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Activities of Răzvan POPA related to 2018/0196(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

2016/11/22
Committee: BUDG
Dossiers: 2018/0196(COD)
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Amendments (30)

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Title 0

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 Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) On 14 March and 30May 2018, the European Parliament stressed in its resolution on the 2021-2027Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) the importance of the horizontal principles that should underpin the MFF 2021-2027 and all related Union policies. Parliament reaffirmed, in that context, its position that the Union must deliver on its commitment to be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and deplored the lack of a clear and visible commitment to that end in those proposals. Therefore, Parliament requested the mainstreaming of the SDGs into all Union policies and initiatives of the next MFF. It further underlined that the elimination of discrimination was vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe and therefore called for gender mainstreaming and gender equality commitments to be incorporated in all Union policies and initiatives in the next MFF. It stressed in its resolution that, in response to the Paris Agreement, cross- cutting climate-related spending should be significantly increased in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30% as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)

(1 b) In its resolution of30 May 2018 on the Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources for2021-2027, the European Parliament deplored the fact that the Commission proposal of 2 May 2018 on the MFF for 2021-2027 led directly to a 10% reduction in the level of cohesion policy, and stated that it was particularly opposed to any radical cuts that would adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of that policy. It also questioned, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund by 6% despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)

(1 c) It is essential to maintain the overall funding allocated to the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund post-2020 for the EU-27at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget at constant prices. It is also essential for the Youth Employment Initiative envelope to be doubled, as well as secure additional funding for a Child Guarantee;

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) In order to further develop a coordinated and harmonised implementation of Union Funds implemented under shared management namely the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ('EARDF'), measures financed under shared management in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and Integrated Border Management Fund ('BMVI'), financial rules based on Article 322 of the TFEU should be established for all these Funds ('the Funds'), clearly specifying the scope of application of the relevant provisions. In addition, common provisions based on Article 177 of the TFEU should be established to cover policy specific rules for the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund and the EMFF.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Member States should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ensure accessibility in line with its article 9 and in accordance with the Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender ~~perspective~~mainstreaming and gender equality, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market, operations benefitting undertakings shall comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Member States should determine how relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) of the TFEU and relevant Council recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 148(4) of the TFEU ('CSR's) are taken into account in the preparation of programming documents. During the 2021–2027 programming period ('programming period'), Member States should regularly present to the monitoring committee and to the Commission the progress in implementing the programmes in support of the CSRs. During a mid-term review, Member States shcould, among other elements, consider the need for programme modifications to accommodate relevant CSRs adopted or modified since the start of the programming period.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) Mechanisms to ensure a link between Union funding policies and the economic governance of the Union should be further refined, allowing the Commission to make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments for one or more of the programmes of the Member State concerned where that Member State fails to take effective action in the context of the economic governance process. In order to ensure uniform implementation and in view of the importance of the financial effects of measures being imposed, implementing powers should be conferred on the Council which should act on the basis of a Commission proposal. To facilitate the adoption of decisions which are required to ensure effective action in the context of the economic governance process, reversed qualified majority voting should be used in line with recital 12.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) To strengthen the integrated territorial development approach, investments in the form of territorial tools such as integrated territorial investments ('ITI'), community-led local development ('CLLD') (refered to as 'LEADER' under the EARDF) or any other territorial tool under policy objective "a Europe closer to citizens" supporting initiatives designed by the Member State for investments programmed for the ERDF should be based on territorial and local development strategies. For the purposes of ITIs and territorial tools designed by Member States, minimum requirements should be set out for the content of territorial strategies. Those territorial strategies should be developed and endorsed under the responsibility of relevant authorities or bodies. To ensure the involvement of relevant authorities or bodies in implementing territorial strategies, those authorities or bodies should be responsible for the selection of operations to be supported, or involved in that selection.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) financial rules for the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EARDF), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') ('the Funds'); With regard to the EAFRD the following provisions shall apply: - Title I; - in Title II, Chapter I, Articles 11 and 12 of Chapter II and Chapter III; - in Title III, Chapter II; - in Title IV, Articles 33 to 36 of Chapter I, Chapter II and Chapter III; - in Title V, Chapter I and Section 2 of Chapter I; and - Title IX.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) financial rules for the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF'), the European Social Fund Plus ('ESF+'), the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ('EARDF'), the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund ('EMFF'), the Asylum and Migration Fund ('AMIF'), the Internal Security Fund ('ISF') and the Border Management and Visa Instrument ('BMVI') ('the Funds');

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – point c a (new)

(c a) Regulation (EU) No […] (the 'CAP Strategic Plans Regulation')

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – point c b (new)

(c b) Regulation (EU) No […] (the 'CAP Horizontal Regulation')

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to relevant programmes, where this is necessary to support the implementation of relevant Council Recommendations but without prejudice to the good implementation of the policy objectives of each Funds.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6

6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may suspend all or part of the payments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7

7. The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council to suspend all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases: (a) where the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) TFEU that a Member State has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; (b) where the Council adopts two successive recommendations in the same imbalance procedure, in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 on the grounds that a Member State has submitted an insufficient corrective action plan; (c) where the Council adopts two successive decisions in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 establishing non-compliance by a Member State on the grounds that it has not taken the recommended corrective action; (d) where the Commission concludes that a Member State has not taken measures as referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200241 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to that Member State; (e) where the Council decides that a Member State does not comply with the macro-economic adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council42 , or with the measures requested by a Council decision adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. Priority shall be given to the suspension of commitments; payments shall be suspended only when immediate action is sought and in the case of significant non- compliance. The suspension of payments shall apply to payment applications submitted for the programmes concerned after the date of the decision to suspend. The Commission may, on grounds of exceptional economic circumstances or following a reasoned request by the Member State concerned addressed to the Commission within 10 days of adoption of the decision or recommendation referred to in the previous sub-paragraph, recommend that the Council cancel the suspension referred to in the same sub- paragraph. _________________ 40 Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25). 41 Council Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 of 18 February 2002 establishing a facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments (OJ L 53, 23.2.2002). 42 Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States in the euro area experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (OJ L 140, 27.5.2013, p. 1).deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8

8. A proposal by the Commission for the suspension of commitments shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless the Council decides, by means of an implementing act, to reject such a proposal by qualified majority within one month of the submission of the Commission proposal. The suspension of commitments shall apply to the commitments from the Funds for the Member State concerned from 1 January of the year following the decision to suspend. The Council shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, on a proposal by the Commission referred to in paragraph 7 in relation to the suspension of payments.deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments or payments to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10

10. The suspension of commitments shall be subject to a maximum of 25 % of the commitments relating to the next calendar year for the Funds or 0,25 % of nominal GDP whichever is lower, in any of the following cases: (a) in the first case of non-compliance with an excessive deficit procedure as referred to under point (a) of paragraph 7;; (b) in the first case of non- compliance relating to a corrective action plan under an excessive imbalance procedure as referred to under point b of paragraph 7; (c) in case of non-compliance with the recommended corrective action pursuant to an excessive imbalance procedure as referred to under point (c) of paragraph 7; (d) in the first case of non-compliance as referred to under points (d) and (e) of paragraph 7. In case of persistent non-compliance, the suspension of commitments may exceed the maximum percentages set out in the first sub-paragraph.deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11

11. The Council shall lift the suspension of commitments on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 8, in the following cases: (a) where the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/9743 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 126(12) TFEU to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; (b) where the Council has endorsed the corrective action plan submitted by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 or the excessive imbalance procedure is placed in a position of abeyance in accordance with Article 10(5) of that Regulation or the Council has closed the excessive imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation; (c) where the Commission has concluded that a Member State has taken appropriate measures as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (d) where the Commission has concluded that the Member State concerned has taken appropriate measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 or the measures requested by a decision of the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. After the Council has lifted the suspension of commitments, the Commission shall re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF regulation)]. Suspended commitments may not be re- budgeted beyond the year 2027. The decommitment time limit for the re- budgeted amount in accordance with Article 99 shall start from the year in which the suspended commitment has been re-budgeted. A decision concerning the lifting of the suspension of payments shall be taken by the Council on a proposal by the Commission where the applicable conditions set out in in the first sub- paragraph are fulfilled. _________________ 43 Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p. 6).deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall keep the European Parliament informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 7 is fulfilled for a Member State, immediately inform the European Parliament and provide details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3

~~The Commission shall transmit the proposal for suspension of commitments or the proposal to lift such a suspension, to the European Parliament and to the Council.~~deleted

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 13

13. ~~Paragraphs 1 to 12~~This Article shall not apply to priorities or programmes ~~under Article [4(c)(v)(ii)]~~ of ESF+ Regulation.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1

1. Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from ~~any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management~~instruments of ERDF, CF or ESF+ to any orf t~~o any~~he instrument ~~under direct or indirect management~~s of ERDF, CF or ESF+.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. The EAFRD shall support community-led local development. In that case it shall be referred to as "LEADER".

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 7

7. The managing authority, in managing the financial instrument pursuant to paragraph 2, or the body implementing the financial instrument, in managing the financial instrument pursuant to paragraph 3, shall keep separate accounts or maintain an accounting code per priority and per each category of region or by type of interventions for the EARDF for each programme contribution and separately for resources referred to in Articles 54 and 56 respectively.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The resources for economic, social and territorial cohesion available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 3~~30 624 388 63~~77 697 000 000 in 2018 prices.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Resources for the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall amount to 97.5 % of the global resources ~~(i.e., a total of EUR 322 194 388 630)~~ and shall be allocated as follows:

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

The amount of resources available for the ESF+ under the Investment for jobs and growth goal shall be EUR ~~88 646 194 590~~105 286 000 000 in 2018 prices.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG

Karine GLOANEC MAURIN, Răzvan POPA

Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 1

Regulation (EC) No 1303/2013 or any other act applicable to the 2014–2020 programming period shall continue to apply to programmes and operations supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the EARDF and the EMFF under that period.

2018/10/03
Committee: BUDG