7 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2015/0005(COD)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union shall make macro-financial assistance available to Ukraine ("the Union's macro-financial assistance") of a maximum amount of EUR 1.8 billion, with a view to supporting Ukraine's economic stabilisation and a substantive reform agendaconstitutional, political, social and economic reform agenda and to securing a peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk Contact Group agreements. The assistance shall contribute to covering Ukraine's balance of payments needs as identified in the IMF programme.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The release of the Union's macro- financial assistance shall be managed by the Commission in a manner consistent with the agreements or understandings reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukraine, and with the key principles and objectives of economic reforms set out in the EU- Ukraine Association Agreement and, the EU-Ukraine Association Agenda agreed under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Minsk Contact Group agreements for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Commission shall regularly inform the European Parliament and the Council of developments regarding the Union's macro-financial assistance, including disbursements thereof, and shall provide those institutions with the relevant documents in due time.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. A pre-condition for granting the Union's macro financial assistance shall be that Ukraine respects effective democratic mechanisms – including a multi-party parliamentary system – and the rule of law, and guarantees respect for human rights and that the funds are used exclusively for non-military purposes and for purposes which do not intensify the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7(2), shall agree with the Ukrainian authorities on clearly defined economic policypolitical and financial conditions, focusing on a peaceful resolution of the conflict, socially acceptable structural reforms and sound public finances, to which the Union's macro- financial assistance is to be subject, to be laid down in a Memorandum of Understanding ("the Memorandum of Understanding") which shall include a timeframe for the fulfilment of those conditions. The economic policy and financial conditions set out in the Memorandum of Understanding shall be consistent with the agreements or understandings referred to in Article 1(3), including the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by Ukraine, with the support of the IMF.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall verify at regular intervals that the conditions in Article 4(3) continue to be met, including whether the economicthat the policies of Ukraine are in accordance with the objectives of the Union's macro- financial assistance. In so doing, the Commission shall coordinate closely with the IMF and the World Bank, and, where necessary, with the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a continuous satisfactory track record of implementing a policy programme that contains strong adjustment and structural reform measuresmeasures securing reform and peace supported by a non- precautionary IMF credit arrangement; and
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the implementation, within a specific time-frame, of the economic policypolitical and financial conditions agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding.