Activities of Alessandro PANZA related to 2020/0101(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Additional resources in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: REACT-EU (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic orand preparing a green, digital and resilientthe recovery of the economy, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022 stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to complement the actions already available under the scope of support of the ERDF, as extended by Regulations (EU) 2020/460 and (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 , Member States should continue to be allowed to use the additional resources primarily for investments in products and services for health services, for providing support in the form of working capital or investment support to SMEs, in operations contributing to the transition towards a digital and green economy, infrastructure providing basic services to citizens, including in rural, insular and mountainous areas, or economic support measures for those regions most dependent on sectors most affected by the crisis. Technical assistance starting from the preliminary stages should also be supported. It is appropriate that the additional resources are focused exclusively under the new thematic objective “Fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy”, which should also constitute a single investment priority, to allow for simplified programming and implementation of the additional resources. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2020/460 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 March 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013 and (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to mobilise investments in the healthcare systems of Member States and in other sectors of their economies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak (Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative) (OJ L99, 31.3.2020, p. 5); Regulation (EU) 2020/558 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2020 amending Regulations (EU) No 1301/2013 and (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, (OJ L 130, 23.4.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) For the ESF, Member States should primarily use the additional resources to support job maintenance, including in rural, insular and mountainous areas, as well as through short-time work schemes and support to self-employed, job creation, in particular for peoplecitizens in vulnerable situations, support to youth employment measures, education and training, skills development and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children. It should be clarified that in the present exceptional circumstances support to short-time work schemes for employees and the self- employed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be provided even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. Union support to those short-time work schemes should be limited in time.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 163 #
Each Member State shall allocate the additional resources available for programming under the ERDF and the ESF to operational programmes, involving local and regional authorities, in accordance with the partnership principle. Up to 5% of the additional resources shall be used for cross-border projects.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 6
Article 92 b – paragraph 6
6. Up to 4% of the total additional resources under the ERDF and the ESF may be allocated to technical assistance starting from the preliminary stages under any existing operational programme supported from the ERDF or the ESF or the new operational programme referred to in paragraph 11.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 92 b – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
For the ESF, the additional resources shall primarily be used to support job maintenance, including through short-time work schemes and support to self- employed, even when that support is not combined with active labour market measures, unless the latter are imposed by national law. The additional resources shall also support job creation, in particular for peoplecitizens in vulnerable situations, youth employment measures, education and training, skills development, in particular to support the twin green and digital transitions, and to enhance access to social services of general interest, including for children.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 5
Article 92 b – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 5
The revised financing plan set out in Article 96(2)(d) shall set out the allocation of the additional resources for the years 2020, 2021 and, where applicable, for 2022 without identifying amounts for the performance reserve and with no breakdown per category of regions.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92 b – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 92 b – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
By way of derogation from Article 29(3) and (4) and Article 30(2), the Commission shall approve any new dedicated operational programme or any amendment to an existing programme within 10 working days of its submission by a Member State.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a The Commission shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with an evaluation report on REACT-EU by 31 December 2023, covering budgetary commitments and payments, where possible, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. That report shall include information on the achievement of the objectives of REACT-EU, the efficiency of the use of its resources, the types of actions financed, the beneficiaries and final recipients of the financial allocations as well as its European added value in aiding the economic recovery.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Annex VII a – paragraph 3 – point b
Annex VII a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For the number of people unemployed and the number of young people unemployed the reference period shall be: the average of June to AugustApril to June 2020.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Annex VII a – paragraph 4 – point b
Annex VII a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) For the number of people unemployed and the number of young people unemployed the reference period shall be: the average of June to AugustApril to June 2021.