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10 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2015/0009(COD)

Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 172, 173, and Article 175(3), Article 177 and Article 182(1) thereof,
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the should preferably be financed by reducing available envelopes of theprogrammes other than Horizon 2020 and the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 , and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 , should be reduced. Those programmes serve purposes that are not replicated by the EFSI. However, the reduction of both programmes to finance the guarantee fund is expected to ensure a greater investment in certain areas of their respective mandates than is possible through the existing programmes. The EFSI should be able to leverage the EU guarantee to multiply the financial effect withConnecting Europe Facility. For that purpose and by means of providing assurance of sufficient financing in accordance with Article 310 (4) TFEU, the Commission should submit to the European Parliament and Council the appropriate budgetary and legislative proposals of financing, while having specific regard to the possibility of financing the contribution from the margin of heading 1b of the Union budget by way of reducing those areas of research, development and innovation and transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructure compared to if the resources had been spent via grants within the planned Horizon 2020 and Connecting Europe Facility programmes. It is, therefore, appropriate to redirect part of the funding presently envisaged for those programmes to the benefit of EFSI. __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliamente performance reserve as provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No. 1303/2013 by 8 bn. EUR and adjusting the overall amount of the structural funds downward by a corresponding amount. Only in the event that a financing through the mentioned programmes cannot be achieved, the Commission should further explore other means of financing in the course of the budgetary procedures until 2020 by having recourse to all means and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amendingr relevant provisions provided in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 91311/2010 and repealing Reg3 laying down the Mulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129).annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 as well as the budgetary surplus. __________________ 3
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The financing of the guarantee fund, both in respect of commitment and payment appropriations, shall be reviewed by the Council and the Parliament in the context of the Mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020, to be launched by the end of 2016 at the latest as foreseen in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Given the nature of their constitution, neitherir resemblance to Union financial instruments, the EU guarantee to the EIB norand the guarantee fund are 'financial instruments' within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 should comply with the principles of sound financial management, transparency, proportionality, non- discrimination, equal treatment and subsidiarity as referred to in Article 140 of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 and, where appropriate, to the provisions of Article 139 of the same regulation. __________________ 4 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 adjusting the target amount provided for in paragraph 5 by a maximum of 10% to better reflect the potential risk of the EU guarantee being called.
2015/03/25
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The EU guarantee and the payments and recoveries under it that are attributable to the general budget of the Union shall be audited by the Court of Auditorsexternal audit of the activities undertaken in accordance with the EFSI Regulation is carried out by the European Court of Auditors in accordance with Article 287 TFEU.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adoptArticle 17 delegated acts referred to in Article 8(6) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of three years from the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the three-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 8(6) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8(6) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.Exercise of the delegation
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013
Article 6, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
[...]deleted
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 20 is replaced by the following: 4 % of the resources allocated to the ERDF, ESF and the Cohesion Fund under the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal referred to in point (a) of Article 89(2) of this Regulation, as well as to the EAFRD and to measures financed under shared management in accordance with the EMFF Regulation shall constitute a performance reserve which shall be established in the Partnership Agreement and programmes and allocated to specific priorities in accordance with Article 22 of this Regulation. The following resources are excluded for the purpose of calculating the performance reserve: (a) resources allocated to the YEI as defined in the operational programme in accordance with Article 18 of the ESF Regulation; (b) resources allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission; (c) resources transferred from the first pillar of the CAP to the EAFRD under Articles 7(2) and 14(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013; (d) transfers to the EAFRD in application of Articles 10b, 136 and 136b of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar years 2013 and 2014 respectively; (e) resources transferred to the CEF from the Cohesion Fund in accordance with Article 92(6) of this Regulation; (f) resources transferred to the Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived in accordance with Article 92(7) of this Regulation; (g) resources allocated for innovative actions for sustainable urban development in accordance with Article 92(8) of this Regulation. (2) In Article 22, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 1. The performance reserve shall constitute between 5 and 7 % of the allocation to each priority within a programme, with the exception of priorities dedicated to technical assistance and programmes dedicated to financial instruments in accordance with Article 39. The total amount of the performance reserve allocated by ESI Fund and category of region shall be 4 %. The amounts corresponding to the performance reserve shall be set out in the programmes broken down by priority and, where appropriate, by ESI Fund and by category of region. (3) The amount corresponding to the performance reserve set out in the programmes under Article 22 paragraph 1 is adjusted in accordance with the reduction of the reserve from 6% to 4% and used to finance the guarantee fund.
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON
Amendment 1435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013
Article 5, paragraph 1
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘ 1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the CEF for the period 2014 to 2020 is set at EUR 29 942 259 000 (*) in current prices. That amount shall be distributed as follows: (a) transport sector: EUR 23 550 582 000, of which EUR 11 305 500 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation exclusively in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fund; (b) telecommunications sector: EUR 1 041 602 000; (c) energy sector: EUR 5 350 075 000. These amounts are without prejudice to the application of the flexibility mechanism provided for under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013(*). (*) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-20 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884). ’rticle 19 deleted 1316/2013
2015/03/19
Committee: BUDGECON