6 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/0336(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Since the economic governance of theEuropean Union funds contributes to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should then also be possible for the Union to support reform commitments undertaken by Member States to implement relevant Council recommendations , and/or to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the cohesion policy funds as a specific form of support implemented in direct management.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to facilitate reforms conducted by the Member States in the context of the economic governance process, it ismay be necessary to open the possibility to partially or fully allocate the performance reserve set up by Article 20 of the Regulation (EU) 1303/20133 to support reform commitments undertaken by those Member States. _________________ 3 OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.320
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Since the economic governance of the Union is meant to contributes to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it should be possible to support reform commitments undertaken by Member States to implement relevant Council recommendations or to maximise the growth and competitiveness impact of the cohesion policy funds as a specific form of support implemented in direct management.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Any reallocation from the performance reserve should be subject to the fulfilment of commitments with respect to implementing reforms identified in the European Semester process. Priority should be given for the implementation of structural reforms which are expected to contribute most to the resilience of domestic economies and have positive spill-over effects on other Member States. These include positive reforms in product and labour markets, tax reforms, the development of capital market which fully respect and enhance labour rights, tax reforms that do not impinge on the rights of Member States to control their own tax system, the development of capital markets in line with European Union standards, reforms to improve the business environment as well as investment in human capital and public administration reforms.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is appropriate tharecommended that relevant Member States propose a detailed set of measures for the implementation of the structural reforms which should contain milestones and targets and a timetable of not more than a suggested three years.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Any reallocation from the performance reserve should be subject to the fulfilment of commitments with respect to implementing reforms identified in the European Semester process. Priority should be given for the implementation of structural reforms which are expected to contribute most to the resilience of domestic economies and have positive spill-over effects on other Member States. These include reforms in product and labour markets, tax reforms, the development of capital markets, reforms to improve the business environment as well as investment in human capital and public administration reforms, providing those reforms do not result in reduced standards and conditions in either the labour markets, in production or in the products themselves.