6 Amendments of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) To partially finance the contribution from the Union budget, the available envelopes of the Horizon 2020 – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020, provided by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 will be progressively authorised by a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council2 , and the Connecting Europe Facility, provided by Regulation (EU) No in the framework of the annual budgetary procedures up to 2020, using in priority all provisions under Council regulation (EU, Euratom) n°13161/2013 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 grealaying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014- 2020, in particular its articles 5, 11, 13 and 14, as well as any budgetary surplus entered 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 within thto the general budget of the European Union, and avoiding to affect programmes that already serve an investment purpose, areas of research, development and innov operational 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. __________________ 3Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Coucontain a possibility to use innovative financial instruments. Therefore, envelops of programmes under the sub-heading 1A of the multiannual financial of 11 December 2013 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, amending Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 680/2007 and (EC) No 67/2010 (OJ L 348, 20.12.2013, p. 129)framework could be reduced only if proved necessary and as a last resort solution.
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Without prejudice to Article 8(5), the initial target amount shall be met by gradual budgetary contributions to the guarantee fund, to be decided by the budgetary authority in the frame of the annual budgetary procedures up to 2020, making use in priority of all means available under Council regulation 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020, in particular article 5, 11, 13, 14, as well as any budgetary surplus entered in the general budget of the European Union. If needed, as a last resort solution and in full respect of point 17 and 18 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, funds from multiannual programmes under heading 1A may be redeployed to the guarantee fund if these programmes prove to be under- implemented.
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The financing of the EU contribution to the guarantee fund shall be reviewed in the frame of the post-electoral review and revision of the multiannual financial framework due to be launched by the end of 2016 at the latest as foreseen in article 2 of Council regulation 1311/2013, of 2 December 2013, laying down the MFF 2014-2020.
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) any surplus shall be paid in one transaction to a special heading in the statement of revenue in the general budget of the European Union of the year n+1, and shall be reallocated to programmes which envelopes might have been reduced to finance the guarantee fund, as referred to in paragraph 5a (new), in order to compensate these losses;
Amendment 1397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Regulation (EU) N°1291/2013
Article 6 – paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
Article 6 – paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Regulation (EU) N°1316/2013
Article 5, paragraph 1
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