Activities of Corina CREȚU related to 2020/0104(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility
Amendments (25)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to promoting sustainable growth. The Facility should also contribute to the achievement of gender equality.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Facility’s general objective should be the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion. For that purpose, it should contribute to improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions aimed at achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050, thereby restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union in the aftermath of the crisis, fostering employment creation and to, especially for youth and women, strengthening of social rights, as well as promoting sustainable growth.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities, as well as social, economic and territorial cohesion of the Union.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and, especially for youth and women, strengthening of social rights, as well as enhancing economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To ensure that the financial support is frontloaded in the initial years after the crisis, and to ensure compatibility with the available funding for this instrument, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made available until 31 December 20245. To this effect, at least 60 percent of the amount available for non- repayable support should be legally committed by 31 December 20224. The remaining amount should be legally committed by 31 December 20245.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The request for a loan should be justified by the financial needs linked to additional reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plan, notably relevant for the green and digital transitions, and by therefore, by a higher cost of the plan than the maximum financial contribution (to be) allocated via the non-repayable contribution. It should be possible to submit the request for a loan together with the submission of the plan. In case the request for loan is made at a different moment in time, it should be accompanied by a revised plan with additional milestones and targets. To ensure frontloading of resources, Member States should request a loan support at the latest by 31 August 20245. For the purposes of sound financial management, the total amount of all the loans granted under this Regulation should be capped. In addition, the maximum volume of the loan for each Member State should not exceed 4.7% of its Gross National Income. An increase of the capped amount should be possible in exceptional circumstances subject to available resources. For the same reasons of sound financial management, it should be possible to pay the loan in instalments against the fulfilment of results.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The amounts referred to in paragraph 1(a) may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, which are required for the management of each instrument and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, in so far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of each instrument. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of reforms and investmentsand administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of each instrument.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Support under the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be additional to the support provided under other Union funds and programmes, however, any overlap should be avoid. Reform and investment projects may receive support from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same cost.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For a period until 31 December 20224, the Commission shall make available for allocation EUR 334 950 000 000, referred to in point (a) of Article 5(1). Each Member State may submit requests up to their maximum financial contribution, referred to in Article 10, to implement their recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of Revision of the regulation through delegated act , and based on a reasoned request of a Member State, the additional resources may also be made available for budgetary commitment in 2023 and 2024.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 20245, upon request from a Member State, the Commission may grant to the Member State concerned a loan support for the implementation of its recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. A Member State may request a loan at the same time of the submission of a recovery and resilience plan referred to in Article 15, or at a different moment in time until 31 August 20245. In the latter case, the request shall be accompanied by a revised plan, including additional milestones and targets.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis, and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence as well as its contribution to gender equality;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the plan strengthens the growth potential, job creation including for youth and women, and economic and social resilience of the Member State concerned, mitigates the economic and social impact of the crisis, and its contribution to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion and convergence;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. When assessing the recovery and resilience plan, after consulting the European Parliament, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and may revise the plan if needed, prior to its official submission.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. TAfter consulting the European Parliament, the Commission shall adopt a decision within four months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Article 21 – title
Information tovolvement of the European Parliament and the Council and communication on the Member States’ recovery and resilience plans
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a measure commensurate to their respective responsibilitiesorder to avoid any overlap, foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the instruments established by this Regulation and other Union programmes and instruments, and in particular with measures financed by the Union funds. For that purpose, they shall:
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – introductory part
2.4 The recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, including jobs for youth and women, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion;