Activities of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2018/0196(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument
Amendments (14)
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The principle of partnership is a key feature in the implementation of the Funds, building on the multi-level governance approach at local, regional and national level, and ensuring the involvement of civil society and social partners. In order to provide continuity in the organisation of partnership, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/201413 should continue to apply. _________________ 13 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014 of 7 January 2014 on the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (OJ L 74, 14.3.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Member States should determine how relevatake into account country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) of the TFEU and relevant Council recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 148(4) of the TFEU ('CSR's) are taken into account in the preparation of programming documents. During the 2021–2027 programming period ('programming period'), Member States should regularly present to the monitoring committee and to the Commission the progress in implementing the programmes in support of the CSRs. During a mid-term review, Member States should, among other elements, consider the need for programme modifications to accommodate relevant CSRs adopted or modified since the start of the programming period.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) 15. The Partnership Agreement, prepared by each Member State, should be a strategic document guiding the negotiations between the Commission and the Member State concerned on the design of programmes. Member States should take into account features and specificities pointed out from local and regional administrations. In order to reduce the administrative burden, it should not be necessary to amend Partnership Agreements during the programming period. To facilitate the programming and avoid overlapping content in programming documents, Partnership Agreements can be included as part of a programme.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Mechanisms to ensure a link between Union funding policies and the economic governance of the Union should be further refined, allowing the Commission to make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments for one or more of the programmes of the Member State concerned where that Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process. In the case of significant non-compliance payments should be suspended automatically. In order to ensure uniform implementation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to ensure effective action in the context of the economic governance process, reversed qualified majority voting should be used.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to examine the performance of the programmes, the Member State should set up monitoring committees. For the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, annual implementation reports should be replaced by an annual structured policy dialogue based on the latest information and data on programme implementation made available by the Member State with the information given by regional and local entities.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
a more competitive and economic resilient Europe
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the criteria applied by the Member State to select indicators also given by regional and local entities;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall request a Member State to review and propose amendments to relevant programmes, where this is necessary to support the implementation of relevant Council Recommendations.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Such a request mayshall be made for the following purposes:
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission mayshall suspend all or part of the payments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Priority shall be given to the suspension of commitments; payments shall be suspended only when immediate action is sought and; in the case of significant non- compliance payments shall be suspended automatically. The suspension of payments shall apply to payment applications submitted for the programmes concerned after the date of the decision to suspend.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
The Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances due to an event outside the control of a Member State or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within 10 days of adoption of the decision or recommendation referred to in the previous sub-paragraph, recommend that the Council cancel the suspension in full or parts of it referred to in the same sub- paragraph.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of a significant non- compliance the proposal by the Commission shall be deemed adopted automatically.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Each managing authority shall identify a communication officer for each programme ('programme communication officer'). The communication officer shall take into account all the official and co- official languages of the Member State, or the official languages of the regional and/or local entity or entities, where the programme is to be implemented.