12 Amendments of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2017/0334(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Structural Reform Support Programme (‘the Programme’) was established with the objective of strengthening the capacity of Member States to prepare and implement growth- sustaining administrative and structural reforms, including through assistance for the efficient and effective use of the Union funds. Support under the Programme is provided by the Commission, upon request by a Member State, and can cover a wide range of policy areas. Developing resilient economies and societies built on strong economic and social structures, which allow Member States to efficiently absorb shocks and swiftly recover from them, contributes to economic and social cohesion. The implementation of institutional, administrative and growth- sustaining structural reforms is an appropriate tool for achieving such a development. It is important that structural reforms are backed by democratic support, thus making the involvement of national and regional parliaments, partners from local and regional authorities, economic and social partners and representatives of civil society indispensable.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is thus appropriate to stress in the general objective of the Programme – within its contribution towards responding to economic and social challenges – that enhancing cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, and job creation should also contribute to the preparations for future participation in the euro area by those Member States whosconvergence in and outside the cEurrency is not the euroo area.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) It is anticipated that the Programme continues to be significantly oversubscribed which will require a selection of requests for support, without prejudice to the necessity of equal treatment of Member States. In order to increase ownership and democratic footing of the relevant structural reforms to be implemented, priority should be given to those requests for support that can demonstrate the involvement of partners in the spirit of the principle of partnership as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) It is necessary to set out that no Member State should benefit from preferential treatment on the basis of own financial contributions to the Programme including by means of transfer from European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) resources.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to meet the growing demand for support from Member States, and in view of the need to support the implementation of structural reforms in Member States whose currency is not the euro, the financial allocation for the Programme should be increased to a sufficient level that allows the Union to provide support that meets the needs of the requesting Member States by using the Flexibility Instrument under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 the financial allocation for the Programme should be increased to a sufficient level that allows the Union to provide support that meets the needs of the requesting Member States. It is important that resources allocated to the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) should not be redeployed and that Member States should not be obliged to transfer their national and regional ESIF allocations in view of filling the financing gap of the Programme.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 4
Article 4
The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to institutional, administrative and growth-sustaining structural reforms in the Member States by providinge support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming and strengthening institutions, governance, public administration, and economic and social sectors in response to economic and social challengeswelfare and social inclusion, environmental sustainability in response to economic, social and environmental challenges and commitments such as the COP21, with a view to enhancing social and territorial cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, sustainable growth, high quality job creation, and investment, which will also prepare for participincluding through the implementation inof the eEuro area, in particular in the context of economic governance processes, including through assistance for the efficient, effective and transparent use of the Union fundpean Pillar of Social Rights, convergence and shared prosperity, resilience to shocks.;
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(1 a) Article 5(2) is replaced by the following: "2. The specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall refer to policy areas related to environmental and climate change, social cohesion, competitiveness, productivity, innovation, smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, jobs and investment, in particular to one or more of the following: : (a)public financial and asset management, budget process, debt management and revenue administration; (b)institutional reform and efficient and service-oriented functioning of public administration, including, where appropriate, through the simplification of rules, effective rule of law, provision of high quality public goods and services, fighting tax evasion and tax fraud, reform of the justice systems and reinforcement of the fight against fraud, corruption and money laundering; (c)business environment (including for SMEs), re-industrialisation, private sector development, investment, public participation in enterprises, privatisation processes, trade and foreign direct investment, competition and public procurement, sustainable sectoral development and support for innovation and digitalisation; (d)education and training; labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of jobs; the fight against poverty; the promotion of social inclusion; social security and social welfare systems; public health and healthcare systems; as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies; (e)policies for attaining the COP 21 goals, implementing climate action, promoting energy efficiency and achieving energy diversification, as well as for the agricultural sector, fisheries and the sustainable development of rural areas; (f)financial sector policies, including the promotion of financial literacy, financial stability, access to finance and lending to the real economy; protection of consumers and investors, the production, provision and quality monitoring of data and statistics; and policies aimed at combating tax evasion. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2017.129.01.0001.01.ENG)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 5a (new)
Article 5a (new)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 5a (new)
Article 5a (new)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 5a (new)
Article 5a (new)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7(2) is replaced by the following: "2. Taking into account the principles of transparency, equal treatment and sound financial management, further to a dialogue with the Member State, including in the context of the European Semester, the Commission shall analyse the request for support referred to in paragraph 1 based on the urgency, breadth and depth of the problems identified, support needs in respect of the policy areas concerned, analysis of socioeconomic indicators and general administrative capacity of the Member State.Based on that analysis Priority shall be given to requests for support that demonstrate the involvement of partners from local and regional authorities, economic and social partners and representatives from civil society in the preparation and implementation of the relevant structural reform in accordance with the principle of partnership as set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013. No priority shall be established on the basis of supplementing the financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme by transferring resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds as set out in Article 11. Based on the analysis and priority referred to above and taking into account the existing actions and measures financed by Union funds or other Union programmes, the Commission shall come to an agreement with the Member State concerned onnational authorities and other domestic stakeholders, regarding the priority areas for support, the objectives, an indicative timeline, the scope of the support measures to be provided and the estimated global financial contribution for such support, to be set out in a cooperation and support plan. and approved by the national and regional parliaments concerned." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32017R0825&from=EN)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2017/825
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme is set at EUR 222 800 000 in current prices. Such an increase shall not take place through redeployments of existing European Structural and Investment Funds but shall be financed by the mobilisation of the special instruments as provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013.;