Activities of James NICHOLSON related to 2011/0276(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Amendments (29)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objectives of the CSF Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of protecting and improving the environment as set out in Article 11 and 19 of the Treaty, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States should provide information on the support for climate change objectives in line with the ambition to devote at least 20% of the Union budget to this end, using a methodology adopted by the Commission by implementing act.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of the Common Strategic Framework adopted by the Commission, each Member State should prepare, in cooperation with its partners, as stipulated by Art. 5, and in dialogue with the Commission, a Partnership Contract. The Partnership Contract should translate the elements set out in the Common Strategic Framework into the national context and set out firm commitments to the achievement of Union objectives through the programming of the CSF Funds.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the key territorial challenges for urban, rural, coastal, fisheries and fhisheriestoric and cultural heritage areas, as well as for areas with particular territorial features referred to in Articles 174 and 349 of the Treaty, to be addressed by the CSF Funds;
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 2 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) mechanisms for ensuring the coherence and consistency of the programming of the CSF Funds with the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the TreatyNational Reform Programmes and other relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treatystrategies.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall, in compliance with Art. 5, prepare a Partnership Contract for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Member States shall concentrate support, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules, on actions bringing the greatest added value in relation to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, addressing the challenges identified in the country-specific recommendations under Article 121(2) of the Treaty and the relevant Council recommendations adopted under 148(4) of the Treaty, and taking into acs translated to the national and regional count national and regional needext by the National Reform Programmes and other strategies.
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall assess whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfillex ante conditionalities laid down in the respective fund-specific rules are applicable to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of their programmes and whether the applicable ex ante conditionalities are fulfilled. The assessment shall be limited to the criteria laid down in the fund-specific rules and may be proportional, having regard to the level of support allocated.
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
Part 2 – article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall assess the information provided on the applicability and fulfilment of relevant ex ante conditionalities in the framework of its assessment of the Partnership Contract and programmes. ItThis assessment shall be limited to the criteria laid down in the fund-specific rules, shall be proportional having regard to the level of support allocated, and shall respect national and regional competences to decide on the specific and adequate policy measures including the content of strategies. In case of disagreement between the Commission and a Member State on the applicability of an ex ante conditionality to the specific objective of the priorities of a programme or its fulfillment, both the applicability in accordance with Article 2 and and the non-fulfillment shall be proven by the Commission. The Commission may decide, when adopting a programme, to suspend all or part of interim payments to the relevant priority axis of programme pending the satisfactory completion of actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality. The failure to complete actions to fulfil an ex ante conditionality by the deadline set out in the programme shall constitute a basis for suspending payments by the Commission.
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 2 – article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a description of the strategy and its objectives, a description of the integrated and innovative character of the strategy and a hierarchy of objectives, including clear and measurable targets for outputs or results. The strategy shall be coherent with the relevant public authorities strategies and programmes of all the CSF Funds involved;
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Gains andResources paid back to financial instruments from investments or from the release of resources committed for guarantee contracts, including returns of the principal or capital element of any investment and returns of other earnings or yields, including interest, guarantee fees, dividends, capital gains or any other income receipts generated by investments, which are attributable to the support from the CSF Funds to the financial instrument, shall be re-used for the following purposes, where applicable, up to the amounts necessary:
Amendment 910 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 2 – article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) preferential remuneration of investors operating under the market economy investor principle, who provide counterpart resources to the support from the CSF Funds on a co-finance basis to the financial instrument or who co-invest at the level of final recipients;
Amendment 929 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point g
Part 2 – article 40 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) where available, multiplier effect of investments made by the financial instrument and value of investments and participations;
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 84 – paragraph 3
3. At least 215 % of the Structural Funds resources for less developed regions, 40% for transition regions and 525% for more developed regions in each Member State shall be allocated to the ESF. For the purposes of this provision, the support to a Member State through the [Food for deprived people instrument] shall be considered as part of the share of Structural Funds allocated to the ESF.
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Commission may accept, in duly justified circumstances which are linked to the implementation of one or more thematic objectives, a proposal by a Member State in its first submission of the Partnership Contract to transfer up to 210% of the total appropriation for a category of regions to other categories of regions.
Amendment 1370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) where appropriate, a planned integrated approach to the territorial development of urban, rural, coastal and fisheries areas and areas with particular territorial features, in particular the implementation arrangements for Articles 28 and 29;
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) the list of citiea list of cities or a set of criteria for the selection of cities and functional urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development will be implemented, the indicative annual allocation of the ERDF support for these actions, including the resources delegated to cities for management under Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No […] [ERDF] and the indicative annual allocation of ESF support for integrated actions;
Amendment 1410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) where appropriate, a description of specific actions to take into account environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management, in the selection of operations;
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point ii
(ii) where appropriate, a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation during the preparation, design and implementation of the operational programme and in particular in relation to access to funding, taking account of the needs of the various target groups at risk of such discrimination and in particular the requirements of ensuring accessibility for disabled persons;
Amendment 1419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point iii
(iii) where appropriate, a description of its contribution to the promotion of equality between men and women and, where appropriate, the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at operational programme and operation level.
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 January, 30 April, 31 July and 31 October and 31 July, the managing authority shall transmit electronically to the Commission for monitoring purposes, for each operational programme and by priority axis:
Amendment 1550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 102 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 785%.
Amendment 1621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 5
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 5
5. The maximum co-financing rate under paragraph 3 at the level of a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, where the whole of a priority axis is delivered through financial instruments, or through community-led local developmentterritorial instruments supporting local development (ITI, JAP or CLLD).
Amendment 1700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) in 2014: 2,5 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
Amendment 1705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) in 2015: 12,5 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme;
Amendment 1710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 124 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) in 2016: 12,5 % of the amount of support from the Funds for the entire programming period to the operational programme.
Amendment 1751 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 134 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) there is a serious deficiency in the quality and reliability of the monitoring system or of the data on common and specific indicators;