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6 Amendments of Joachim ZELLER related to 2011/0274(COD)

Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Conditionality provisions deriving from the Growth and Stability Pact should apply to the Cohesion Fund in relation to the fulfilment of economic governance conditions. This process should be gradual, starting with amendments to the Partnership Contract and to the programmes in support of Council recommendations to address macroeconomic imbalances and social and economic difficulties.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point b – subpoint ii
(ii) promoting investment to address specific regional risks, ensuring regional disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems while preserving national competences;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – subpoint i
(i) supporting a multi-modal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network, also involving the CEF, the EFRD and territorial cohesion;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – subpoint i a (new)
(ia) supporting a multi-modal Single European Transport Area by investing in feeder routes, with optimum involvement of the CEF, the EFRD and territorial cohesion;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – subpoint ii
(ii) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems includingsustainable transport systems for all modes of transport, taking account in each case of the lowest possible carbon emissions and promoting sustainable urban mobility;
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Conditionality applying to access to Fund assistance 1. The Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to its Partnership Contract and the relevant operational programmes, where this is necessary: (a) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation, addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) of the Treaty, or to support the implementation of measures addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; (b) to support the implementation of a Council recommendation addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Article 126(7) of the Treaty; or (c) to maximise the growth impact of the Cohesion Fund national allocations pursuant to paragraph 4, if a Member State meets one of the following conditions: (i) Union financial assistance is made available to it under Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010; (ii) medium-term financial assistance is made available to it in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (iii) financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan is made available to it in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism. 2. The Member State shall submit a proposal for amending the Partnership Contract and the relevant operational programmes within one month. If necessary, the Commission shall make observations within one month from the submission of the amendments, in which case the Member State shall re-submit its proposal within one month. 3. Where the Commission has not made observations or where its observations have been satisfactorily taken into account, the Commission shall adopt a decision approving the amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes without undue delay. 4. By derogation to paragraph 1, where financial assistance is made available to a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1(c) and is linked to an adjustment programme, the Commission may without any proposal from the Member State amend the Partnership Contract and the programmes with a view to maximising the growth and competitiveness impact of the available CSF Funds. To ensure effective implementation of the Partnership Contract and the relevant programmes, the Commission shall become involved in their management as detailed in the adjustment programme or the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Member State concerned. 5. Where the Member State fails to respond to the Commission's request referred to in paragraph 1 or does not reply satisfactorily within one month to the observations of the Commission referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may, within three months following its observations, adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, suspending part or all of the payments for the programmes concerned. 6. The Commission shall suspend, by means of implementing acts, part or all of the payments and commitments for the programmes concerned where: (a) the Council decides that the Member State does not comply with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; (b) the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) of the Treaty that the Member State concerned has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; (c) the Commission concludes that the Member State has not taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or (e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism concludes that the conditionality attached to an ESM financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State was not met and as a consequence decides not to disburse the stability support granted to it. 7. When deciding to suspend part or all of the payments or commitments in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 respectively, the Commission shall ensure that the suspension is proportionate and effective, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, and respects equality of treatment between Member States, in particular with regard to the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. 8. The Commission shall without delay lift the suspension of payments and commitments where the Member State has proposed amendments to the Partnership Contract and the relevant operational programmes as requested by the Commission, which the Commission has approved and, where applicable: (a) the Council has decided that the Member State complies with the specific measures set out by the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) of the Treaty; (b) the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 126(12) of the Treaty to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; (c) the Commission has concluded that the Member State has taken measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 or Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 and as a consequence has authorised the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to this Member State; or (e) the Board of Directors of the European stability mechanism has concluded that the conditionality attached to a financial assistance in the form of an ESM loan to the concerned Member State is met and as a consequence has decided to disburse the stability support granted to it. At the same time, the Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, to re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 to 2020.
2012/06/06
Committee: REGI