Activities of Indrek TARAND related to 2018/0228(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Article 8 TFEU lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming in all EU activities. A proper implementation of gender mainstreaming requires transparency in the budget allocations dedicated to promote gender equality and to combat gender discrimination.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. As regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, 350% of these amounts shall be made available immediately to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation, with priority to cross-border and missing links. Until 31 December 2023, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 750% of the resources transferred. As of 1 January 2024, resources transferred to the Programme which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a The Programme shall be implemented to achieve the Union's and international climate objectives, with overall climate action targets not lower than 30%. In order to address the European Court of Auditors recommendations, compulsory climate action targets shall be laid out in programme specific legislations and require ex-ante earmarking in all programming and planning processes rather than ex-post accounting. Climate mainstreaming and climate proofing mechanisms shall be unified by reforming, expanding and centralizing the Rio Marker system, in order to differentiate between mitigation and adaptation, and between sectors; and by 'Energy Efficiency first' assessments during infrastructure investment planning, as set out in the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union, as well as clear exclusion criteria. Performance frameworks shall be based on adequate and detailed output and result indicators, showing the level of ambition and putting results into perspective of national needs, objectives and opportunities.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation and for actions located in outermost regions; the co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 65% for the specific objective referred to in Article 3 (2) (a) (ii) in case of Member States benefitting from the transfer from the Cohesion Fund;