13 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2011/0302(COD)
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Ensuring cross-border interoperability in the deployment of large scale infrastructure projects, in particular at the level of core services, may require simultaneous procurement and installation of equipment by the Commission, Member State, region, local authority and/or their beneficiaries. In such cases, Union financial aid may need to be allocated to procurements executed by infrastructure providers in Member States or regions with devolved powers, either on their own behalf or in cooperation with the Commission. Provisions also enable multiple sourcing, which may be needed, inter alia, to provide for multi- language arrangements, to ensure security of supply and/or to implement network redundancy that is required to eliminate infrastructure network downtime that could be caused by a single point of failure.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Fiscal measures in many Member States or regions with devolved powers will drive or have already driven public authorities to reassess their infrastructure investment programmes. In this context, PPPs have been viewed as an effective means of delivering infrastructure projects ensuring the achievement of policy objectives such as combating climate change;, promoting alternative energy sources as well as energy and resource efficiency, supporting sustainable transport and the deployment of broadband networks. The Commission committed in its PPP Communication of 19 November 2009 to improving access to finance for PPPs by broadening the scope of existing financial instruments.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Multi-annual programming for support from the Facility should be directed towards supporting the Union's priorities by ensuring the availability of the necessary financial resources and the consistency, transparency and continuity of joint action by the Union and the Member States. For proposals submitted following the implementation of the first multiannual work programme in the sector of transport, eligibility of cost should start on 1 January 2014 to ensure the continuity of projects already covered by Regulation (EC) No 680/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Mid-term and ex-post evaluations shouldall be carried out by the Commission in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the funding and its impact on the overall goals of the Facility and the Europe 2020 Strategy's priorities.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) On the basis of the sector specific guidelines laid down in separate Regulations, a list of priority areas for which this Regulation should apply has been drawn up and should be included in the Annex. In order to take into account possible changes in political priorities and technological capabilities, as well as traffic flows, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting amendments to the Annex. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work with all competent bodies and local, regional and State authorities, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The financial interests of the Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties. Parliament should be kept informed about all such information, at all stages and with full transparency.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by developing modern and high performing trans-European networks, thus bringing forward benefits for the entire European Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion within the Single Market and creating an environment more conducive to private and public, public or public- private investment through a combination of financial instruments and Union direct support and by exploiting synergies across the sectors. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the volume of public and , private or public-private investment in projects of common interest, and in particular the volume of public and private investments in projects of common interest realised through the financial instruments under this Regulation.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) removing bottlenecks and, bridging missing links and connecting cross-border sections, to be measured by the number of new and improved cross-border connections and removed bottlenecks on transport routes which have benefited from CEF;
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) optimiseing the integration and interconnection of transport modes and enhancing the interoperability of transport services. The achievement of this objective will be measured by the number of ports and airports, multimodal logistics platforms and ‘motorways of the sea’ connected or that may be connected to the railway network.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Connecting Europe Facility shall be implemented by one or several of the forms of financial aid, provided for by Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012 [New Financial Regulation], in particular, grants, procurements, programme contracts and financial instruments.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expenditure related to the expropriation of land to implement a priority project shall be eligible.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. All applications for grants as well as the Commission’s documentation and assessment shall be made available to the European Parliament with full transparency.