18 Amendments of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ related to 2020/0100(COD)
Amendment 31 #
(1) The Commission adopted a Communication on the European Green Deal on 11 December 20199 , drawing its roadmap towards a new growth policy for Europe and setting ambitious objectives to counter climate change and for environmental protection. In line with the objective to achieve the Union's 2030 targets for climate and energy, as established in Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)], and climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 in an effective and fair manner, the European Green Deal announced a Just Transition Mechanism to provide means for facing the climate challenge while leaving no one behind. The most vulnerable regions and people are the most exposed to the harmful effects of climate change and environmental degradation. At the same time, managing the transition requires significant structural changes. _________________ 9 COM(2019) 640 final.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) In the context of its effort to increase economic, territorial and social cohesion, the Facility should also contribute to eliminating inequalities and promoting gender equality and integrating the gender perspective, as well as combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU), Article 10 TFEU and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. All stakeholders involved at all stages of implementation of the Facility shall commit to promote gender equality and ensure that the impact on women is taken into account, given that they are disproportionately impacted by climate change and transition process.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) In order to avoid stranded assets and ensuring that public funding is used most cost effectively, the beneficiary projects should have long-lasting green, sustainable effect and contribute to reaching climate neutrality by 2050
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding. However, the protection of final beneficiaries is crucial to ensure the effectiveness of the investments supported by the Facility. Local and regional authorities cannot lose their funding as a consequence of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States. If necessary, the European Commission, on agreement with the European Parliament and the Council, should temporarily manage funds with the recipients without the involvement of national governments violating the rule of law.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Specific eligibility conditions and award criteria should be set out in the work programme and the call for proposals. Those eligibility conditions and award criteria shouldall take into account the relevance of the project in the context of the development needs described in the territorial just transition plans, the overall objective of promoting regional and territorial convergence and the significance of the grant component for the viability of the projectt criteria established by Regulation (EU) … /... of the European Parliament and the Council [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment], the ability of the project to meet the objectives and development needs described in the territorial just transition plans, the contribution to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets, and climate neutrality by 2050, the overall objective of promoting regional and territorial convergence and the significance of the grant component for the viability of the project. The Commission shall ensure that gender equality and the integration of gender perspective are taken into account and promoted in the work programme. Union Support established by this Regulation should thus only be made available to Member States with at least one territorial just transition plan adopted. The work programme and calls for proposals will also take into account the territorial just transition plans submitted by Member States to ensure that coherence and consistency across the different pillars of the mechanism is ensured.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Specific eligibility conditions and award criteria, in case demand exceeds funding resources under national allocations, should be set out in the work programme and the call for proposals. Those eligibility conditions and awardprioritisation criteria should take into account the relevance of the project in the context of the development needs described in the territorial just transition planst criteria established by Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] the ability of the project to meet the objectives and the development needs described in the territorial just transition plans, the contribution to the climate transition, the cost effectiveness of the project, the overall objective of promoting regional and territorial convergence and the significance of the grant component for the viability of the project. Union Support established by this Regulation should thus only be made available to Member States with at least one territorial just transition plan adopted. The work programme and calls for proposals will also take into account the territorial just transition plans submitted by Member States to ensure that coherence and consistency across the different pillars of the mechanism is ensured.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) To protect the Union budget and honour the Union's values, Member States should uphold the Rule of Law and a generalised rule of law deficiency could be subject to the suspension of payments and commitments, reduced funding and a prohibition on concluding new commitments in accordance with the EU regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Since the grant component should reflect the divergent development needs of regions across Member States, such support should be modulated. Taking into account that public sector entities in less developed regions, as defined in Article 102(2) of Regulation [new CPR], in the outermost regions, as defined in Article 349 TFEU, and in rural, sparsely populated and depopulated areas generally experience lower public investment capacity, the grant rates applied to loans provided to such entities should be comparatively higher.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
The Facility shall provide support benefitting Union territories facing serious social, environmental and economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-the Union's 2030 targets for climate and energy, as established in Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)], and a climate- and carbon neutral economy ofin the Union by 2050.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. 'territorial just transition plan' means a plan established in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation [JTF Regulation], together with the relevant local and regional authorities of the territories concerned and in accordance with the partnership principle laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) … /… [new CPR], and approved by the Commission;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
6 a. 'additionality’ means the support for projects that do not generate a sufficient stream of own revenues to cover investment costs and that contribute to the general objectives laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Facility is to address serious socio- economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy for the benefit of the Union territories identified in the territorial just transition plans prepared by the Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation [JTF Regulation]. and to contribute to the EU policy objectives, in particular the Union's 2030 targets for climate and energy, as established in Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)], the transition towards a climate-neutral economy in the Union by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement objectives and responding the need to strengthen competitiveness. It should be in line with the Regulation [Regulation on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States]
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the projects achieve measurable impact in addressing serious social, economic or environmental challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economythe Union's 2030 targets for climate and energy, as established in Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)], and a climate- and carbon neutral economy in the Union by 2050, are in line with the Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] and benefit territories identified in a territorial just transition plan, even if they are not located in those territories;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of the grant shall not exceed 15% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner under this Facility. For projects located in territories in NUTS level 2 regions with a GDP per capita not exceeding 75% of the average GDP of the EU-27 as referred to in Article [102(2)] of Regulation [new CPR], the amount of the grant shall not exceed 20% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner. For projects located in the outermost regions, as defined in Article 349 TFEU, the amount of the grant shall not exceed 25% of the amount of the loan provided by the finance partner.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The Facility shall be implemented byCommission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 in order to establish work programmes established in accordance with Article 110 of the Financial Regulation. The work programmes shall set out the national shares of resources, including any additional resources, for each Member State in accordance with Articles 4(1) and 6(2) of this Regulation. The work programmes shall specify the criteria and conditions for the selection and, in case demand exceeds funding resources under national allocations, for the prioritisation of projects, taking into account the relevant criteria laid down by Regulation (EU) .../... [Regulation on establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment], the project’s ability to meet the objectives and needs identified in the territorial just transition plans, the contribution to climate transition, the cost efficiency of the project, the overall objective of promoting regional and territorial convergence and the grant’s contribution to the viability of projects.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Both the interim and final evaluation shall also assess the contribution to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets as established in Regulation (EU)…/… of the European Parliament and the Council [establishing theframework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU)2018/1999 (European Climate Law)], and the contribution to the achievement of a national objective towards climate neutrality by 2050
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Finance partners shall disclose all relevant information on each project that is either rejected or financed and make that information publicly available on their website. Information to be made publicly available under the first sentence shall not contain commercially sensitive information or personal data that are not to be disclosed under the Union data protection rules.