33 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2015/0263(COD)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
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— The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Several Member States have been undergoing and continue to undergo adjustment processes to correct macroeconomic imbalances accumulated in the past and many are facing the challenge of low potential growth. The Union has identified the implementation of structural reforms among its policy priorities to set the recovery on a sustainable path, unlock the growth potential to strengthen the adjustment capacity, and support the process of convergence. The Union has identified the implementation of structural reforms among its policy priorities.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Against this background, iIt is necessary to establish a Structural Reform Support Programmeupport Programme for Member States, regions and local authorities (‘the Programme’) with the objective of strengthening the capacity of Member States, regions and local authorities to prepare and implement growth-enhancing administrative and structural reforms which can improve living conditions, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds. The Programme is intended to contribute to the achievement of common goals towards obtaining economic recovery, job creation, boosting Europe’s competitiveness and stimulating investment in the real economy.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission upon request by a Member State, in areas such as budget and taxation, public function, institutional and administrative reforms, the justice systemregion or local authority in areas such as anti-tax avoidance, budget and taxation, anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, businessthe environment, private sectorSME development, investment, competition, public procurement, privatization processesublic water and energy management, access to finance, investment, trade, sustainable development, innovation, education and training, labour policies, public health, asylum, migration policiestrengthening of public education and training systems, strengthening of public health systems, agriculture and rural development and financial sector control and taxation policies.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Further to a dialogue with the requesting Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, tThe Commission should analyse the request, taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management and determine the support to be provided based on urgency, breadth and depth of the problems as identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas envisaged, analysis of socioeconomic indicators, and the general administrative capacity of the Member State. The Commission should also, in close cooperation with the Member State concerned, identify the priority areas, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support, taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States that request support should be able to contribute to the financial envelope of the Programme with additional funds. Currently, Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 limits the possibility of a transfer of resources dedicated to technical assistance at the initiative of a Member State to those Member States which face temporary budgetary difficulties. Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 should therefore be amended in order to allow all Member States to participate financially to the Programme. The resources transferred to the Union budget should be used for supporting actions contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth or Fund- specific purposes in the Member States concerned.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Considering the importance of sustaining the efforts of Member States in pursuing and implementing structural, institutional and administrative reforms, iIt is necessary to allow a co- financing rate of 100% of the eligible costs in order to achieve the objectives of the Programme, whilst ensuring compliance with the principles of co-financing and no- profit.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to contribute to the institutional, administrative and structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, economic and social sectordecided by the Member States, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by reason of their scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective, since the scope of the support would be mutually agreed with the Member State concerned.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and structural reforms indecided by the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges with a view to enhancing competitiveness, growth, jobs, and investment, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to assist the national authorities to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of human resources management, where appropriate, through definition of clear responsibilities and increase of by enhancing professional knowledge and skills.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall refer to policy areas related to competitiveness, growth, jobs and investmenteconomic, social and territorial cohesion, jobs and the fight against inequality and poverty, in particular to the following:
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) public financial management, budget process, debt managementthe fight against tax evasion, the taxation of multinationals and the very wealthy, debt audits and revenue administration;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) institutional reform and efficient and service-oriented functioning of public administration, improving living conditions, effective rule of law, reinformcement of the justice system and reinforcement of anti-fraud, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) business environment, private sector development, investment, privatization processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurementincreasing respect for the environment by businesses, public sector development, investment, public water and energy management, trade and public procurement promoting the development of local enterprises, sustainable sectoral development and support for innovation;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, asylum, migration and borders policiesstrengthening of public education and training systems, social inclusion, strengthening of public social security and social welfare systems, access to healthcare for all;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) financial sector control and taxation policies and access to finance for SMEs and individuals.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the proposed provision of various expert(s)s (including resident experts), for a short or long period, to perform tasks in specific domains or to carry out operational activities, where necessary with interpretation, translation and cooperation support, administrative assistance and infrastructure and equipment facilities;
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) working visits to relevant Member States or a third country chosen by the requesting Member State to enable officials to acquire or increase their expertise or knowledge in relevant matters;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management, further to a dialogue with the Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission shall analyse the request for support referred to in paragraph 1 based on the urgency, breadth and depth of the problems identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas concerned, analysis of socioeconomic indicators and general administrative capacity of the Member State. Taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes, the Commission in close cooperation with the Member State concerned shall identify the priority areas for support, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the global financial contribution for such support.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the implementation of reforms in the context of economic governance processes, in particular of the relevant Country Specific Recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester or of relevant actions related to the implementation of Union law;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the implementation of reforms by Member States, undertaken at their own initiative, notably to achieve sustainable investment, growth and job creation.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may define the support envisaged for Beneficiary Member Statespropose to the Beneficiary Member States that the support envisaged is provided in cooperation with other Member States or international organisations under the auspices of the UN.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Beneficiary Member State, in coordination with the Commission, may enter into partnership with one or more other Member States which shall act as Reform Partners in respect of specific areas of reform. A Reform Partner shall, in coordination with the Commission, and under the supervision of the Beneficiary Member State, help formulate strategy, reform roadmaps, design high-quality assistance or oversee implementation of strategy and projects.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. These additional contributions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used to support actions which contribute to delivering the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growthcohesion policy objectives. A contribution made by a Beneficiary Member State in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be used exclusively in that Member State.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
Article 17
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: 1. (a) following: "Management of technical assistance for Member States"; (b) following: "1. On the request of a Member State pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/ XXX of the European Parliament and the Council(*), a part of the resources provided for under Article 59 of this Regulation and programmed in accordance with Fund-specific rules may, in agreement with the Commission, be transferred to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission for implementation of measures in relation to the Member State concerned in accordance with point (l) of the third subparagraph of Article 58(1) of this Regulation through direct or indirect management." (*) OJ […]” (c) subparagraph is replaced by the following: "A Member State shall request the transfer referred to in paragraph 1 for a calendar year by 31 January of the year in which a transfer is to be made. The request shall be accompanied by a proposal to amend the programme or programmes from which the transfer will be made. Corresponding amendments shall be made to the Partnership Agreement in accordance with Article 30(2) which shall set out the total amount transferred each year to the Commission."; (d) added: "4. Member State according to paragraph 1 shall be subject to the decommitment rule set out in Article 136"; 2. Article 58(1), point (l) is replaced by the following: (1) (EU) 2015/XXX in order to contribute to delivering the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth."; "3. in Article 91, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. after the deduction of the support to the CEF referred to in Article 92(6), and to the aid for the most deprived referred to in Article 92(7) shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, of which up to EUR 112 233 000 shall be allocated to the Structural Reform Support Programme for use within the scope and purpose of that Programme.".rticle 17 deleted 1303/2013 Article 25 is amended as follows: the title is replaced by the paragraph 1 is replaced by the in paragraph 3,the first the following paragraph 4 is Resources transferred by a in the third subparagraph of actions financed under Regulation "3. 0,35% of the global resources
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 the EAFRD may use up to 0,25 % of its annual allocation to finance the tasks referred to in Article 58 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, including the costs for setting up and operating the European network for rural development referred to in Article 52 of this Regulation and the EIP network referred to in Article 53 of this Regulation at the Commission’s initiative and/or on its behalf, of which up to EUR 30 567 000 shall be allocated to the Structural Reform Support Programme for use within the scope and purpose of that Programme."rticle 18 deleted 1305/2013
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point c – point a
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point c – point a