29 Amendments of Zbigniew KUŹMIUK related to 2018/0213(COD)
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Other Union instruments and programmes also provide a significant contribution to improving conditions underpinning certain investments in Member States, which can be conducive to or be part of such reforms. In particular, the Union Funds covered by Regulation (EU) No YYY/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] link investment to enabling conditions (formerly known as ex-ante conditionalities), foresee a macroeconomic governance mechanism and may finance costs of structural reforms linked to investments in policy areas relevant for cohesion policy. However, currently, no instrument foresees direct financial support that provides incentives for the Member States to implement reforms in all policy areas, in response to challenges identified in the European Semester. Moreover, there is currently no instrument providing specific and targeted financial and technical support to Member States whose currency is not the euro in their efforts to implement reforms that are relevant for joining the euro area.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission's Communication of 6 December 201720 , part of a package of initiatives to deepen the Economic and Monetary Union, proposed to create a reform delivery tool and a convergence facility as new budgetary instruments. The objective of such instruments was to strengthen resilience of domestic economies and unleash positive spillover effects across Member States by providing incentives for the implementation of structural reforms that contribute to those objectives and are essential for the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union. __________________ 20Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Central Bank, new budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework, COM(2017) 822 final
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, it is necessary to strengthen the current framework for the provision of support to Member States by offering direct financial support, alongside technical support. To that end, a new Reform Support Programme ('the Programme') should be established to provide effective incentives to step up the implementation of structural reforms in the Member States. The Programme 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. The Programme should also continue the actions and the mode of operation of the SRSP, since they have been proven very useful, and have been appreciated by Member States, for strengthening the administrative capacity of national authorities in various policy domains. The Programme should also include targeted support for reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to allow for the provision of the different types of support needed and to cater for the specificity of each component, threewo separate but complementary instruments should be set out within the framework of the Programme, namely a reform delivery tool, a technical support instrument, and a dedicated convergence facility for supporting preparation for euro-area membership.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Specific objectives should be set for each instrument of the Programme. With regard to the reform delivery tool, they should consist of fulfilling concrete milestones and targets set out in relation to the completion of reform commitments, which would trigger the release of the financial incentives. With regard to the technical support instrument, they should be to assist national authorities in their endeavours to design and implement reforms, by taking into account good practices and lessons learned from peers. Those objectives should be pursued in all Member States under those two instruments and, in the context of the convergence facility, by those Member States whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) With regard to the reform delivery tool, it is necessary to identify the types of reforms that should be eligible for financial support. To ensure their contribution to the objectives of the Programme, the eligible reforms should be those addressing the challenges identified in the context of the European Semester of economic policy coordination, including those proposed to address the country-specific recommendations as well as the national reform programmes.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure a meaningful incentive for Member States to complete structural reforms, it is appropriate to establish a maximum financial contribution available for them under the instrument for each stage of allocation and under each call. That maximum contribution should be calculated on the basis of the population of Member States as well as GNI per capita in PPS. To ensure that the financial incentives are spread throughout the whole period of application of the Programme, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made in stages. In the first stage lasting twenty months, half (EUR 11 000 000 000) of the overall financial envelope of the reform delivery tool should be made available to Member States, during which they could receive up to their maximum allocation by submitting proposals for reform commitments.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the ownership of and a focus on relevant reforms, the Member States should identify the reform commitments in response to challenges identified in the context of the European Semester (including those challenges identified in country specific recommendations as well as the national reform programmes) and propose a detailed set of measures for their implementation, which should contain appropriate milestones and targets and a timetable for implementation over a maximum period of three years. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) As regards eligibility of reforms and actions, there should be some additional rules on fixing the maximum indicative allocation, and on the proposals for reform commitments, requests for technical support, and the related assessment process. In particular, under the financial support component of the convergence facility, an additional financial contribution should be available for allocation to the eligible Member States over and above the financial contribution to be allocated under the reform delivery tool, which should be granted in return for additional reforms undertaken by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Annex I lays down a maximum financial contribution available for each Member State out of the overall envelope of the reform delivery tool referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2). Such a maximum financial contribution is calculated for each Member State using the criteria and methodology set out in that Annex, based on the population of each Member State as well as on its GNI per capita in PPS. Such a maximum financial contribution shall be available for allocation to each Member State, in part or in full, at each stage and call of the allocation process set out in Article 10.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State wishing to receive support under the reform delivery tool shall submit a proposal for reform commitments to the Commission. That proposal shall set out a detailed set of measures for the implementation of structural reforms in response to challenges identified in the European Semester process and, including the national reform priorities as set out in the national reform programmes. The proposal shall contain milestones, targets and a timetable for the implementation of the reforms over a maximum period of three years.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 1 – indent 1
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 1 – indent 1
– in the country-specific recommendations and in other relevant European Semester documents officially adopted both by the Commission and by the Member State concerned; or
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the implementation of reforms, which are relevant for preparation for euro- area membership for Member States, whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24
Article 24
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – section 1
Chapter 4 – section 1
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – section 2
Chapter 4 – section 2
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In relation to the financial support activities, the annual report shall include information on the progress made with reform commitments by the Member States concerned under the reform delivery tool. The annual report shall also include equivalent information on the implementation of the financial support component under the convergence facility.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The evaluation shall cover the reform delivery tool, the technical support instrument and the convergence facility.