Activities of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2011/0404(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action - Instrument for stability - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries - Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation - European neighbourhood instrument - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (debate)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) expires on 31 December 2013 and in order to make the external action of the Union more effective, a framework for planning and delivering external assistance should be maintained for the period 2014– 2020. However, account should be taken of the Union's current financial situation under the impact of the financial and euro crisis. The enlargement policy of the Union should continue to be supported by a specific and economically prudent financial instrument. The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) should therefore be renewed.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Council has granted the status of candidate country to Iceland, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. It has confirmed the European perspective for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia as well as Kosovo, which are considered potential candidates.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Financial assistance under this Regulation should be granted to both candidate countries and potential candidates (the ‘beneficiary countries’) listed in the Annex to this Regulation, irrespective of their statulisted in the Annex to this Regulation. Financial assistance should be based on the principles of more for more and less for less.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Assistance under this Regulation should be provided in accordance with the enlargement policy framework defined by the Union for each beneficiary country reflected in the annual enlargement package of the Commission, which includes the Progress Reports and the Enlargement Strategy, in the Stabilisation and Association agreements and in the European or Accession Partnerships. Assistance should mainly focus on a limited number of policy areas that will help beneficiary countries strengthen democratic institutions and the rule of law, reform the judiciary and public administration, respect fundamental rights and promote gender equality and non- discriminationcombat illegal immigration into the EU. It should also enhance their economic and social development, underpinning a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda in line with the Europe 2020 strategy and to align progressively with the Copenhagen criteria. The coherence between the financial assistance and the overall progress made in the implementation of the pre-accession strategy should be strengthened. Assistance must be restructured in the event of persistent problems with the implementation of the pre-accession strategy, above all in respect of the Union's fundamental principles.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Candidate countries and potential candidates need to be better prepared to withstand global challenges, such as sustainable development and climate change, and align with the Union’s efforts to address these issues. Union assistance under this Regulation should also contribute to the goal of raising the climate-related proportion of the Union budget to at least 20 %.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Commission and the Member States should ensure the compliance, coherence, and complementarity of their assistanceall assistance from international organisations that the beneficiary country receives, in particular through regular consultations and frequent exchanges of information during the different phases of the assistance cycle.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objectives of the assistance should be defined in indicative country and multi–country strategy papers established by the Commission for the duration of the Union’s Multi-annual Financial Framework in partnership with the beneficiary countries, based on their specific needs and enlargement agenda. The strategy papers should identify the policy areas for assistance and, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority, lay down the indicative allocations of funds per policy area, broken down per year, including an estimate of climate related expenditure. Sufficient flexibility should be built in to cater for emerging needs and to give incentives to improve performance. The strategy papers should ensure coherence and consistency with the efforts of beneficiary countries as reflected in their national budgets and should take into account the support provided by other donors. In order to take into account internal and external developments, the multiannual indicative strategy papers should be revised as appropriate.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is in the Union’s interest to assist beneficiary countries in their efforts to reform their systems in order to align themgradually to bring them closer to those of the Union. Since the objective of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can be better achieved at Union’s level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this objective.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) While Regulation (EU) No …/…of the European Parliament and of the Council of …. (hereinafter ‘the Common Implementing Regulation’) establishes common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for external action, delegated powers to adopt more detailed rules establishing uniform conditions for implementing this Regulation, in particular as regards management structures and procedures, should also be conferred on the Commission. Such rules should take into account the lessons learnt from the management and implementation of past pre-accession assistance and be adapted to the evolution of the situation in the beneficiary countries.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Assistance should continue to make use of the structures and instruments that have proved their worth in the pre- accession process. TIn the short term the transition from direct management of pre- accession funds by the Commission to decentralised management delegated to the beneficiary countries should be progressive and in line with each beneficiary country’snot take place, and should be degressive in the event of a deterioration in capacities.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The Instrument for Pre–accession Assistance (‘IPA’) aims to support candidate countries and potential candidates (‘beneficiary countries’) listed in the Annex in implementing the political, institutional, legal, administrative, social and economic reforms required to bring the countries closer to Union values and to progressively align to Union rules, standards, policies and practices with a view to Union membership.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, enhanced respect for minority rights, promotion of gender equality, non-discrimination and freedom of the press, and promotion of good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) social and economic inclusion, in particular of minorities and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)
- Cooperation with the EU, and with Frontex in particular, in combating illegal immigration into the EU;
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Union assistance under this Regulation shall be implemented through programmes and measures as referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of the Common Implementing Regulation and in accordance with specific rules establishing uniform conditions for implementing the present Regulation, in particular as regards management structures and procedures, which the Commission shall adopt in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of the present Regulation. Implementation shall, as a rule, take the form of annual or multiannual, country specific or multi- country programmes established in accordance with the strategy papers referred to in Article 6 and drawn up by the beneficiary countries and/or the Commission, as appropriate.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
(1) The financial reference amount for the implementation of this Regulation for the period from 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 14 110 000 1000 000 (current prices). Up to 3% of the financial reference amount shall be allocated to cross-border cooperation programmes between beneficiary countries and EU Member States.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
As referred to in Article 13, paragraph 2 of the "Erasmus for All" Regulation, in order to promote the international dimension of higher education, an indicative amount of EUR 1 812 1000 000 000 from the different external instruments (Development Cooperation Instrument, European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, Partnership Instrument and the European Development Fund), will be allocated to actions of learning mobility to or from non EU countries and to cooperation and policy dialogue with authorities/institutions/organisations from these countries. The provisions of the "Erasmus for All" Regulation will apply to the use of those funds.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 1
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2
Annex 1 – point 2
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4
Annex 1 – point 4
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – paragraph 1