Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Facility shall contribute to the objectives of EU policies and to strengthening the Single Market, via implementation of measures, such as: - measures that put in practice the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the Green Deal and lead to achieving the EU’s targets, contributing to a progressive decarbonisation of the economy, including through the financing of energy infrastructure, especially smart electricity grids and transitional gas grids (such as natural gas and/or hydrogen), energy efficiency measures, including measures to develop smart district heating systems; - measures that foster digital infrastructure, digitization of national systems and workplace, improve access to digital working and promote digital skills; - measures to support the economic recovery and stability, including solvency measures, incentives for adaptation to industrial policies, ecosystems and diversification of supply chains, SMEs, research and innovation, entrepreneurship, development of transport infrastructure, such as TEN-T networks, urban mobility and smart urban solutions, such electromobility charging infrastructure, sustainable tourism, including through the development of tourism infrastructures, investments into sustainable agriculture, such as the development of agricultural infrastructure or food production facilities as well as measures to promote rural development, measures to mitigate the effect of the crisis on the adoption process of the single currency by non-euro area Member States; - measures that strengthen social security and social welfare systems, life-long learning and training, inclusive labour market policies including social dialogue, the creation of high-quality jobs, the fight against poverty, income inequality and gender inequality, the promotion of social inclusion, tackling energy poverty and creating equal opportunities, as well as economic, social and territorial cohesion, including integrated territorial investments; - measures that strengthen the resilience, accessibility and capacity of health and care systems, including through the development of health infrastructure, improving the effectiveness of public administration and national systems, including minimising administrative burden, improve the effectiveness of the judicial systems, anti-money laundering supervision; - measures that promote education and skills, including through the development of education infrastructure, the role of skills via generational targeting of priorities for upskilling, reskilling and requalification of active labour force, integration programmes for the unemployed, policies of investing in access and opportunity for children and youth related to education, health, nutrition, jobs and housing, policies that bridge the generational gap.