31 Amendments of João PIMENTA LOPES related to 2021/0164(COD)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Recovery and Resilience Facility is inadequate in view of the investment needs of certain Member States. Regarding both loans and ‘grants’, it constitutes an advance to be subsequently repaid by each Member State, through either payment of loan charges or possible reduction of transfers from the budget from 2028 onwards if the necessary budget increase is not achieved, especially for purposes of cohesion;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Investment options must be aligned with real needs and with the economic and social situation of each of the Member States and with their sovereign choices. No form of economic and political conditionality should be imposed regarding the use of funding from either the MFF or Recovery and Resilience Facility and interference with sovereign state decisions, for example in defining priorities and areas for the use of energy funding, should be avoided.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. 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 FacilitAs regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments to diversify supply away from sources outside the Member States 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.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to respond adequately to the serious social and economic situation faced by Member States and to energy supply problems - which have been aggravated by the consequences of sanctions and war, as well as by opportunism and speculative transactions on the deregulated EU markets - fresh EU funding needs to be provided, either through the revision and enhancement of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework or by stepping up the Recovery and Resilience Facility. These budget increases should come from Member State contributions based on their GNI, an end to contribution rebates for some of them and the redeployment of funding from headings earmarked for intervention and external action (with the exception of official development aid), militarisation programmes, institutional propaganda, communitarisation of security and border control and surveillance. Measures should be taken to ensure the redistributive function of the MFF and RRF, the payment of grants (rather than loans) to Member States to promote economic and social convergence between them and the exclusion of EU- funded public investment from calculation of the budget deficit.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) REPowerEU support should be deployed as part of each Member State’s sovereign development and energy strategy, making it possible to reverse the deregulation of the energy sector and return it to public control.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Investments in infrastructure and technologies alone are not sufficient to ensure a reduction of dependency from fossil fuels. Resources should be dedicated to the reskilling and upskilling of people, to further equip the workforce with green skills. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of workworkforce, increasing pay, ensuring stable and non-precarious employment relationships and guaranteeing work with rights. In light of this, resources transferred from the European Social Fund Plus should help support measures for the reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. The Commission will assess whether the measures included in the REPowerEU chapters significantly contribute to supporting a requalification of the workforce towards green skills.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In addition, to incentivise a high level of ambition for reforms and investments to be included in the REPowerEU chapter, new dedicated funding sources should be provided.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Recent geopolitical events, coupled with sanctions and with profiteering and speculation, have affected prices of energy and construction materials and have also caused shortages in the global supply chains. These developments may have a direct impact on the capacity to implement some investments included in the recovery and resilience plans. To the extent that Member States can demonstrate that such developments make a specific milestone or target, either totally or partially, no longer achievable, such situations may be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. These developments cannot constitute objective circumstances for revising reforms, as reforms are generally not cost dependent. In addition, no request for amendments should undermine the overall implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In line with the six pillars referred in Article 3 of this Regulation, the coherence and synergies they generate, and in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the general objective of the Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States, by mitigating the social and economic impact of that crisis, in particular on women, by contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, by supporting the green transition, by contributing to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets set out in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, by complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 and of the digital transition, by increasing the resilience of the Union energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level (‘REPowerEU objectives’)the Member States’ energy supplies thereby contributing to the upward economic and social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and the integration of the economies of the Union, fostering high quality employment creation, and contributing to the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy and generating European added valuegrowth and individual Member States’ development projects, fostering high quality employment creation, and bolstering individual Member States’ energy sovereignty.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b a
(ba) where applicable, the reforms and investments in line with Article 21c(1);
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The loan support to the recovery and resilience plan of the Member State concerned shall not be higher than the difference between the total costs of the recovery and resilience plan, as revised where relevant, and the maximum financial contribution referred to in Article 11, including, where relevant, the revenue referred to in Article 21a as well as, where relevant, resources from shared management programmes to support REPowerEU objectives referred to in Article 21b.’
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. By derogation from paragraph 5, subject to the availability of resources, in exceptional circumstances the amount of the loan support may be increased, considering the needs of the requesting Member State, as well as requests for loan support already submitted or planned to be submitted by other Member States, while applying the principles of equal treatment, solidarity, proportionality and transparency. To facilitate the application of these principles, Member States shall communicate to the Commission within 30 days after [the entry into force of this amending Regulation], whether they intend to request loan support.’
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summary of the consultation process shall explain the outcome of the consultations with local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter and outline how the input received was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter;’
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
(da) whether the reforms and investments referred to in Article 21c(1) effectively contribute towards the diversification of the Union’s energy supply or reduction of dependence on fossil fuels before 2030.;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1
Article 21a – paragraph 1
(1) EUR 20 000 000 000XXXXXX in current prices shall be available, in line with Article 10e(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation under this Regulation to increase the resilience of the UnionMember States’ energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union levetogether with the reversal of the energy sector’s liberalisation and a return to its public control. That amount shall be made available in the form of external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21b
Article 21b
Amendment 133 #
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 a
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas, notably to enable diversification of supply in the interest of the Union as a wholeindividual Member States,
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Where applicable, a description of reforms and investments in the already adopted Council implementing decisions that are expected to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where applicable, the breakdown of financial resources by category of region drawn up in accordance with Article 108(2) and the amounts of allocations proposed to be transferred pursuant to Articles 26, 26a and 111, including a justification for such transfers;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point g – subpoint i
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point g – subpoint i
(i) a table specifying the total financial allocations for each of the Funds and, where applicable, for each category of region for the whole programming period and by year, including any amounts transferred pursuant to Article 26, Article 26a or 27;’
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 26a
Article 26a
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
Article 81a
Article 81a
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e
Article 10e
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1
Article 1
Amendments to Decision (EU) 2015/1814 Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 is amended as follows: In paragraph 5, first subparagraph, the third sentence is replaced by the following: ‘ By way of derogation from the first and second sentences, until 31 December 2030, the percentages and the 100 million allowances referred to in those sentences shall be doubled. ’ In paragraph 6, the following subparagraph is added: ‘ ‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for a period until 31 December 2026, a number of allowances shall be released from the reserve and auctioned in accordance with Article 10e of Directive 2003/87/EC, until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion.’ ’rticle 5 deleted