Activities of José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020, Section III – Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (5)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that, in 2020, the 2019 multi annual call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) was successfully completed, selecting 125 projects with an overall contribution of more than EUR 2 billion; notes, however, the need to improve the level of awareness of the CEF eligibility rules among the beneficiaries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the low implementation rate of CEF during the 2014-2020 period: calls on Member States to significantly speed up investments, and on the Commission to step up its monitoring in view of the urgent need for infrastructure investment in order to facilitate a swift recovery from the Covid-19 crisis; is concerned that a significant under- execution of payments for transport infrastructure financed by the Cohesion Fund contribution to CEF for 2021 is expected, and that implementation delays and decommitment of funds might occur; calls on the Commission to ensure the long-term and coherent planning of commitments and calls and to enhance the link between funding and the achievement of projects milestones in order to ensure the timely completion of the core TEN-T networks; notes the need to prioritize the global network when using the ESIF available for road projects in complementarity to the core network
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the positive evaluation of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) policy progress and the agreement on the Streamlining Directive, which will play a key role in accelerating pre-identified cross-border projects on the core network; notes however that there are bottlenecks along the corridors where more focus is needed to guarantee connectivity and timely completion of the core network by 2030; is concerned that phased and new projects along the TEN-T network are at risk due delays in adoption of partnership agreements and cohesion programmes for the 2021-2027 period; therefore, invites the European TEN-T Coordinators to conduct a thorough assessment of the projects completed and the improvements achieved along the TEN-T corridors under the current programming period, and to present it to the Commission and the Parliament; furthermore, asks the Commission to propose a new result- oriented mechanism including short, mid and long-term planning and technical assistance, to increase the added value of European Funds and to ensure that Member States will meet the 2030 and 2050 completion targets, respectively for the core and comprehensive networks;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic placed transport and tourism in Union under an unprecedented pressure and welcomescalls on the Commission’s efforts to provide relief to the sectors and financing using the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiatives (CRII and CRII+), CEF, RRF, Cohesion Fund, InvestEU, ERDF to further develop its mechanism and tools providing awareness and information to citizens and stakeholders on the tourism and transport projects it funds under the European Regional development Fund and cohesion Funds”;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Reiterates the Parliament’s request for the creation of a new budgetary line for Tourism, in order to finance a tourism fit for the future, digitalized and sustainable;