36 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2018/0228(COD)
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to stimulate job creation, the Union needs an up-to-date, high-performance infrastructure to help connect and integrate the Union and all its regions, in the transport, teledigital, information and communication technologies and energy sectors. Those connections should help to improve the free movement of persons, goods, capital and services. The trans-European networks should facilitate cross-border connections, foster greater economic, social and territorial cohesion and contribute to a more competitive social market economy and to combating climate change.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Programme should contribute to promote the territorial accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union, including remote, outermost, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions, as well as sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should therefore mainstream climate action and lead to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives18. Actions under this Programme are expected to contribute 60 % of the overall financial envelope of the Programme to climate objectives, based inter alia on the following Rio markers: i) 100 % for the expenditures relating to railway infrastructure, alternative fuels, clean urban transport, electricity transmission, electricity storage, smart grids, CO2 transportation and renewable energy; ii) 40 % for inland waterways and multimodal transport, and gas infrastructure - if enabling increased use of renewable hydrogen or bio-methane. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes. In order to prevent that infrastructure is vulnerable to potential long term climate change impacts and to ensure that the cost of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the project is included in the project's economic evaluation, projects supported by the Programme should be subject to climate proofing in accordance with guidance that should be developed by the Commission coherently with the guidance developed, as well as the balance of that impact compared to the baseline scenario and the plausible alternatives, for other programmes of the Union where relevant. __________________ 18 COM(2018) 321, page 13
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Actions contributing to the development of projects of common interest in the transport sector, financed by the Programme, should build on the complementarity of all transport modes to provide for efficient, interconnected and multimodal networks, in order to ensure connectivity throughout the Union, by prioritising nodes with the greatest social benefit and the least impact in terms of climate change;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve the objectives laid down in the TEN-T guidelines, it is necessary to support with priority the cross-border links and the missing links and to ensure, where applicable, that the supported actions are consistent with the corridor work plans established pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 and to the overall network development regarding performance and interoperability. Policies should also be implemented to accelerate the implementation of pending projects in the priority corridors, avoiding dispersal into actions which push back the completion of those that are included in the TEN-T core network.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In some cases projects realised on the territory of one Member State have a substantial cross-border impact and create value which exceeds the national borders, by enhancing the cross-border connectivity on the seaside, or by enhancing the connectivity with the wider hinterland economy beyond the national borders. Projects demonstrating such impact should be considered as cross- border (The “cross-border link in the transport sector” should also cover projects carried out in one Member State that demonstrates a high cross-border impact by enhancing cross-border land- based or maritime traffic flows between two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country.)
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to reflect growing transport flows and the evolution of the network, the alignment of the core network corridors and, their pre-identified sections and their capacity should be adapted. These adaptations to the core network should not affect its completion by 2030 and should be proportionate in order to preserve the consistency and the efficiency of the corridor development and coordination. For that reason the length of the core network corridors should not increase by more than 15 %. In any case, the increase in the network should be limited to very specific cases before moving on to the completion of pending projects within the core network of the priority corridors.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In the context of its Communication "Sustainable Mobility for Europe: safe, connected, and clean"23, the Commission highlighted that automated vehicles and advanced connectivity systems will make vehicles safer, easier to share and more accessible for all citizens, including those who may be cut-off from mobility services today, such as the elderly and disabledpeople with reduced mobility. In this context, the Commission also proposed an "EU Strategic Action Plan on Road safety" and a revision of Directive 2008/096 on Road Safety infrastructure management. In response to various reports drawn up by the Commission, including the ERA 2014 report on the risks posed by both level crossings and railway crossings, and with a view to avoiding the large number of accidents, fatalities and serious injuries, investments should be made to upgrade this infrastructure, which will have to be replaced by underpasses or other infrastructure meeting the new safety standards. __________________ 23 COM(2018) 293.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Actions contributing to projects of common interest in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall deploy the technology best suited for the specific project, while proposing the best balance between state-of-the-art technologies in terms of data flow capacity, transmission security, network resilience and cost efficiency, cybersecurity and social returns, and should be prioritised by way of work programmes taking into account criteria set out in this Regulation. Deployments of very high capacity networks can include passive infrastructure, in view of maximising socio-economic as well as environmental benefits. Finally, when prioritising actions, the potential positive spill-overs in terms of connectivity shall be taken into account, for example when a project deployed can improve the business case for future deployments leading to further coverage of territories and population in areas which have remained uncovered so far, using connectivity to enhance territorial cohesion.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The positive results of the first Blending Call for proposals launched under the current programme in 2017, confirmed the relevance and added value of using EU grants for blending with financing from the European Investment Bank or National Promotional Banks or other development and public financial institutions as well as from private-sector finance institutions and private-sector investors, including through public private partnerships. The Programme should therefore continue to provide for dedicated Calls enablingsupport actions that facilitate combination between EU grants and other sources of financing. In the transport sector, mixed financing operations must not exceed 10 % of the specific allocation, with priority being given as appropriate, ensuring that funding for projects not regarded as fundamental does not hold up completion of those that are.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The policy objectives of this Programme will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy window(s) [...] of the InvestEU Fund. The Programme's actions should be used to address market failures orboost sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and havprovide a clear European added value.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) The endorsement of projects by the respective Member State is an important condition for CEF eligibility. However, projects, which do not have an impact on the national transport network and which do not request national funding, should not require the prior endorsement by the Member State to submit an application to a CEF call; (Member State endorsement should be a key requirement for large projects with implications for the national and European network, smaller port projects, which strictly aim at improvements within the port area (for example energy efficiency or data exchange) and which do not apply for national funding, should not require the prior endorsement by the Member State.)
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also: (a) concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding. , as provided for in Regulation No XXXXX on the protection of the Union's budget in the case of generalised deficiencies regarding the rule of law in the Member States, and (b) concern measures linking effectiveness of Funds to sound economic governance as provided for in Regulation XXXXX laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument. These governance measures will also include the monitoring of indicators at national level, providing data on progress made in implementing priority projects, comparing this also with the implementation of actions outside the priority core network perimeter.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) The implementation of the Programme relates to local and Regional Authorities’ prerogatives. Therefore, where and when necessary, these authorities should be consulted in the Committee procedure as established in Regulation (EU)182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council (Opportunity should be given to relevant Local and Regional Authorities to be associated in the procedure. It would facilitate the implementation of the Programme and enhance its inclusiveness.)
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) cross-border link, in the transport sector, means projects covering a cross- border section between Member States or a Member State and a neighbouring country, or a project carried out in one Member State that demonstrates a high cross- border impact by enhancing cross- border land-based or maritime traffic flows between two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country; (The “cross-border” dimension is an important concept in the framework of this regulation and should therefore be adequately defined. The “cross-border link in the transport sector” should not be limited to projects covering a cross-border section between Member States or a Member State and a neighbouring country but should also cover projects carried out in one Member State that demonstrates a high cross-border impact by enhancing cross-border land-based or maritime traffic flows between two Member States or between a Member State and a neighbouring country.)
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) to contribute to the development of projects of common interest relating to efficient and interconnected networks and infrastructure for smart, sustainable, inclusive, safe and secure mobility; to strengthen territorial, social and economic cohesion and to promote the territorial accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union (This is to comply with article 4 of the TEN-T regulation which stipulates that it should promote the “accessibility and connectivity of all regions in the Union, including remote, outermost, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions, as well as sparsely populated areas”.)
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request and in accordance with the relevant managing Authority, be transferred to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly in accordance with [point (a) of Article 62(1)] of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in accordance with point (c) of that Article. Where possible tThose resources shawill be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. or the competent authority in a region (Authorities managing EU fund under shared management are not always Member States. Therefore, they have to be consulted and associated when taking the decision of transferring resources they manage, to the Programme)
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Projects of common interest in the area of digital connectivity infrastructure shall contribute to the specific objective provided fare those projects that make a significant contribution: (a) to completing the European Digital Single Market; (b) to the Union's strategic connectivity objectives; (c) to providing the underlying network in Article 3(2)(c)frastructure supporting the digital transformation of the economy and society; (d) to facilitating interaction between the transport and sustainable energy sectors.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) Actions relating to efficient and, interconnected, interoperable and multimodal networks:
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) actions implementing the core network in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to urban nodes, rail interoperability, logistics platforms, airports, maritime ports, inland ports and rail-road terminals of the core network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013. actions implementing the core network may include related elements located on the comprehensive network when necessary to optimize the investment and according to modalities specified in the work programmes referred to in Article 19 of this Regulation;
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i i
(ii) actions implementing and stimulating cross-border links of the comprehensive network in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, notably the sections listed in Part III (2) of the Annex to this Regulation, giving precedence in any case to the completion of those forming part of the priority core network corridors;
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) actions implementing sections of the comprehensive network located in outermost regions in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, including actions relating to the relevant urban nodes, airports, maritime ports, inland ports and rail-road terminals of the comprehensive network as defined at Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Actions supporting the improvement of territorial connectivity and accessibility in all Regions of the Union, including remote, outermost, insular, peripheral and mountainous regions, as well as sparsely populated areas, including actions relating to the relevant urban node, maritime and inland ports and rail-road terminals; (Some Regions in Europe face various handicaps challenging their connectivity and territorial accessibility. It is key that the Union shows its ability to answer those handicaps and provide the right support to ensure that no territory is left aside.)
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. The work programmes referred to in Article 19 may provide that only proposals submitted by one or more Member States or, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, by regional or local authorities, by international organisations, joint undertakings, or public or private undertakings or bodies are eligible.
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Public or private undertakings or bodies, promoting projects which do not have an impact on the national transport network and do not request national funding, shall not be eligible to apply for funding without prior endorsement by the Member State. (Member State endorsement should be a key requirement for large projects with implications for the national and European network, smaller port projects, which strictly aim at improvements within the port area (for example energy efficiency or data exchange) and which do not apply for national funding, should not require the prior endorsement by the Member State.)
Amendment 850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) European added value;
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Connectivity and territorial accessibility (This accessibility criterion is different from the one mentioned in 13.1(b) which refers to the access for people who experience disabilities. This amendment complies with article 4 of TEN-T regulation)
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for works relating to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3 (2) (a), the amount of Union financial assistance shall not exceed 30 % of the total eligible cost. The co-financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 50 % for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph, for actions relating to the improvement of territorial connectivity and accessibility for actions supporting telematic applications systems, for actions supporting new technologies and innovation, for actions supporting improvements of infrastructure safety in line with relevant Union legislation and for actions located in outermost regions; (This amendment aims to bring a strong support from the Programme to strengthen the accessibility of all Regions of the EU, in accordance with article 4 of the TEN-T Regulation)
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as regards the amounts transferred from the Cohesion Fund, the maximum co- financing rates shall be those applicable to the Cohesion Fund as referred to in the Regulation (EU) XXX [CPR]. These co- financing rates may be increased to a maximum of 85% for actions relating to cross-border links under the conditions specified in point (c) of this paragraph; and for actions relating to the improvement of territorial connectivity and accessibility;; (This amendment aims to bring a strong support from the Programme to strengthen the accessibility of all Regions of the EU in accordance with article 4 of the TEN-T Regulation)
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) as regards actions relating to cross- border links, the increased maximum co- financing rates as provided for in points (a) and (b) may only apply to actions that demonstrate a particularly high degree of integration in the planning and implementation of the action for the purpose of the award criterion referred to in Article 13(1)(c), notably through the establishment of a single project company, a joint governance structure and a bilateral legal framework or implementing act pursuant to Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013; in addition, the co- financing rate applicable to projects carried out by a joint venture pursuant to Article 11(2)(a) may be increased by 10 %; the co-financing rate may not exceed 90 % of the total eligible costs.
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) with regard to allocation of rates, proposals by Member States with the highest degree of success in meeting their commitments to implement projects in the core network of priority corridors shall be assessed, applying criteria that reduce the allocation in cases where implementation of actions on other infrastructure which is less important in terms of the definition of the TEN-T network combines with lack of progress on these priority projects.
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring programme implementation and results are suitable for an in-depth analysis of the progress achieved and the difficulties encountered along the core network corridors and are collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and, where relevant, Member States. Programme implementation shall be monitored via indicators tracking the progress made in implementing projects in the core network at Member State level and comparing this with other projects completed or under way that are not part of the TEN-T priority corridors.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – paragraph 2
For the actions listed at Article 9 paragraph 2 (a), the distribution shall be as follows: 75 % of the budgetary resources should be allocated to actions on the core network corridors, 10 % to actions on the core network outside the core network corridors and 15 % to actions on the comprehensive network. For a transitional period, and until the implementation of projects on the core network of priority corridors is achieved at a level considered sufficient within the strategy for European connectivity and the elimination of cross-border bottlenecks, 80% will be allocated to actions on the core network and 10% to actions on the comprehensive network
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Amendment 1131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Core network corridor "Mediterranean" Alignment Algeciras – Bobadilla –Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona Sevilla – Bobadilla – Murcia Cartagena – Murcia – Valencia – Tarragona/Palma de Mallorca – Barcelona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Marseille – Genova/Lyon – Torino – Novara – Milano – Bologna/Verona – Padova – Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste/Koper – Ljubljana – Budapest Ljubljana/Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest – UA border Pre- Cross- Lyon – Torino: base tunnel and access Rail identified border routes sections Nice – Ventimiglia Trieste – Divača Ljubljana – Zagreb Zagreb – Budapest Budapest – Miskolc – UA border Lendava – Letenye Road Vásárosnamény – UA border Missing Perpignan – Montpellier Rail link Madrid – Zaragoza – Barcelona Koper – Divača Rijeka – Zagreb Milano – Cremona – Mantova – Porto Inland Levante/Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste Waterways