31 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2018/0199(COD)
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Based on the positive experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth’25, in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood and to help those involved in smart specialisation strategies to cluster together, in order to scale up innovation and bring innovative products and processes to the European market. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27, NDICI28 and OCTP29, should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The provisions on the criteria for operations to be considered as genuinely joint and cooperative, on the partnership within an Interreg operation and on the obligations of the lead partner as set out during the programme period 2014-2020 should on be continued. However, Interreg partners should cooperate in all four dimensions (development, and implementation, as well as staffing and/or financing) and, under outermost regions’ cooperation, in three out of four, as it should be simpler to combine support from the ERDF and external financing instruments from the Union both on the level of programmes and operations.
Amendment 154 #
(24) Due to the involvement of more than one Member State, and the resulting higher administrative costs, including for regional points of contact (or ‘antennae’), which function as important points of contact for those proposing and implementing projects, and therefore as a direct line to the joint secretariats or the relevant authorities, but in particular in respect of controls and translation, the ceiling for technical assistance expenditure should be higher than that under the Investment for jobs and growth goal. In order to offset the higher administrative costs, Member States should be encouraged to reduce the administrative burden with regard to the implementation of joint projects wherever possible. In addition, Interreg programmes with limited Union support or external cross-border cooperation programmes should receive a certain minimum amount for technical assistance to ensure sufficient funding for effective technical assistance activities.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) interregional innovation investments which bring together researchers, businesses, public authorities and civil society on smart specialisation strategies at national or regional level and have the potential to encourage the development of European value chains through the commercialisation and scaling up of interregional innovation projects having the potential to encourage the development of European value chains ('component 5').
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
7 Geographical coverage for interregional cooperation and interregional innovation investments
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For any component 4 Interreg programme or for interregional innovation investments under component 5, the entire territory of the Union shall be supported by the ERDF.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF resources for the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) shall amount to EUR 8 43011 165 000 000 (2018 prices) of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the ERDF, ESF+ and the Cohesion Fund for the 2021-2027 programming period and set out in Article [1023(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR].
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 52.7 % (i.e., a total of EUR 4 47 540 000 000) for cross- border cooperation (component 1);
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 31.4 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 649 90EUR 1 981 710 000) for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation (component 2);
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 3.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 270 1EUR 309 200 000) for outermost regions' cooperation (component 3);
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 1.2 % (i.e., a total of EUR 100365 000 000) for interregional cooperation (component 4);
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) 11.5 % (i.e., a total of EUR 970 000 000) for interregional innovation investments (component 5).
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) enhance efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions, in particular, with a view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 1, 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State hosting the managing authority may, following consultation with the local and regional authorities and in compliance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], submit a motivated request for an amendment of an Interreg programme together with the amended programme, setting out the expected impact of that amendment on the achievement of the objectives.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The managing authority shall consultnotify the Commission and take its comments into account prior to the initial submission of the selection criteria to the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee. The same shall apply for any subsequent changes to those criteria.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. In selecting operations,Before the monitoring committee or, where applicable, the steering committee selects operations, the managing authority shall:
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Partners shall cooperate in the development, implementation, staffing and financing of Interreg operations. An effort shall be made to limit the number of partners for each Interreg operation to no more than ten.
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The total contribution from the ERDF or, where applicable, an external financing instrument of the Union, to aone or more small project funds within an Interreg programme shall not exceed EUR 20 000 000 or 1520 % of the total allocation of the Interreg programme, whichever is lower and must be at least 3 % of the total allocation in the case of an Interreg programme for cross-border cooperation.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Staff and other direct costs corresponding to the cost categories in Articles 39 to 42, as well as indirect costs generated at the level of the beneficiary for the management of the small project fund or funds, shall not exceed 230 % of the total eligible cost of the respective small project fund or funds.
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Technical assistance to each Interreg programme shall be reimbursed as a flat rate by applying the percentages set out in paragraph 2 to the yearly instalments of the pre-financing pursuant to points (a) and (b) of Article 49(2) for 2021 and 2022 as well as to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate.
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the methodology and criteria used for the selection of operations, including any changes thereto, after consultation withnotifying the Commission pursuant to Article 22(2), without prejudice to [points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 27(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR];
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Common output and common result indicators, as set out in Annex [I] to Regulation (EU) [new ERDF], and, where necessary, programme-specific output and result indicatorswhich are found to be most suited to measure progress towards the goals of the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg) programme, shall be used in accordance with Article [12(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], and point (d)(ii) of Article 17(3) and point (b) of Article 31(2) of this Regulation.
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where necessary and in cases duly justified by the managing authority, programme-specific output and result indicators shall be used in addition to the indicators which were selected in line with the first subparagraph of this article.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The managing authority shall carry out evaluations of each Interreg programme, no more than once a year. Each evaluation shall assess the programme’s effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value with the aim to improve the quality of the design and implementation of the respective Interreg programme.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The total amount paid as pre-financing shall be reimbursed to the Commission if no payment application under the cross- border Interreg programme is sent within 2436 months of the date on which the Commission pays the first instalment of the pre-financing amount. Such reimbursement shall constitute internal assigned revenue and shall not reduce the support from the ERDF, IPA III CBC or NDICI CBC to the programme.
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3
Article 55 – paragraph 3
3. Where the selection of one or more large infrastructure projects is on the agenda of a monitoring committee or, where applicable, steering committee meeting, the managing authority shall transmit a concept note for each such project to the Commission at the latest two months before the date of the meeting. The concept note shall be a maximum of threfive pages and shall indicate the name, the location, the budget, the lead partner and the partners as well as the main objectives and deliverables thereof, as well as including a credible business plan which demonstrates that the project or projects’ continuation is secure even without the provision of Interreg funds. If the concept note concerning one or more large infrastructure projects is not transmitted to the Commission by that deadline, the Commission may request that the chair of the monitoring committee or steering committee remove the projects concerned from the agenda of the meeting.