Activities of Raffaele FITTO related to 2022/0164(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Amendments (4)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Due to the direct links between a sustainable recovery, building the Union’s resilience and the Union’s energy security, and its role for a just and inclusive transition, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a well-suited instrument to contribute to the Union’s response to these newly emerging challenges and to these new ‘objective conditions’.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency and security of the Member States’ economies.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Member States which have used all loan resources that, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 241/2021, propose amendments to their already approved plans may use uncommitted loan resources to finance REPowerEU, as well as national and EU cohesion policy resources from the 2014-2020 period that have not yet been committed under legally binding commitments;
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. By derogation from paragraph 5, subject to the availability of resources, in exceptional circumstances the amount of the loan support may be increased, considering the needs of the requesting Member State, as well as requests for loan support already submitted or planned to be submitted by other Member States, while applying the principles of equal treatment, solidarity, proportionality and transparency. To facilitate the application of these principles, Member States shall communicate to the Commission within 30 days after [the entry into force of this amending Regulation], whether they intend to request loan support.; furthermore, under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States may request that planned loan resources that have not yet been committed, as well as national and EU cohesion policy resources from the 2014-2020 period that have not yet been committed under legally binding commitments, be reallocated to the REPowerEU chapter;