Activities of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2020/0103(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Technical Support Instrument (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Technical Support Instrument
Amendments (30)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 changed the economic outlook for the years to come in the EU and in the world. In the Union, new priorities have emerged, linked with the crisis, specifically focussing on social, environmental and economic recovery and resilience. They require an urgent and coordinated response from the Union in order to cope with the social and economic consequences for Member States as well to mitigate the social and economic fallouts. The current COVID-19 pandemic as well as the previous economic and financial crisis have shown that developing sound and resilient economies and financial systems built on strong economic and social structures helps Member States to respond more efficiently to shocks and recover more swiftly from them. Growth enhancing reforms and investments tosustainable and socially inclusive reforms and investments to respond to the new challenges, address structural weaknesses of the economies and strengthen their resilience will therefore be essential to set the economies and societies back on a sustainable recovery path and overcome the economic, social and territorial divergences in the Union.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The green and just transition must be at the heart of the Union’s recovery and the European Green Deal as the new growth strategy must be delivered. In this context it is crucial to continue to establish a Wellbeing Economy, by interlinking convergence of the economies, economic and social progress for the people and sustainable development.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) At Union level and together with the different commitments of the European Union such as towards the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the EU climate and biodiversity targets, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is one of the frameworks to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementationchallenges and monitor how Member States respond to those challenges. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies are presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priorities to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the structural and cohesion funds, and from other programmes.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Member States have increasingly taken up technical support under the SRSP in the past, therefore, through this Regulation, a technical support instrument should be established with a view to continustrengthening tohe support for Member States in the implementation of reforms and investments. The Technical Support Instrument should play a key role to support Member States in designing and implementing their Recovery and Resilience Plans pursuant to Regulation establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the technical support instrument will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives and 10% supporting biodiversity objectives. The Technical Support Instrument should also contribute to the implementation of the commitments of the Union and of Member States in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Relevant actions should be identified during the instrument’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. This should also tackle broader environmental and social challenges within the Union, including the biodiversity and the protection of natural capital and the support to the circular economy and be in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The general objective of the technical support instrument should be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by supporting Member States efforts to implement reforms necessaryand investment to achieve economic and social recovery, resilience and fair convergence. To that effect, it should support the strengthening of the administrative capacity of the Member States to implement Union law, in relation to challenges faced by institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The specific objectives of the technical support instrument should be to assist national authorities in their endeavours to design, develop and implement reforms and investments and notably the preparation, implementation, revision and improvement of national recovery and resilience plans pursuant to Regulation establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility, including through exchange of good practices, appropriate processes and methodologies and a more effective and efficient human resources management.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With a view to helping Member States address reform needto design, develop and implement reforms and investments in all the key economic and societal areas, technical support should continue to be provided by the Commission, upon request from a Member State, in a broad range of policy domains, which include areas related to public financial and asset management, institutional and administrative reform, business environment, the financial sector, markets for products, services and labour, education and training, sustainable development, public healthenergy and climate, public health, care and child care, housing, social infrastructure and social welfare. Specific emphasis should be given to the actions that foster the green and digital transitions.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to cater for additional needs under the Technical Support Instrument, Member States should have the possibility to transfer to the budget of that instrument resources programmed under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in accordance with the procedure thereof. Transferred resources should be implemented in accordance with the rules of that instrument and should be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned. The Commission should provide feedback to the Member State concerned on the use of the additional voluntary contributions. Those additional resources should be used under the rules and for the purpose of the Technical Support Instrument in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Technical Support Instrument should be provided on request, in order to support the implementation of reforms and investments undertaken at the initiative of the Member States, reforms and investments in the context of economic governance processes or actions related to the implementation of Union law, and reforms in relation to the implementation of economic adjustment programmes. It should also provide technical support for the preparation and implementation and revision of recovery plans to be undertaken under Regulation (EU) No YYY/XXon Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Beneficiaries of the Technical Support Instrument must consult, as part of the request for technical support, local and regional authorities, social partners and representatives of civil society.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) technical support’ means measures that help Member States to carry out institutional, administrative, sustainable, socially inclusive and growth- sustaining and resilience-enhancing reforms; and investments; and to strengthen the social dialogue.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The general objective of the instrument shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by supporting Member States efforts to implement reforms and investments necessary to achieve fair economic and social recovery, resilience and upward economic and social convergence, and to support Member States’ efforts to strengthen their administrative capacity to implement Union law in relation to challenges faced by institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors, and to contribute to the implementation of the commitments of the Union and of Member States in the context of the European Green Deal, Paris Agreement, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, gender mainstreaming and the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The specific objectives set out in Article 4 shall refer to policy areas related to cohesion, competitiveness, education, productivity, research and innovation, smart, fair, sustainable, and inclusive growth, high-quality jobs and investment, with specific emphasis to actions that foster the green and digital transitions, and in particular to one or more of the following:
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) public financial and asset management, budget process, macro-fiscal economic framework, debt and cash management, expenditure and tax policy, tax compliance, aggressive tax planning, tax evasion, tax fraud and evasion and revenue and expenditure administration and customs union;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) business environment, including for small and medium-sized enterprises and social economy enterprises, re- industrialisation, private sector development, product and service markets, investment,public and private investment including public participation in enterprises, privatisation processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for research and innovation and digitisation;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of high-quality jobs, up- and re-skilling, in particular digital skills, media literacy, active citizenship, the fight against poverty and excessive income inequality, gender equality, fight against racism and all forms of discrimination, the promotion of social inclusion, adequate and inclusive social security and social welfare systems, social public infrastructure, accessible and affordable public health and, healthcare systemsand care systems, including housing policy, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) policies for implementing the digital and the green just transitions, mitigating climate change, a sustainable and circulate economy, e- government solutions, e-procurement, connectivity, data access and governance, e-learning, use of Artificial Intelligence based solutions, the environmental pillar of sustainable development and environmental protection, climate action, mobility, promoting the circular economy, energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sources, achieving energy diversification and ensuring energy security, and for the agricultural sector, soil and biodiversity protection, fisheries and the sustainable development of rural areas; and
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the instrument for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 864 4061 000 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) collection of data and statistics, development of common methodologiesincluding gender disaggregated data, development of common methodologies, including gender and climate mainstreaming and tracking, and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks;
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) organisation of local operational support in areas such as asylum, migration and border controlmentioned in Article 5;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) studies, research, analyses and surveys, evaluations and impact assessments, including gender impact assessments, and the development and publication of guides, reports and educational material;
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Beneficiaries of the Technical Support Instrument must consult, as part of the request for technical support, local and regional authorities, social partners and representatives of civil society.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the implementation of reforms and investments by Member States, undertaken on their own initiative, in particular to support recovery [in line with Regulation (EU) No YYY/XX], achieve sustainable and socially inclusive economic growth and high-quality job creation and enhance resilience;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the implementation of policies contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Union’s 2030 energy and climate goals.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the implementation of growth- sustaining and resilience-enhancing reforms in the context of economic governance processes, in particular the country-specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester or actions related to counter-cyclical long term investment and/or the implementation of Union law;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the preparation, amendment or improvement of recovery and resilience plans pursuant to Regulation (EU) No YYY/XXRecovery and Resilience Facility and the implementation thereof undertaken by Member States;
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition to the financial envelope set out in Article 6(1), Member States may propose to allocated part of their Reform and Resilience Plan to the Technical Support Instrument. The amount allocated shall contribute to increase the technical support for preparing, amending and improving their Recovery and Resilience Plans. The amount allocated shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of the Technical Support Instrument. The Commission shall implement those resources in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation.