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29 Amendments of Zbigniew KUŹMIUK related to 2018/0213(COD)

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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, t~~hree~~wo 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~~.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) The convergence facility should aim at providing both financial support and technical support to Member States (in addition to that already available under the two other instruments of the Programme), whose currency is not the euro and which have taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame, with a view to helping them prepare for membership in the euro area. To that effect, "demonstrable steps" should consist of a formal letter from the government of the Member State concerned to the Commission stating its clear commitment to join the euro area within a reasonable and defined timeframe and presenting a credible, time-bound roadmap, after consultation with the Commission, for implementing concrete measures to prepare for successful participation in the euro area, including steps to ensure full alignment of its national legislation with the requirements under Union law (including the Banking Union).deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39

(39) The instrument should be made up of two different components, which should aim to provide increased financial incentives for Member States that are embarking on and completing relevant structural reforms for joining the euro area, and should also aim to offer additional and targeted technical support for the design and implementation of such reforms.deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In the interest of consistency and simplification, the financial and technical support components carried out under the convergence facility should follow the same rules and implementation process as the other instruments under the Programme. Therefore, relevant provisions relating to the reform delivery tool and the technical support instrument under the Programme should also apply to the relevant components of the convergence facility, complemented by certain specific rules.deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

6. ‘eligible Member State’, under the convergence facility, means a Member State, whose currency is not the euro and which has taken demonstrable steps towards adopting the single currency within a given time-frame, in its preparation to join the euro area. Demonstrable steps shall consist of a formal letter from the government of the Member State concerned to the Commission stating its clear commitment to join the euro area within a reasonable and defined timeframe and presenting a credible time-bound roadmap, after consultation with the Commission, for implementing concrete measures to prepare for successful participation in the euro area, including steps to ensure full alignment of its national legislation with the requirements under Union law (including the Banking Union).deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) the convergence facility for euro- area membership preparation.~~deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) as regards the convergence facility for euro-area membership preparation the Programme shall: (i) eligible Member States to help them achieve the milestones and targets of reforms that are relevant for preparation for euro-area participation, as set out in the reform commitments entered into by Member States with the Commission; and (ii) authorities of eligible Member States in improving their administrative capacity to design, develop and implement reforms relevant for preparation for euro-area participation, including through exchange of good practices, appropriate processes and methodologies and more effective and efficient human resources management.deleted provide financial incentives to support the efforts of national

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i

(i) provide financial incentives to eligible Member States to help them achieve the milestones and targets of reforms that are relevant for preparation for euro-area participation, as set out in the reform commitments entered into by Member States with the Commission; andeleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii

(ii) support the efforts of national authorities of eligible Member States in improving their administrative capacity to design, develop and implement reforms relevant for preparation for euro-area participation, including through exchange of good practices, appropriate processes and methodologies and more effective and efficient human resources management.deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

~~(c)~~deleted up to EUR 2 16000 000 000 for the ~~convergence facility, of which: (i) financial support component; and (ii) technical support component.~~up to EUR 160 000 000 for the

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Where, by the 31 December 2023, under the convergence facility, a non-euro-area Member State has not taken demonstrable steps to adopt the single currency within a given time-frame, the maximum amount available for that Member State under the financial support component of the convergence facility pursuant to Article 26 shall be reallocated to the reform delivery tool referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph. The Commission shall adopt a decision to that effect after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of two months of the communication of its conclusions.deleted

2019/01/16
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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~~.

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24

1. area membership is available to any eligible Member State as referred to in Article 2(6). Support shall consist of the following two components: (a) and (b) 2. apply to the financial support component, complemented by the provisions set out in Articles 25 to 29. 3. apply to the technical support component, complemented by the provisions set out in Articles 30 to 32.24 Article 24 deleted General provisions The convergence facility for euro- the financial support component; the technical support component. The provisions of Chapter II shall The provisions of Chapter III shall

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – section 1

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2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 4 – section 2

Technical support 30 Eligible actions Pursuant to the objectives set out in point (b) of Article 4 and point (c)(ii) of Article 5(2) the convergence facility may finance actions and activities, in accordance with Article 18, which support reforms that helpdeleted An eligible Members States in their preparation to join the euro area. 31 Request for technical support 1. submit a request for technical support under the convergence facility, in accordance with Article 19. The request shall also refer to the formal letter from the government of the Member State concerned to the Commission stating its clear commitment to join the euro area within a reasonable and defined timeframe and presenting a credible time- bound roadmap, after consultation with the Commission, for implementing concrete measures to prepare for successful participation in the euro area, including steps to ensure full alignment of its national legislation with the requirements under Union law (including the Banking Union). 2. shall indicate whether they are relevant for preparation for euro-area membership pursuant to Article 30, providing appropriate justification thereof. 3. The Commission shall analyse requests for technical support under the convergence facility separately from other requests for technical support. In carrying out its analysis in accordance with Article 19, the Commission shall also consider the relevance of the request for preparation for euro-area membership. 4. referred to in Article 19(3) shall identify, separately from other technical support, the measures linked to preparation for euro-area membership. 32 support The work programmes referred to in Article 23(5) shall also set out the allocation of technical support to eligible Member States in relation to reforms that help in their preparation to join the euro area. The work programmes shall also set out the measures needed for their implementation, in line with the general and specific objectives referred to in point (b) of Article 4 and point (c)(ii) of Article 5(2), the selection and award criteria for grants, and all the elements required by the Financial Regulation. shall The requests for technical support The cooperation and support plan Implementation of technical

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
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.~~

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4

4. In relation to the technical support activities, the annual report shall also include the same elements referred to in paragraph 3 as regards the implementation of the technical support component under the convergence facility.deleted

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON

Stanisław OŻÓG, Zbigniew KUŹMIUK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2

2. The evaluation shall cover the reform delivery tool, the technical support instrument ~~and the convergence facility~~.

2019/01/22
Committee: BUDG ECON