25 Amendments of Stéphanie YON-COURTIN related to 2020/0104(COD)
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the Facility established by this Regulation will contribute to mainstreaming climate actions and environmental sustainability and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 30% of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. The Facility should only finance projects respecting the “do no significant harm” principle. The do no significant harm principle should be operationalised for all spending through the recovery and resilience facility through a delegated act, taking duly into account Article 2(17) of the EU regulation 2019/2088 on sustainability- related disclosures in the financial services sector and, for environment- related issues, by Article 17 of the regulation 2020/852 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (EU taxonomy), in order to ensure coherence amongst EU spending priorities.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The methodology to determine spending on environmental objectives, including on climate and biodiversity actions should be developed using appropriately the criteria established by the EU framework to facilitate sustainable investment (EU taxonomy).
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Facility should also be a tool to protect the Union's budget in the event of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law. In such a case, the Commission should adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to suspend the period for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans or to suspend payments under this Facility in accordance with Regulation [.../....] on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States. The Commission should adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to lift the suspension of the period or of payments.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) It is essential that the legitimate interests of the final recipients and beneficiaries of the Facility are properly safeguarded from the suspension of payments in the event of a generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law. In such case, the Commission should take over the responsibility of the management of the Facility. Such a tool in the Facility to protect the Union's budget in the event of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law should be aligned on any other tool pursuing the same objective in other EU legislation.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To inform the preparation and the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans by Member States, the Council should be able to discuss, within the European Semester, the state of recovery, resilience and adjustment capacity in the Union. To ensure appropriate evidence, this discussion should be based on the Commission’s strategic and analytical information available in the context of the European Semester and, if available, on the basis of the information on the implementation of the plans in the preceding years. All relevant information shall be made available by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council simultaneously and on equal terms. A Recovery and Resilience dialogue modelled on the existing monetary dialogue should be held in the relevant committees of the EP in order to ensure transparency and accountability.
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the recovery and resilience plan and in the determination of the amount to be allocated to the Member State concerned, the Commission shall take into account the analytical information on the Member State concerned available in the context of the latest European Semester, the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, as well as the justification and the elements provided by the Member State concerned, as referred to in Article 15(3), and any other relevant information including, in particular, the one contained in the National Reform Programme and the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned and, if relevant, information from technical support received via the Technical Support Instrument.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the latest relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or, challenges and priorities identified in the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro, and in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;
Amendment 1132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) whether the plan contains measures that effectively strengthen the Union's strategic autonomy;
Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 1141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
(b c) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the climate and environmental objectives of the EU, in particular to the achievement of the Union’s updated 2030 climate targets and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
(b d) whether the plan contains measures to ensure that at least 37% of the amount requested for the recovery and resilience plan contribute to mainstreaming climate objectives based on the methodology provided by the Commission in accordance with Article 14(2a) and a demonstration of how the measures significantly decrease the national climate friendly investment gap;
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(g a) whether the recovery and resilience plan obeys the ‘do no significant harm’ principle based on the criteria set out by the Commission in accordance with Article 14(1);
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within fourtwo months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 1292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, it shall communicate a duly justified assessment within fourtwo months of the submission of the proposal by the Member State.
Amendment 1321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, the Commission shall assess the new plan in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 and shall take a new decision in accordance with Article 17 within fourtwo months of the official submission of the request.
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission considers that the reasons put forward by the Member State concerned do not justify an amendment of the relevant recovery and resilience plan, it shall reject the request within fourtwo months of its official submission, after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of one month of the communication of the Commission's conclusions.
Amendment 1340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Payment of financial contributions to the Member State concerned under this Article shall be made in accordance with the budget appropriations and subject to the available funding. The Commission decisions referred to in this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 27(2)5a.
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Recovery and Resilience Dialogue 1. In order to enhance the dialogue between the Union institutions, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committees of the European Parliament may invite representatives of the Council and its preparatory bodies, of the Commission, and, where appropriate, of the Eurogroup, to appear before it to discuss all measures taken pursuant to this Regulation and those adopted under Council Regulation XXX[EURI ]. 2. In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committee(s)of the European Parliament may invite Member States representatives responsible of the recovery and resilience plan and, where appropriate, the national Independent Fiscal Institutions, to appear before the committees to present the recovery and resilience plan and the measures provided for and to be taken pursuant to this Regulation. 3. The Commission shall made available to the Council and the European Parliament, simultaneously, all information provided by the Member States relevant for the institutions to perform their mandates under this Regulation. Sensitive or confidential information may be transmitted subject to specific confidentiality obligations. 4. Information transmitted by the Commission to Council or any of its preparatory bodies in the context of this Regulation or its implementation shall simultaneously be made available to the European Parliament, subject to confidentiality arrangements if necessary. Relevant outcomes of discussions held in Council preparatory bodies shall be shared with the Parliament relevant committees.
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 5 – title
Chapter 5 – title
Reporting and, Information and Discharge
Amendment 1422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Discharge procedure Spending under the Facility shall be subject to the discharge procedure by the European Parliament.
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) details on the progress in the achievement of the milestones of the recovery and resilience plans as well on the complementarity of the plans with existing Union programmes.
Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) a list of the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds from the Facility.
Amendment 1478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
(b c) relevant details on the implementation of the Facility in the Member States, including detailed information on the amounts committed and paid to Member States, the status of implementation of the milestones agreed, as well as all relevant information to ensure full transparency and disclosure on the Facility.
Amendment 1481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. For the purpose of the reporting on the activities referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission may use the content of the relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission under the latest European Semester as appropriate, as well as the most recent Council recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area for Member States whose currency is the euro.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2027. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, Article 14, and Article 19 shall enter into force if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.