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Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2017/0102(COD)

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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the legal framework of the European Solidarity Corps and amending Regulations (EU) No 1288/2013, (EU) No 1293/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013 and Decision No 1313/2013/EU
2016/11/22
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2017/0102(COD)
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Amendments (11)

Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the period 2018- 2020 which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of Point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management23 , for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. The prime reference amount includes redeployments from the Erasmus+ programme (EUR 197.7 million) and from the Employment and Social Innovation programme (EUR 10 million) for theWith the exception of redeployments, the prime reference amount should be financed through the use of all financial ymearns 2018, 2019 and 2020, and it is complemented by contributions from several Union programmes under different headings, such as the European Social Fund, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, the LIFE programme and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. _________________available under Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/20131a. _________________ 1aCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (OJ L 347 20.12.2013, p. 884). 23 Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) The financial envelope of the European Solidarity Corps under Heading 1a of the Multiannual Financial Framework should additionally be supplemented by financial contributions from other programmes and headings, which require the amendment of Regulations (EU) No 1293/201327 , (EU) No 1303/201328 , (EU) No 1305/201329 , (EU) No 1306/201330 as well as of Decision No 1313/2013/EU31 of the European Parliament and of the Council. _________________ 27Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 614/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 185). 28Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 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 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p.320). 29Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 487). 30 Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549). 31Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism, (OJ L347 20.12.2013, p. 924).deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) “solidarity activity” means an activity aimed at addressing unmet societal needs to the benefit of a community while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of placements, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship, in particular social entrepreneurship, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, disability, reception and integration of third-country nationals, territorial cooperation and cohesion;
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the high quality of solidarity placements, including traininga comprehensive training programme, language support, administrative support for participants and participating organisations, insurance, post- placement support as well as the development of a certificate that identifies and documents the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the placement;
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 includes a financial envelope of EUR 294 200 00033 in current prices supplemented by contributions from: (a) the European Social Fund, contributing with EUR 35 000 000 in current prices; (b) the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, contributing with EUR 6 000 000 in current prices; (c) the LIFE programme, contributing with EUR 4 500 000 in current prices; (d) the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, contributing with EUR 1 800 000 in current prices. _________________ 33This financial envelope constitutes the prime reference amount within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (2013/C 373/01) between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26

Article 13 and Article 18

Article 13 and Article 18
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2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27

Article 4

Article 4
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1293/2013, the following paragraph is added: ‘3. A maximum of EUR 3 000 000 in current prices from the sub-programme for Environment corresponding to the priority area Environment Governance and Information and of EUR 1 500 000 in current prices from the sub-programme for Climate Action corresponding to the priority area Climate Governance and Information shall be allocated to finance projects within the meaning of Article 17(4) implemented by the European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the priority areas within the meaning of Articles 9 and 13. This allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Regulation (EU) Norticle 27 deleted 1293/2013.
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28

Article 58 and Article 91

Article 58 and Article 91
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is amended as follows: 1. Article 58(1) is amended as follows: (a) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘At the initiative of the Commission, the ESI Funds may support the preparatory, monitoring, administrative and technical assistance, evaluation, audit and control measures necessary for implementing this Regulation and support actions pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX as referred to in the third subparagraph in so far as those actions pursue the aim of economic, social and territorial cohesion. ‘(m) actions financed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX on the European Solidarity Corps in order to enhance the personal, educational, social, civic and professional development of young people, as well as their employability and facilitating transition into the labour market. ‘EUR 35 000 000 in current prices of the amount allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission shall be allocated to the European Solidarity Corps to support its actions, in accordance with point (a) of article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Fund-specific Regulations.Article 28 deleted Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, the following subparagraph is added under the first subparagraph: ‘The EAFRD may also finance actions implemented by the European Solidarity Corps with an amount of EUR 1 800 000 in current prices in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities for rural development. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Regulation (EU) Norticle 29 deleted 1305/2013.
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30

Article 6

Article 6
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No In Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the following point (j) is added: ‘(j) actions implemented by the European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities in the area of agriculture and rural development and notably the actions referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) Norticle 30 deleted 13056/2013. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Fund-specific Regulations.
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1

Article 19

Article 19
In Article 19(1) of Decision No 1313/2013/EU, the following subparagraph is added after the second subparagraph: ‘EUR 6 000 000 in current prices from the financial envelope derived from Heading 3 "Security and Citizenship" shall be allocated to finance actions implemented by the European Solidarity Corps in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, which contribute to one or more of the Union priorities in the area of civil protection. The allocation shall be implemented solely in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2017/XXX, to the exclusion of the specific requirements of Decision No 1313/2013/EU.’deleted
2017/09/14
Committee: ENVI