Activities of Rosanna CONTE related to 2022/0164(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/241 as regards REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Amendments (6)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Due to the direct links between a sustainable recovery, building the Union’s resilience and the Union’s energy security, and its role for a just, gradual and inclusive transition, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a well-suited instrument to contribute to the Union’s response to these newly emerging challenges.
Amendment 42 #
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 skilladequate skills, particularly in areas subject to economic and social depression, especially in peripheral urban areas and rural, remote, mountain, coastal, island and sparsely populated areas. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States and regions in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work. 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 greenadequate skills.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) An effective transition towards green energy and a reduction ofmust take into account the newly emerging challenges faced by households and enterprises, which need to be accompanied in this transition also through the inclusion of clean gas and clean nuclear. Such transition aims, among others, at reducing the energy dependency and involves significant digital investments. In light of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States should provide an explanation of how the measures in the recovery and resilience plan, including those included in the REPowerEU chapter, are expected to contribute to the digital transition or the challenges resulting therefrom and whether they account for an amount contributing to the digital target based on the methodology for digital tagging. However, given the unprecedented urgency and importance of energy challenges faced by the Union, reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter should not be taken into account when calculating the plan’s total allocation for the purpose of applying the digital target requirement set by Regulation (EU) 2021/241.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 should be amended to provide for the possibility to transfer up to 7.5% of resources of shared management programmes governed by that Regulation to the Facility for the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives, in addition to the existing transfer possibility of up to 5%. Such a possibility is justified by the need to cover REPowerEU objectives, providing Member States and regions with additional flexibility that is crucial to address those urgent needs. A higher degree of flexibility should be provided to those Member States that are highly dependant on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the Facility allows for a fast disbursement of funds, making it particularly well suited for financing of urgent energy-related measures. Such transfers should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 21a – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6 a) Resource allocation should be fairly distributed among Member States. Therefore those Member States with a balance of payments surplus directly related to the recent exceptional increase in energy prices shall contribute more to the financing. The Commission needs to consider these macroeconomic imbalances when calculating Member States contribution share.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 26a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4 a) Member States are encouraged to initiate consultation processes involving regional authorities, local authorities and civil society organizations in order to continuously assess progress in implementing and achieving REPowerEU objectives.