61 Amendments of Iuliu WINKLER related to 2018/0196(COD)
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Part of the budget of the Union allocated to the Funds should be implemented by the Commission under shared management with Member States within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [number of the new Financial Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council12 (the 'Financial Regulation'). Therefore, when implementing the Funds under shared management, the Commission and the Member States should respect the principles referred to in the Financial Regulation, such as sound financial management, transparency and non- discrimination. Member States at the appropriate territorial level, in accordance with their institutional, legal and financial framework and the bodies designated by them for that purpose, should be responsible for preparing and implementing programmes. _________________ 12 OJ L […], […], p. […].
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) At Union level, thea reformed European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of these reform priorities. These strategies should be presented at the beginning and in view of the mid-term review of the programming period, alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the Funds, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The combination of a shrinking share of the working population and an increasing proportion of retired people in the general population, as well as the problems associated with population dispersion, are expected to continue to place strains, inter alia, on Member States' education and social support structures and thus on the Union's economic competitiveness. Adapting to such demographic changes constitutes one of the core challenges that Member States and regions are to face in the years to come, and as such should be given a particularly high level of consideration for the regions most affected by demographic change.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) Objective criteria should be established for designating eligible regions and areas for support from the Funds. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council23 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 868/201424the latest available list of NUTS II regions for which the necessary data can be provided by EUROSTAT. _________________ 23 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). 24 Commission Regulation (EU) No 868/2014 of 8 August 2014 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 241, 13.8.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a smarter Europecompetitive and a smarter Europe by strengthening its economic, social and territorial cohesion and by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation;
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall organise a partnership with the competent regional and local authorities. That partnership shall include also at least the following partners:
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall submit the Partnership Agreement to the Commission before or at the same time as the submission of the first programme, but not later than December 31, 2021.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Interreg and AMIF, ISF and BMVI programmes may be submitted to the Commission before the submission of the Partnership Agreement.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the selected policy objectives indicating by which of the Funds and programmes they will be pursued and a justification thereto, and where relevant, a justification for using the delivery mode of the InvestEU, taking into account, among others, relevant country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) complementarities and synergies between the Funds and other Union instruments, including LIFE strategic integrated projects and strategic nature projects;
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where relevant, the breakdown of financial resources by category of regions drawn up in accordance with Article 102(2) and the amounts of allocations proposed to be transferred between categories of regions pursuant to Article 105;
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) if this is the case, the amounts to be contributed to InvestEU by Fund and by category of regions;
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) h) where appropriate, an integrated approach to address the demographic challenges of regions or specific needs of geographical areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps as referred to in Article174 TFEU.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the Partnership Agreement and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund- specific rules. In its assessment, the Commission shall, in particular, take into account the provisions of Articles 4 and 8 and, if this is the case, relevant country-specific recommendations.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may make observations within threewo months of the date of submission by the Member State of the Partnership Agreement.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. TWithin one month the Member State shall review the Partnership Agreement taking into account the observations made byreceived from the Commission.
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the Partnership Agreement no later than four months after the date of the first submission of that Partnership Agreement by the Member State concerned. The Partnership Agreement shall not be amended.
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the Partnership Agreement no later than fourthree months after the date of submission of that Partnership Agreement by the Member State concerned. The Partnership Agreement shall not be amended.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The amounts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used, under the appropriate InvestEU window, for projects implemented by the respective Member State
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used for the provisioning of the part of the EU guarantee under the respective Member State compartment.
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For each specific objective, prerequisite conditions for its effective and efficient implementation ('enabling conditions') are laid down in this Regulation. Enabling conditions shall apply only to the extent and provided that they contribute to the specific objectives pursued within the priorities of the programme and that they can be influenced by those in charge of the programmes.
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Member State, in close cooperation with the territorial level administering the programmes and by fully respecting the Code of Conduct of Partnership and Multi-level Governance, shall establish a performance framework which shall allow monitoring, reporting on and evaluating programme performance during its implementation, and contribute to measuring the overall performance of the Funds.
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For programmes supported by the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund, the Member State shall carry out a mid- term review. The Member State and the territorial level in charge of the programme shall review each programme, taking into account the following elements:
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the revision of the indicative allocations of the financial resources by priority including the amounts for the years 2026 and 2027;
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) to support, as the best solution, the implementation of a relevant country- specific recommendation adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and of a relevant Council recommendation adopted in accordance with Article 148(4) TFEU, addressed to the Member State concerned;
Amendment 805 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. A request by the Commission to a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be justified, with reference to the need based on an evaluation to indicate that is the best solution to support the implementation of the relevant recommendations and will include and shall indicate the programmes or priorities which it considers are concerned and the nature of the amendments expected.
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State shall submit its response to the request referred to in paragraph 1 within two months of its receipt, and in case that the implementation of the relevant country- specific recommendation was not completed through other solutions, the setting out the amendments it considers necessary in the relevant programmes, the reasons for such amendments, identifying the programmes concerned and outlining the nature of the amendments proposed and their expected effects on the implementation of recommendations and on the implementation of the Funds. If necessary, the Commission shall make observations within one month of the receipt of that response.
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may suspend all or, gradually, part of the payments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council to suspend, gradually, all or part of the commitments or payments for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:
Amendment 839 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The suspension of commitments shall be subject to a maximum of 215 % of the commitments relating to the next calendar year for the Funds or 0,215 % of nominal GDP whichever is lower, in any of the following cases:
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare programmes to implement the Funds for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027. Programmes shall be drawn up by Member States, in cooperation with the partners referred to in Article 6 and in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Partnership and Multi-level Governance.
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may make observations within threewo months of the date of submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. TWithin one month, the Member State shall review the programme taking into account the observations made byreceived from the Commission.
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act approving the programme no later than sixfour months after the date of first submission of the programme by the Member State.
Amendment 1012 #
2. The Commission shall assess the amendment and its compliance with this Regulation and with the Fund-specific Regulations, including requirements at national level, and may make observations within threewo months of the submission of the amended programme.
Amendment 1018 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. TWithin one month, the Member State shall review the amended programme and take into account the observations made byreceived from the Commission.
Amendment 1023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall approve the amendment of a programme no later than sixfour months after its first submission by the Member State.
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The Member State may transfer during the programming period an amount of up to 15 % of the initial allocation of a priority and no more than 310 % of the programme budget to another priority of the same Fund of the same programme. For the programmes supported by the ERDF and ESF+, the transfer shall only concern allocations for the same category of region.
Amendment 1059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The approval of the Commission shall not be required for corrections of a purely clerical or editorial nature that do not affect the implementation of the programme. Member States shall inform the Commission of such corrections. The managing authority shall notify the Commission of any decision amending the elements of the operational programme not covered by the Commission decision referred to in Article 18(4) within one month of the date of that amending decision.
Amendment 1133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Selected operations ensuring contribution to the specific objectives from which they receive financing shall comply with the territorial strategy.
Amendment 1216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,5 % for each payment application, but no more than 2,5 % of the total allocation;
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for the ESF+ support: 8 % for each payment application, but not more than 4% and for programmes under Article 4(1)(c)(vii) of the ESF+ Regulation: 5 %;
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall ensure that, within six months of the programme's approval, there is a website where information on programmes under its responsibility is available, covering the programme’s objectives, activities, timetable for calls for proposals, available funding opportunities and achievements.
Amendment 1522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
At all stages, procedures shall be implemented electronically and be fully transparent.
Amendment 1749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) in the case of state aid, the payment application may include advances paid to the beneficiary by the body granting the aid under the condition that those advances do not exceed 40 % of the total amount of the aid to be granted to a beneficiary for a given operation.
Amendment 1764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) there is evidence to suggest a serious deficiency and for which corrective measures have not been taken;
Amendment 1787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – paragraph 1
Article 99 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall decommit any amount in a programme which has not been used for pre-financing in accordance with Article 84 or for which a payment application has not been submitted in accordance with Articles 85 and 86 by 26 December of the seconthird calendar year following the year of the budget commitments for the years 2021 to 2026. In the event of payment stops on a legal or precautionary basis, an extension shall also be applied.
Amendment 1824 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
That decision shall also set out the annual breakdown of the global resources per Member State under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg). The minimum overall allocation from the Funds, at both national and regional level, should be equal to 76% of the budget allocated to each Member State or region over the 2014-2020 period.
Amendment 1864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 1866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Rules applicable for the transport sector under Regulation (EU) [new CEF Regulation] shall apply to the specific calls referred to in the first subparagraph. Until 31 December 20232, the selection of projects eligible for financing shall respect the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund with regard to 70% of the resources transferred to the CEF.
Amendment 1871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
Article 104 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
As of 1 January 20243, resources transferred to the CEF which have not been committed to a transport infrastructure project shall be made available to all Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund to finance transport infrastructure projects in accordance with Regulation (EU) [the new CEF Regulation].
Amendment 1888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission may accept a proposal by a Member State in its submission of the Partnership Agreement or in the context of the mid-term review, for a transfer: of not more than 15 % of the total allocations.
Amendment 1895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 105 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1905 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 70 % for the less developed regions;: - 85 % for economic projects providing sustainable jobs and growth - 70 % for other projects
Amendment 1920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 7085 % for the less developed regions;
Amendment 1929 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 5570 % for the transition regions;
Amendment 1962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 450 % for the more developed regions.
Amendment 2086 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 - title
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 1 - title
A smarter Europe bycompetitive and a smarter Europe by strengthening its economic, social and territorial cohesion and promoting innovative and smart economic transformation
Amendment 2155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Policy objective – row 2 – column 1
Annex IV – Policy objective – row 2 – column 1
1. A smarter Europe bycompetitive and a smarter Europe by strengthening its economic, social and territorial cohesion and promoting innovative and smart economic transformation