35 Amendments of Tanja FAJON related to 2011/0367(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Specific regulations should be taken in synergy and coherence with other actions outside the Union supported through Union external assistance instruments, both geographic and thematic. In particular, in implementing such actions full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union external action and foreign policy related to the country or region in question. They should not be intended to support actions directly development-oriented and they should complement, when appropriate, the financial assistance provided through external aid instruments. Such activities should also be directly linked to Union internal activities and should only represent an external dimension of the Union internal policies. Coherence will also be ensured with the Union humanitarian policy, in particular as regards the implementation of emergency assistance.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Prior to the preparation of multi-annual programmes as a means to achieve the objectives of this Union funding, Member States and the Commission should engage in a policy dialogue and thereby establishing a coherent strategy for each individual Member State. In order to secure full transparency of the process, the results of the policy dialogue in the form of agreed minutes or an exchange of letters should be transmitted to the European Parliament and made public.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should establish a partnership with the authorities and bodie, bodies and organisations concerned to prepare, implement and monitor on their national programmes throughout the entire multiannual period. Member States should set up monitoring committees to monitor the national programmes and assist them in reviewing the implementation and progress made in achieving the objectives.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) It is important to bring the achievements of Union funding to the attention of the general public. Citizens have a right to know how the Union's financial resources are spent. The responsibility to ensure that the appropriate information is communicated to the public should lie with bothe Commission, the Responsible Authorities and the beneficiaries. To ensure more efficiency in communication to the public at large and stronger synergies between the communication activities undertaken at the initiative of the Commission, the budget allocated to communication actions under this Union funding shall also contribute to cover corporate communication of the political priorities of the European Union provided that these are related to the general objectives of this Union funding.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) For the purpose of ensuring a wide dissemination of information about this Union funding and to inform potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities, detailed rules relating to information and communication measures, as well as certain technical characteristics of such measures should be defined on the basis of this Regulation and each Member State should, at least, establish a website or website portal with the necessary information. Member States should also envisage and undertake more direct forms of communication campaigns in order to properly inform the potential beneficiaries.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under the Specific Regulations and by the Member States is consistent with the activities, policies and priorities of the European Union and complementary to other instruments of the European Union and shall ensure that the financial resources provided have sound and long term impact on the development of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate with each other in the fight against fraud. To that end, the Commission shall lend such technical and operational assistance as the competent national authorities may need to facilitate coordination of their investigations.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) mayshall carry out on-the-spot controls and inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the European Union in connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union funding.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Without prejudice to the first and second sub-paragraphs, cooperation agreements with third countries and international organisations and grant agreements and grant decisions and contracts resulting from the implementation of this Regulation and the Specific Regulations shall expressly empower the Commission, the Court of Auditors and OLAF to conduct such audits, on-the-spot controls and inspections. The European Parliament shall be regularly informed on any potential fraudulent activities, which may be identified by such audits, on-the-spot controls and inspections.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt, by way of implementingdelegated act, the work programme for Union actions and emergency assistance. That implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 55(3)4.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Actions implemented in third countries shall clearly exhibit a direct link to internal activities and, as such, shall only represent an external dimension of the Union internal policies.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) actions related to fraud detection and prevention;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall organise, in accordance with its national rules and practices, a partnership with the authorities and bodie, bodies and organisations concerned to develop and, implement and monitor the national programmes.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Such authorities and bodie, bodies and organisations shall include the competent regional, local, urban and other public authorities, and, where appropriate,s well as international organisations and bodies representing civil society, such as non- governmental organisations or social partners.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In particular, Member States shall endeavour to include authorities, bodies, organisations and individual experts with knowledge, expertise and experience in developing, implementing and monitoring earlier funds in the field of Home Affairs.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall set up a monitoring committee to support the implementation of national programmes. The monitoring committee shall be composed of representatives of the authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be represented on an equal footing.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. To launch the programming period, the Commission and each Member State shall have a policy dialogue on the national requirements and the contribution that the Union budget could provide to achieving these requirements, bearing in mind the base line situation in the Member State concerned and the objectives of the Specific Regulations. The policy dialogue shall result in the conclusion of agreed minutes or an exchange of letters which shall identify the specific needs and priorities of the Member State concerned and serve as the framework for the preparation of the national programmes and shall be transmitted to the European Parliament and made public.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If necessary, the policy dialogue may be repeated after the mid term review referred to in Article 15, in order to reassess the needs of the Member States and the priorities of the Union.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an analysis of requirements in the Member State and the national objectives designed to meet those requirements during the period covered by the programme, defined in consultation with the different authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in Article 12(1);
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) information on the monitoring and evaluation framework to be put in place and the qualitative and quantitative indicators to be used to measure the progress in the implementation of the objectives pursued in relation to the baseline situation in the Member State;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the mechanisms and methods to be used to publicise and effectively inform the potential beneficiaries on the national programme;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) that the Member State has duly consulted the authorities, bodies and organisations referred to in Article 12(1);
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. All national programmes shall be approved by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall approve, by implementingdelegated act, each national programme no later than six months following the formal submission by the Member State, provided that any observations made by the Commission have been satisfactorily taken into account.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Following this re-examination, Member States and the Commission may repeat the policy dialogue referred to in Article 13 and may revise their national programmes. National programmes shall be revised for those Member States which will receive additional allocations in accordance with the Specific Regulations.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall allocate, by implementingdelegated acts, to Member States the resources for national programmes which are available in the framework of the mid- term review under the Specific Regulations. After the completion of the mid term review, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council the European and Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the mid term review carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and the Specific Regulations.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall make full use of the knowledge, expertise and experience, gained by public and/or private bodies in implementing earlier funds in the field of Home Affairs.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Responsible Authorities shall ensure that the beneficiaries receive the total amount of the public support as quickly as possible and in full, and in any case, not later than in six months from the start of the activities. No amount shall be deducted or withheld and no specific charge or other charge with equivalent effect shall be levied that would reduce these amounts for the beneficiaries.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Following the Commission decision approving the national programme, an initial pre-financing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This shall represent 46% of the contribution from the Union budget to the national programme concerned. It may be split into two instalments depending on budget availability.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. National programmes shall be submitted to a decommitment procedure established on the basis that amounts linked to a commitment which is not covered by the initial pre-financing referred to in Article 33 or a request for payment in accordance with Article 39 by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment shall be decommitted.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. The part of the budget commitments for which a payment request has been made but payment of which has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23 shall be disregarded in calculating the automatic decommitment.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) informing potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under the national programmes by, inter alia, organising regular public events, so-called information days and training sessions for potential beneficiaries;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) objectives of the national programme in reference to the results and impact achieved;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 52 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The ex-post evaluation of the Commission shall also examine the impact of the Specific Regulations on the development of the area of freedom, security and justice in terms of their contribution to, at least, the following objectives:
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in this Regulation shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the entry into force of this Regulation. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for a period of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than 3 months before the end of each period.