Activities of László SURJÁN related to 2011/0276(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Amendments (21)
Amendment 21 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1c (new)
Paragraph 1c (new)
Recalls, in particular, that in the same resolution the European Parliament stresses that “a successful and strengthened cohesion policy needs adequate funding” and concludes that “the amounts allocated to it in the current financial programming period should be at least maintained in the next period”;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a code of conduct on the objectives and criteria to support the implementation of partnership, the adoption of a Common Strategic Framework, additional rules on the allocation of the performance reserve, the definition of the area and population covered by the local development strategies, detailed rules on financial instruments (ex ante assessment, combination of support, eligibility, types of activities not supported), the rules on certain types of financial instruments set up at national, regional, transnational or cross- border level, rules concerning funding agreements, transfer and management of assets, the arrangements for management and control, the rules on payment requests, and establishment of a system of capitalisation of annual instalments, the definition of the flat rate for revenue generating operations, the definition of the flat rate applied to indirect costs for grants based on existing methods and corresponding rates applicable in Union policies, the responsibilities of Member States concerning the procedure for reporting irregularities and recovery of sums unduly paid, the modalities of exchange of information of operations, the arrangements for the adequate audit trail, the conditions of national audits, the accreditation criteria for managing authorities and certifying authorities, the identification of commonly accepted data carriers, and the criteria for establishing the level of financial correction to be applied. The Commission should also be empowered to amend Annex V in order to address future adaptation needs. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) The Commission should be empowered to adopt, by means of implementing acts, as regards all CSF Funds, decisions approving the Partnership Contracts, decisions on the allocation of the performance reserve, decisions suspending payments linked to Member States' economic policies, and, in the case of decommitment, decisions to amend decisions adopting programmes; and as regards the Funds, decisions identifying the regions and Member States fulfilling the Investment for growth and jobs criteria, decisions setting out the annual breakdown of commitment appropriations to the Member States, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's CF allocation to the Connecting Europe Facility, decisions setting out the amount to be transferred from each Member State's Structural Funds allocation for food for deprived people, decisions adopting and amending operational programmes, decisions on major projects, decisions on joint action plans, decisions suspending payments and decisions on financial corrections.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) For the Partnership Contract and each programme respectively, a Member State should organise a partnership from the earliest stage possible with the representatives of competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, economic and social partners, and bodies representing civil society, including environmental partners, non-governmental organisations, and bodies responsible for promoting equality and non-discrimination. The purpose of such a partnership is to respect the principle of multi-level governance, ensure the ownership of planned interventions by stakeholders and build on the experience and know-how of relevant actors. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts providing for a code of conduct in order to ensure that partners are involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Partnership Contracts and programmes in a consistent manner.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Territorial cohesion has been added to the goals of economic and social cohesion by the Treaty, and it is necessary to address the role of cities, functional geographies and sub-regional areas facing specific geographical or demographic problems, including inter-ethnic tensions. To this end, to better mobilise potential at a local level, it is necessary to strengthen and facilitate community-led local development by laying down common rules and close coordination for all CSF Funds. Capacity building for the local stakeholders is of utmost importance. Responsibility for the implementation of local development strategies should be given to local action groups representing the interests of the community, as an essential principle.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Objective criteria should be fixed for designating eligible regions and areas for support from the Funds. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) . A system to identify regions with severe intra-regional disparities, poverty loops should also be set up, and such disparities should be addressed through the Funds as well, in order to avoid social, inter-ethnic, poverty driven tensions.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework, the Commission should establish, by means of implementing acts, the indicative annual breakdown of available commitment appropriations using an objective and transparent method with a view to targeting the regions whose development is lagging behind, including those receiving transitional support and those struggling with severe intra-regional disparities creating social, poverty-led or inter-ethnic tensions.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) ‘programming’ means the process of organisation, decision-making and allocation of financial resources in several stages intended to implement, on a multi- annual basis and through the multi-level governance approached involvement of the beneficiaries from the earliest stage possible, the joint action by the Union and the Member States to achieve Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the multi-level governance approach, the partners shall be involved by Member States in the preparation of Partnership Contracts and progress reports and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes from the earliest stage possible. The partners shall participate in the monitoring committees for programmes.
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – title
Part 2 – article 7 – title
Promotion of equality between men and women opportunities and non- discrimination
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 7 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall take appropriate steps to promote equal opportunities for all and to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and avoid reproducing segregation during the preparation and implementation of programmes.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) Reducing intra-regional development disparities, producing poverty-led, social or inter-ethnic tensions
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 2 – article 28 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) community-led, by local action groups composed of representatives of public and private local socio-economic interests, open for civil society participation, where at the decision-making level neither the public sector nor any single interest group shall represent more than 49 % of the voting rights;
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) thorough planning for capacity building for local actors, beneficiaries, potential partners with regard preparation and implementation of projects based on concrete needs of the area
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 31 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 2 – article 31 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) capacity building, trainings for local actors on planning, designing, implementing programs
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 52 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for capacity building, preparation, management, monitoring, evaluation, information and communication, networking, complaint resolution, and control and audit. The CSF Funds may be used by the Member State to support actions for the reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, including electronic data exchange systems, and actions to reinforce the capacity of Member State authorities and beneficiaries to administer and use the CSF Funds. These actions may concern preceding and subsequent programming periods.
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 53 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 53 – paragraph 2
2 Technical assistance measures implemented at the initiative of, or the Commission or the Member State or implemented on behalf of, the Commission may be financed at the rate of 100%.
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligible population, regional prosperity, intra regional disparities, national prosperity and unemployment rate for less developed regions and transition regions;
Amendment 1266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) eligible population, regional prosperity, intra-regional development disparities, unemployment rate, employment rate, educational level and population density for more developed regions;
Amendment 1415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and, to prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation and to avoid reproducing segregation during the preparation, design and implementation of the operational programme and in particular in relation to access to funding, taking account of the needs of the various target groups at risk of such discrimination and in particular the requirements of ensuring accessibility for disabled persons;