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PURPOSE: to ensure that Greece has sufficient\nfinancial means to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes\nsupported by the European Regional Development Fund (EARDF), the\nEuropean Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund 8(CF), the European\nAgricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime\nand Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Greece has been affected by the\nconsequences of the financial crisis in a unique manner. It has led\nto persistently negative GDP growth rates in Greece over a number\nof years, which, in turn, has caused serious liquidity shortages\nand a lack of public funds available for the public investment\nneeded to foster a sustainable recovery. This has created an\nexceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific\nmeasures.
\nHowever, it is vital that the lack of liquidity and of\npublic funds in Greece do not hinder investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund and the Cohesion\nFund (the Funds) and by the European Maritime and Fisheries\nFund (EMFF).
\nIn its Communication entitled \"A\nnew start for Jobs and Growth in Greece\", the Commission\nproposed measures to ensure that the available EU funding from the\nFunds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is\neffectively used for investments on the ground and reaches\nbeneficiaries as rapidly as possible.
\nCONTENT: as an exceptional measure and given the\nunique situation this has created in Greece, the Commission\nproposes to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the common provisions on the European\nStructural and European Investment Funds as follows:
\nIn concrete terms, it is proposed to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 to allow for the ceiling for the cumulative total\nof pre-financing and interim payments to be 100% and to increase\nthe co-financing rate for 2007-2013 operational programmes for the\nConvergence and the Regional competitiveness and employment\nobjectives in Greece to 100%.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposed consists of\nfrontloading payment appropriations and is budgetary neutral\nover the 2014-2020 period.
\nThe additional payment appropriations necessary to\ncover the immediate consequence of an increase of 2007-2013\nco-financing rates and removal of the ceiling for payments are EUR\n500 million in 2015 and EUR 500 million for the additional initial\npre-financing in 2015.
\nThese additional payment appropriations can\npotentially be covered by payment appropriations foreseen for\ninterim payments for the 2014-2020 programmes depending on the\nprogress of submission of interim payment applications in\n2015.
\nThe additional pre-financing of EUR 500 million for\n2016 was however not foreseen in the draft budget\n2016. Nor was the impact in 2016 of\nthe increase in the maximum co-financing rates and in the ceiling\nfor payments for 2007-2013 programmes.
\nThe Commission is therefore likely to propose to\ncover the additional payment needs through an amending letter to\nthe 2016 draft. The estimated impact on 2017 will be included\nin the next budgetary procedure.
\nThe Committee on Regional Development adopted the\nreport by Iskra MIHAYLOVA (ADLE, BG) on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\nRegulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil laying down common provisions on the European Regional\nDevelopment Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the\nEuropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on\nthe European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund,\nthe Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund as\nregards specific measures for Greece.
\nThe Committee recommended the European Parliament to\nadopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission\nproposal.
\nThe proposed amending Regulation is an exceptional\nmeasure, aimed at providing immediate support to Greece by enabling\nit to access and use before the end of 2015 Union funding for\ncohesion policy still available from the 2007-2013 programming\nperiod. Therefore, Members consider that its adoption is\nurgent.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 586 votes to 87,\nwith 21 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\nRegulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil laying down common provisions on the European Regional\nDevelopment Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the\nEuropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and laying down general\nprovisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and\nFisheries Fund as regards specific measures for Greece.
\nParliament considered that the proposed amending\nRegulation is an exceptional measure, aimed at providing immediate\nsupport to Greece by enabling it to access and use before the end\nof 2015 Union funding for cohesion policy still available from the\n2007-2013 programming period, and therefore its adoption is\nurgent.
\nThe position adopted by the Parliament at first\nreading following the ordinary legislative procedure provides the\nfollowing:
\nPURPOSE: to assist Greece to optimise the use it makes\nof the European structural and investment funds and to improve the\nsituation regarding lack of liquidity in order to stimulate jobs\nand growth.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT : Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No\n1303/2013 as regards specific measures for Greece.
\nCONTENT: Greece has been affected by the consequences\nof the financial crisis in a unique manner. The crisis has led to\npersistently negative gross domestic product growth rates in Greece\nover a number of years, which, in turn, has caused serious\nliquidity shortages and a lack of public funds available for the\npublic investment needed to foster a sustainable\nrecovery.
\nThis amending Regulation is an exceptional measure,\nthe aim of which is to provide a solution for the lack of liquidity\nand of public funds in Greece for investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion\nFund and by the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nSpecifically, the amendments made to Regulation (EU)\nNo 1303/2013 aim to:
\n1) ensure that Greece has sufficient financial\nmeans to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes supported\nby the Funds and the EMFF in 2015 and 2016: to this end, the\nRegulation increases the level of the initial pre-financing paid to\nits operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs\ngoal and to programmes supported by the EMFF through the payment\nof an additional initial pre-financing amount of 3.5% of the\namount of support from the Funds and the EMFF for the entire\nprogramming period to operational programmes in Greece each year in\n2015 and 2016.
\nThe additional initial pre-financing shall not apply\nto programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal nor\nto the specific allocation for the Youth Employment\nInitiative.
\nTo ensure that the additional initial pre-financing\namount is effectively used, the additional initial pre-financing\namount should be repaid to the Commission if it is not followed by\nan adequate level of payment applications submitted to the\nCommission within a certain deadline;
\n2) improve the effective use of available funding\nunder cohesion policy for the financing of operations under\noperational programmes for the Convergence and Regional\ncompetitiveness and employment objectives supported by the Funds\nwhich were adopted for the 2007-2013 period in Greece: for this\npurpose, the Regulation sets out a maximum EU co-financing rate\nof 100 % to the eligible expenditure indicated for Greek\noperational programmes for the Convergence and Regional\ncompetitiveness and employment objectives
\nENTRY INTO FORCE :\n16.10.2015.
\nPURPOSE: to ensure that Greece has sufficient\nfinancial means to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes\nsupported by the European Regional Development Fund (EARDF), the\nEuropean Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund 8(CF), the European\nAgricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime\nand Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Greece has been affected by the\nconsequences of the financial crisis in a unique manner. It has led\nto persistently negative GDP growth rates in Greece over a number\nof years, which, in turn, has caused serious liquidity shortages\nand a lack of public funds available for the public investment\nneeded to foster a sustainable recovery. This has created an\nexceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific\nmeasures.
\nHowever, it is vital that the lack of liquidity and of\npublic funds in Greece do not hinder investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund and the Cohesion\nFund (the Funds) and by the European Maritime and Fisheries\nFund (EMFF).
\nIn its Communication entitled \"A\nnew start for Jobs and Growth in Greece\", the Commission\nproposed measures to ensure that the available EU funding from the\nFunds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is\neffectively used for investments on the ground and reaches\nbeneficiaries as rapidly as possible.
\nCONTENT: as an exceptional measure and given the\nunique situation this has created in Greece, the Commission\nproposes to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the common provisions on the European\nStructural and European Investment Funds as follows:
\nIn concrete terms, it is proposed to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 to allow for the ceiling for the cumulative total\nof pre-financing and interim payments to be 100% and to increase\nthe co-financing rate for 2007-2013 operational programmes for the\nConvergence and the Regional competitiveness and employment\nobjectives in Greece to 100%.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposed consists of\nfrontloading payment appropriations and is budgetary neutral\nover the 2014-2020 period.
\nThe additional payment appropriations necessary to\ncover the immediate consequence of an increase of 2007-2013\nco-financing rates and removal of the ceiling for payments are EUR\n500 million in 2015 and EUR 500 million for the additional initial\npre-financing in 2015.
\nThese additional payment appropriations can\npotentially be covered by payment appropriations foreseen for\ninterim payments for the 2014-2020 programmes depending on the\nprogress of submission of interim payment applications in\n2015.
\nThe additional pre-financing of EUR 500 million for\n2016 was however not foreseen in the draft budget\n2016. Nor was the impact in 2016 of\nthe increase in the maximum co-financing rates and in the ceiling\nfor payments for 2007-2013 programmes.
\nThe Commission is therefore likely to propose to\ncover the additional payment needs through an amending letter to\nthe 2016 draft. The estimated impact on 2017 will be included\nin the next budgetary procedure.
\nPURPOSE: to ensure that Greece has sufficient\nfinancial means to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes\nsupported by the European Regional Development Fund (EARDF), the\nEuropean Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund 8(CF), the European\nAgricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime\nand Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Greece has been affected by the\nconsequences of the financial crisis in a unique manner. It has led\nto persistently negative GDP growth rates in Greece over a number\nof years, which, in turn, has caused serious liquidity shortages\nand a lack of public funds available for the public investment\nneeded to foster a sustainable recovery. This has created an\nexceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific\nmeasures.
\nHowever, it is vital that the lack of liquidity and of\npublic funds in Greece do not hinder investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund and the Cohesion\nFund (the Funds) and by the European Maritime and Fisheries\nFund (EMFF).
\nIn its Communication entitled \"A\nnew start for Jobs and Growth in Greece\", the Commission\nproposed measures to ensure that the available EU funding from the\nFunds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is\neffectively used for investments on the ground and reaches\nbeneficiaries as rapidly as possible.
\nCONTENT: as an exceptional measure and given the\nunique situation this has created in Greece, the Commission\nproposes to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the common provisions on the European\nStructural and European Investment Funds as follows:
\nIn concrete terms, it is proposed to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 to allow for the ceiling for the cumulative total\nof pre-financing and interim payments to be 100% and to increase\nthe co-financing rate for 2007-2013 operational programmes for the\nConvergence and the Regional competitiveness and employment\nobjectives in Greece to 100%.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposed consists of\nfrontloading payment appropriations and is budgetary neutral\nover the 2014-2020 period.
\nThe additional payment appropriations necessary to\ncover the immediate consequence of an increase of 2007-2013\nco-financing rates and removal of the ceiling for payments are EUR\n500 million in 2015 and EUR 500 million for the additional initial\npre-financing in 2015.
\nThese additional payment appropriations can\npotentially be covered by payment appropriations foreseen for\ninterim payments for the 2014-2020 programmes depending on the\nprogress of submission of interim payment applications in\n2015.
\nThe additional pre-financing of EUR 500 million for\n2016 was however not foreseen in the draft budget\n2016. Nor was the impact in 2016 of\nthe increase in the maximum co-financing rates and in the ceiling\nfor payments for 2007-2013 programmes.
\nThe Commission is therefore likely to propose to\ncover the additional payment needs through an amending letter to\nthe 2016 draft. The estimated impact on 2017 will be included\nin the next budgetary procedure.
\nPURPOSE: to ensure that Greece has sufficient\nfinancial means to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes\nsupported by the European Regional Development Fund (EARDF), the\nEuropean Social Fund (ESF), the Cohesion Fund 8(CF), the European\nAgricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime\nand Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nPROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament\nand of the Council.
\nROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European\nParliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative\nprocedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
\nBACKGROUND: Greece has been affected by the\nconsequences of the financial crisis in a unique manner. It has led\nto persistently negative GDP growth rates in Greece over a number\nof years, which, in turn, has caused serious liquidity shortages\nand a lack of public funds available for the public investment\nneeded to foster a sustainable recovery. This has created an\nexceptional situation which needs to be addressed with specific\nmeasures.
\nHowever, it is vital that the lack of liquidity and of\npublic funds in Greece do not hinder investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund and the Cohesion\nFund (the Funds) and by the European Maritime and Fisheries\nFund (EMFF).
\nIn its Communication entitled \"A\nnew start for Jobs and Growth in Greece\", the Commission\nproposed measures to ensure that the available EU funding from the\nFunds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is\neffectively used for investments on the ground and reaches\nbeneficiaries as rapidly as possible.
\nCONTENT: as an exceptional measure and given the\nunique situation this has created in Greece, the Commission\nproposes to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the common provisions on the European\nStructural and European Investment Funds as follows:
\nIn concrete terms, it is proposed to amend Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 to allow for the ceiling for the cumulative total\nof pre-financing and interim payments to be 100% and to increase\nthe co-financing rate for 2007-2013 operational programmes for the\nConvergence and the Regional competitiveness and employment\nobjectives in Greece to 100%.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the proposed consists of\nfrontloading payment appropriations and is budgetary neutral\nover the 2014-2020 period.
\nThe additional payment appropriations necessary to\ncover the immediate consequence of an increase of 2007-2013\nco-financing rates and removal of the ceiling for payments are EUR\n500 million in 2015 and EUR 500 million for the additional initial\npre-financing in 2015.
\nThese additional payment appropriations can\npotentially be covered by payment appropriations foreseen for\ninterim payments for the 2014-2020 programmes depending on the\nprogress of submission of interim payment applications in\n2015.
\nThe additional pre-financing of EUR 500 million for\n2016 was however not foreseen in the draft budget\n2016. Nor was the impact in 2016 of\nthe increase in the maximum co-financing rates and in the ceiling\nfor payments for 2007-2013 programmes.
\nThe Commission is therefore likely to propose to\ncover the additional payment needs through an amending letter to\nthe 2016 draft. The estimated impact on 2017 will be included\nin the next budgetary procedure.
\nThe Committee on Regional Development adopted the\nreport by Iskra MIHAYLOVA (ADLE, BG) on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\nRegulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil laying down common provisions on the European Regional\nDevelopment Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the\nEuropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on\nthe European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund,\nthe Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund as\nregards specific measures for Greece.
\nThe Committee recommended the European Parliament to\nadopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission\nproposal.
\nThe proposed amending Regulation is an exceptional\nmeasure, aimed at providing immediate support to Greece by enabling\nit to access and use before the end of 2015 Union funding for\ncohesion policy still available from the 2007-2013 programming\nperiod. Therefore, Members consider that its adoption is\nurgent.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 586 votes to 87,\nwith 21 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\nregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending\nRegulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil laying down common provisions on the European Regional\nDevelopment Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the\nEuropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and laying down general\nprovisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and\nFisheries Fund as regards specific measures for Greece.
\nParliament considered that the proposed amending\nRegulation is an exceptional measure, aimed at providing immediate\nsupport to Greece by enabling it to access and use before the end\nof 2015 Union funding for cohesion policy still available from the\n2007-2013 programming period, and therefore its adoption is\nurgent.
\nThe position adopted by the Parliament at first\nreading following the ordinary legislative procedure provides the\nfollowing:
\nPURPOSE: to assist Greece to optimise the use it makes\nof the European structural and investment funds and to improve the\nsituation regarding lack of liquidity in order to stimulate jobs\nand growth.
\nLEGISLATIVE ACT : Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 of the\nEuropean Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No\n1303/2013 as regards specific measures for Greece.
\nCONTENT: Greece has been affected by the consequences\nof the financial crisis in a unique manner. The crisis has led to\npersistently negative gross domestic product growth rates in Greece\nover a number of years, which, in turn, has caused serious\nliquidity shortages and a lack of public funds available for the\npublic investment needed to foster a sustainable\nrecovery.
\nThis amending Regulation is an exceptional measure,\nthe aim of which is to provide a solution for the lack of liquidity\nand of public funds in Greece for investment under programmes\nsupported by the European\nRegional Development Fund, the European\nSocial Fund (ESF) and the Cohesion\nFund and by the European\nMaritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
\nSpecifically, the amendments made to Regulation (EU)\nNo 1303/2013 aim to:
\n1) ensure that Greece has sufficient financial\nmeans to start the implementation of 2014-2020 programmes supported\nby the Funds and the EMFF in 2015 and 2016: to this end, the\nRegulation increases the level of the initial pre-financing paid to\nits operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs\ngoal and to programmes supported by the EMFF through the payment\nof an additional initial pre-financing amount of 3.5% of the\namount of support from the Funds and the EMFF for the entire\nprogramming period to operational programmes in Greece each year in\n2015 and 2016.
\nThe additional initial pre-financing shall not apply\nto programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal nor\nto the specific allocation for the Youth Employment\nInitiative.
\nTo ensure that the additional initial pre-financing\namount is effectively used, the additional initial pre-financing\namount should be repaid to the Commission if it is not followed by\nan adequate level of payment applications submitted to the\nCommission within a certain deadline;
\n2) improve the effective use of available funding\nunder cohesion policy for the financing of operations under\noperational programmes for the Convergence and Regional\ncompetitiveness and employment objectives supported by the Funds\nwhich were adopted for the 2007-2013 period in Greece: for this\npurpose, the Regulation sets out a maximum EU co-financing rate\nof 100 % to the eligible expenditure indicated for Greek\noperational programmes for the Convergence and Regional\ncompetitiveness and employment objectives
\nENTRY INTO FORCE :\n16.10.2015.
\n