15 Amendments of César LUENA related to 2018/0213(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Programme's overall objective is the enhancement of cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, growthsustainable growth, social inclusion, and employment. For that purpose, it should provide financial incentives for addressing challenges of a structural nature, and should help to strengthen the administrative and institutional capacity of the Member States insofar as their institutions and economic and social sectors are concerned.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that the reforms supported by the Programme address all the key economic and societal areas, both financial support and technical support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission, upon request from a Member State, in a broad range of policy domains, which include areas related to public financial and asset management, institutional and administrative reform, business environment, the financial sector, markets for products, services and labour, education and training, science and research, sustainable development, public health and management of healthcare systems and social welfare.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) [Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the ownership of and a focus on relevant reforms, the Member States should identify the reform commitments in response to challenges identified in the context of the European Semester (including those challenges identified in country specific recommendations) and propose a detailed set of measures for their implementation, which should contain appropriate milestones and targets and a timetable for implementation over a maximum period of three years, save in cases of force majeure which may temporarily stop the clock. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Commission should assess the nature and the importance of the reform commitments proposed by the Member States and should determine the amount to be allocated on the basis of transparent criteria. To that effect, it should take into account the substantive elements provided by the Member States and assess whether the reform commitments proposed by the Member States are expected to effectively address challenges identified in the context of the European Semester, whether they represent a comprehensive reform package, whether they are expected to strengthen the performance and resilience of the national economy and whether their implementation is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State where relevant by strengthening the institutional and administrative capacity of the Member State concerned. In addition, the Commission should assess whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators, are expected to ensure effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of three years, save in cases of force majeure which may temporarily stop the clock.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contribute to addressing national reform challenges of a structural nature aimed at improving the performance of the national economies and at promoting resilient economic and social structures in the Member States, thereby contributing to cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, growthsustainable growth, social inclusion and employment; and
Amendment 39 #
(b) to contribute to strengthening the administrative and institutional capacity of the Member States in relation to challenges faced by institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) business environment, including for small and medium-sized enterprises, re- industrialisation, private sector development, product and service markets, investment, public participation in enterprises, privatisation or (re)nationalisation processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for research and innovation and digitisation;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs, digital skills, the fight against poverty, the promotion of ensuring social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, the management and improvement of public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) policies for implementing climate action, clean and sustainable mobility, promoting energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sources, achieving energy diversification, tackling energy poverty and ensuring energy security, and for the agricultural sector, fisheries, food security and the sustainable development of rural areas; and
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point b – paragraph 1
whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of three years, save in the event of force majeure, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The decision shall lay down the period for implementation of the reform commitments, which shall be no later than three years after the adoption of the decision. ItThis period may be interrupted for reasons of force majeure affecting the Member State concerned for the estimated time of recovery. The decision shall also establish: the detailed arrangements and timetable for implementation of the reform commitments and reporting thereon by the Member State concerned within the European Semester process; the relevant indicators relating to the fulfilment of the milestones and targets; and the modality for providing access by the Commission to the underlying relevant data.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) organisation of local operational support in areas such as asylum, migration and border control, and the response to health emergencies;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
To ensure timely availability of resources, a limited part of the work programme shall be reserved for special measures in the event of unforeseen and duly justified grounds of urgency requiring an immediate response, including a serious disturbance in the economy, its temporary paralysis owing to emergencies such as pandemics, nuclear disasters or biochemical attacks, or significant circumstances seriously affecting the economic or social conditions in a Member State going beyond its control.