7 Amendments of Jan KOZŁOWSKI related to 2013/2095(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note ofWelcomes the political agreement reached on 27 June 2013 on the MFF for 2014-2020; stresses that with a view to swift and effective launch of the new Cohesion Policy period, it is vital that the negotiations on the legislative package, the partnership agreements and the operational programmes be concluded at the earliest opportunity; emphasises that any delay will result, in budgetary terms, in a concentration of payment requests at the end of the period;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the backlog of outstanding commitments (‘'RAL’') amounted to two-thirds of Cohesion Policy funding by the end of the MFF for 2007- 20131 ; stresses the need to find a reliable means of reducing the risk of implementation of EU programmes being blocked owing to lack of payment; draws attention to the impact the N+3 rulehat the N+3 rule, whilst being essential to secure the implementation of projects supported by Cohesion Policy, will have an impact on accumulation of the RAL in coming years, not least as a result of thein particular in case of delay in the launch of the new programmes; __________________ 1 If amending budget No 2/2013 is approved for an overall value of EUR 11.2 billion, it is estimated that the RAL could reach EUR 224 million in total by the end of 2013, while in its initial estimates the Commission suggested that the RAL would be EUR 180 billion at the end of 2013.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes the principle of multi-level governance to be essential to effective management of the new Cohesion Policy; stresses in this respect that the local and regional authorities should be fully involved, within their own spheres of competence, both in the preparation of the programmes and agreements and in their implementation, in their implementation and evaluation; underlines the importance of an adequate information flow and technical support for these authorities, in order to facilitate and optimise their contribution in all stages of this process;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes the agreement reached between Council and Parliament on the performance reserve, in the negotiations on the Common Provisions Regulation; recognises the improvements that were brought about in the performance reserve, ensuring stable and predictable rules for the authorities and beneficiaries; underscores that the performance reserve should not affect the initial pre-financing levels;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underscores its position on the importance of a compulsory review and revision of the next MFF by the end of 2016, in order to allow the next Commission and Parliament to reassess the EU's political priorities, to adapt it, if necessary, to new challenges and to take full account of the latest macroeconomic projections;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards simplification and greater transparency in the management of EU funds; underlines that simple procedures lead to reduction of shortcomings and therefore better use of European funds; stresses the need to adopt a more ambitious approach at the level of the Commission and the Member States in order to simplify access to procedures for obtaining funding, public procurement rules and monitoring arrangements, and to ensure that clear and accessible information is available on beneficiaries of EU funds and funding possibilities.