110 Amendments of Lina GÁLVEZ related to 2020/0006(COD)
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions and where resources are used sustainably. _________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral, resilient and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond, and not all of them have undertaken to the same extent policies and measures to facilitate the transition. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond and not all have to the same extent adopted policies and measures to facilitate transition. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impactimpact in economic, labour and social terms for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. A just climate and energy transition must not leave anyone behind and should create conditions to eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by 2050 by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate, economic and social objectives at both national and regional level.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic, labour, economic and cultural impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries and other energy intensive sectors such as steel, cement, chemicals, glass and transport, that will require significant support in order to adapt and modernize. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In view of the importance of implementing the "Clean Energy for all European package" which plays a key role in the European Union's transition towards a climate neutral economy and in completing the Energy Union, JTF will play an important role in the reconversion of former mine sites to renewable energy generation. This can reduce decommissioning costs, contribute to energy security and provide economic value and jobs to post-mining communities. The development of such projects benefits from the existence of infra-structure and extensive land availability; solutions need to be addressed on a case-by-case basis to ensure suitability to the local conditions. Close cooperation between companies, regulators, investors, land-use planners and local communities is essential to identify the most sustainable uses and maximize social-economic development.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) A just transition fund cannot aggravate existing inequalities among Member States nor weaken the single market.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by 2050 by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for allsocially sustainable and acceptable for all and to improve welfare and living conditions. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences and enhance the positive ones, such as the creation of new, decent and sustainable jobs. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ willmay contribute fully to the achievement of this target according to Members States necessity.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A just transition entails as well supporting those most affected by climate change. The impacts of a changing climate will strike disproportionately some regions and communities that, in the spirit of European solidarity, have to be sustained.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The transfer mechanism should be optional and not mandatory in order to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate and environmental transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts to, or transfers from cohesion policy effectively reducing the fund devoted to other cohesion policy program.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The Just Transition Fund will, through the reform of the Common Provisions Regulation, be integrated within the Cohesion Policy Funds package. As such, it should ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 174(1) TFEU by promoting ‘actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion’. Thus, the Just Transition Fund should throughout its regulatory provisions reflect the objective of reducing differences between the different regions, with particular emphasis on the least favoured, in order to avoid potential economic or social disadvantages in the transition process.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) A Just Transition Fund must not exacerbate existing inequalities between Member States nor weaken the Single Market.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely or have relied until recently heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but tIt will also be demanding for those Member States that will have to upgrade their infrastructure and whose workers will have to adapt to the transition. The distribution of itsthe JTF financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the ambition in their energy and climate objectives.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate and environmental actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) To cope with social imbalances and tensions between tradition and innovation caused by profound structural changes such as the current transition, and because environmental and ecological change requires social and behavioural change and thus must be balanced by an understanding of peoples’ needs and aspirations, the JTF should reflect social sustainability as a precondition to the sustainable development that underpins the European Green Deal. Given that society and nature are deeply interconnected, a successful paradigm shift to a climate-neutral economy that truly leaves no one behind and is socially just in the long term should rest in a dynamic correlation between social, economic and environmental sustainability. In order to contribute to sustainable social development as a way for long-term environmental and economic sustainability, while simultaneously advancing the European social model as a future-oriented asset, the JTF should be a promoter of equity and wellbeing, social cohesion and security, inter- and intra-generational solidarity and redistribution of wealth, equitable access to basic needs, social services and resources, decent livelihoods, quality jobs, socially sustainable businesses, civic engagement and participation in decision-making, as well as a sense of place and community belonging for the present and future generations. To this end, the JTF should rely on valid social sustainability indicators and multidimensional benchmarking for effective guidance and monitoring of its implementation.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A just transition also implies supporting those most affected by climate change. The impacts of a changing climate will have a disproportionate effect on certain regions and communities which, in a spirit of European solidarity, should be supported.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions and should be conditional on the acceptance of the EU objective of climate neutrality by 2050 as well as the intermediate targets. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral, resilient, and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation, aggravating factors that should be taken into consideration are unemployment rate, depopulations trends and previous reconversion efforts linked to fossil fuels that have weakened the related economic fabric in the regions. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral, resilient and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy and the allocation criteria should take account of the level of economic development of the Member States and regions and their concomitant investment capacity.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement and be additional in relation to the resources available under cohesion policy, without in any way reducing the resources available under the latter and therefore undermining its current objectives.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely, or which until recently have relied, heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but tIt will, however, also be problematic for those regions facing greater difficulties, such as the outermost and island regions and geographically disadvantaged regions, and regions with depopulation and geographic dispersion problems. The distribution of itsthe financial means of the Just Transition Fund should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the ambition of its climate and energy targets.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State and adjustments resulting from interim investments under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on objective criteriaand transparent criteria in the JTF allocation system including a fair allocation mechanism both from the Union to the Member States and from the Member States to their regions.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a National climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States supported by the Commission should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commissionregional governments, trade unions, civil society organizations and relevant stakeholders, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans and enhancing their climate ambition as well as the European Semester Country Report. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors including energy-intensive industries and carbon-dependent regions.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights and of the European Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual and full transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. The aggravating factors to be taken into account are the unemployment rate, depopulation trends and past conversion efforts linked to fossil fuels that have weakened the associated economic fabric in the regions. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and, connectivity and sustainable mobility, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a sustainable, climate- neutral and circular economy. _________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The JTF should also be used to support investment in social, education, health and cultural projects, in particular in regions that depend on a carbon intensive economy and that are affected by the structural transition to a resource efficient and low-carbon economy. Inequality of opportunities present in the eligible regions affects in particular access to education, culture, community, health and social services. The development of a strong local community, bringing together different generations, as well as the integration of vulnerable groups in society without discrimination, can enhance economic opportunities and social progress and ensure a just transition for all. This would help to ensure that people living in regions subject to transition, including those active in the social economy which are crucial to local economic development and the social market economy, have access to high-quality public services and services of general interest, for the purpose of underpinning a socially just transition that leaves no-one behind.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizensgroups of people who are the most vulnerable tolikely to require support to achieve the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable people as defined in the [ESF+ Regulation], with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, and achieving gender balance across sectors, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour marketactive labour market and skills policies targeted towards future oriented sectors and employment, assistance to those affected by the transition, and personalised job-search assistance to all categories of jobseekers and ensuring equal access to all groups of people without discrimination and their active inclusion into the labour market together with promoting workers’ buyout projects.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and of self-employed workers whose activity is affected as a result of significant structural changes, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and new professional qualifications that are suited to a circular, green and digital economy, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Particular emphasis should be placed on young and older workers and those who find it hardest to regain a foothold on the labour market.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that the implementation of the priorities financed by the JTF contributes to the respect and the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU. Evaluations have shown the importance of taking the gender equality objectives into account in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of operational programmes, in a timely and consistent manner while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality and the principle of equal pay for equal work of equal value, the economic independence of women, education and skills upgrading and the reintegration of female victims of violence into the labour market and into society.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The JTF has an important role to play in mitigating social consequences beyond the economy and should not be a mere business investment instrument. The transition can place demands on the affected regions and the people living there, in particular the most vulnerable. Risks include not only a loss of jobs, but also a loss of local tax income, as well as brain drain and the migration of the workers, leaving behind young and elderly people and possibly entailing the cessation of some services (in particular for coal miners). Investment in social and public infrastructure to ensure a high level of services for the people living in the affected areas and to counterbalance loss of services is therefore a key component to ensuring a socially just transition that leaves no-one behind. The JTF should in particular take measures to prevent recession and to ensure that the local population endorses change and that local community actors as well as the infrastructure with regard to health services, social services and local democracy is improved.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to the economies, people and the environment of territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050the Union’s 2030 target for climate set out in article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050 set out in article 2(1) of Regulation No. .../... [European Climate Law].
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employmentto social sustainability. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of decent and sustainable jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of decent jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU, and take particular account of the areas and regions which have started the process of decarbonisation and which suffer from long-term standard of living problems and structural unemployment, with lower standards of living than other parts of Europe, and the outermost and island regions. This derogation should allow them to receive funding to develop their economies. _________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possiblerequired to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+, which should be given additional resources for this purpose. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’ by 2050, including the achievement of the EU target for greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective and measurable implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperationtogether with the relevant stakeholders, including social partners, civil society and local actors, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Planincluding job creation measures, upskilling and reskilling and investments in local social and public infrastructures, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States , that have endorsed the objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and demonstrate their commitment in their national energy and climate plans, and require financial aid to achieve a resilient and climate-neutral economy by 2050.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to ensure the long-term effectiveness and positive impacts of the transition and the JTF, data gathering by the Commission will be required to better forecast skills needed across sectors and industry to adapt to the change required by a new green economy and in particular to provide models for the employment effects of decarbonising scenarios, as well as monitoring through adequate social sustainability indicators.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the actors and territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities, as well as a detailed plan on the social and public infrastructure investments, with the involvement of social partners at all stages of the process to input the specific needs to be targeted. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the European Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are national JTF programme which is to be approved by the Commission.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, while simultaneously contributing to advance Europe’s social model for present and future generations.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, labour market, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’ and society consistent with the goal of limiting global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius, while pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The Just Transition Fund should also provide for an integrated local approach, to ensure synergies and coherence between investments supported under the Just Transition Fund and those supported under mainstream cohesion policy programmes. This should facilitate the economic conversion and development of regions facing greater difficulties such as the least-developed regions and the outermost and island regions. Similarly, structural changes should be addressed through a holistic approach encompassing the economic, industrial, technological and social dimensions of the transformation process, with the involvement of, and in close partnership with, local actors, including social partners, industry and non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal and access shall be conditional on the acceptance of the EU’s climate objectives.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in the creation of new firms and in the expansion of existing ones, including through business incubators and consulting services;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in research and innovation activities, including energy research, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 18.7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may benecessary, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. The funding of the JTF shall not be to the detriment of resources allocated to the other MFF funds.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable and sustainable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technologies, so that all of them enable alternatives such as sustainable mobility or building renovation, among others;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide economic, individual and environmental support to territories facing serious socio- economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards the Union's 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. It lays down the specific objective of the JTF, its geographical coverage and resources, the scope of its support with regard to the Investment for jobs and growth goal referred to in [point (a) of Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as well as specific provisions for programming and, criteria and transparent targets, as well as indicators necessary for monitoring.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’. by 2050, including achievement of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target for 2030.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, including equipment and appliance load controls, metering and communications technology that allow the development of demand response;
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investments in activities related to medical products, equipment and devices;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in green infrastructure, regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States that have supported the 2050 climate neutrality target, are demonstrating commitment through their national energy and climate plans and require financial assistance to achieve a resilient and climate-neutral economy by 2050.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments in the environmental transformation of sectors that are economically relevant for the regions in transition, such as tourism or agriculture;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) developing social infrastructure needed to support the access to labour market, social inclusion and active health ageing;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall support the following investments for the economic transition: (a) investments in socially sustainable SMEs, including start-ups, energy community entities and workers buyout cooperatives, leading to decent and sustainable job creation, economic diversification and reconversion; (b) investments in the creation of socially sustainable businesses in future-oriented sustainable sectors, including through business incubators and consulting services; (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable renewable energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy efficiency and renewable energy, if demand side measures are clearly shown to be insufficient and when those investments are socially sustainable and lead to the creation or maintenance of quality jobs ; (e) targeted energy efficiency retrofit measures to address energy poverty and poor housing conditions; (h) socially sustainable investments in fostering a non-toxic circular economy, including through prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall support social investments, including those supporting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, ensuring the participation and accessibility of persons with disabilities, in particular through: (a) microfinance, social enterprise finance and social economy; (b) social and public infrastructure; (c) facilities for education and training, including early childhood education and care, educational facilities, student housing and digital equipment; (d) energy-efficient social housing that can also contribute to tackling energy poverty; (e) health and long-term care, including clinics, hospitals, primary care, home services and community-based care; (f) social innovation, including innovative social solutions and schemes aiming to promote social impacts and outcomes in the areas related thereto; (g) cultural and heritage activities with a social goal allowing for a balance between the respect for tradition and innovation and fostering a sense of community attachment and identity; (h) infrastructure for local communities such as community and volunteer centres, with an intergenerational perspective; (i) innovative health solutions, including health services and new care models.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall support the following investments geared towards workers and job seekers: (a) upskilling and reskilling not only of workers but also persons outside the labour market, particularly young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) and long-term unemployed and those with under-exploited or low educational levels, with the aim of overcoming workforce imbalances and bridging the skills gap necessary for the just transition to a green and resource- efficient society; (b) active labour market and skills policies targeted towards future-oriented sectors and sustainable employment as well as job-search assistance to jobseekers, including reskilling and upskilling and/or mediation towards other jobs or industries; (c) income support measures and social protection for workers in transition between work, training, self-employment or retirement with particular focus on in- work poverty and workers at risk of poverty; (d) active inclusion of job seekers; ensuring equal access and gender equality including equal pay for equal work.
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan, where they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy and where they do not lead to relocation as required under article 60 of Regulation No. …/… [CPR], and for industrial activities covered by the ETS, if they do not contribute to increase the profits deriving from the trading of emission allowances.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and shall be socially and environmentally sustainable.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and shall be socially and environmentally sustainable.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investments in projects that do not respect occupational health and safety standards for workers.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) productive investments in broadband infrastructure in areas in which there are at least two broadband networks of equivalent categoryenterprises other than SMEs, that imply the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another.
Amendment 380 #
(b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; and the expansion of existing ones, leading to the creation of quality jobs focusing on smart specialisation strategies such as innovation, more efficient and sustainable of air and sea connectivity, moves towards sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism, support for SMEs, reskilling, promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, business incubators, etc.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, in full compliance with the partnership principle, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned and social partners, as well as local communities, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic, labour market and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a justification for identifying the territories and sectors as most negatively affected by the transition process referred to in point (a) and to be supported by the JTF, in accordance with paragraph 1;
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an assessment of the transition challenges faced by the most negatively affected territories and sectors, including the social, economic, and environmental impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy, identifying the potential number of affected jobs and job losses, the development needs and objectives, to be reached by 2030 linked to the transformation or closure of greenhouse gas-intensive activities in those territories and challenges in terms of energy poverty;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable and sustainable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technology, to facilitate alternative solutions such as sustainable mobility or building renovation, for example;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a description of the transition process at national level towards a climate- neutral economy, including the transition actions already undertaken and a timeline for key next transition steps which are consistent with the latest version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (‘NECP’);
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) a detailed list of the different partners and stakeholders consulted, including social partners, representing people living in the territory concerned, in particular workers;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) a description of the governance mechanisms consisting of the partnership arrangements, the monitoring and evaluation measures planned and the responsible bodies in conformity with the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (CDR 240/2014);
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) where support is provided to investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC, an exhaustive list of operations to be supported and a justification that they contribute to a transition to a climate neutral economy and lead to a substantial reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions going substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC and provided that they are necessary for the protection of a significant number of jobs; and are committed to social sustainability;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) a clear description of the role expected from public administrations and public agencies to support the implementation of the plans.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity including equipment and appliance load monitoring, and communications research and technology, facilitating the development of demand- side response and precision agriculture;
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes, funds and pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism to address identified development needs.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State and conduct stakeholder’s consultation in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments in environmental transformation in sectors that are economically relevant to regions in transition, such as tourism or agriculture;
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, it may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) green infrastructure;
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – Reference: Article 7(2)(b) – point 1.2
Annex II – point 1 – Reference: Article 7(2)(b) – point 1.2
1.2 Identifying the territories, sectors and communities expected to be the most negatively affected and justifying this choice with the corresponding estimation of the economic and employment impacts based the outline of Section 1.1
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – introductory part
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – introductory part
2.1. Assessment of the economic, social and, territorial and sectoral impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.2 – Reference: Article 7(2)(d) – table – indent 2
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.2 – Reference: Article 7(2)(d) – table – indent 2
- Objectives and results expected through implementing the JTF priority, including for the welfare of local communities concerned and for workers, with a particular attention to long-term unemployment, in-work-poverty and persons seeking their first job.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers, the self-employed and the most vulnerable;
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1 – table indent 1
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1 – table indent 1
- Arrangements for involvement of partners, in conformity with the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (CDR 240/2014), including NGOs, Trade Unions and other stakeholders, in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the territorial just transition plan;
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1 – table indent 2
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.1 – table indent 2
- Outcome of public consultation, in conformity with the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (CDR 240/2014).
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.3 – table
Annex II – point 3 – point 3.3 – table
Body or bodies responsible for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the plan and their role, in conformity with the European code of conduct on partnership in the framework of the European Structural and Investment Funds (CDR 240/2014).
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) the allocations resulting from the application of point (c) are adjusted to ensure that the final allocation from the JTF results in a per capitaunemployed aid intensity (measured on the basis of the entireunemployed population of the Member State) of at least EUR 60.15 over the entire period.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
REGIONAL POLICY Common output INDICATORS (‘RCO’) and REGIONAL POLICY Common result indicators (‘RCR’) for the Just Transition Fund29 __________________ 29For presentational reasons, indicators are grouped to provide for easier matching with the indicators included in other cohesion policy fund-specific regulations.
Amendment 516 #
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local and regional bodies in the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with local development strategies and facilitate the transition towards a carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050;
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and where they facilitate transition to a climate- neutral economy without relocation, in line with Article 60 of Regulation No .../... [CPR]..
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the mining, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, including the opening of new mines;
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investment in companies other than SMEs, involving the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another.
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
No aid shall be granted to operations in a NUTS 2 region in which the opening of a new coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field or the reopening of a coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field that would otherwise have been provisionally decommissioned are planned in the course of the programme under a regional just transition plan.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant regional and local authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the employment, economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a description of the transition process at national level towards a climate- neutral economy, including transition measures already taken and a timeline for the next key transition steps which are consistent with the latest version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (‘NECP’);
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a justification for identifying the territories as most negatively affected by the transition process referred to in point (a) and to be supported by the JTF, in accordance with paragraph 1, including indicators such as the unemployment rate and the depopulation rate, as well as previous efforts made in the territory to foster the decarbonisation of key sectors and activities;
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) a clear commitment to achieving the objective of a climate- neutral EU by 2050 and meeting the 2030 reduction targets;
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a description of the expected contribution of the JTF support to addressing the social, demographic, economic and environmental impacts of the transition to a climate-neutral economy;
Amendment 835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) The unemployment rate, in particular among young people and older workers who find it hardest to regain a foothold on the labour market.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) the allocations resulting from the application of point (c) are adjusted to ensure that the final allocation from the JTF results in a per capitan aid intensity (measured on the basis of the entireunemployed population of the Member State) of at least EUR 60.15 per person unemployed over the entire period.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
REGIONAL POLICY Common output INDICATORS (‘RCO’) and REGIONAL POLICY Common result indicators (‘RCR’) for the Just Transition Fund29 _________________ 29For presentational reasons, indicators are grouped to provide for easier matching with the indicators included in other cohesion policy fund-specific regulations.for the Just Transition Fund29