11.9.2020 A9-0135/96

Amendment 96 Alexandr Vondra, Elżbieta Kruk, Joanna Kopcińska, Valdemar Tomaševski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, , , Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Veronika Vrecionová, Beata Szydło, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new)

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(5 a) The size of the JTF should be commensurate to the needs of a just climate and environmental transition. Funding should be provided to all Member States to support their transition with a particular focus on coal mining territories, where coal is still harvested and also on territories where important structural changes take place as a consequence of phasing out mining activities.

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EN United in diversityEN 11.9.2020 A9-0135/97

Amendment 97 Alexandr Vondra, Elżbieta Kruk, Joanna Kopcińska, Valdemar Tomaševski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Carlo Fidanza, Sergio Berlato, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Veronika Vrecionová, Beata Szydło, Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Anna Zalewska on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

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(10) This Regulation identifies types of (10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the climate, environmental and social of the Union. The list of investments commitments and priorities of the Union. should include those that support local The list of investments should include economies and are sustainable in the long- those that support people, communities term, taking into account all the objectives and local economies and are sustainable in of the Green Deal. The projects financed the long-term, taking into account all the should contribute to a transition to a objectives of the European Green Deal climate-neutral and circular economy. For and the European Pillar of Social Rights. declining sectors, such as energy The projects financed should contribute to production based on coal, lignite, peat and a gradual and full transition to a oil shale or extraction activities for these sustainable, climate-neutral, pollution-free solid fossil fuels, support should be linked and circular economy. Investments in to the phasing out of the activity and the transitional energy sources, such as corresponding reduction in the natural gas, should be eligible for support employment level. As regards transforming if such investments lead to a substantial sectors with high greenhouse gas emission reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, levels, support should promote new and allow for the use of renewable gas as activities through the deployment of new a sustainable alternative. Moreover, they technologies, new processes or products, should be consistent with Regulation (EU) leading to significant emission reduction, 2020/852 of the and in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives of the Council 12a, unless a Member State and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while justifies in the territorial just transition maintaining and enhancing employment plan the need to support them and their and avoiding environmental degradation. consistency with the objective of EU Particular attention should also be given to climate neutrality. For declining sectors, activities enhancing innovation and such as energy production based on coal, research in advanced and sustainable lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction technologies, as well as in the fields of activities for these solid fossil fuels,

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EN United in diversityEN digitalisation and connectivity, provided support should be linked to the phasing out that such measures help mitigate the of the activity and the corresponding negative side effects of a transition reduction in the employment level. As towards, and contribute to, a climate- regards transforming sectors with high neutral and circular economy. greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing skilled employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation, connectivity and smart and sustainable mobility, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy, taking into account the economic, social and energy characteristics of each Member State. The importance of culture, education and community building for the transition process should also be met by supporting activities that address the mining heritage. ______12a Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p.13). 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final. Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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EN United in diversityEN 11.9.2020 A9-0135/98

Amendment 98 Alexandr Vondra, Valdemar Tomaševski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Carlo Fidanza, Sergio Berlato, Veronika Vrecionová on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

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(12) In order to enhance the economic (12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. support to productive investment, with a Productive investment should be particular focus on investment in SMEs. understood as investment in fixed capital Productive investment should be or immaterial assets of enterprises in view understood as investment in fixed capital of producing goods and services thereby or immaterial assets of enterprises in view contributing to gross-capital formation and of producing goods and services thereby employment. For enterprises other than contributing to gross-capital formation and SMEs, productive investments should only employment. For enterprises other than be supported if they are necessary for SMEs, productive investments should be mitigating job losses resulting from the supported if they are necessary for transition, by creating or protecting a mitigating job losses resulting from the significant number of jobs and they do not transition, by creating or protecting a lead to or result from relocation. significant number of jobs and they do not Investments in existing industrial facilities, lead to or result from relocation. including those covered by the Union Investments in existing industrial facilities, Emissions Trading System, should be including those covered by the Union allowed if they contribute to the transition Emissions Trading System, should be to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and allowed if they contribute to the transition go substantially below the relevant to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and benchmarks established for free allocation go substantially below the relevant under Directive 2003/87/EC of the benchmarks established for free allocation European Parliament and of the Council14 under Directive 2003/87/EC of the and if they result in the protection of a European Parliament and of the Council14 significant number of jobs. Any such and if they result in the protection of a investment should be justified accordingly significant number of jobs. Any such in the relevant territorial just transition investment should be justified accordingly plan. In order to protect the integrity of the in the relevant territorial just transition internal market and cohesion policy, plan. In order to protect the integrity of the support to undertakings should comply internal market and cohesion policy, with Union State aid rules as set out in support to undertakings should comply

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EN United in diversityEN Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in with Union State aid rules as set out in particular, support to productive Articles 107 and 108 TFEU. investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. ______14 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European 14 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32). 25.10.2003, p. 32).

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EN United in diversityEN 11.9.2020 A9-0135/99

Amendment 99 Alexandr Vondra, Valdemar Tomaševski, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Carlo Fidanza, Sergio Berlato, Veronika Vrecionová on behalf of the ECR Group

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Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

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(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive and sustainable including start-ups, leading to economic investments in enterprises, particularly diversification and reconversion; microenterprises, SMEs and start-ups, leading to job creation, modernisation, economic diversification and reconversion;

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