9 Amendments of Roberts ZĪLE related to 2011/0302(COD)
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network (and in particular the core network corridors) in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Cohesion Fund allocation of each Member State under the Connecting Europe Facility shall respect national envelopes, but after the mid-term review, funding not committed by the Member State concerned shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) Most research available clearly illustrates the substantial increased benefits that accrue from investments in ICT infrastructure to generate jobs and growth in both the long and short term, not just from the construction of the infrastructure itself but also from the immediate, strong and durable multiplier effect of enhanced digital capability throughout the economy, especially for small businesses; urges that every effort should be made not only to clarify amounts available in the Union Budget but to do everything to ensure that existing funds be shaped towards ICT take up;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Expenditure related to the purchase of land shall not be an eligible cost.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. VAT shall not be an eligible cost.
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. As regards the [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund [Regulation XXX Article XX] to be spent in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund, specific calls shall be launched for projects implementing the core network (and in particular the core network corridors) exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Applicable rules for the transport sector under this Regulation shall apply to these specific calls. When implementing these calls, greatest possible prioruntil 31 December 2017, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall explicitly shall be given to projects respecting the national allocatrespect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund. From 1 January 2018, resources transferred to the Connecting Europe Facility which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure projects by Member States according with their envelopes, shall be made available to all Member States eligible to the Cohesions Funder the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects; these projects shall be selected on a first come first served basis.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The [EUR 10 000 000 000] transferred from the Cohesion Fund shall not be counted into the [ ...]¹ % GDP capping methodology for Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund. _____________________ ¹Pending agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Coordination Committee of the Facility. Thats established for each of the three sectors of the Facility - transport, energy and ICT infrastructure. These committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The committees shall ensurecoordinate their actions, in order to ensure consistency and a horizontal overview of the work programmes referred to in Aarticle 17 and to ensure consistency and that synergies are identified and exploited between sectors.