Activities of Pascal ARIMONT related to 2022/2194(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (debate)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that workers in border regions still face tax and administrative issues that require better coordination between Member States’ administrations; stresses that the development of teleworking in particular leaves these workers and their businesses in legal uncertainty, which can lead to discrimination;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a Union-wide coordination framework is needed to ensure cohesion of the Union and to provide all border regions with a long- awaited solution that allows them to remove obstacles that require a higher degree of effort, due to administrative burdens or blockages, and cooperation between the Member States concerned;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that the amendment to the ECBM proposal should concentrate on creating a simple and straightforward coordination framework allowing authorities at various levels to remove legal and administrative obstacles, while preventing the duplication of bodies and authorities, and the creation of unnecessary administrative burden, so as to contribute to the development of border areas while taking into account their specific characteristics; the scope of the revised ECBM proposal should focus on joint projects; and facilitate their day-to-day management;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that, in order to be a genuine cohesion instrument, such a coordination framework shall fully respect the constitutional and legislative prerogatives of the Member States, taking into account the institutional differences as regards the areas of intervention of the national administrative bodies concerned, and the allocation of competences between the Union and the Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that regional and local authorities should be involved in a meaningful and inclusive waymust be able to participate in the formulation of measures aimed at removing cross-border obstacles;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Member States are not obliged to trigger the instrument' response to address the obstacle, rather their response can vary from deciding not to address it,s can vary from addressing it through the review of its administrative or legal framework through unilateral actions taken at the nationalrelevant level, soft-law instruments, or finally through the setting up of a Cross-border Committee tasked with the drafting of an ad-hoc solution to address one or more of the obstacles identified;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the adoption of a decision on the implementation of any ad- hoc solution drafted by the Cross-border Committee shall remain at the discretion of the competent authorities at nationalthe relevant level, and shall in any case be carried out by Member States in full compliance with their legislative and constitutional framework;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that some Member States, for example, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta, which are single NUTS level 2 regions, are being excluded from Commission’s proposal original geographical scope of NUTS 3 level, whereas in Germany NUTS 1 regions correspond to the federal States, NUTS 2 to governmental regions and NUTS 3 regions are generally districts; argues that in the case of cross-border obstacles, NUTS 3 level is not always the optimal level to solve legal and administrative obstacles in various cross-border situations; stresses, therefore, that the future coordination framework must allow for a certain flexibility in its implementation in order to be as relevant and effective as possible by targeting the most suitable territory in each case;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Requests that the Commission submit, on the basis of third paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for a regulation on a Border Regions’ Instrument for Development and Growth in the EU, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto; stresses that any legislative proposal on this matter must clearly define the entities concerned, in order to ensure the necessary legal certainty for local actors;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 14
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 14
(14) Even though a number of effective treaties, agreements and instruments for cross-border cooperation already exist at inter-governmental, regional and local level in certain regions of the Union, they do not cover all border regions of the Union. Furthermore, the financing instruments (mainly Interreg) and the legal instruments (mainly EGTCs) provided so far at Union level have not been sufficient to resolve cross-border obstacles throughout the Union. In order to complement the existing systems, while removing procedural obstacles to the development of border areas, it is therefore necessary to set up a voluntary coordination framework laying down general provisions and clear procedural arrangements Member States may use in order to address obstacles hampering the implementation of a joint project in a cross-border context. Any decision on whether and how to address potential obstacles should fall within the remit of the Member States concerned.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
(16) In order to coordinate the tasks of different authorities, which in some Member States will include national and regional legislative bodies, within a given Member State and between those of one or more neighbouring Member States, each Member State should be required to establish or designate a national Cross- border Coordination Point either as a separate body, or within an existing national authority or body or by entrusting the task to an appropriate authority or body. The tasks of the Cross-border Coordination Points are set out in this Regulation in accordance with national competences.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
Annex I – paragraph 8 – point 16
(16) In order to coordinate the tasks of different authorities, which in some Member States will include national and regional legislative bodies, within a given Member State and between those of one or more neighbouring Member States, each Member State should be required to establish or designate a national Cross- border Coordination Point either as a separate body, or within an existing national authority or body or by entrusting the task to an appropriate authority or body. The tasks of the Cross-border Coordination Points are set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
1. This Regulation sets up a coordination framework that lays down general provisions and procedural arrangements for Member States, in close cooperation with their competent local and regional authorities, to address an obstacle that hampers the planning, development, staffing, financing or functioning of a joint project in a cross- border context.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'cross-border region' means the territory covered by bordering land or maritime border regions in two or more Member States at NUTS level 2 and 3 regions or any other relevant level depending on the project concerned;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – point 1 – point a
(a) designate, at national levelthe relevant governance level determined by the Member State constitutional framework, a Cross-border Coordination Point, as a separate body;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – point 1 – point b
(b) establish a Cross-border Coordination Point within an existing national authority or body;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 1 – point c
Article 4 – point 1 – point c
(c) entrust an appropriate authority or body with the additional tasks as national Cross- border Coordination Point.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 4 – point 2
Article 4 – point 2
2. The Member States shall inform the Commission of the identity of the Cross- border Coordination Point or Points within three months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) maintains contacts with citizens seeking solutions in cases of cross-border administrative blockages;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
(a) monitorcoordinate the implementation of all ad-hoc solutions concerning the territory of its Member State;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – point 2 – point a
(a) monitorcoordinate the implementation of all ad-hoc solutions concerning the territory of its Member State;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 1
Article 6 – point 1
1. Together with their their competent local and regional authorities concerned Member States shall decide by mutual agreement, and on the basis of a case-by-case assessment pursuant to Article 11(1), point (c), and to Article 12, to set up a Cross-border committee tasked with the formulation of an ad-hoc solution to address one or more obstacles identified through an initiative document.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 2
Article 6 – point 2
2. The draft ad-hoc solution shall lay down legal or administrative arrangements to address solely the obstacle set out in an initiative document. The conclusion and implementation of the ad-hoc solution shall be entrusted to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned, in full compliance with their legislative and constitutional framework.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 6 – point 3
Article 6 – point 3
3. Cross-border Committees shall be composed of representatives of the national, regional or local authorities designated by the Cross-border Coordination Points of the Member States concerned. The Cross-border Coordination Points shall make all necessary efforts to allowensure the participation of regional and local authorities to the Cross- border Committee where the removal of the obstacle falls within their competences or within their territory.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 7 – point 1 – point e
Article 7 – point 1 – point e
(e) create, publish and keep an up- dated database of all national Cross-border Coordination Points, and of all ad-hoc solutions.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 8 – point 3
Article 8 – point 3
3. The initiator shall prepare an initiative document drafted in accordance with Article 9. In doing so, the initiator shall take into account the requests of the natural and legal persons concerned.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Article 11 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The information transmitted under paragraph 1 shall be made public.