challenges related to ~~adequate~~ minimum wages protection in the Union, in accordance with Article 154 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. There was no agreement among the social partners to enter into negotiations with regard to those matters. It is, however, important to take action at Union level to ensure that workers in the Union are protected by ~~adequate~~ minimum wages, taking into account the outcomes of the social partners’ consultation.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) This Directive establishes ~~minimum requirements at Union level to ensure both that minimum wages are set at adequate~~a framework at Union level for promoting minimum wages levels and that workers have access to minimum wage protection, in the form of a statutory minimum wage or in the form of wages set under collective agreements as defined for the purpose of this Directive.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Well-functioning collective bargaining on wage setting is an important means to ensure that workers are protected by ~~adequate~~ minimum wages. In the Member States with statutory minimum wages, collective bargaining supports general wage developments ~~and therefore contributes to improving the adequacy of minimum wages~~. In the Member States where minimum wage protection is provided exclusively by collective bargaining, their level as well as the share of protected workers are directly determined by the functioning of the collective bargaining system and collective bargaining coverage. Strong and well- functioning collective bargaining together with a high coverage of sectorial or cross- industry collective agreements strengthen the ~~adequacy and the~~ coverage of minimum wages.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is ~~essential~~recommended that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, ~~those who do not reach this level of coverage should,~~while being in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreement.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) Sound rules, procedures and practice for setting and updating statutory minimum wages are necessary to deliver ~~adequate~~ minimum wages, while safeguarding jobs and the competitiveness of firms including small and medium-sized enterprises. They include a number of elements to preserve the adequacy of statutory minimum wages, including criteria and indicators to assess adequacy, regular and timely updates, the existence of consultative bodies and the involvement of social partners. A timely and effective involvement of the latterA timely and effective collaboration and/or cooperation with the social partners is another element of good governance that allows for an informed and inclusive decision-making process.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) Minimum wages are considered ~~adequate~~fair if they are ~~fair~~ in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living. The ~~adequacy~~levels of statutory minimum wages isare determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral levels and developments. Their adequacy should be assessed at least in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) To promote a~~dequacy of~~ framework for minimum wages for all groups of workers, variations and deductions from statutory minimum wages should be ~~limited to a minimum~~non- discriminatory and proportionate, while ensuring that social partners are duly consulted in their definition. Some deductions to statutory minimum wages ~~may b~~are justified by a legitimate aim, including overstated amounts paid or deductions ordered by a judicial authority. Others, such as deductions related to the equipment necessary to perform a job or deductions of allowances in kind, such as accommodation, may be unjustified or disproportionate.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) An effective enforcement system, including controls and field inspections, is necessary to ensure the functioning of national statutory minimum wage frameworks. To strengthen the effectiveness of enforcement authorities, a close collaboration and /or cooperation with the social partners is also ~~nee~~recommended, including to address critical challenges such as those related to sub- contracting, bogus self-employment or non-recorded overtime. Moreover, workers should have easily access to appropriate information on applicable statutory minimum wages to ensure a~~n adequate~~ high degree of transparency and predictability as regards their working conditions.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) Reliable monitoring and data collection are ~~key~~important to ensure the effective protection of minimum wages. The Commission should report every year to the European Parliament and to the Council its assessment of levels and developments in the ~~adequacy and~~ coverage of minimum wages on the basis of annual data and information to be provided by Member States. In addition, progress should be monitored in the framework of the process of economic and employment policy coordination at Union level. In that context, the Employment Committee should examine every year the situation in the Member States on the basis of the reports produced by the Commission and other multilateral surveillance tools such as benchmarking.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28

(28) The reforms and measures adopted by the Member States to promote ~~adequate~~ minimum wage protection of workers, while being steps in the right direction, have not been comprehensive and systematic. Moreover, individual countries may be little inclined to improve the ~~adequacy and~~ coverage of minimum wages because of the perception that this could negatively affect their external cost competitiveness. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29

(29) This Directive lays down ~~minimum requirements~~a framework, thus leaving untouched Member States' prerogative to introduce and maintain more favourable provisions. Rights acquired under the existing national legal framework should continue to apply~~, unless more favourable provisions are introduced by this Directive~~. The implementation of this Directive cannot be used to reduce existing rights for workers, nor can it constitute valid grounds for reducing the general level of protection afforded to workers in the field covered by this Directive.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for promoting:

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~setting adequate~~ levels of minimum wages;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) ‘statutory minimum wage’ means a minimum wage set by law, or other binding legal provisions, with the exclusion of those set by a collective agreement made universally applicable;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) ‘collective agreement’ means all agreements in writing regarding working conditions and terms of employment ~~concluded by the social partners~~ as an outcome of collective bargaining;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5

~~(5) ‘collective bargaining coverage’ means the share of workers at national level to whom a collective agreement applies;~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title

~~Promotion of c~~Collective bargaining onminimum wages s~~etting~~ystem

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. With the aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage Member States that set minimum wages only through collective agreements shall take, in consultation with the social partners and in accordance with national laws and practices, at least the following measures:

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) promote the building and strengthening of the capacity of the social partners to engage in collective bargaining on wage setting, in particular, at sector or cross-industry level;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Eugen TOMAC, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Member States where collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for collective bargaining, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. The action plan shall be made public and shall be notified to the European Commission.deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – title

~~Adequacy~~Statutory minimum wages system

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States with statutory minimum wages shall ~~take~~establish the necessary ~~measures to ensure that the~~framework for setting and updating of statutory minimum wages ar. Such setting and updating shall be guided by criteria set to promote and~~equacy with the aim to~~ achieve decent working and living conditions, social cohesion and upward convergence. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 ~~shall~~may include ~~at least~~some of the following elements, whose relevance may be decided by Member States in accordance with their prevailing national socio-economic conditions:

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the purchasing power of statutory minimum wages~~, taking into account the cost of living and the contribution of taxes and social benefits~~;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the general level of gross wages ~~and their distribution~~;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) labour productivity levels and developments.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall use indicative reference values to guide their assessment of adequacy of statutory minimum wages in relation to the general level of gross wages, such as those commonly used at international level.deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the regular and timely updates of statutory minimum wages ~~in order to preserve their adequacy~~.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall e~~stablish~~nsure that consultative bodies are in place to advise the competent authorities on issues related to statutory minimum wages.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Where Member States ~~may~~ allow for different rates of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers~~. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and~~ or for deductions by law that reduce the remuneration paid to a level below that of the relevant statutory minimum wage, they shall ensure that ~~any~~these variation iss and deductions are non- discriminatory, proportionate~~, limited in time if relevant, and objectively and reasonably~~ and justified by a legitimate aim.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. Member States may allow deductions by law that reduce the remuneration paid to workers to a level below that of the statutory minimum wage. Member States shall ensure that these deductions from statutory minimum wages are necessary, objectively justified and proportionate.deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States shall take the necessary measures to en~~sur~~able thate involvement of the social partners ~~are involved~~ in a timely and effective manner in statutory minimum wage setting and updating, including through ~~particip~~representation in consultative bodies referred to in Article 5(5) and notably as concerns:

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the selection and application of criteria ~~and indicative reference values~~ referred to in Article 5 (1) ~~(2)~~ and (32) for the determination of statutory minimum wage levels;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~the collection of data and the carrying out of studies for the information of statutory minimum wage setting authoriti~~supporting the consultation processes for setting the statutory minimum wage with information, data and analyses;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States shall, in consultation and/or cooperation with social partners, take the following measures, where appropriate to enhance the access of workers to statutory minimum wage protection ~~as appropriate~~:

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) develop guidance for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant ~~businesse~~employers;

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1

In accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU, Directive 2014/25/EU and Directive 2014/23/EU, Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that in the performance of public procurement or concession contracts economic operators ~~comply with the wages set out by collective agreement~~, and their subcontractors, comply with the applicable obligations regarding wages in the field of labour law established by Union law, national law, collective agreements or by international labour law provisions for the relevant sector and geographical area and with the statutory minimum wages where they exist.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1

~~1. Member States shall task their competent authorities with developing effective data collection tools to monitor the coverage and adequacy of minimum wages.~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii

~~(ii) the existing variations and the share of workers covered by them;~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii

~~(iii) the existing deductions;~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv

~~(iv) the rate of collective bargaining coverage.~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~Member States shall provide the statistics and information referred to in this paragraph disaggregated by gender, age, disability, company size and sector.~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

The Commission may request Member States to provide further information on a case by case basis where it considers such information necessary for monitoring the effective implementation of this Directive.deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3

~~3. Member States shall ensure that information regarding minimum wage protection, including collective agreements and wage provisions therein, is transparent and publicly accessible.~~deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. On the basis of the report issued by the Commission, the Employment Committee set up in accordance with Article 150 TFEU shall carry out every year an examination of the promotion of collective bargaining on wage setting and of the adequacy of minimum wages in the Member States.deleted

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that, 1. without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including ~~adequate~~ compensation, in the case of infringements of their rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the respective provisions already in force. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Daniel BUDA, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

Member States may entrust the social partners with the implementation of this Directive, where the social partners jointly request to do so. In so doing, the Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the results s~~ough~~et by this Directive are ~~guaranteed~~complied with at all times.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0310(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Iuliu WINKLER, Vasile BLAGA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Loránt VINCZE, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. This Directive is without prejudice to any ~~other~~ rights conferred on workers by other legal acts of the Union.

2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Past experiences have shown that investment is often drastically cut during crises. However, it is essential to support investment in this particular situation to speed up the recovery and strengthen long- term growth potential. Investing in green and digital technologies, capacities and processes aimed at assisting clean energy transition, boosting energy efficiency in housing and other key sectors of the economic are important to achieve sustainable growth and overall help create jobs, as well as foster mid-term competitiveness. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains. and boosting a knowledge based economy

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Against this background, it is necessary to strengthen the current framework for the provision of support to Member States and provide direct financial support to Member States through an innovative tool. To that end, a Recovery and Resilience Facility (the ‘Facility’) should be established under this Regulation to provide effective financial and significant support to step up the implementation of reforms and related public investments ~~in the~~that will entail an improvement of the sustainability and competitiveness of Member States economics. The Facility 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.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy, together with other economic development objectives, and the translation of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability a~~nd to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives.~~s long as they may not hinder European Union’s industry growth capacity, affected as it has been by COVID-19 crisis

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) In order to implement these overall objectives, relevant actions will be identified during the Facility’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. Also, due attention should be paid to the impact of the national plans submitted under this Regulation on fostering not only the green transition, but also the digital transformation and the development of a knowledge based economy. They will ~~both~~ play a priority role in relaunching and modernising our economy.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting ~~the~~ green a competitive knowledge based economy and digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable and competitive growth.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. To achieve that general objective, the specific objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to provide Member States with financial support with a view to achieving the milestones and targets of ~~reforms~~structural reforms ( including those of public administration systems) and investments as set out in their recovery and resilience plans. That specific objective shall be pursued in close cooperation with the Member States concerned.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. The amounts referred to in paragraph 1(a) may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, which are required for the management of each instrument and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, in so far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission. Member States or intermediary management agents for the management of each instrument. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as the obligatory quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of reforms and investments.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Facility. (except for ERDF, EAFRD and ESF+) The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. In pursuance of the objectives set out in Article 4, Member States shall prepare national recovery and resilience plans. These plans shall set out the reform and investment agenda of the Member State concerned for the subsequent four years as well as yearly objectives. Recovery and resilience plans eligible for financing under this instrument shall comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent package, which should comprise yearly objectives, as well as an indicators and implementation evaluation system.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the ~~green~~knowledge based economy and digital transition. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921 , in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. _________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis the improvement of the business fabric,, and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis, the improvement of the business fabric, and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) an explanation of how the measures in the plan are expected to contribute to the ~~green~~knowledge based economy and the digital transitions or to the challenges resulting from them;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point h

(h) the accompanying measures that may be needed; amongst other issues the reduction of national bureaucracies and increase of public private partnerships

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. In the preparation of proposals for their recovery and resilience plan, Member States may request the Commission to organise an exchange of good practices in order to allow the requesting Member States to benefit from the experience of other Member State~~s. Member States~~, and that shall he made public to the rest of the European institutions and bodies once it may have become consolidated. may also request technical support under the Technical Support Instrument in accordance with the regulation thereof.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. The Commission shall assess the importance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plan and its contribution to the ~~green~~knowledge based and digital transitions, as well as competitive economy and for that purpose, shall take into account the following criteria:

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the ~~green~~knowledge based economy and the digital transitions as to develop a competitive economy or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tom BERENDSEN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the competitive growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point e

(e) whether the justification provided by the Member State on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible, as well as a payment plan in accordance with legislation, and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point f

(f) whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investments projects that represent coherent actions, and they might as well help job growth and the development of a knowledge based society;

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Tom BERENDSEN, Lena DÜPONT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point g

(g) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the envisaged timetable, payment plan, milestones and targets, and the related indicators.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/0104(COD)

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Tom BERENDSEN, Tomislav SOKOL, Krzysztof HETMAN, Lena DÜPONT

(f) the arrangements for providing access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data, from the regional, local and national administrations.

2020/09/11
Committee: REGI

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Tomislav SOKOL, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Álvaro AMARO, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to allow maximum flexibility to Member States for tailoring crisis repair actions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of health systems and the economy, allocations should be established by the Commission at Member State level~~. Furthermore,~~, while taking into consideration those most impacted by the crisis. Furthermore, it should provide the possibility ~~for using~~of use of any additional resources to support aid for the most deprived ~~should also be provided for~~. In addition, it is necessary to establish ceilings concerning the allocation to technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States while allowing maximum flexibility to the Member States as to its allocation within operational programmes supported by the ERDF or the ESF. It should be clarified that there is no need to respect the ESF minimum share for the additional resources. Nevertheless, the fact that the operational strength of the ESF should be maintained must not be disregarded. Taking account of the expected quick spending of the additional resources, the commitments linked to those additional resources should only be decommitted at the closure of the operational programmes.

2020/07/24
Committee: REGI

2020/0101(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2

Member States may allocate the additional resources either to one or more ~~separate~~ priority axes within an existing operational programme or programmes or to a new operational programme referred to in paragraph 11. By way of derogation from Article 26(1), the programme shall cover the period until 31 December 2022, subject to paragraph 4 above.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Tomislav SOKOL, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Álvaro AMARO, Krzysztof HETMAN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to complement the actions already available under the scope of support of the ERDF, as extended by Regulations (EU) 2020/460 and (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 , Member States should continue to be allowed to use the additional resources primarily for investments in products and services for health services, ~~for providing~~including cross-border health services. Resources should be used to provide equal services for all citizens, as well as support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, in operations contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, infrastructure providing basic services to citizens living in rural, insular, mountainous and outermost regions, or economic support measures for those regions most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis, such as tourism which generates about 10% of the EU's GDP, employs about 13 million workers and is the fourth largest export industry. The data shows that it is necessary to revitalize this economic sector as soon as possible, and it is especially important for all Member States in which tourism is of strategic importance. Technical assistance should also be supported. It is appropriate that the additional resources are focused exclusively under the new thematic objective “"Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”", which should also constitute a single investment priority, to allow for simplified programming and implementation of the additional resources. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2020/460 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 March 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to mobilise investments in the healthcare systems of Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative) (OJ L99, 31.3.2020, p. 5); Regulation (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013 and (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, (OJ L 130, 23.4.2020, p. 1).

2020/07/24
Committee: REGI

2020/0101(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Dennis RADTKE, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 8– subparagraph 4

For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children and elderly people.

2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL

2020/0101(COD)

Tomislav SOKOL, Pascal ARIMONT, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Álvaro AMARO, Krzysztof HETMAN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

(9a) In order to enable equal access to health care, reduce unmet medical needs and increase resilience to future health crises, additional resources for the ERDF should also be used to develop centres of excellences for specific disease and health crises around the EU by providing financial support for the procurement of medicinal products and medical devices, as well as supporting the additional specialization of already established centres for complex diseases and virus research. Stronger health cooperation, coordination and resilience can be fostered by developing a network of centres of excellence around the EU, evenly deployed between Member States and its regions, each specialised in providing specific treatment for all European citizens that are in need of a such health service and treatment.

2020/07/24
Committee: REGI

2020/0101(COD)

Tomislav SOKOL, Pascal ARIMONT, Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Álvaro AMARO, Krzysztof HETMAN, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support the modernisation of the labour market, health and social systems, as well as comprehensive lifelong learning strategies in order to negate long-term unemployment and support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and significant support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for people in vulnerable situations and those who are living in rural, insular, mountainous and outermost regions, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills development and to enhance access to social services of general interest~~, including for children~~ for all citizens, including children. Special attention should be given to measures supporting training and mobilisation of health and social care workers, particularly in the context of increasing resilience for potential future crises. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short-time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by the national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.

2020/07/24
Committee: REGI

2020/0101(COD)

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Eugen TOMAC, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

The Facility shall provide support benefitting Union territories ~~facing serious social, environmental and economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050~~as defined by Article 7 of Regulation [JTF Regulation].

2020/09/03
Committee: BUDG ECON

2020/0100(COD)

Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

2. 'beneficiary' means a public sector legal entity established in a Member State as a public law body, or as a body governed by private law entrusted with a public service mission, or a state-owned enterprise, a local or regional authority owned enterprise, with whom a grant agreement has been signed under the Facility;

2020/09/03
Committee: BUDG ECON

Gheorghe FALCĂ, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 650% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Iuliu WINKLER, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

RCO 01 a new - lost and new created enterprises

2020/05/25
Committee: REGI

2020/0006(COD)

Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Iuliu WINKLER, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – table – column 1 – Outputs – row 1 – RCO 01 b (new)

RCO 01 b new - GDP/cap in the territory

2020/05/25
Committee: REGI

2020/0006(COD)

Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Iuliu WINKLER, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – table – column 2 – Results – row 1 – RCR 01 a (new)

RCR 01 a new - Gap between loss and created jobs

2020/05/25
Committee: REGI

2020/0006(COD)

Daniel BUDA, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Iuliu WINKLER, Gheorghe FALCĂ, Marian-Jean MARINESCU

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – table – column 2 – Results – row 1 – RCR 01 b (new)

RCR 01 b new - Increase of GDP/cap in the territory

2020/05/25
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing signs of less dynamic growth; highlights that more must be done to support Member States which are experiencing slower growth and high unemployment, ~~particularly where young people are concerned~~and those having to cope with wholesale depopulation, particularly where young people are concerned; points out that a shortage of labour in less-developed regions threatens to undermine the effective implementation of cohesion policy;

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the European Semester must consistently contribute to ~~the~~increasing competitiveness and eliminati~~on of~~ng social, economic and territorial inequalities and disparities between EU regions;

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the European Semester should further economic and social convergence between regions and Member States by adjusting trade imbalances, reducing the excessive surplus and ~~giving effect to existing sanctions~~putting compensatory measures into effect; highlights the fact that the European goal of more inclusive growth means greater investment in infrastructure, education and training, health, and research and innovation; stresses that increases in productivity should lead to ~~increased pay;~~a favourable climate for entrepreneurship, increased pay and attractive jobs.

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates the crucial role of cohesion policy, as the main investment policy in Europe, in the recovery process and recommends that the Member States act on the specific recommendations made by the Commission as part of the European Semester; underlines the need to increase the budget for cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, in order to maintain its European added value, thus contributing to economic growth, social inclusion, innovation and environmental protection;

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Semester, and recommends that a balanced and stepwise approach be adopted with the aim of putting people, their health and the planet at the centre of economic policy; notes that, in this respect, special attention must be paid to the labour market, by safeguarding existing jobs and creating new ones; stresses that the New Green Deal must not hamper investment in basic infrastructure in regions where this is lacking;

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the best response to citizens’ concerns is to support an increase in real earnings, seek greater investment in quality ~~job~~, properly-paid jobs reflecting the developing fields of the future and new technological trends, boost domestic demand and ensure a fairer distribution of the wealth generated; considers that the Stability and Growth Pact should be more flexible so as to take into account cyclical conditions, structural reforms and government investment;

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2211(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the relationship between cohesion policy and economic governance processes under the European Semester should be balanced, reciprocal and focused on positive incentives; supports further recognition of the territorial dimension and expertise capacities at local and regional level, which would be beneficial for the European Semester.

2020/01/27
Committee: REGI

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that cohesion policy is based on a policy of solidarity, pursuing its Treaty-posed objective of promoting and supporting the overall harmonious development of Member States and regions, and aims to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between and within EU regions, to promote regional cooperation and to iensure that no region is left behind; considers that it creates growth and jobs across the Union as well as delivering key Union objectives and priorities, including its climate and energy targets, infrastructure and smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth;

2041/01/05
Committee: REGI

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to consider the lessons of this programming period and avoid any further payment crises; draws attention that delays in funded programme launches and late project implementation are resulting in a logjam of payment requests at the end of the programming period;

2041/01/05
Committee: REGI

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that the Structural Reform Support Programme funding will be financed using the Global Margin for Commitments; warns that increases should come at no expense to cohesion policy; stresses that cohesion funding must be a priority following development of basic infrastructure, especially in regions that are lagging far behind;

2041/01/05
Committee: REGI

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for a reprogramming exercise for the Youth Employment Initiative, following the agreement in the 2019 budgetary procedure to increase the level of commitment appropriations; stresses the need to channel funding into specific measures aimed at limiting the exodus of young people from less developed regions;

2041/01/05
Committee: REGI

2019/2028(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the transparent, fair and responsible use of Union resources.;

2041/01/05
Committee: REGI

2019/0254(COD)