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22 Amendments of Roberts ZĪLE related to 2011/0276(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Establishing a closer link between cohesion policy and the economic governance of the Union will ensure that the effectiveness of expenditure under the CSF Funds is underpinned by sound economic policies and that the CSF Funds can, if necessary, be redirected to addressing the economic problems a country is facing. This process has to be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties. Where, despite the enhanced use of CSF Funds, a Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process, the Commission should have the right to suspend all or part of the payments and commitments. Decisions on suspensions should be proportionate and effective, taking into account the impact of the individual programmes for addressing the economic and social situation in the relevant Member State and previous amendments to the Partnership Contract. When deciding on suspensions, the Commission should also respect equality of treatment between Member States, taking into account in particular the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The suspensions should be lifted and funds be made available again to the Member State concerned as soon as the Member State takes the necessary action.deleted

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) In order to strengthen the focus on results and achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives and targets, ~~fiv~~one per cent of the resources for the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal should be set aside as a performance reserve for each Fund, and category of region in each Member State.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9

9. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure the effectiveness of the CSF Funds, in particular through ~~monitoring, reporting and evaluation~~planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1

51% of the resources allocated to each CSF Fund and Member State, with the exception of resources allocated to the European territorial cooperation goal and to Title V of the EMFF Regulation, shall constitute a performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21

Conditionality linked to the coordination of Member States' economic policies 1. The Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to its Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes, where this is necessary: a) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation, addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Articles 121(2) and/or 148(4) of the Treaty, or to support the implementation of measures addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 126(7) of the Treaty; c) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No …/2011 [on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances], provided that these amendments are deemed necessary to help correct the macroeconomic imbalances; or d) to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the available CSF Funds pursuant to paragraph 4, if a Member State meets one of the following conditions: (i) Union financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010; (ii) medium-term financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (iii) financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan is made available to it in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism. 2. The Member State shall submit a proposal for amending the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes within one month. If necessary, the Commission shall make observations within one month from the submission of the amendments, in which case the Member State shall re-submit its proposal within one month. 3. Where the Commission has not made observations or where its observations have been satisfactorily taken into account, the Commission shall adopt a decision approving the amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes without undue delay. 4. By derogation to paragraph 1, where financial assistance is made available to a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1(d) and is linked to an adjustment programme, the Commission may without any proposal from the Member State amend the Partnership Contract and the programmes with a view to maximising the growth and competitiveness impact of the available CSF Funds. To ensure effective implementation of the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes, the Commission shall become involved in their management as detailed in the adjustment programme or the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Member State concerned. 5. Where the Member State fails to respond to the Commission's request referred to in paragraph 1 or does not reply satisfactorily within one month to the observations of the Commission referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, within three months following its observations, adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, suspending part or all of the payments for the programmes concerned. 6. The Commission shall suspend, by means of implementing acts, part or all of the payments and commitments for the programmes concerned where: a) the Council decides that the Member State does not comply with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) of the Treaty that the Member State concerned has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; c) the Council concludes in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No […]/2011 [on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances] that, on two successive instances, the Member State has not submitted a sufficient corrective action plan or the Council adopts a decision declaring non- compliance in accordance with Article 10(4) of that Regulation; d) the Commission concludes that the Member State has not taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism concludes that the conditionality attached to an ESM financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State was not met and as a consequence decides not to disburse the stability support granted to it. 7. When deciding to suspend part or all of the payments or commitments in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 respectively, the Commission shall ensure that the suspension is proportionate and effective, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, and respects equality of treatment between Member States, in particular with regard to the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. 8. The Commission shall without delay lift the suspension of payments and commitments where the Member State has proposed amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes as requested by the Commission, which the Commission has approved and, where applicable: a) the Council has decided that the Member State complies with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; b) the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 126(12) of the Treaty to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; c) the Council has endorsed the corrective action plan submitted by the concerned Member State in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No […] [EIP Regulation] or the excessive imbalance procedure is placed in a position of abeyance in accordance with Article 10(5) of that Regulation or the Council has closed the excessive imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation; d) the Commission has concluded that the Member State has taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence has authorised the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism has concluded that the conditionality attached to a financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State is met and as a consequence has decided to disburse the stability support granted to it. At the same time, the Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU) No […] laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020.deleted

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5

~~5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change objectives.~~deleted

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)

(55 a) In order to meet the objective of this Regulation, namely to reduce disparities between levels of development of the various regions, the disparities in average per capita aid intensities that may arise for some Member States in comparison to period 2007-2013 should be reduced, therefore the capping rates for cohesion funding allocations for the period 2014-2020 should be set at least at the level of the period 2007-2013 referring to the calculation methodology set out in the Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The level of capping shall be reduced according to the exclusion of fisheries and rural development funds.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall make duly justified observations within three months of the date of submission of the programme. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, revise the proposed programme accordingly.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1

1. At the initiative of a Member State, the CSF Funds may support actions for 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, and shall be geared towards implementing long-lasting institutional capability.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57

(57) It is necessary to fix the limits of those resources for the ‘'Investment for growth and jobs’' goal and to adopt objective criteria for their allocation to regions and Member States. In order to encourage the necessary acceleration of development of infrastructure in transport and energy as well as information and communication technologies across the Union, a Connecting Europe Facility should be created. The allocation of the annual appropriations from the Funds ~~and the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund to the Connecting Europe Facility to a Member State~~ should be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of that particular Member State to absorb these appropriations. In addition, in line with the headline target on poverty reduction, it is necessary to reorient the scheme for food support for the most deprived persons to promote social inclusion and the harmonious development of the Union. A mechanism is envisaged which transfers resources to this instrument and ensures that these will be constituted from ESF allocations through an implicit corresponding decrease of the minimum percentage of the Structural Funds to be allocated to the ESF in each country.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The Commission shall clearly define the forms of support mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Regulation together with the related eligibility criteria before the beginning of the 2014-2020 programming period.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. The CSF Funds shall provide support, through multi-annual programmes, which complements national, regional and local intervention, to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines, the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty ~~and~~, the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 6

6. 51% of the resources for the Investment for growth and jobs goal shall constitute the performance reserve to be allocated in accordance with Article 20.

2012/04/25
Committee: ECON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

(i) an analysis of disparities and development needs with reference to the thematic objectives and key actions defined in the Common Strategic Framework and the targets set in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of the Partnership Contract with this Regulation, with the Common Strategic Framework, and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes, and shall make observations within three months of the date of submission of the Partnership Contract. The Member State shall provide all necessary additional information and, where appropriate, shall revise the Partnership Contract.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall assess the consistency of programmes with this Regulation, the Fund-specific rules, their effective contribution to the thematic objectives and the Union priorities specific to each CSF Fund, the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract, the relevant country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, taking account of the ex ante evaluation. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the programme strategy, the corresponding objectives, indicators, targets and the allocation of budgetary resources.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) the consistency of the selected thematic objectives, the priorities and corresponding objectives of the programmes with the Common Strategic Framework, the Partnership Contract and the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes;

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

In order to reduce the disparities in average per capita aid intensities that may arise for some Member States in comparison to period 2007-2013, the capping rates for cohesion funding allocations for the period 2014-2020 shall be set at least at the level of the period 2007-2013 referring to the calculation methodology set out in the Annex II of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. The level of capping shall be reduced according to the exclusion of fisheries and rural development funds.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4

Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented in accordance with Article [13] of Regulation (EU) […]/2012 on establishing the Connecting Europe Facility35 in respect of projects listed in Annex 1 to that Regulation, giving greatest possible priority to projects respecting the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. After the mid-tem review of the financial framework uncommitted fund allocations shall be allocated horizontally amongst the projects selected on a first come first served basis. Support from the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility shall not be limited to a ceiling that would be fixed taking into account the capacity of Member States to absorb appropriations.

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i

(i) an identification of needs addressing the challenges identified in the relevant country- specific recommendations under Article 121(2) and the Council recommendations adopted under Article 148(4) of the Treaty based on National Reform Programmes, and taking into account the Integrated Guidelines and national and regional specificities;

2012/05/23
Committee: TRAN

Ivars GODMANIS, Inese VAIDERE, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Justas Vincas PALECKIS, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Zigmantas BALČYTIS, Ivari PADAR, Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST, Sandra KALNIETE, Viktor USPASKICH

Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

For Member States which acceded to the Union before 2013, whose GDP per capita is below 75% of the EU 27 average, and whose average real GDP growth 2008- 2010 was lower than the EU 27 average, the cohesion policy allocation shall not be lower than in the period 2007-2013.

2012/06/05
Committee: REGI