5 Amendments of Ivars GODMANIS related to 2013/0181(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The implementation of European and Structural (ESI) Funds is, according to Regulation (EU) n° .../2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006, linked to sound economic governance and to the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure among others.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) In particular, Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 provides that the Commission may request a Member State to review and propose amendments to its Partnership Agreement and relevant programmes, where this is necessary to support the implementation of relevant Council Recommendations addressed to the Member State concerned and adopted in accordance with Articles 7(2) or 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macro- economic imbalances, provided that these amendments are deemed necessary to help correct the macroeconomic imbalances.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Article 23(9) and Annex III of Regulation (EU) No .../2013 also provides that the Commission is to make a proposal to the Council to suspend part or all of the commitments or payments for the programmes of a Member State where the Council adopts two successive recommendations in the same imbalance procedure, in accordance with Article 8(3) or Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macro-economic imbalances.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 d (new)
Recital 12 d (new)
(12d) However, the suspension of funds due to be triggered by the macroeconomic imbalances procedure should be used as a last resort and take into account an in- depth analyses of the unemployment, poverty and GDP contraction indicators.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 e (new)
Recital 12 e (new)
(12e) For the purpose of effectiveness, this Regulation should cover all statistical data that are required within the scope of the macroeconomic imbalances procedure.