4 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2017/0334(COD)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Preference should be given to measures that are aimed at: - shifting taxation away from labour towards wealth and pollution, - strengthening employment and social policies that empower people, including more women, to productively participate in the economy and society, - fighting tax avoidance through significantly improved transparency, in particular by ensuring that national tax policies and cooperation among tax authorities is fully in line with the principle of sincere cooperation, - supporting strategies for innovative and sustainable re-industrialisation, or - supporting improvements in education and training systems, in particular in new growth areas such as the Digital Single Market.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to meet the growing demand for support from Member States, and in view of the need to support the implementation of structural reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro, the financial allocation for the Programme should be increased to a sufficient level that allows the Union to provide support that meets the needs of the requesting Member States. Any increase to the Programme should be financed through the mobilisation of the special instruments provided for in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20201a and not at the expense of existing Union programmes. _________________ 1a OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and growth-sustaining structural reforms in the Member States by providing support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming and strengthening institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challenges, with a view to enhancing cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, job creation, and investment, which will also prepare for participation in the euro area, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient, effective and transparent use of the Union funds. Preference shall by given to measures that are aimed at: - shifting taxation away from labour towards wealth and pollution, - strengthening employment and social policies that empower people, including more women, to productively participate in the economy and society, - fighting tax avoidance through significantly improved transparency, in particular by ensuring that national tax policies and cooperation among tax authorities is fully in line with the principle of sincere cooperation, - supporting strategies for innovative and sustainable re-industrialisation, or - supporting improvements in education and training systems, in particular in new growth areas such as the Digital Single Market.;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme is set at EUR 222 800 000 in current prices.; Any increase to the Programme shall be financed by the mobilisation of the special instruments as provided for in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20201a and not at the expense of existing Union programmes.; _________________ 1a OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.