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117 Amendments of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2020/0104(COD)

Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Past experiences have shown that investment is often drastically cut during crises. However, it is essential to support investment in this particular situation to speed up the economic recovery and strengthen long- term growth potential with tangible results in the real economy. Investing in green and digital technologies, capacities and processes aimed at assisting clean energy transition, boosting energy efficiency in housing and other key sectors of the economic are important to achieve sustainable growth and help create jobs. It will also help make the Union more resilient and less dependent by diversifying key supply chains.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Appropriate guidelines should be set out, as an annex to this Regulation, to serve as non-binding guidance to help Member States identify areas of spending eligible under the European priority areas identified in the six pillars structure of the Regulation.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Facility should support projects that respect the principle of additionality of Union funding and that generate a genuine European added value. The Facility should not be a substitute for recurring national expenditures, nonetheless a derogation can be foreseen for the Member States that can duly justify the transfers of expenditures in order to attain the European average of national expenditures in the education and research sectors.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to enable measures to be taken that link the Facility to sound economic governance, with a view to ensuring uniform implementing conditions, the power should be conferred on the Council to suspend, on a proposal from the Commission and by means of implementingdelegated acts, the period of time for the adoption of decisions on proposals for recovery and resilience plans and to suspend payments under this Facility, iwhen the event of significant non-compliance in relation to the relevant cases relatedCouncil decides in accordance with Article126(8) or Article 126(11) TFEU that a Member State has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; when the Council adopts two successive recommendations in the same imbalance procedure, in accordance with Article8(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the grounds that a Member State has submitted an insufficient corrective action plan; where the Council adopts two the economic governance process laid down in thesuccessive decisions in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No1176/2011 establishing noncompliance by a Member State on the grounds that it has not taken the recommended corrective action; where the Commission concludes that a Member State has not taken measures as referred to in Council Regulation(EC) No 332/200241 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to that Member State; ) where the Council decides that a Member State does not comply with the macroeconomic adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XX472/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council [CPR] (…). The power to lift those suspensions by means of implementing acts, on a proposal from the Commission, or with the measures requested by a Council decision adopted in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. The power to lift those suspensions by means of delegated acts, should also be conferred on the Councilmmission in relation to the same relevant cases.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital AgendaIn addition, the recovery and resilience plans should be consistent with the principle of European added-value and the principle of additionality. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal, the Digital Agenda, the Industrial and SMEs strategies, the European Skills Agenda, the Child Guarantee and Youth Guarantee, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant founder the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. six policy areas identified in this Regulation. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. At least 37% of the recovery and resilience plans should be dedicated to mainstreaming climate actions, with at least 20% of the plan contributing to the green transition pillar. At least 20% of each plan shall contribute to investing in digital technologies, infrastructure and processes investing in digital technologies, infrastructure and processes and at least 20% of the amount of each plan shall contribute to tackling the risk of long- lasting damage to young people’s labour market prospects and to their overall well- being through comprehensive employment, education and skills solutions and responses targeting young people. The recovery and resilience plans should be consistent with the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the duty to respect and promote the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU. The recovery and resilience plans shall contribute to convergence and the reduction of regional disparities and in this sense Pan-European projects are particularly encouraged.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. The recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, including the accession to the euro area of the Member States who have committed to join with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) To ensure its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, the recovery and resilience plan should comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent recovery and resilience plan. TIt is of utmost importance that the recovery and resilience plan should be consistent with the relevant country- specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester,. The plan should also be consistent with the national reform programmes, the national energy and climate plans, the just transition plans, and the partnership agreements and operational programmes adopted under the Union funds. To boost actions that fall within the priorities of the European Green Deal and the Digital Agenda, the plan should also set out measures that are relevant for the green and digital transitions. The measures should enable a swift deliver of targets, objectives and contributions set out in national energy and climate plans and updates thereof. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) To inform the preparation and the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans by Member States, the Council should be able to discuss, within the European Semester, the state of recovery, resilience and adjustment capacity in the Union. To ensure appropriate evidence, this discussion should be based on the Commission’s strategic and analytical information available in the context of the European Semester and, if available, on the basis of the information on the implementation of the plans in the preceding years. All relevant information shall be made available by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council simultaneously and on equal terms. A Recovery and Resilience dialogue modelled on the existing monetary dialogue should be held in the relevant committees of the EP in order to ensure transparency and accountability.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure the national ownership and a focus on relevant reforms and investments, Member States wishing to receive support should submit to the Commission a recovery and resilience plan that is duly reasoned and substantiated. Those plans should be drawn based on a multilevel dialogue with municipalities, local and regional authorities, social partners, civil societies organisations, including youth organisations, and other relevant stakeholders in order to ensure the largest consensus possible. Information on how these consultations have been performed should be made available. The recovery and resilience plan should set out the detailed set of measures for its implementation, including targets and milestones, and the expected impact of the recovery and resilience plan on growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience; it should also include measures that are relevant for the green and the digital transitions; it should also include an explanation of the consistency of the proposed recovery and resilience plan with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester. Close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States should be sought and achieved throughout the process.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) If a Member State did not succeed satisfactorily to address the assessment criteria in a recovery and resilience plan for the funds committed by 31 December 2022 because of the national legislation hurdles , the Commission should foresee a period of derogatory extension.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) To ensure that the financial support is frontloaded in the initial years after the crisis, and to ensure compatibility with the available funding for this instrument, the allocation of funds to the Member States should be made available until 31 December 2024. To this effect, at least 60 percent of the amount available for non- repayable support should be legally committed by 31 December 2022, unless a Member State, which requested technical support for resilience and recovery plans, faces a national legislative obstacle, in that situation the Commission should allow a derogatory extension if requested and is duly justified. The remaining amount should be legally committed by 31 December 2024.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Financial support to a Member State’s plan should be possible in the form of a loan, subject to the conclusion of a loan agreement with the Commission, on the basis of a duly motivated request by the Member State concerned. Loans supporting the implementation of national recovery and resilience plans should be provided at maturities that reflect the longer-term nature of such spending. Those maturities may diverge from the maturities of the funds the Union borrows to finance the loans on capital markets. Therefore, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to derogate from the principle set out in Article 220(2) of the Financial Regulation, according to which maturities of loans for financial assistance should not be transformed. The repayment of loans should be made from new own resources of the European Union budget.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Because of the symmetric impact over the Member States economies, the general escape clause of the EU fiscal framework under the Stability and Growth Pact should remain activated until at least the 31th December 2027 in order to allow Member States time and flexibility to recover.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) For the purpose of sound financial management, specific rules should be laid downa Delegated act should lay down specific rules for budget commitments, payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds. To ensure predictability, it should be possible for Member States to submit requests for payments on a biannual basis. Payments should be made in instalments and be based on a positive assessment by the Commission of the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State. Suspension and cancellation of the financial contribution should be possible when the recovery and resilience plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension, cancellation and recovery of amounts paid respects the right of Member States to provide observations.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Pursuant to paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by this Regulation on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, should include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the instruments on the ground. A dedicated scoreboard, aligned on the social and macroeconomic scoreboards, should be set up to this effect.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The exceptional and temporary nature of the Facility to deliver the structural reforms and resilience and recovery plans in a short amount of time is the biggest challenge. The European Parliament must follow up closely the entire process and ensure the citizens of a democratic scrutiny. In order to achieve that, the Parliament could create a temporary special committee in charge to report on the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3a. ‘National Recovery and Resilience Plan’ (hereinafter ‘National Plan’) means the four-year plan, consisting of individual reform and investment measures, to be prepared and submitted by each Member State for the purpose of allocating financial support to the Member States under the Facility;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The scope of application of the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by this Regulation shall refer to policy areas related to economic, social and territorial cohesion, the green andprovide an integrated approach for the effective and uniform recovery of the Union and shall refer to the following European priority policy areas: - green transition, in the context of the Green Deal, of the updated Union's 2030 climate targets and the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050, while respecting the "do no significant harm" principle; - digital transiformations, health, competitiveness, resilience, productivity, education and skills, research and innovation, smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, and the stability of the financial systems. in the context of the Digital Agenda; - economic cohesion, productivity and competitiveness, in the context of the Industrial and SMEs Strategies; - social cohesion, in the context of the European Pillar of Social Rights; - institutional resilience, in view of increasing crisis-reaction capacity; - policies for the Next Generation, in the context of the European Skills Agenda, of the Youth Guarantee and Child Guarantee.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience and adjustment capacity of the Member States, mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, and supporting the green and digital transitions, thereby contributing to restoring the growth potential of the economies of the Union, supporting the reforms necessary for the accession to the euro area of the Member States who have committed to join , fostering employment creation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, and promoting sustainable growth.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Annex IV or this Regulation provides non-binding guidance regarding reform and investment measures falling under the European policy areas referred in Article 3.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Support from the Facility shall not be a substitute for national expenditures and shall respect the principle of additionality, unless a Member States that can duly justify limited national transfers of expenditures in order to attain the European average of national expenditures in the education and research sectors.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the 2025 Draft Budget of the EU, the Commission shall assess the expected amount of unused commitment appropriations and decommitment appropriations available for non- repayable support referred to in paragraph 1, point b of this Article. The expected amount of unused commitment appropriations and decommitment appropriations available for non-repayable support referred to in paragraph 1point b of this Article shall be enter into the EU budget as external assigned revenues in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation in the2025 Draft Budget of the EU.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be transferred to the Facility, with a maximum limit of 10% of the budgetary envelope of the Member State. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In addition to the financial envelope set out in Article 6(1), Member States may propose to allocate part of their Reform and Resilience Plan to the Technical Support Instrument. The amount allocated shall contribute to the achievement of reforms and investments in the European policy areas referred in Article 3, in particular those related to the institutional resilience. The amount allocated shall also contribute to increase the technical support for the preparation, implementation, revision and improvement of their Recovery and Resilience Plans. The amount allocated shall be implemented in accordance with the rules of the Funds to which the resources are transferred and for the benefit of the Member State concerned. The Commission shall implement those resources in accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1) of the Financial Regulation.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Recovery and Resilience Facility shall be implemented by the Commission in direct management in accordance with the Financial Regulation. The European Court of Auditors, as per Article 287 (1) TFEU, shall examine the accounts of all revenue and expenditure of the Union, including those derived from the present Regulation.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Financing and investment operations shall fulfil both aspects of additionality as referred to point (b) of in Article 209(2) of the Financial Regulation.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 740 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In the event of significant non- 1. compliance in relation to any of the cases laid down in Article 15(7) of the Regulation laying down common provisionsThe Commission shall adopt a decision by means of delegated acts to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2) or to suspend payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility in the following cases: (a) where the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) TFEU that a Member State has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit; (b) where the Council adopts two successive recommendations in the same imbalance procedure, in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) No1176/2011 onf the […)][CPR], the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2)European Parliament and of the Council on the grounds that a Member State has submitted an insufficient corrective action plan; (c) where the Council adopts two successive decisions in the same imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No1176/2011 establishing noncompliance by a Member State on the grounds that it has not taken the recommended corrective action; (d) where the Commission concludes that a Member State has not taken measures as referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 332/200241 and as a consequence decides not to authorise the disbursement of the financial assistance granted to that Member State; (e) where the Council decides that a Member State does not comply with the macroeconomic adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation(EU) No 472/2013 orf to suspend payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.he European Parliament and of the Council, or with the measures requested by a Council decision adopted in accordance with Article136(1) TFEU. (...)
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the event of occurrence of any of the cases referred to inThe Commission shall lift the suspension of commitments in the following cases: (a) where the excessive deficit procedure is held in abeyance in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/9743 or the Council has decided in accordance with Article 1526(112) of the RegulaTFEU to abrogate the decision on the existence of an excessive deficit; (b) where the Council has endorsed the corrective action playing down common provisn submitted by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 8(2) of Regulation(EU) No 1176/2011 or the excessive imbalance procedure is placed in a positions on the […], the Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to lift the suspension of the time period or of payments referred to in the previous paragraph. f abeyance in accordance with Article 10(5) of that Regulation or the Council has closed the excessive imbalance procedure in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation; (c) where the Commission has concluded that a Member State has taken appropriate measures as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 332/2002; (d) where the Commission has concluded that the Member State concerned has taken appropriate measures to implement the adjustment programme referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 472/2013 or the measures requested by a decision of the Council in accordance with Article 136(1) TFEU. After the suspension of commitments is lifted, the Commission shall re-budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF Regulation)].
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Measures linking the Facility to the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law 1. In the event of generalised deficiency as regards the rule of law in a Member State affecting the principles of sound financial management or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, as defined in Article 3 of Regulation [.../....] on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, the Commission shall, adopt a decision by means of an implemented act to suspend the time period for the adoption of the decisions referred to in Articles 17(1) and 17(2) or to suspend payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The decision to suspend payments referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to payment applications submitted after the date of the decision to suspend. The suspension of the time period referred to in Article 17 shall apply from the day after the adoption of the decision referred to in paragraph 1. In case of suspension of payments, Article4(3) of Regulation [.../....] on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States shall apply. 2. In the event of a positive assessment by the Commission in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation [.../....] on the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, the Commission shall, adopt a decision by means of an implementing act to lift the suspension of the time period or of payments referred to in the previous paragraph. The relevant procedures or payments shall resume the day after the lifting of the suspension. 3. Where the European Semester and in particular the country-specific recommendations, identify challenges that require urgent reforms but the Member State in question makes inadequate use of the allocated funding or the Commission decided to suspend such funding because of unsatisfactory implementation of the recovery and resilience plans or in case of deficiency with regards to rule of law, regional and local level actions that contribute to addressing those challenges shall continue to benefit from the Facility.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. In pursuance of the objectives set out in Article 4, Member States shall prepare national recovery and resilience plans. These plans shall set out the reform and investment agenda of the Member State concerned for the subsequent four years. The reforms agenda shall set out a comprehensive reform package. Recovery and resilience plans eligible for financing under this instrument shall comprise measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects through a coherent package.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Recovery and Resilience Plan shall be subject to the following horizontal requirements: - The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the principles EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 and shall comprise key actions to achieve gender equality combined with measures for gender mainstreaming. - The recovery and resilience plan shall generate European added value. - Reflecting the European Green Deal as Europe’s sustainable growth strategy and the translation of the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, at least 37 % of the amount of each Recovery and Resilience Plan shall contribute to overall mainstreaming climate actions. At least 20% of the amount contributing to mainstreaming climate actions shall be used in the green transition pillar, contributing to the transition towards achieving the most recent Union’s 2030 climate targets and complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050. - Reflecting the priorities of the Digital Agenda and the necessity to accomplish a Digital Single Market which will increase the Union’s competitiveness at global level and it will also help make the Union more resilient, more innovative and strategically autonomous, at least 20% of the amount of each Recovery and Resilience Plan shall contribute to investing in digital technologies, infrastructure and processes. - Reflecting the future-oriented character of the Next Generation EU recovery instrument and acknowledging the importance of the Digital Skills Agenda, the Child Guarantee and the Youth Guarantee for preventing the young people of today from becoming a “lockdown generation”, at least 20% of the amount of each Recovery and Resilience Plan shall contribute to tackling the risk of long-lasting damage to young people’s labour market prospects and to their overall well-being through comprehensive employment, education and skills solutions and responses targeting young people. - The plans shall not run counter to the strategic and economic interests of the EU. In this respect, support shall not be provided to projects that are part of the strategic investment plans of third countries. - The funding of the plans shall not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure and respect the principle of additionality of EU funding.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 883 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the relevant country-specific challenges and priorities identified in the context of the European Semester, in particular those relevant for or resulting from the green and digital transitionthe European priority areas enlisted under Article 3. The recovery and resilience plans shall also be consistent with the information included by the Member States in the national reform programmes under the European Semester, in their national energy and climate plans and updates thereof under the Regulation (EU)2018/199921 , in the territorial just transition plans under the Just Transition Fund22 , and in the partnership agreements and operational programmes under the Union funds. __________________ 21Regulation (EU)2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. 22 […]
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The recovery and resilience plans shall be consistent with the duty to respect and promote the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The recovery and resilience plans shall contribute to convergence and the reduction of regional disparities and in this sense Pan-European projects are particularly encouraged.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A Member State wishing to receive support under the Facility shall establish a multilevel dialogue, in which municipalities, local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, in particular youth organisations, and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the preparation and the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plans. The draft plan shall be submitted to the attention of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, in particular youth organisations, and other relevant stakeholders and the general public for consultation at least 3months before the date of submission to the Commission and social partners will have at least 30 days to react in writing, in accordance with the principle of partnership.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 978 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) an explanation of how the recovery and resilience plan adheres to the minimum allocation set in Article 14(1) for the European priority areas listed in Article 3, namely: 37% of the allocated amount for mainstreaming climate objectives for achieving the most recent Union’s 2030 climate targets and complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050; at least 20% of the amount of the plan is allocated to the digital European priority area; and at least 20% of the amount of the plan is allocated to the Next Generation European priority area;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) the envisaged investment projects, and the related investment period, as well as the evaluation mechanism referred to in Article 23;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) a justification of how the recovery and resilience plan meets the minimum allocation requirements set out in Article 4a;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) Information on how the municipalities, local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, including youth organisations, have been consulted, how their opinion was taken into account, and if the consulted actors wish so, provision of their written contribution;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) a justification of how the reform commitments represent a comprehensive reform package;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1041 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State concerned, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point k a (new)
(ka) an explanation of the Member State's plans, systems and concrete measures to prevent, detect and correct conflicts of interest, corruption and fraud when using the funds as derived from this Facility, including those aiming to avoid double funding from other EU programmes;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point k b (new)
(kb) a justification of how the recovery and resilience plan is expected to generate European added value;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point k c (new)
(kc) a justification of how the recovery and resilience plan will not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1052 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point k d (new)
(kd) a justification of how the recovery and resilience plan is consistent with the principles EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. In the preparation of proposals for their recovery and resilience plan, Member States may request the Commission to organise an exchange of good practices in order to allow the requesting Member States to benefit from the experience of other Member States. Member States may also request technical support under the Technical Support Instrument in accordance with the regulation thereof, without undermining the role of social partners and in full respect of national rules and practices concerning collective bargaining.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1064 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committee of the European Parliament may invite Member States representatives responsible of the Recovery and Resilience Plans and, where appropriate, Independent Fiscal Institutions to appear before the committee to present the recovery and resilience plan. Relevant information shall be given priority, shall be made available by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council simultaneously and on equal terms.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall assess whether the recovery and resilience plan complies with the horizontal requirements set out in Article 14(1a): - whether the investment projects are part of the strategic investment plans of third countries, falling within the scope of the factors likely to affect security or public order to bet taken into account by Member States and the Commission under Article 4 of Regulation 2019/452; - whether the measures included in the recovery and resilience plan do not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure and respect the principle of additionality of Union funding; - whether the recovery and resilience plan adheres to the minimum allocation set out in Article 14(1a); Where the recovery and resilience plan does not comply with the horizontal requirements enlisted above, the plan will not be considered eligible for funding. The Member State concerned may make a request for technical support as part of the Technical Support Instrument, in order to allow for a better preparation of the proposal in the subsequent cycles.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall assess the importeffectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plan and its contribution to the green and digital transitions, and for that purpose, shall take into account the following criteriaelements:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1094 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) whether the recovery and resilience plan adheres to the minimum allocation set in Article 14(1) for the European priority areas listed in Article 3;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) Effectiveness:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(a b) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the Member State concerned;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a c (new)
(a c) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a e (new)
(a e) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a f (new)
(a f) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) Efficiency:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) whether the justification provided by the Member State on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the Member State concerned;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) Relevance:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(c b) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to effectively contribute to strengthen the growth potential, job creation, and economic and social resilience of the Member State, mitigate the economic and social impact of the crisis, and contribute to enhance economic, social and territorial cohesion;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) Coherence:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(d b) whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investments projects that represent coherent actions;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
(d c) whether the reform commitments represent a comprehensive reform package;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) whether the justification provided by the Member State on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investments projects that represent coherent actions;deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators.deleted
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a decision within fourtwo months of the official submission of the recovery and resilience plan by the Member State, by means of an implementing act. In the event that the Commission gives a positive assessment to a recovery and resilience plan, that decision shall set out the reforms and investment projects to be implemented by the Member State, including the milestones and targets, and the financial contribution allocated in accordance with Article 11.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined based on the assessment under the criteria set out in Article 16(3), as developed in Annex II, as well as on the basis of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan proposed by the Member State concerned, as assessed under the criteria set out in Article 16(3). The amount of financial contribution shall be set as follows:
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) where the recovery and resilience plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 16(3), and the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan is equal to, or higher than, the maximum financial contribution for that Member State referred to in Article 10, the financial contribution allocated to the Member State concerned shall be equal to the total amount of the maximum financial contribution referred to in Article 10, while taking into account that each grading of B entails a reduction of 5% of the maximum financial contribution;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) where the recovery and resilience plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 16(3) with the maximum possible scores, and the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan is equal to, or higher than, the maximum financial contribution for that Member State referred to in Article 10, the financial contribution allocated to the Member State concerned shall be equal to the total amount of the maximum financial contribution referred to in Article 10;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where the recovery and resilience plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 16(3), and the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan is lower than the maximum financial contribution for that Member State referred to in Article 10, the financial contribution allocated to the Member State shall be equal to the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan, while taking into account that each grading of B entails a reduction of 5% of the maximum financial contribution;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where the recovery and resilience plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 16(3) with the maximum possible scores, and the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan is lower than the maximum financial contribution for that Member State referred to in Article 10, the financial contribution allocated to the Member State shall be equal to the total amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) where the recovery and resilience plan complies satisfactorily with the criteria set out in Article 16(3) without the highest scores possible, the financial contribution allocated to the Member State as set out in either 17(3)(a) or 17(3)(b), which respectively depend on whether the estimated total costs are higher, equal or lower than the maximum financial contribution for the Member State referred to in Article 10, shall be reduced proportionally according to the grading criteria specified in Annex II.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the recovery and resilience plan of a Member State was determined to be compliant satisfactorily as per Article 16(3) without the highest possible scores, the Member State concerned may make reasoned request to the Commission to amend or replace the decisions referred to in Article 17(3). To that effect, the Member State may propose a modified or a new recovery and resilience plan.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Upon completion of the relevant agreed milestones and targets indicated in the recovery and resilience plan as approved in the implementing act of the Commission, the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a duly justified request for payment of the financial contribution and, where relevant, of the loan tranche. Such requests for payment may be submitted by the Member States to the Commission on a biannual basis. The Commission shall assess, within two months of receiving the request, the fulfilment of the following criteria: (1) whether the relevant milestones and targets set out in the decision referred to in Article 17(1) have been satisfactorily implemented. For the purpose of the assessment, the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6) shall also be taken into account. The Commission may be assisted by experts. (2) whether, after the establishment of this Facility, Member State has not repealed, in a way that circumvents the essence of the recommendation, previous reforms adopted following the guidance of the European Semester. (3) whether the recipients have fulfilled their obligation under Article 26(1).
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission makes a positive assessment of the three criteria, it shall adopt a decision authorising the disbursement of the financial contribution in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Uncommitted funds shall be made available for Pan-European projects under the Multiannual Financial Framework that contribute to convergence and reduce regional disparities.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission shall lay down, by means of a delegated act to be adopted before the approval of the recovery and resilience plans as per Article 17, specific rules on budget commitments, payments, suspension, cancellation and recovery of funds for the purpose of sound financial management. Respecting the right of Member States to provide observations, appropriate contradictory procedures shall be established should the Commission find that a recovery and resilience plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner. The Commission, in close cooperation with national competent authorities, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors, will ensure the financial interest of the Union, as derived from this Facility, is protected.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a Recovery and Resilience Dialogue 1. In order to enhance the dialogue between the Union institutions, in particular the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, and to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committees of the European Parliament may invite representatives of the Council and its preparatory bodies, of the Commission, and, where appropriate, of the Eurogroup, to appear before it to discuss all measures taken pursuant to this Regulation and those adopted under Council Regulation XXX[EURI ]. 2. In order to ensure greater transparency and accountability, the competent committee(s)of the European Parliament may invite Member States representatives responsible of the recovery and resilience plan and, where appropriate, the national Independent Fiscal Institutions, to appear before the committees to present the recovery and resilience plan and the measures provided for and to be taken pursuant to this Regulation. 3. The Commission shall made available to the Council and the European Parliament, simultaneously, all information provided by the Member States relevant for the institutions to perform their mandates under this Regulation. Sensitive or confidential information may be transmitted subject to specific confidentiality obligations. 4. Information transmitted by the Commission to Council or any of its preparatory bodies in the context of this Regulation or its implementation shall simultaneously be made available to the European Parliament, subject to confidentiality arrangements if necessary. Relevant outcomes of discussions held in Council preparatory bodies shall be shared with the Parliament relevant committees.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
The Member State concerned shall report on a quarterly basis within the European Semester process on the progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plans, including the operational arrangement referred to in Article 17(6) and the recommendations of the technical support if the Member State requested it. To that effect, the quarterly reports of the Member States shall be appropriately reflected in the National Reform Programmes, which shall be used as a tool for reporting on progress towards completion of the recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Independent fiscal institutions, as defined by Council Directive 2011/85/EU, shall, on a biannual basis, complement and assess such reports focusing on the reliability of the information, data and forecasts provided, as well as the performance and the general progress made in the achievement of the recovery and resilience plans.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard 1. The Commission shall establish a Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, fully aligned with the Social and Macroeconomic Scoreboards, displaying the status of implementation of the agreed reforms through the recovery and resilience plans of each Member State. 2. The scoreboard shall include key indicators aligned with the indicators of the Social and Macroeconomic Scoreboard, such as social, economic and environmental indicators, that evaluate the progress registered by the Recovery and Resilience Plans in each of the six areas that define the scope of this Regulation. 3. The Scoreboard will indicate the degree of fulfilment of the relevant milestones of the recovery and resilience plans and the identified shortcomings in their implementation, as well as the recommendations of the Commission to address the respective shortcomings. 4. The Scoreboard will also summarise the main recommendations addressed to the Member States as regards their recovery and resilience plans and shall also formulate Medium- Term Social Objectives for each Member State. 5. The Scoreboard will serve as a basis of a permanent exchange of best practices between Member States which will materialise in the form of a structured dialogue organised on a regular basis. 6. The Scoreboard will be permanently updated and will be publicly available on the Commission’s website. It will indicate the status of payment claims, payments, suspensions and cancellations of financial contributions. 7. The Commission will present the scoreboard in a hearing organised by the competent committee of the Parliament.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation, control and supervision at Union, national and, where appropriate, regional levels to achieve the objectives of the instruments established under this Regulation.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure the publicity of funding opportunities for the private sector;
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For such purposes, Member States shall: a) trace, collect and store information on the recipients of funding under this Facility; b) provide the Commission with the necessary information to assess payment requests as per Article 19, including audit reports, data on the final beneficiaries of the projects or investments, financial statements, impact assessments and any other relevant information. With regards to investment projects, Member States shall include a report conducted by an independent panel of experts evaluating each project's efficiency, efficacy, suitability and adequacy to the corresponding recovery and resilience plan; c) accompany each payment request with a signed and solemn declaration by the competent national authority confirming effective implementation in accordance with the principle of sound financial management and ensuring compliance with the relevant EU rules, in particular on avoidance of conflict of interest, fraud prevention and avoidance of corruption and double funding; d) impose the obligation to all final recipients of funds under the Facility to grant the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the Court of Auditors the necessary rights to carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with Article 129 (1) Regulation 2018/1046.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) details on the progress in the achievement of the milestones of the recovery and resilience plans as well on the complementarity of the plans with existing Union programmes.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) a list of the ultimate beneficiaries of the funds from the Facility.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
(b c) relevant details on the implementation of the Facility in the Member States, including detailed information on the amounts committed and paid to Member States, the status of implementation of the milestones agreed, as well as all relevant information to ensure full transparency and disclosure on the Facility.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media, the social media and the public.
2020/09/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accordance with Article 16(3), the Commission shall assess the importeffectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the recovery and resilience plans, and its contribution to the green and digital transitions, and for that purpose, it shall take into account the following criteriaelements:
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Effectiveness: whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the Member State concerned;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the Member State concerned;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) whether the plan contains measures that effectively contribute to the green and the digital transitions or to addressing the challenges resulting from them.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Efficiency: whether the justification provided by the Member State on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery and resilience plan submitted is reasonable and plausible and is commensurate to the expected impact on the economy and employment;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investment projects that represent coherent actions;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Relevance: whether the recovery and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively address challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure an effective implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators.deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) Coherence: whether the recovery and resilience plan contains measures for the implementation of reforms and public investments projects that represent coherent actions;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) whether the reform commitments represent a comprehensive reform package;
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
B – The recovery and resilience plan contributes to partially addressaddress more than half of the challenges identified in the CSRs, or in other relevant documents officially adopted by the Commission in the European Semester and the plan represents a partially adequate response to the economic and social situation of the Member State concerned.
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
orand
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.6 b (new)
2.6b. The Commission shall take into account the following elements for the assessment under this criterion: Scope - the proposal for reform commitments is aimed at addressing a set of interrelated challenges for the Member State (coverage); and - the proposal for reform commitments is aimed at addressing challenges that are crucial for the functioning of the economy of the Member State(relevance); Rating A – Coverage and relevance are high: reform commitments aim at addressing several challenges raised in the country specific recommendations B – Coverage and relevance are medium: reform commitments aim at addressing several challenges raised in relevant European Semester documents officially adopted by the Commission C – Coverage and relevance are low: none of the above
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – paragraph 3 – point 2.7 – introductory part
2.7 The arrangements proposed by the Member States concerned are expected to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— an A for criteria 2.1 and 2.2;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 2
and for the other criteria: — all A's,deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 3
or — C's,deleted a majority of A's over B's and no
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1
— a majority of A's over B's and no C's,deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
— not an A in criteria 2.1 and 2.2;deleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2
and for the other criteria: — a majority of B's over A'sdeleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
— a majority of B's over A'sdeleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 3
or — at least one Cdeleted
2020/09/22
Committee: BUDGECON