Activities of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2022/0164(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility,3 unprecedented geopolitical events and their direct and indirect socio-economic consequences have considerably affected the Union’s society and economy, and its people and have exacerbated the risk of energy poverty. In particular, it has become clearer than ever that the Union’s energy security isand energy independence are indispensable for a successful, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as it is also a major factor contributing to the resilience of the European economy. __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 35 #
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 independence, and its role for a just and inclusive green transition, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a well- suited instrument to contribute to the Union’s response to these newly emerging challenges.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the Paris Agreement, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economiessocieties and economies, notably through the promotion of renewable energy.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The recovery and resilience plan, including the REPowerEU chapter,s should contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant subset of the challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations, including the country- specific recommendations to be adopted under the 2022 Semester cycle which refer inter alia to the energy challenges that Member States are facing.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Pursuant to Article 18(4) point (q) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the Member States should also provide a summary of the mandatory and adequate consultation process of local and regional authorities and, social partners, NGOs and all other relevant stakeholders, including, as relevant, from the agricultural sector, for reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. Such summaries should depict the timeline and stages of those consultations, note the stakeholders consulted, explain the outcome of those consultations, and outline how the input received was reflected in REPowerEU chapters, which input was not reflected and for which reason and state how the relevant stakeholders will be involved in the implementation of the REPowerEU chapters and its monitoring.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out inincluding those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Further incentives should be provided for Member States to request loans, through the clarification of the loan allocation procedure. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States may request loans until 31 August 2023, provided that they have informed the Commission of their intention to request such loan support. An intention to submit a loan request should be communicated to the Commission 30 days after the entry into force of this Regulation so that the redistribution of the remaining funds can be conducted in an orderly manner. When expressing the intention to request loan support and when submitting such loan request, Member States should act in good faith, so as to ensure the predictability and effectiveness of the redistribution. The Commission should inform, simultaneously, on equal terms and without delay, the European Parliament and the Council about the status of the loan requests and the proposed allocation of the loan supports.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Recent geopolitical events have affected prices of energy, food and construction materials and have also, caused shortages in the global supply chains and generated new challenges, including the extremely high risk of energy poverty. These developments may have a direct impact on the capacity to implement some reforms and investments included in the recovery and resilience plans. To the extent that Member States can demonstrate that such developments make a specific milestone or target, either totally or partially, no longer achievable, such situations may be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. These developments cannot constitute objective circumstances for revising reforms, as reforms are generally not cost dependent. In addition, nMoreover, to the extent that Member States can demonstrate that the achievement of a specific milestone or target conflicts with the achievement of the Facility’s objectives, including the REPowerEU objectives, such situations may also be invoked as objective circumstances under Article 21. No request for amendments should undermine the overall implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summary of the consultation process, which shall be mandatory and adequate and conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summary of the consultation process shall explain the outcomedepict the timeline and the stages of the consultations with local and regional authorities, social partners, NGOs and all other relevant stakeholders relevant to the REPowerEU objectives, note the stakeholders consulted, explain the outcome of these consultations on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter and, outline how the input received was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter, which input was not reflected and for which reason and how the local and regional authorities and other relevant stakeholders will be involved in the implementation of the REPowerEU chapter and its monitoring;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point ka (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point ka (new)
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 5
Article 21c – paragraph 5
(5) The provisions of this Regulation, including the deadlines of Article 19(1) and Article 20(6), shall be applicable mutatis mutandis to the reforms and investments of the REPowerEU chapter, unless provided otherwise.