14 Amendments of Ondřej KOVAŘÍK related to 2022/0164(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, nuclear and LNG, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economies and increasing the use of renewable energy, including hydrogen. Furthermore, in its Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022, the European Council called for reducing EU strategic dependencies and invited, inter alia, the Commission to present options to address rising food prices and the issue of global food security as soon as possible.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims and tackle, in a comprehensive manner, the crisis effects determined by the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 2026, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia should build on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threats. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) In order to provide adequate and rapid response, Member States are encouraged to use all available funds to provide immediate and temporary support to SMEs and households for micro investments in energy efficiency improvements and in renewable energy self-generation, via vouchers or tax credits.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6 b) The REPowerEU chapter should equally represent an opportunity for the Member States to develop cross-border projects that accelerate the shift to renewables and that accelerate intra-EU pipeline expansions to fully utilise existing and future LNG regasification capacities to diversify natural gas supplies.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) In light of the current energy crisis, where high energy prices are aggravating the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, by further increasing the financial burden of consumers, in particular for households with low income or vulnerable companies, the REPowerEU chapters should include measures to help structurally address situations of energy poverty, through long-lasting investments and reforms. Such reforms and investments should provide a higher level of financial support in energy efficiency schemes, clean energy policies and schemes to reduce energy demand for those households and companies facing severe difficulties due to high energy bills. Energy demand-reduction measures taken by Member States should take into account the principles set by the Council Regulations on energy demand-reduction measures.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Member States are encouraged to complement and accompany the measures in the REPowerEU chapter with additional measures in line with the objectives of the chapter; in order to achieve them, Member States are encouraged to use additional Union funding, in particular the Innovation Fund, the Modernisation Fund, InvestEU and all remaining funds under the 2014- 2020 programming period; information on existing or planned Union financing should be included in the chapter.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) Regulation (EU)2021/1755 should also be amended to allow for the possibility to transfer unused resources of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve in order to achieve the REPowerEU objectives.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b – paragraph 1
Article 21b – paragraph 1
(1) Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred or allocated to the Facility, including from the Innovation Fund, Modernisation Fund, Just Transition Fund, as well as all remaining resources under the 2014-2020 MFF programming period, subject to the conditions set out in Article 26a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and Article 81a of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Those resources shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21ba (new)
Article 21ba (new)
Article 21ba Resources from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Resources allocated to Members States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve may, at their request, be transferred to the Facility subject to the conditions set out in Article 8a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1755. Those resources shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) boosting energy efficiency in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of LNG, nuclear, sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil-free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energy,
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) providing immediate and temporary support to households and SMEs for micro investments in energy efficiency improvements and in renewable energy self-generation, via vouchers or tax credits.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) accelerating intra-EU pipeline expansions to fully utilise existing and future LNG regasification capacities to diversify natural gas supplies;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21d – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21d – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The Commission shall also provide in the REPowerEU chapter of the annual report mentioned in paragraph (2) a set of recommendations for each Member State to accelerate the investments committed in their national recovery and resilience plans, after assessing the data available on final beneficiaries, and referring to best practices from other Member States.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1755
Article 8a (new)
Article 8a (new)
Article 5 a Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 Regulation (EU)2021/1755, is amended as follows: The following Article is inserted: Article 8a Transfer to the Recovery and Resilience Facility: (1) Member States may request the transfer of unused appropriations to the Recovery and Resilience Facility. (2) Transferred resources shall be implemented in accordance with the provision of Regulation(EU) 2021/241 and shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.