19 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2018/0199(COD)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross-border component should be limited to cooperation ross-border cooperation should support regions along land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component sea borders. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation Any cross-border cooperation whether it be land or maritime cooperation componentborders, should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the UnionEuropean Union, in full respect of subsidiarity, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross-border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014-2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub- programmes and specific steering committees.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With regard to NDICI assistance, the European Union should develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, international solidarity and co-operation. This Regulation and the NDICI should therefore support the internal and external aspects of relevant macro-regional strategies. Those initiatives are strategically important and offer meaningful political frameworks for deepening relations with and among partner countries, based on the principles of mutual accountability, shared ownership and responsibility.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should add twoan Interreg-specific objectives, one to support an Interreg-specific objective strengthening institutional capacity, enhancing legal and administrative cooperation, in particular where linked to implementation of the Border Regions Communication, intensify cooperation between citizens and institutions and the development and coordination of macro-regional and sea- basin strategies, and one to address specific external cooperation issues such as safety, security, border crossing management and migration.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to amend the Annex on the template for Interreg programmes. Iit is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) interregional innovation investments through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains ('component 5').
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Internal cross-border cooperation Interreg programmes will pay attention to the mountainous border areas and specially will be given to rural areas;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 430 000 000 of, taken from the global resources available for the budgetary commitments from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021- 2027 programming period and set out in Article [102(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], will be at least equivalent to those for the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) promoting social inclusion and tackling poverty, including by enhancing equal opportunities and, gender equality, combating discrimination across borders and support for marginalised communities.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) improve cultural cooperation by increasing cooperation in cultural and educational matters between cross-border areas that share the same cultural and linguistic heritage.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) enhance efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions, in particular, with a view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by acInterreg cross-border cooperation programs will not be subject to cooperation on migrations in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, includingssues, such as border management, readmission agreements or the protecmotion of migrantsthe militarization of the borders of the European Union.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. An additional 15% 0%of the ERDF and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the European Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance to each Interreg programme under components 1, 2 and 3, shall be allocated on the Interreg- specific objective of 'a better Interreg governance' or on the external Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer and more secure Europe'.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the selection of operations, the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee shall establish and apply criteria and procedures which are non-discriminatory and transparent, ensure gender equality and take account of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention of Human Rights and the principle of sustainable development and of the European Union policy on the environment in accordance with Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point j a (new)
(ja) Ensure that selected operations apply criteria and procedures which are non-discriminatory, ensure gender equality and take account of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention of Human Rights and the principle of sustainable development and of the European Union policy on the environment in accordance with Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. With regard to an Interreg programme under component 2B or under component 1, or under component 3 where the latter covers long borders with heterogenous development challenges and needs, Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme may define sub- programme areas.