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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility
2020/10/12
Committee: REGI
Dossiers: 2020/0104(COD)
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Amendments (88)

Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination (‘European Semester’), including the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reforms. Those strategies should be presented alongside theevery 3 yearls, by National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 changed the economic outlook for the years to come in the Union and in the world, calling for an urgent and coordinated response from the Union in order to cope with the enormous economic and social consequences for all Members. The challenges linked to the demographic context have been amplified by COVID-19. The current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the previous economic and financial crisis have shown that developing sound and resilient economies and financial systems built on strong and flexible economic and social structures helps Member States to respond more efficiently to shocks and recover more swiftly from them. The medium and long- term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis will critically depend on how quickly Member States’ economies will recover from the crisis, which in turn depends on the fiscal space Member States have available to take measures to mitigate the social and economic impact of the crisis, and on the resilience of their economies. Reforms and investments to address structural weaknesses of the economies and strengthen their resilience will therefore be essential to set the economies back on a sustainable recovery path and avoid further widening of the divergences in the Union.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The implementation of the investments and reforms contributing to achieve a high degree of resilience of domestic economies, allowing constraints flexibility, strengthening adjustment capacity and unlocking growth potential without involving pro-cyclical effects are among the Union’s policy priorities. They are therefore crucial to set the recovery on a sustainable path and support the process of upward economic and social convergence. This is even more necessary in the aftermath of the pandemic crisis to pave the way for a swift recovery.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Currently, nNo instrument should foresees direct financial support linked to the achievement of results and to implementation of reforms and public investments ofin the Member States in response to challenges identified in the European Semester, and with a view to having a lasting impact on the productivity and resilience of the economy of the Member States.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Against this background, it is necessary to strengthenadapt 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 counter-cyclical reforms and related public investments in the Member States. 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
Amendment 26 #
(9) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions andcontribution to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, and the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article 125(1)(a) of the Financial Regulation.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to implementachieve these overall objectiveresults, 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. They will both play a priority role in relaunching and modernising our economy.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to enable measures to be taken that link the Facility to sound economic governance, with a view to ensuring uniform implementing conditions, the power should be conferred on the Council to suspend, on a proposal from the Commission and by means of implementing acts, the period of time for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans and to suspend payments under this Facility, in the event of significant non-compliance in relation to the relevant cases related to the economic governance process laid down in the Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] (…). The power to lift those suspensions by means of implementing acts, on a proposal from the Commission, should also be conferred on the Council in relation to the same relevant cases.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustmentcompetition capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable and homogeneous growth.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The specific objective of the Facility should be to provide financial support with a view to achieving the milestones and targets of countercyclical reforms and investments as set out in recovery and resilience plans. That specific objective should be pursued in close cooperation with the Member States concerned.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the cohesion, of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Uniongional development and the green and digital transitions.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Where a Member States is exempted from the monitoring and assessment of the European Semester on the basis of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 472/201311 , or is subject to surveillance under Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200212 , it should be possible that the provisions of this regulation are applied to the Member State concerned in relation to the challenges and priorities identified by the measures set out under the regulations thereof. _________________ 11 12deleted OJ L 140 of 27.5.2013. OJ L 53 of 23.2.2002.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) To inform the preparation and the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans by Member States, the Council should be able to discuss, within the European Semester, the state of recovery, resilience, cohesion and adjustment capacity in the Union. To ensure appropriate evidence, this discussion should be based on the Commission’s strategic and analytical information available in the context of the European Semester and, if available, on the basis of the information on the implementation of the plans in the preceding years.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure a meaningful financial contribution commensurate to the actual needs of Member States to undertake and complete the reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, it is appropriate to establish a maximum financial contribution available to them under the Facility as far as the financial support (i.e. the non- repayable financial support) is concerned. That maximum contribution should be calculated on the basis of the population, taken into account the depopulation rate, the inverse of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP and the fall of GDP due to the Covid-19 impact) and the relative unemployment rate of each Member State.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The Commission should assess the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member States and should act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission will fully respect the national ownership of the process and will therefore take into account the justification and elements provided by the Member State concerned and assess whether the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester; whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions and to addressing the challenges resulting from them; whether the plan is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State concerned; whether the plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the 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 enhancing economic, social and territorial cohesion; whether the justification provided by the Member State of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment; whether the proposed recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions; and whether the arrangement proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) To ensure that the financial support is frontloaded in the initial years after the crisis, and to ensure compatibility with the available funding for this instrument, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made available until 31 December 2024. To this effect, at least 670 percent of the amount available for non- repayable support should be legally committed by 31 December 2022. The remaining amount should be legally committed by 31 December 2024.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The request for a loan should be justified by the financial needs linked to additional reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, notably relevant for the green and digital transitions, and by therefore, by a higher cost of the plan than the maximum financial contribution (to be) allocated via the non-repayable contribution. It should be possible to submit the request for a loan together with the submission of the plan. In case the request for loan is made at a different moment in time, it should be accompanied by a revised plan with additional milestones and targets. To ensure frontloading of resources, Member States should request a loan support at the latest by 31 August 2024. For the purposes of sound financial management, the total amount of all the loans granted under this Regulation should be capped. In addition, the maximum volume of the loan for each Member State should not exceed 4.7% of its Gross National Income. An increase of the capped amount should be possible in exceptional circumstances subject to available resources. For the same reasons of sound financial management,In any case it should be possible to pay the loan in instalments against the fulfilment of results.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) A Member State should have the possibility to make a reasoned request to amend the recovery and resilience plan within the period of implementation, where objective circumstances justify such a course of action. The Commission should assess the reasoned request and take a new decision within fourthree months.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) For the purpose of sound financial management, specific rules should be laid down for budget commitments, payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds. To ensure predictability, it should be possible for Member States to submit requests for payments on a biannual basis. Payments should be made in instalments and be based on a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State. Suspension and cancellation of the financial contribution should be possible when the recovery and resilience plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension, cancellation and recovery of amounts paid respects the right of Member States to provide observations.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) For effective monitoring of implementation, the Member States should report on a quarterly basis within the European Semester procesn annual basis on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plan. Such reports prepared by the Member States concerned should be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which should be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) In accordance with the Financial Regulation, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council14 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9515 ,Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9616 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193917 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 . In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors. _________________ 14Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999,(OJ L248, 18.9.2013, p. 1) 15 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1) 16 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L292,15.11.96, p.2) 17Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L283, 31.10.2017,, p.1) 18 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29)
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘European Semester of economic policy coordination’ (hereinafter ‘European Semester’) means the process set out by Article 2-a of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 199720 . _________________ 20Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 1).deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 109 #
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 countercyclical reforms 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
Amendment 113 #
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 for the management of each instrument. EThe same amounts of expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of countercyclical reforms and investments.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Facility. 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.Article 6 deleted Resources from shared management programmes
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In the event of significant non- compliance in relation to any of the cases laid down in Article 15(7) of the Regulation laying down common provisions on the […)][CPR], the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2) or to suspend payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The decision to suspend payments referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to payment applications submitted after the date of the decision to suspend. The suspension of the time period referred to in Article 17 shall apply from the day after the adoption of the decision referred to in paragraph 1. In case of suspension of payments Article 15(9) of Regulation laying down common provisions on the (…) shall apply.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
A maximum financial contribution shall be calculated for each Member State for the allocation of the amount referred to in Article 5(1)(a), using the methodology set out in Annex I, based on the population taking into account the depopulation rate, the inverse of the per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP and the fall of GDP due to the Covid-19 impact) and the relative unemployment rate of each Member State.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For a period starting after 31 December 2022 until 31 December 2024, where financial resources are available, the Commission may organise calls in line with the calendar of the European Semester. To that effect, it shall publish an indicative calendar of the calls to be organised in that period, and shall indicate, at each call, the amount available for allocation. Each Member State may propose to receive up to a maximum amount corresponding to its allocation share of the available amount for allocation, as referred to in Annex I, to implement the recovery and resilience plan.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the reasons for the loan support, justified by the higher financial needs linked to additional countercyclical reforms and investments;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the additional countercyclical reforms and investments in line with Article 15;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the additional countercyclical reforms and investments comply with the criteria set out in Article 16(3.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the other elements needed for the implementation of the loan support in relation to the countercyclical reforms and the investment projects concerned in line with the decision referred to in Article 17(2).
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 146 #
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 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
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 changed the economic outlook for the years to come in the Union and in the world, calling for an urgent and coordinated response from the Union in order to cope with the enormous economic and social consequences for all Member. The challenges linked to the demographic context have been amplified by COVID-19. The current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the previous economic and financial crisis have shown that developing sound and resilient economies and financial systems built on strong economic and social structures helps Member States to respond more efficiently to shocks and recover more swiftly from them. The medium and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis will critically depend on how quickly Member States’ economies will recover from the crisis, which in turn depends onby the fiscal space Member States have available to takespeed of intervention and adoption of economic measures to mitigate the social and economic impact of the crisis, and on the resilience of their economies. Reforms and investments to address structural weaknesses of the economies and strengthen their resilience will therefore be essential to set the economies back on a sustainable recovery path and avoid further widening of the divergences in the Union.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member States is exempted from the monitoring and assessment of the European Semester on the basis of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 472/2013, or is subject to surveillance under Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002, the provisions set out in this regulation shall be applied to the Member State concerned in relation to the challenges and priorities identified by the measures set out under the regulations thereof.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plan presented by the Member State concerned shall constitute an annex to its National Reform Programme and shall be officially submitted on a triannual basis at the latest by 30 April. A draft plan may be submitted by Member State starting from 15 October of the preceding year, together with the draft budget of the subsequent year.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an explanation of the way the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester are expected to be addressed;deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The implementation of reforms and investments decided by Member States contributing to achieve a high degree of resilience of domestic economies, strengthening adjustment capacity and unlocking growth potential are among the Union’s policy priorities. They are therefore crucial to set the recovery on a sustainable path and support the process of upward economic and social convergence. This is even more necessary in the aftermath of the pandemic crisis to pave the way for a swift recovery.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) envisaged milestones, targets and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the reforms over a maximum period of four years, and of the investments over a maximum period of seven years;deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the estimated total cost of the countercyclical reforms and investments covered by the recovery and resilience plan submitted (also referred as ‘estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan’) backed up by appropriate justification and how it is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the recovery and 2. resilience plan and in the determination of the amount to be allocated to the Member State concerned, the Commission shall take into account the analytical information on the Member State concerned available in the context of the European Semester as well as the justification and the elements provided by the Member State concerned, as referred to in Article 15(3), and any other relevant information including, in particular, the one contained in the National Reform Programme and the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned and, if relevant, information from technical support received via the Technical Support Instrument.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 188 #
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, innovations, capacities and manufacturing 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 help create jobs. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Currently, no instrument foresees direct financial support linked to the achievement of results and to implementation of reforms and public investments of the Member States in response to challenges identified in the European Semester, and with a view to having a lasting impact on the productivity and resilience of the economy of the Member States.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within four months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the countercyclical reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. In case the Member State concerned requests a loan support, the decision shall also set out the amount of the loan support as referred to in Article 12(4) and (5) and the additional countercyclical reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State covered by that loan support, including the additional milestones and targets.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the description of the countercyclical reforms and of the investment projects and the amount of the estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point c – point 2
(2) as regards completion of reforms, the period by which the reforms must be implemented shall end no later than four years after the adoption of the decision.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment of the envisaged milestones and targets; andeleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, it shall communicate a duly justified assessment within fourthree months of the submission of the proposal by the Member State.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. The arrangements and timetable for implementation as referred to in point (d), the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment of the envisaged milestones and targets referred to in point (e), the arrangements for providing access by the Commission to the underlying data referred to in point (f), and, where appropriate, the additional milestones and targets related to the disbursement of the loan support referred to in point (g) of paragraph 4 shall be further illustrated in an operational arrangement to be agreed by the Member State concerned and the Commission after the adoption of the decision referred to in paragraph 1.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, the Commission shall assess the new plan in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 and shall take a new decision in accordance with Article 17 within fourthree months of the official submission of the request.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned do not justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, it shall reject the request within four months of its official submission, after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of one month of the communication of the Commission’s conclusions.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Member State concerned has not taken the necessary measures within a period of six months from the suspension, the Commission shall cancel the amount of the financial contribution pursuant to Article 14(1) of the Financial Regulation after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within two months from the communication of its conclusions.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. Where, within eighteen months of the date of the adoption the decision referred to in Article 17(1), no tangible progress has been made in respect of any relevant milestones and targets by the Member State concerned, the amount of the financial contribution shall be cancelled pursuant to Article 14(1) of the Financial Regulation. The Commission shall take a decision on the cancellation of the financial contribution after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of two months of the communication of its assessment as to whether no tangible progress has been made.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report on a quarterly basis within the European Semester procesn annual basis on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plans, including the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6). To that effect, the quarterly reports of the Member States shall be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which shall be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of the recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall transmit the recovery and resilience plans as approved in the implementing act of the Commission in accordance with Article 17 to the European Parliament and the Council without undue delay. The Member State concerned may request the Commission to redact sensitive or confidential information, the disclosure of which would jeopardise public interests of the Member State.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of the reporting on the activities referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may use the content of the relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the European Semester as appropriate.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 230 #
2. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of resources and the European added value. It shall also consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4
4. The ex-post evaluation report shall consist of a global assessment of the instruments established by this Regulation and shall include information on its impact in the medium or long-term.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the instruments established by this Regulation, its actions and its results. Financial resources allocated to the instruments established by this Regulation shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Articles 4.deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – 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 and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of countercyclical reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions;
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – introductory part
2.1 The recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressspecific reports prepared toby the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— The recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations, including fiscal aspects, or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester addressed to the Member States concernedMember States’ specific reports, including fiscal aspects,
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
A – The recovery and resilience plan contributes to effectively address challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester,specific reports proposed by the Member State concerned and the plan represents an adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
B – The recovery and resilience plan contributes to partially address challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semesterspecific reports proposed by the Member State concerned and the plan represents a partially adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8
C – The recovery and resilience plan does not contribute to address any challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semesterspecific reports proposed by the Member State concerned and the plan does not represent an adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— the Member State provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan is appropriate (“reasonable”);deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
and — the Member State provided sufficient information and evidence that the amount of the estimated total cost of the recovery and resilience plan is in line with the nature and the type of the envisaged reforms and investments (“plausible”).deleted
2020/09/11
Committee: REGI
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy 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 and to the achievemThe Facility established by this regulation, by reviewing the forecasts of the European Green Deal in order to achieve an EU growth strategy, must contribute to the economic recovery resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, placing, at the centre of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climatits objectives, the industrial growth, the economic development and the jobjectives creation.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 271 #
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 transformeconomic growth and to the job creation. They will both play a priority role in relaunching and modernising our economy.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to enable measures to be taken that link the Facility to sound economic governance, with a view to ensuring uniform implementing conditions, the power should be conferred on the Council to suspend, on a proposal from the Commission and by means of implementing acts, the period of time for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans and to suspend payments under this Facility, in the event of significant non-compliance in relation to the relevant cases related to the economic governance process laid down in the Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] (…). The power to lift those suspensions by means of implementing acts, on a proposal from the Commission, should also be conferred on the Council in relation to the same relevant cases.deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of growth, economic development, job protection and employment as well as economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050increase of production and employment, especially of the most affected sectors, such as tourism and food supply chain, the development of infrastructures and transport, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the UnionMember States in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitionsplan should also set out measures that are relevant for the economically sustainable growth. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) For the purpose of sound financial management, specific rules should be laid down for budget commitments, and payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds. To ensure predictability, it should be possible for Member States to submit requests for payments on a biannual basis. Payments should be made in instalments and be based on a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State. Suspension and cancellation of the financial contribution should be possible when the recovery and resilience plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension, cancellation and recovery of amounts paid respects the right of Member States to provide observations.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1096 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. For the purpose of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plans submitted by Member States, the Commission may be assisted by experts.deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within fourtwo months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, it shall communicate a duly justified assessment within fourtwo months of the submission of the proposal by the Member State.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned do not justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, it shall reject the request within fourtwo months of its official submission, after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of onetwo month of the communication of the Commission's conclusions.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report on a quarterly basis within the European Semester process on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plans, including the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6). To that effect, the quarterly reports of the Member States shall be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which shall be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of the recovery and resilience plans.deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may engage in communication activities to ensure the visibility of the Union funding for the financial support envisaged in the relevant recovery and resilience plan, including through joint communication activities with the national authorities concerned.deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall not apply to the funding of the resources provided by Article 5.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b For the purpose of this Regulation, when State aids rules apply, the maximum aid intensity rates for investments made by SMEs and large enterprises referred to Regulation 702/2014 and in the European Union Guidelines for State aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas 2014 to 2020 can be increased by 20%, provided that the maximum combined aid does not exceed 90%.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON