En En Amendments 52

European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

2020/0006(COD)

20.5.2020

AMENDMENTS 52 - 315

Draft opinion Jerzy Buzek (PE650.713v01-00)

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund

Proposal for a regulation (COM(2020)0022 – C9-0007/2020 – 2020/0006(COD))

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PE652.409v01-00 2/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 52 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Citation 1

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Having regard to the Treaty on the Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article particular the third paragraph of Article 175 thereof, 175, 192 (1), 194 (1) and 194 (2) thereof,

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Amendment 53 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Citation 1

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Justification

TFEU Article TFEU Article 192 (1) provides for action which supports Union objectives under TFEU Article 191 relating to the environment. The scope of the support from the JTF also includes actions relating to the environmental objectives, such as investment in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects (Article 4(2g). The JTF also supports regions to address the social and economic impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy, including actions within the scope of support that promote the deployment of renewable energy (Article 4 (2d)) and energy efficiency (Article 4 2(g)), therefore it is relevant to also to refer to TFEU Article 194.

AM\1205744EN.docx 3/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 54 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(1) The regulatory framework (1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Paris Agreement, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals by objective of limiting the global concentrating Union funding on green temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre- objectives. This Regulation implements industrial levels, and the United Nations one of the priorities set out in the Sustainable Development Goals by Communication on the European Green concentrating Union funding on green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is objectives. This Regulation implements part of the Sustainable Europe Investment one of the priorities set out in the Plan12 providing dedicated financing under Communication on the European Green the Just Transition Mechanism in the Deal (‘the European Green Deal’) and is context of cohesion policy to address the part of the Sustainable Europe Investment economic and social costs of the transition Plan providing dedicated financing under to a climate-neutral and circular economy, the Just Transition Mechanism in the where any remaining greenhouse gas context of cohesion policy to address the emissions are compensated by equivalent economic and social challenges and absorptions. opportunities of the transition to a climate- neutral, environmentally sustainable, fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy efficient and circular economy that is relatively decoupled from resource consumption, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases and no other adverse impacts on human health and the environment related to, inter alia, the deterioration of biodiversity and ecosystems, overconsumption of resources or chemical pollution. ______11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.

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PE652.409v01-00 4/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 55 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 1

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(1) The regulatory framework (1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition economic and social costs of the energy to a climate-neutral and circular economy, industry transition to a climate-neutral and where any remaining greenhouse gas circular economy, where any remaining emissions are compensated by equivalent greenhouse gas emissions are compensated absorptions. by equivalent absorptions. ______11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.

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Amendment 56 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Ivo Hristov, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the Union and requires substantial additional European Council endorsed the objective allocation from the Union Budget. On 12 of achieving a climate-neutral Union by December 2019, the European Council 2050, in line with the objectives of the endorsed the objective of achieving a Paris Agreement. While fighting climate climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with change and environmental degradation will the objectives of the Paris Agreement. benefit all in the long term and provides However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 opportunities and challenges for all in the pandemic in early 2020 has had a medium term, not all regions and Member profound impact on the European and States start their transition from the same global economies and it is necessary to point or have the same capacity to respond. increase the investments planned to Some are more advanced than others, achieve the climate neutrality objectives. whereas the transition entails a wider social While fighting climate change and and economic impact for those regions that environmental degradation will benefit all rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially in the long term and provides opportunities coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or and challenges for all in the medium to greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a long term, not all regions and Member situation not only creates the risk of a States start their transition from the same variable speed transition in the Union as point, have the same capacity to respond. regards climate action, but also of growing Some are more advanced than others, disparities between regions, detrimental to whereas the transition entails a wider social the objectives of social, economic and and economic impact for those regions that territorial cohesion. rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Such misbalance should be reflected in fair allocation of resources to affected Member states and regions requiring adequate financial support to ensure real just transition and avoid negative socio-economic impacts on industries and workers. JTF should address the most vulnerable regions and workers affected by the socio-economic transition and prevent deepening of energy poverty.

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PE652.409v01-00 6/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 57 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral, and circular economy constitutes one of the environmentally sustainable, fully most important policy objectives for the renewable-based and circular economy Union. On 12 December 2019, the constitutes one of the most important European Council endorsed the objective policy objectives for the Union. On 12 of achieving a climate-neutral Union by December 2019, the European Council 2050, in line with the objectives of the endorsed the objective of achieving a Paris Agreement. While fighting climate climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with change and environmental degradation will the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In benefit all in the long term and provides January 2020, the European Parliament opportunities and challenges for all in the called for urgent action to tackle climate medium term, not all regions and Member change and environmental challenges States start their transition from the same and supported the commitment to point or have the same capacity to respond. transforming the Union into a healthier, Some are more advanced than others, sustainable, fair, just and prosperous whereas the transition entails a wider social society with net-zero emissions of and economic impact for those regions that greenhouse gases. On 17 April 2020, it rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially further stressed that the objective of coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or climate neutrality should inform the greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a policy responses to combat the COVID-19 situation not only creates the risk of a pandemic and its consequences and that variable speed transition in the Union as the Green Deal strategy should be at the regards climate action, but also of growing core of the recovery and reconstruction of disparities between regions, detrimental to the European economy. While fighting the objectives of social, economic and climate change and environmental territorial cohesion. degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that currently rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation may not only endanger

AM\1205744EN.docx 7/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN the transition in the Union as regards climate action, but may also lead to growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 58 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. territorial cohesion. Similarly, within the European economic system there are different productive sectors, not only in the coal regions, which are still heavily dependent on fossil and therefore highly emissive sources, which need to be

PE652.409v01-00 8/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN accompanied towards the transition through adequate support measures, such as those referred to in this regulation.

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Amendment 59 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) In this context of unprecedented and circular economy constitutes one of health and economic crisis linked to the most important policy objectives for COVID-19, one of the most important the Union. On 12 December 2019, the policy objectives for the industrial strategy European Council endorsed the objective of Member States is to assist the energy of achieving a climate-neutral Union by transition with financial and social 2050, in line with the objectives of the support measures intended for all Paris Agreement. While fighting climate territories. On 12 December 2019, the change and environmental degradation will European Council endorsed the objective benefit all in the long term and provides of achieving a climate-neutral Union by opportunities and challenges for all in the 2050, in line with the objectives of the medium term, not all regions and Member Paris Agreement. While fighting climate States start their transition from the same change and environmental degradation will point or have the same capacity to respond. benefit all in the long term and provides Some are more advanced than others, opportunities and challenges for all in the whereas the transition entails a wider social medium term, not all regions and Member and economic impact for those regions that States start their transition from the same rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially point or have the same capacity to respond. coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or Some are more advanced than others, greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a whereas the transition entails a wider social situation not only creates the risk of a and economic impact for those regions that variable speed transition in the Union as rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially regards climate action, but also of growing coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or disparities between regions, detrimental to greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a the objectives of social, economic and situation not only creates the risk of a territorial cohesion. variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 9/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 60 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. territorial cohesion. The Fund should also take into account territories that already made an effort to transition and must still complete it.

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Amendment 61 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

PE652.409v01-00 10/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral, and circular economy constitutes one of the resilient and circular economy constitutes most important policy objectives for the one of the most important policy objectives Union. On 12 December 2019, the for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. point or have the same capacity to respond, Some are more advanced than others, and not all of them have undertaken to whereas the transition entails a wider social the same extent policies and measures to and economic impact for those regions that facilitate the transition. Some are more rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially advanced than others, whereas the coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or transition entails a wider social and greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a economic impact for those regions that rely situation not only creates the risk of a heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, variable speed transition in the Union as lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse regards climate action, but also of growing gas intensive industries. Such a situation disparities between regions, detrimental to not only creates the risk of a variable speed the objectives of social, economic and transition in the Union as regards climate territorial cohesion. action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 62 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

AM\1205744EN.docx 11/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a competitive, and circular economy constitutes one of the climate-neutral and circular economy most important policy objectives for the constitutes one of the most important Union. On 12 December 2019, the policy objectives for the Union. On 12 European Council endorsed the objective December 2019, the European Council of achieving a climate-neutral Union by endorsed the objective of achieving a 2050, in line with the objectives of the climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with Paris Agreement. While fighting climate the objectives of the Paris Agreement. This change and environmental degradation will will require significant new investments, benefit all in the long term and provides particularly in innovation. While fighting opportunities and challenges for all in the climate change and environmental medium term, not all regions and Member degradation will benefit all in the long term States start their transition from the same and provides opportunities and challenges point or have the same capacity to respond. in the medium term, not all regions and Some are more advanced than others, Member States start their transition from whereas the transition entails a wider social the same point or have the same capacity to and economic impact for those regions that respond. Some are more advanced than rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially others, whereas the energy transition coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or entails a wider social and economic impact greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a for those regions that rely heavily on solid situation not only creates the risk of a fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat variable speed transition in the Union as and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive regards climate action, but also of growing industries. Such a situation not only creates disparities between regions, detrimental to the risk of a variable speed transition in the the objectives of social, economic and Union as regards climate action, but also of territorial cohesion. growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 63 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Iskra Mihaylova, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 12/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Union. On 12 December 2019, the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a greenhouse gas intensive industries or situation not only creates the risk of a industries with products that are impacted variable speed transition in the Union as by the transition to EU climate neutrality. regards climate action, but also of growing Such a situation not only creates the risk of disparities between regions, detrimental to a variable speed transition in the Union as the objectives of social, economic and regards climate action, but also of growing territorial cohesion. disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 64 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a competitive and circular economy constitutes one of the climate-neutral and circular economy most important policy objectives for the constitutes one of the most important Union. On 12 December 2019, the policy objectives for the Union. On 12 European Council endorsed the objective December 2019, the European Council of achieving a climate-neutral Union by endorsed the objective of achieving a 2050, in line with the objectives of the climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with Paris Agreement. While fighting climate the objectives of the Paris Agreement. change and environmental degradation will While fighting climate change, benefit all in the long term and provides environmental degradation and energy

AM\1205744EN.docx 13/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN opportunities and challenges for all in the poverty will benefit all in the long term and medium term, not all regions and Member provides opportunities and challenges for States start their transition from the same all in the medium term, not all regions and point or have the same capacity to respond. Member States start their transition from Some are more advanced than others, the same point or have the same capacity to whereas the transition entails a wider social respond. Some are more advanced than and economic impact for those regions that others, whereas the transition entails a rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially wider social and economic impact for those coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or regions that rely heavily on solid fossil greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil situation not only creates the risk of a shale - or greenhouse gas intensive variable speed transition in the Union as industries. Such a situation not only creates regards climate action, but also of growing the risk of a variable speed transition in the disparities between regions, detrimental to Union as regards climate action, but also of the objectives of social, economic and growing disparities between regions, territorial cohesion. detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 65 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 14/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN and economic impact for those regions that economic impact for those regions that rely rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially heavily on solid fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or coal, lignite, peat and oil shale. Such a greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such situation not only creates the risk of a a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion, as well social territorial cohesion. resistance to climate policies by adversely affected groups.

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Amendment 66 Ivo Hristov, Eva Kaili, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica

Proposal for a regulation Recital 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral (2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing regards climate action and negative disparities between regions, detrimental to demographic changes, but also of growing the objectives of social, economic and disparities between regions, detrimental to

AM\1205744EN.docx 15/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN territorial cohesion. the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 67 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(3) In order to be successful, the (3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social into account its economic, environmental, implications from the outset, and deploy all and social implications from the outset, and possible instruments to mitigate adverse deploy all possible instruments to mitigate consequences. The Union budget has an adverse consequences. Additionally, they important role in that regard. should ensure that investments are channelled towards economic activities that make the greatest positive environmental impact and provide local economies with a viable long-term vision and future-proof employment prospects. The conditionalities of the Union budget have an important role in that regard.

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Amendment 68 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3

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3. In order to be successful, the 3. In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the acceptable for all. It must ensure that the

PE652.409v01-00 16/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Union and the Member States must take right of affected workers to decent into account its economic and social employment is respected, and seek to implications from the outset, and deploy all realign their skills to changing job possible instruments to mitigate adverse requirements. Therefore, both the Union consequences. The Union budget has an and the Member States must take into important role in that regard. account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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Amendment 69 Robert Hajšel, Ivo Hristov, Mohammed Chahim, Jens Geier, Tsvetelina Penkova, Nicolás González Casares, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(3) In order to be successful, the (3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the responsible for all. A just climate and Union and the Member States must take energy transition must not leave anyone into account its economic and social behind and should create conditions to implications from the outset, and deploy all eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both possible instruments to mitigate adverse the Union and the Member States must consequences. The Union budget has an take into account its economic and social important role in that regard. implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. Transition will require significant financial resources, therefore the Union budget has an important role in that regard

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Amendment 70 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

AM\1205744EN.docx 17/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 3

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(3) In order to be successful, the (3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the acceptable for all, requires a collaborative Union and the Member States must take effort at the Union level and is contingent into account its economic and social on not leaving anyone behind. Therefore, implications from the outset, and deploy all both the Union and the Member States possible instruments to mitigate adverse must take into account its economic and consequences. The Union budget has an social implications from the outset, and important role in that regard. deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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Amendment 71 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(3) In order to be successful, the (3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially transition has to be fair, gradual and acceptable for all. Therefore, both the socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both Union and the Member States must take the Union and the Member States must into account its economic and social take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all implications from the outset, particularly possible instruments to mitigate adverse in terms of unemployment, and deploy all consequences. The Union budget has an possible instruments to avert any adverse important role in that regard. consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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Amendment 72 Sandra Pereira

PE652.409v01-00 18/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new)

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3a. If the JTF is to achieve its goal, it is essential to increase the EU budget, stepping up its role in the reallocation of structural, investment and cohesion funding earmarked for genuine economic and social convergence between Member States and funding for the productive sectors and for employment with rights.

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Amendment 73 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 b (new)

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3b. Enhanced cohesion policy instruments and EU budgetary easing are essential in view of the current economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Member States; Member States should be free to redirect appropriations between funds, items of expenditure and priorities in accordance with their economic and social needs, irrespective of thematic concentration objectives and any EU macroeconomic and/or political conditionalities.

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Amendment 74 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4

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(4) As set out in the European Green (4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to 2021 to 2027 , according to well-defined addressing the social and economic operating and integration schemes. consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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Amendment 75 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Simona Bonafè, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(4) As set out in the European Green (4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing Union climate neutrality by 2050 by together the Union budget’s spending on bringing together the Union budget’s climate and social objectives at regional spending on climate, economic and social level. objectives at both national and regional level.

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PE652.409v01-00 20/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 76 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(4) As set out in the European Green (4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional climate, economic and social objectives at level. regional level.

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Amendment 77 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4

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AM\1205744EN.docx 21/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN consequences of transitioning towards consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing Union climate neutrality by 2050 by together the Union budget’s spending on bringing together the Union budget’s climate and social objectives at regional spending on climate and social objectives level. at regional level.

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Amendment 78 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Josianne Cutajar, Mohammed Chahim, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Tsvetelina Penkova, Simona Bonafè, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(4a) The green recovery should play an important role in mitigating the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis by creating opportunities for affected regions, industries, SMEs, and can therefore play a crucial role as post-crisis recovery plans.

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Amendment 79 Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Mohammed Chahim, Josianne Cutajar, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(4b) Just Transition Fund should tackle energy poverty as an issue of social justice, and should compensate incomes of most vulnerable groups in countries

PE652.409v01-00 22/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN that do not have adequate financial reserves. In defining these measures, an active participations of trade unions, civil society organizations and relevant stakeholders complementing national and regional governments is essential.

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Amendment 80 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to address the challenges effects of the climate transition by and opportunities of the energy transition supporting the most affected territories and by investing in sustainable activities and workers concerned. In line with the JTF supporting the most affected territories, specific objective, actions supported by the workers and communities to adjust their JTF should directly contribute to alleviate industrial and economic structures. In line the impact of the transition by financing with the JTF specific objective, actions the diversification and modernisation of the supported by the JTF should directly local economy and by mitigating the contribute to facilitate and support the negative repercussions on employment. transition process by financing the This is reflected in the JTF specific diversification and modernisation of the objective, which is established at the same local economy and strengthening its level and listed together with the policy resilience through direct support to objectives set out in Article [4] of environmentally and socially sustainable Regulation EU [new CPR]. activities. This would compensate for expected job losses resulting from the conversion or closure of greenhouse gas intensive activities while securing more sustainable and high-quality jobs. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 81 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to support the actions effects of the climate transition by targeted at a fair and efficient energy supporting the most affected territories and transition towards a climate-neutral workers concerned. In line with the JTF economy and to mitigate the adverse specific objective, actions supported by the effects of the transition by supporting the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate most affected territories, communities and the impact of the transition by financing workers concerned. In line with the JTF the diversification and modernisation of the specific objective, actions supported by the local economy and by mitigating the JTF should directly contribute to negative repercussions on employment. implementing a fair energy transition and This is reflected in the JTF specific alleviate the impact of the transition by objective, which is established at the same financing investments in low-emission level and listed together with the policy affordable energy, the diversification and objectives set out in Article [4] of modernisation of the local economy and by Regulation EU [new CPR]. mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 82 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová, Fredrick Federley

PE652.409v01-00 24/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF workers concerned, and by laying down specific objective, actions supported by the the foundations for the transition towards JTF should directly contribute to alleviate climate neutrality and creating new the impact of the transition by financing employment opportunities for those the diversification and modernisation of the affected by this transition. In line with the local economy and by mitigating the JTF specific objective, actions supported negative repercussions on employment. by the JTF should directly contribute to This is reflected in the JTF specific alleviate the impact of the transition by objective, which is established at the same financing the diversification and level and listed together with the policy modernisation of the local economy and by objectives set out in Article [4] of mitigating the negative repercussions on Regulation EU [new CPR]. employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 83 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

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AM\1205744EN.docx 25/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN specific objective, actions supported by the sectors of the economy of all Member JTF should directly contribute to alleviate States which are currently more emissive the impact of the transition by financing and which will therefore be impacted by the diversification and modernisation of the the transition. In line with the JTF specific local economy and by mitigating the objective, actions supported by the JTF negative repercussions on employment. should directly contribute to alleviate the This is reflected in the JTF specific impact of the transition by financing the objective, which is established at the same diversification and modernisation of the level and listed together with the policy local economy and by mitigating the objectives set out in Article [4] of negative repercussions on employment. Regulation EU [new CPR]. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 84 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to avert the adverse effects of the climate transition by effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF ensuring that workers dismissed from specific objective, actions supported by the employment as a consequence of the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate energy transition process will successfully the impact of the transition by financing re-enter the job market in the same the diversification and modernisation of the region. In line with the JTF specific local economy and by mitigating the objective, actions supported by the JTF negative repercussions on employment. should directly contribute to alleviate the This is reflected in the JTF specific impact of the transition by financing the objective, which is established at the same diversification and modernisation of the level and listed together with the policy local economy and by mitigating the objectives set out in Article [4] of negative repercussions on employment. Regulation EU [new CPR]. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same

PE652.409v01-00 26/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 85 Robert Hajšel, Ivo Hristov, Mohammed Chahim, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and supporting the most affected territories, workers concerned. In line with the JTF workers affected directly or indirectly and specific objective, actions supported by the their families concerned. In line with the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate JTF specific objective, actions supported the impact of the transition by financing by the JTF should directly contribute to the diversification and modernisation of the alleviate the impact of the transition by local economy and by mitigating the financing the diversification and negative repercussions on employment. modernisation of the local economy and by This is reflected in the JTF specific mitigating the negative repercussions on objective, which is established at the same employment, while creating conditions to level and listed together with the policy eradicate energy poverty. This is reflected objectives set out in Article [4] of in the JTF specific objective, which is Regulation EU [new CPR]. established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 86 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

AM\1205744EN.docx 27/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

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(5) This Regulation establishes the Just (5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. negative repercussions on employment This is reflected in the JTF specific through new job solutions. This is objective, which is established at the same reflected in the JTF specific objective, level and listed together with the policy which is established at the same level and objectives set out in Article [4] of listed together with the policy objectives Regulation EU [new CPR]. set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 87 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

5. This Regulation establishes the Just 5. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing and offset the impact of the transition by

PE652.409v01-00 28/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN the diversification and modernisation of the financing the diversification and local economy and by mitigating the modernisation of the local economy and by negative repercussions on employment. mitigating the negative repercussions on This is reflected in the JTF specific employment. This is reflected in the JTF objective, which is established at the same specific objective, which is established at level and listed together with the policy the same level and listed together with the objectives set out in Article [4] of policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR]. Regulation EU [new CPR].

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Amendment 88 Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5a) In view of the importance of implementing the "Clean Energy for all European package" which plays a key role in the European Union's transition towards a climate neutral economy and in completing the Energy Union, JTF will play an important role in the reconversion of former mine sites to renewable energy generation. This can reduce decommissioning costs, contribute to energy security and provide economic value and jobs to post-mining communities. The development of such projects benefits from the existence of infra-structure and extensive land availability; solutions need to be addressed on a case-by-case basis to ensure suitability to the local conditions. Close cooperation between companies, regulators, investors, land-use planners and local communities is essential to identify the most sustainable uses and maximize social-economic development.

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Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5a) In the implementation of the European Green Deal and, in particular, in the use of the Fund for a just transition, each Member State will have to direct national support policies to the valorisation and rewarding of the virtuous behaviour of companies, in particular of micro and small ones, rather than penalising with burdens and constraints the different productive sectors present within their economic systems.

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Amendment 90 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Carlos Zorrinho, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(5a) A just transition fund cannot aggravate existing inequalities among Member States nor weaken the single market.

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Amendment 91 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen

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(5a) The JTF cannot aggravate existing inequalities among Member States nor weaken the Single Market.

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Amendment 92 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(6) In view of the importance of (6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 Union’s commitments to implement the °C above pre-industrial levels in line with Paris Agreement, the commitment the Union’s commitments to implement the regarding the United Nations Sustainable Paris Agreement, the commitment Development Goals and the increased regarding the United Nations Sustainable ambition of the Union as proposed in the Development Goals and the increased European Green Deal, the JTF should ambition of the Union as proposed in the provide a key contribution to mainstream European Green Deal, the JTF should climate actions. Resources from the JTF provide a key contribution to mainstream own envelope are additional and come on climate actions. Resources from the JTF top of the investments needed to achieve own envelope are additional and come on the overall target of 25% of the Union top of the investments needed to achieve budget expenditure contributing to climate the overall target of 50% of the Union objectives. Resources transferred from the budget expenditure contributing to climate ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to objectives. Resources transferred from the the achievement of this target. ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.

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Amendment 93 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz-

AM\1205744EN.docx 31/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(6) In view of the importance of (6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased Development Goals and the vision ambition of the Union as proposed in the presented in the European Green Deal, the European Green Deal, the JTF should JTF should provide a key contribution to provide a key contribution to mainstream facilitate fair energy transition in regions climate actions. Resources from the JTF most affected by the transformation. own envelope are additional and come on Resources from the JTF and those top of the investments needed to achieve voluntarily transferred from the ERDF and the overall target of 25% of the Union ESF+ will contribute to mainstream budget expenditure contributing to climate actions and to achieve an overall climate objectives. Resources transferred target of 25% of the EU budget from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute expenditures supporting climate fully to the achievement of this target. objectives.

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Amendment 94 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 32/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN top of the investments needed to achieve overall target of 25% of the Union budget the overall target of 25% of the Union expenditure contributing to climate budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target. the achievement of this target.

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Amendment 95 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

6. In view of the importance of 6. In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25 % of the Union the overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the objectives. Resources used by the ERDF ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to and ESF+ will contribute fully to the the achievement of this target. achievement of this target.

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Amendment 96 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

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(6) In view of the importance of (6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the ERDF and ESF+ shall contribute to the achievement of this target. achievement of this target.

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Amendment 97 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Lina Gálvez Muñoz on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(6) In view of the importance of (6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased Development Goals and the European ambition of the Union as proposed in the Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key European Green Deal, the JTF should contribution to mainstream climate actions. provide a key contribution to mainstream Resources from the JTF own envelope are climate actions. Resources from the JTF additional and come on top of the own envelope are additional and come on investments needed to achieve the overall top of the investments needed to achieve target of 25% of the Union budget the overall target of 25% of the Union expenditure contributing to climate

PE652.409v01-00 34/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ may contribute to the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target according to achievement of this target. Members States necessity.

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Justification

Member States are better placed to decide on objectives that should be supported, both through the JTF as well as ERDF and ESF+. Therefore, any topping up of the JTF by ERDF and ESF+, should remain voluntary.

Amendment 98 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Adriana Maldonado López, Alicia Homs Ginel, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(6a) A just transition entails as well supporting those most affected by climate change. The impacts of a changing climate will strike disproportionately some regions and communities that, in the spirit of European solidarity, have to be sustained.

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Amendment 99 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

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(7) The resources from the JTF should (7) The resources from the JTF may complement the resources available under complement the resources available under cohesion policy. cohesion policy. It is important to recognize that not all regions and communities will benefit equally from a transition to a low-carbon economy and its socio-economic footprint, including welfare and jobs, will vary owing to a broad range of factors. The increase in employment opportunities in the transition forecast is unevenly distributed across different regions whereas job creation in new sectors is not necessarily neatly aligned, temporally or geographically, with job loss. It is therefore important that the budget and activities realised under JTF would not affect negatively funds for the Union’s cohesion policy and to ensure these funds are directed towards economic revitalisation of regions affected by the transition.

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Amendment 100 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Angelika Niebler, Gheorghe Falcă, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7) The resources from the JTF should (7) The resources of the JTF should be complement the resources available under substantial and consistent with its cohesion policy. ambitious objective and should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The establishment of the JTF should under no circumstance lead to cuts in or transfers from the funds covered by Regulation (EU) ../.. [new CPR], particularly from funds such as the

PE652.409v01-00 36/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF+) or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

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Amendment 101 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Ivo Hristov, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Lina Gálvez Muñoz on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7) The resources from the JTF should (7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under complement the resources available under cohesion policy. cohesion policy. The transfer mechanism should be optional and not mandatory in order to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources.

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Amendment 102 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

7. The resources from the JTF should 7. The resources from the JTF may complement the resources available under complement the resources available under cohesion policy. a cohesion policy with increased funding that can be flexibly deployed by Member States and beneficiaries.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 37/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 103 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 104 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 105 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(7) The resources from the JTF should (7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under complement and not substitute the cohesion policy. resources available under cohesion policy or under MS budgets..

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Amendment 106 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new)

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(7a) The size of the Fund should be substantially increased by resources allocated in the Union budget, including the possibility to reallocate fossil fuel subsidies to be phased out and additional Union own resources coming from the introduction of new sustainable taxes, in particular in the environmental sector, to ensure that part of the costs of financing the just transition are borne by those economic sectors that have generated the highest environmental costs on the community, in line with the principle of solidarity and the respect of the polluter- pays principle enshrined in Article 191 TFEU;

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Amendment 107 Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new)

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(7a) Just Transition should be a horizontal policy approach in the new MFF 2021-2027 and thus sufficiently funded. JTF should not be considered as a stand alone funding instrument but it should be additional to other funding schemes that ensure a fair transition for

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Amendment 108 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Ivo Hristov, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new)

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(7a) The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts to, or transfers from cohesion policy effectively reducing the fund devoted to other cohesion policy program.

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Justification

The European Parliament has made clear many times that the European Union’s ambitious policy objectives must be achieved by means of an ambitious budget. The establishment of this new fund must not lead to cuts to other essential instruments of the Union’s regional policy.

Amendment 109 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new)

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(7a) Only those Member States shall be eligible for support from the JTF that committed to the Union's 2050 climate neutrality target.

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PE652.409v01-00 40/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 110 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy is both a challenge and an States. It will be particularly demanding opportunity for all to make the economy for those Member States that rely heavily sustainable, stable and resilient in order on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive to better respond to future crises and industrial activities which need to be ensure the prosperity of society within the phased out or which need to adapt due to boundaries of the planet. It will be the transition towards climate neutrality particularly challenging for those Member and that lack the financial means to do so. States that currently rely heavily on fossil The JTF should therefore cover all fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial Member States, but the distribution of its activities which need to be phased out or financial means should reflect the capacity substantially transformed to limit the of Member States to finance the necessary temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre- investments to cope with the transition industrial levels and that lack the financial towards climate neutrality. means to do so. The JTF should cover all Member States provided they have adopted legally binding targets and measures for the phase out of all fossil fuels in a timeframe compatible with Paris Agreement, including the phase out of coal by 2030 at the latest. The distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality

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Amendment 111 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on those Member States and certain regions fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive within those Member States that rely industrial activities which need to be heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas phased out or which need to adapt due to intensive industrial activities or industries the transition towards climate neutrality with products that are impacted by the and that lack the financial means to do so. transition to EU climate neutrality, which The JTF should therefore cover all need to be phased out or which need to Member States, but the distribution of its adapt due to the transition towards climate financial means should reflect the capacity neutrality and that lack the financial means of Member States to finance the necessary to do so, at the same time leading to an investments to cope with the transition increased risk of energy poverty. The JTF towards climate neutrality. should therefore cover all Member States committed to the Union's 2050 climate neutrality target, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity starting position of Member States in the energy transition process as well as their capacity to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards EU climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 112 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López, Miriam Dalli, Josianne Cutajar, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 42/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN the transition towards climate neutrality which need to adapt due to the transition and that lack the financial means to do so. towards climate neutrality and that lack the The JTF should therefore cover all financial means to do so. It will also be Member States, but the distribution of its demanding for those Member States that financial means should reflect the capacity will have to upgrade their infrastructure of Member States to finance the necessary and whose workers will have to adapt to investments to cope with the transition the transition. The distribution of the JTF towards climate neutrality. financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the ambition in their energy and climate objectives.

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Amendment 113 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality. towards climate neutrality, as well as efforts of transition already made during the last programming periods (2007-2014 and 2014-2020).

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AM\1205744EN.docx 43/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 114 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its Member States, and all sources of energy financial means should reflect the capacity supply likely to be renewed, but the of Member States to finance the necessary distribution of its financial means should investments to cope with the transition reflect the capacity of Member States to towards climate neutrality. finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

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Amendment 115 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

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PE652.409v01-00 44/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN The JTF should therefore cover all The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality. towards climate neutrality.

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Amendment 116 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive solid fossil fuels or greenhouse gas industrial activities which need to be intensive industrial activities which need to phased out or which need to adapt due to adapt due to the gradual transition towards the transition towards climate neutrality climate neutrality and that lack the and that lack the financial means to do so. financial means to do so. The JTF should The JTF should therefore cover all therefore cover all Member States, but the Member States, but the distribution of its distribution of its financial means should financial means should reflect the capacity reflect the capacity of Member States to of Member States to finance the necessary finance the necessary investments to cope investments to cope with the transition with the gradual transition towards climate towards climate neutrality. neutrality.

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Amendment 117 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral (8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member economy requires significant investments States. It will be particularly demanding for and is a challenge for Member States. It those Member States that rely heavily on will be particularly demanding for those fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive Member States that rely heavily on solid industrial activities which need to be fossil fuels related activities which need to phased out or which need to adapt due to gradually adapt due to the transition the transition towards climate neutrality towards climate neutrality and that lack the and that lack the financial means to do so. financial means to do so. The distribution The JTF should therefore cover all of financial means within JTF envelop Member States, but the distribution of its should therefore reflect the capacity of financial means should reflect the Member States to finance the necessary capacity of Member States to finance the investments in affected regions to cope necessary investments to cope with the with the transition towards climate transition towards climate neutrality. neutrality.

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Amendment 118 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8a) Transitioning to climate-neutrality also presents new economic opportunities. In particular, the reconversion of former mine sites to renewable energy generation and construction of renewable energy infrastructure in such sites or neighbouring areas can provide green jobs to post-mining communities. The shift from coal based regional economies and energy systems to renewable energy can enable local communities to become active participants in and owners of the energy transition and move from single- to a multi-industry model. The reconversion of coal regions to renewable energy hubs benefits from the existence of infrastructure and extensive availability

PE652.409v01-00 46/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN of land as well as trained personnel. Moreover, such reconvention can contribute to energy security and resilience, based on a decentralised energy system model.

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Justification

According to the findings of the Joint Research Centre https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/clean- energy-technologies-coal-regions

Amendment 119 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(8a) With the aim for a fair and sustainable transition that ensures the achievement and effectiveness of the objectives set by this regulation, the allocation of the resources should also take into account the results achieved by Member States with regard to the 2020 targets for GHG emissions reductions, renewable energy and energy efficiency. In this way, the JTF should not penalize Member States that have already invested and are in line with reaching the established objectives.

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Amendment 120 Patrizia Toia, Simona Bonafè

Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new)

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Amendment 121 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 9

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(9) In order to set out an appropriate (9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the financial framework for the JTF, the Commission should set out the annual Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per breakdown of available allocations per Member State under the Investment for Member State under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on objective jobs and growth goal, based on objective criteria. criteria and clear incentives and conditionalities.

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Amendment 122 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new)

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9a. The JTF should facilitate the geographical spread of investments (from agricultural and industrial areas to energy generation hubs), ensuring territorial cohesion and balanced land use, avoiding divergence between Member States and, on the contrary, promoting convergence.

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Amendment 123 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Angelika Niebler, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205744EN.docx 49/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN processes or products, leading to aim of transforming these sectors, support significant emission reduction, in line with should promote energy efficiency and the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU lower carbon activities through the climate neutrality by 205013 while deployment of new technologies, the maintaining and enhancing employment renewable energy sources and and avoiding environmental degradation. investments in the deployment of Particular attention should also be given to infrastructure and technology for activities enhancing innovation and affordable low emission energy as well as research in advanced and sustainable new processes or products. Gas has to be technologies, as well as in the fields of recognised as a bridge technology that digitalisation and connectivity, provided needs to play an important role in the that such measures help mitigate the transition to a low-emission economy. negative side effects of a transition Further, security of supply must remain towards, and contribute to, a climate- intact by technical innovations, including neutral and circular economy. the roll-out of hydrogen which has the potential to become one of the major energy carriers of the 21st century. Such activities should lead to significant life- cycle emission reduction in the energy system of the territory and be in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing skilled employment, avoiding environmental degradation and enhancing the robustness of an energy system based predominantly on renewable energy sources, including through flexible balancing technologies and storage solutions. 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 and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a competitive, climate-neutral and circular economy. ______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

PE652.409v01-00 50/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Bank - COM(2018) 773 final. Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Amendment 124 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should prioritise those that support people, economies and are sustainable in the long- communities and local economies and are term, taking into account all the objectives sustainable in the medium and long-term, of the Green Deal. The projects financed taking into account all the objectives of the should contribute to a transition to a Green Deal. The projects financed should climate-neutral and circular economy. For contribute to a transition to a climate- declining sectors, such as energy neutral, fully renewables-based, highly production based on coal, lignite, peat and resource and energy efficient and circular oil shale or extraction activities for these economy which does no harm solid fossil fuels, support should be linked biodiversity. For declining sectors, such as to the phasing out of the activity and the energy production based on coal, lignite, corresponding reduction in the peat, gas and oil, or extraction activities for employment level. As regards transforming these solid fossil fuels, support should be sectors with high greenhouse gas emission linked to the phasing out of the activity in levels, support should promote new a timeframe consistent with the objective activities through the deployment of new of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 technologies, new processes or products, °C above pre-industrial levels and the leading to significant emission reduction, corresponding reduction in the in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives employment level. Credible studies and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while suggest that phasing out coal by 2030 maintaining and enhancing employment offers the optimal least-cost way for the and avoiding environmental degradation. EU to implement relevant aspects of the Particular attention should also be given to Paris Agreement. As regards transforming activities enhancing innovation and sectors with high greenhouse gas emission research in advanced and sustainable levels, support should promote new technologies, as well as in the fields of activities through the deployment of new digitalisation and connectivity, provided technologies, new processes or products, that such measures help mitigate the leading to significant emission reduction,

AM\1205744EN.docx 51/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN negative side effects of a transition in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives towards, and contribute to, a climate- and EU climate neutrality by 2040 or neutral and circular economy. before while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to applying the energy efficiency first principle and the polluter pays principle and to supporting activities which maximise community benefits, such as support to renewable local energy communities and renewable energy prosumers, as well as those enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the employment shift in the transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. ______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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Justification

See Climate Analytics study "Implications of the Paris Agreement for Coal Use in the Power Sector" which suggests that phasing out coal by 2030 offer the optimal least-cost way for the EU to implement relevant aspects of the Paris Agreement. It is also important to note that the transition to climate neutrality implies phasing out oil and gas as well, not just solid fossil fuels.

Amendment 125 Sandra Pereira

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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies, promote decent employment term, taking into account all the objectives and are sustainable in the long-term, taking of the Green Deal. The projects financed into account all the objectives of the Green should contribute to a transition to a Deal. The projects financed should climate-neutral and circular economy. For contribute to a transition to a climate- declining sectors, such as energy neutral and circular economy focused on production based on coal, lignite, peat and promoting employment and decent oil shale or extraction activities for these workplace conditions. For declining solid fossil fuels, support should be linked sectors, such as energy production based to the phasing out of the activity and the on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or corresponding reduction in the extraction activities for these solid fossil employment level. As regards transforming fuels, support should be linked to the sectors with high greenhouse gas emission phasing out of the activity and the levels, support should promote new corresponding industrial reconfiguration activities through the deployment of new of the affected regions, avoiding any technologies, new processes or products, structural reduction in the employment leading to significant emission reduction, level. As regards transforming sectors with in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives high greenhouse gas emission levels, and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while support should promote new activities maintaining and enhancing employment through the deployment of new and avoiding environmental degradation. technologies, new processes or products, Particular attention should also be given to leading to significant emission reduction, activities enhancing innovation and in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives research in advanced and sustainable and EU climate neutrality by 2050 while technologies, as well as in the fields of maintaining and enhancing employment digitalisation and connectivity, provided with rights and avoiding environmental that such measures help mitigate the degradation. The FTJ should also negative side effects of a transition facilitate substantive changes with regard towards, and contribute to, a climate- to mobility, seeking to reduce its impact neutral and circular economy. in terms of climate change and, more specifically, channelling investments into rail network modernisation and expansion and more efficient public transport services in metropolitan areas and urban centres. 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 and connectivity,

AM\1205744EN.docx 53/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. ______13As set out in “A Clean Planet for all 13As 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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Amendment 126 Martina Dlabajová, Christophe Grudler, Nicola Beer, Dragoș Pîslaru, Iskra Mihaylova, Bart Groothuis, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

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PE652.409v01-00 54/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN sectors with high greenhouse gas emission lead to a substantial reduction of levels, support should promote new greenhouse gas emissions, and allow for activities through the deployment of new the use of renewable gas as a sustainable technologies, new processes or products, alternative. For declining sectors, such as leading to significant emission reduction, energy production based on coal, lignite, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives peat and oil shale or extraction activities and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while for these solid fossil fuels, support should maintaining and enhancing employment be linked to the phasing out of the activity and avoiding environmental degradation. and the corresponding reduction in the Particular attention should also be given to employment level. As regards transforming activities enhancing innovation and sectors with high greenhouse gas emission research in advanced and sustainable levels, support should promote new technologies, as well as in the fields of activities through the deployment of new digitalisation and connectivity, provided technologies, new processes or products, that such measures help mitigate the leading to significant emission reduction, negative side effects of a transition in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives towards, and contribute to, a climate- and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while neutral and circular economy. maintaining and enhancing 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 and connectivity and smart mobility, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy. ______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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Amendment 127 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Susana Solís Pérez, Fredrick Federley

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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 and environmental objectives of the Union. The list of investments of the Union, including the Paris should include those that support local Agreement and should be in line with the economies and are sustainable in the long- EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. term, taking into account all the objectives The list of investments should include of the Green Deal. The projects financed those that support local economies and are should contribute to a transition to a sustainable in the long-term, taking into climate-neutral and circular economy. For account all the objectives of the Green declining sectors, such as energy Deal. The projects financed should production based on coal, lignite, peat and primarily focus on mitigating negative oil shale or extraction activities for these economic, environmental, and social solid fossil fuels, support should be linked impacts of the transition to a climate- to the phasing out of the activity and the neutral and circular economy, while taking corresponding reduction in the into account economic, social, and energy employment level. As regards transforming characteristics of each Member State. For sectors with high greenhouse gas emission declining sectors, such as energy levels, support should promote new production based on coal, lignite, peat and activities through the deployment of new oil shale or extraction activities for these technologies, new processes or products, solid fossil fuels, support should be linked leading to significant emission reduction, to the phasing out of the activity and the in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives corresponding reduction in the and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while employment level. As regards transforming maintaining and enhancing employment sectors with high greenhouse gas emission and avoiding environmental degradation. levels, support should promote new Particular attention should also be given to activities through the deployment of new activities enhancing innovation and technologies, new processes or products, research in advanced and sustainable leading to significant emission reduction, technologies, as well as in the fields of in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives digitalisation and connectivity, provided and EU climate neutrality by 205013 as that such measures help mitigate the well as with the Paris Agreement, while negative side effects of a transition maintaining and enhancing employment towards, and contribute to, a climate- and avoiding environmental degradation. neutral and circular economy. 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 mobility, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a

PE652.409v01-00 56/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN climate-neutral and circular economy. ______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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Amendment 128 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

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AM\1205744EN.docx 57/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN leading to significant emission reduction, processes or products, leading to in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives significant emission reduction, in line with and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU maintaining and enhancing employment climate neutrality by 205013 while and avoiding environmental degradation. maintaining and enhancing skilled Particular attention should also be given to employment and avoiding environmental activities enhancing innovation and degradation. In general, particular research in advanced and sustainable attention should also be given to SMEs technologies, as well as in the fields of and, more specifically, to activities digitalisation and connectivity, provided enhancing innovation and research in that such measures help mitigate the advanced and sustainable technologies, as negative side effects of a transition well as in the fields of digitalisation and towards, and contribute to, a climate- connectivity, provided that such measures neutral and circular economy. help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also enable the financing of the costs of expertise and analysis to help achieve the goals of a successful transformation in existing, well-established enterprises. ______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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Amendment 129 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

Proposal for a regulation Recital 10

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(10) This Regulation identifies types of (10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be investments for which expenditure may be

PE652.409v01-00 58/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN 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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For climate-neutral, resilient, and circular declining sectors, such as energy economy. For declining sectors, such as production based on coal, lignite, peat and energy production based on coal, lignite, oil shale or extraction activities for these peat and oil shale or extraction activities solid fossil fuels, support should be linked for these solid fossil fuels, support should to the phasing out of the activity and the be linked to the phasing out of the activity corresponding reduction in the and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. and avoiding environmental degradation, Particular attention should also be given to aggravating factors that should be taken activities enhancing innovation and into consideration are unemployment research in advanced and sustainable rate, depopulations trends and previous technologies, as well as in the fields of reconversion efforts linked to fossil fuels digitalisation and connectivity, provided that have weakened the related economic that such measures help mitigate the fabric in the regions. Particular attention negative side effects of a transition should also be given to activities enhancing towards, and contribute to, a climate- innovation and research in advanced and neutral and circular economy. sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral, resilient and circular economy. ______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

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Amendment 130 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a should contribute to a gradual transition to climate-neutral and circular economy. For a competitive, climate-neutral and circular declining sectors, such as energy economy. For sectors associated with high production based on coal, lignite, peat and greenhouse gases emission levels, such as oil shale or extraction activities for these energy production based on coal, lignite, solid fossil fuels, support should be linked peat and oil shale or extraction activities to the phasing out of the activity and the for these solid fossil fuels, support should corresponding reduction in the be linked to the gradual phasing out of the employment level. As regards activity and wherever it is possible to its transforming sectors with high conversion to new low carbon activities. greenhouse gas emission levels, support Support should promote activities through should promote new activities through the the deployment of new market-ready and deployment of new technologies, new cost-efficient technologies, new processes processes or products, leading to or products, including deployment of significant emission reduction, in line with infrastructure and technologies for the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU affordable RES and low emission energy climate neutrality by 205013 while sources, leading to significant emission maintaining and enhancing employment reduction, while maintaining and and avoiding environmental degradation. enhancing employment, avoiding Particular attention should also be given to environmental degradation, and ensuring

PE652.409v01-00 60/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN activities enhancing innovation and reliability of energy systems. Particular research in advanced and sustainable attention should also be given to activities technologies, as well as in the fields of enhancing innovation and research in digitalisation and connectivity, provided advanced and sustainable technologies, by that such measures help mitigate the supporting synergies with Horizon negative side effects of a transition Europe, as well as in the fields of towards, and contribute to, a climate- digitalisation and connectivity, provided neutral and circular economy. that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a competitive, climate-neutral and circular economy. ______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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Amendment 131 Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Jens Geier, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks on behalf of the S&D Group

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AM\1205744EN.docx 61/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN climate-neutral and circular economy. For to a climate-neutral and circular economy. declining sectors, such as energy For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives in respect of the achievement of the EU and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while 2030 climate objective, as set up in the maintaining and enhancing employment article 2of the European climate law, and and avoiding environmental degradation. EU climate neutrality by 205013 while Particular attention should also be given to maintaining and enhancing employment activities enhancing innovation and and avoiding environmental degradation. research in advanced and sustainable Particular attention should also be given to technologies, as well as in the fields of activities enhancing innovation and digitalisation and connectivity, provided research in advanced and sustainable that such measures help mitigate the technologies, as well as in the fields of negative side effects of a transition digitalisation and connectivity, provided towards, and contribute to, a climate- that such measures help mitigate the neutral and circular economy. negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy and the creation of sustainable jobs. ______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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Amendment 132 Ivo Hristov, Eva Kaili, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica

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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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment maintaining and enhancing sustainable and avoiding environmental degradation. and quality employment and avoiding Particular attention should also be given to environmental degradation. Particular activities enhancing innovation and attention should also be given to activities research in advanced and sustainable enhancing innovation and research in technologies, as well as in the fields of advanced and sustainable technologies, as digitalisation and connectivity, provided well as in the fields of digitalisation and that such measures help mitigate the connectivity, provided that such measures negative side effects of a transition help mitigate the negative side effects of a towards, and contribute to, a climate- transition towards, and contribute to, a neutral and circular economy. climate-neutral and circular economy. ______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

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Amendment 133 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

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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 and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes, products or leading to significant emission reduction, new skills, leading to significant emission in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while objectives and EU climate neutrality by maintaining and enhancing employment 205013 while maintaining and enhancing and avoiding environmental degradation. employment and avoiding environmental Particular attention should also be given to degradation. Particular attention should activities enhancing innovation and also be given to activities enhancing research in advanced and sustainable innovation and research in advanced and

PE652.409v01-00 64/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN technologies, as well as in the fields of sustainable technologies, as well as in the digitalisation and connectivity, provided fields of digitalisation and connectivity, that such measures help mitigate the provided that such measures help mitigate negative side effects of a transition the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. neutral and circular economy. ______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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Amendment 134 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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AM\1205744EN.docx 65/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN corresponding reduction in the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. neutral and circular economy. ______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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Amendment 135 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

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PE652.409v01-00 66/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN activities should be pursued in full respect activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives term. The projects financed should of the Green Deal. The projects financed contribute to a gradual and economically should contribute to a transition to a sustainable transition to a competitive climate-neutral and circular economy. For climate-neutral circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the to the gradual phasing out of the activity corresponding reduction in the and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, technologies, new processes, products or leading to significant emission reduction, new skills, leading to significant emission in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives reduction, in line with the EU climate and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and maintaining and enhancing employment enhancing employment and avoiding and avoiding environmental degradation. environmental degradation. Particular Particular attention should also be given to attention should also be given to activities activities enhancing innovation and enhancing innovation and research in research in advanced and sustainable advanced and sustainable technologies, as technologies, as well as in the fields of well as in the fields of digitalisation and digitalisation and connectivity, provided connectivity, provided that such measures that such measures help mitigate the help mitigate the negative side effects of a negative side effects of a transition transition towards, and contribute to, a towards, and contribute to, a climate- climate-neutral and circular economy. neutral and circular economy. ______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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AM\1205744EN.docx 67/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 136 Patrizia Toia, Carlos Zorrinho

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(10a) The JTF should also support industrial activities which, although they do not generate significant greenhouse gas emissions, involve manufacturing of industrial products which are ultimately incompatible with the transition and the target of climate neutrality in 2050. In that connection, the European thermic vehicle-manufacturing sector is one of the most severely disrupted, and will be disrupted even more, at a time when it is operating in a context of ever stiffer international competition and more stringent environmental requirements – it accounts for almost 20% of the Union’s CO2 emissions. Carbon neutrality cannot therefore be achieved without specific support for this sector, which accounts for 8.5% of industrial jobs in the EU, 7.5% of EU GDP and some 3.5 million direct and indirect jobs. In particular, as vehicle manufacturers, their suppliers and the maintenance and repair sectors are the most exposed, the JTF should support these sectors and assist workers and jobseekers in their conversion to more modern skills, particularly in the context of alternative industries manufacturing zero- and/or low-emission vehicles.

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Amendment 137 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Susana Solís Pérez, Martina Dlabajová

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(10a) Many sectors other than the energy sector will undergo serious transformation with significant implications to their labour force. The automotive and vehicle production industries will be one of those hit hardest by the transition. In order to avoid significant work loss as a result of decreased or disrupted production, regions which depend heavily on the automotive industry should be eligible for JTF resources. While Europe is stepping up efforts to manufacture batteries locally as well as manufacturing low-pollution vehicles, the re-skilling and upskilling of automotive industry workers should go hand-in-hand with investment into transforming the automotive sector. As the share of automotive employment in the manufacturing sector is above 20%, in more than 14 regions across the EU, this would ensure that regions that are overdependent on the automotive industry are safeguarded in the increasingly likely event of a decline in the sector.

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Amendment 138 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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AM\1205744EN.docx 69/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. the labour market. It is of paramount importance to concentrate efforts on economic revitalisation of affected regions, rather than counting on worker mobility and risking depopulation. Priority attention should be given to retraining provided in alignment with the needs of the regional labour market, particularly to on-the-job retraining or a combination of part-time working and part-time retraining.

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Amendment 139 Robert Hajšel, Josianne Cutajar, Mohammed Chahim, Jens Geier, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new aim of helping them to provide necessary employment opportunities, as well as qualifications and adapt to new providing job-search assistance to employment opportunities, or adequately jobseekers and their active inclusion into support them with providing alternatives the labour market. such as job- search assistance to jobseekers, income support to ensure subsequent inclusion and re-inclusion to the labour market avoiding both short and long-term unemployment directly linked to the transition. These actions should also take the gender dimension in due account.

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Justification

JTF should support the economic development of areas highly affected by underemployment, reducing inequality in the regions.

Amendment 140 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. the labour market. It is important to note that transition to renewables-based economy holds a significant job creation potential that can eventually lead to higher employment levels in territories currently dependent on fossil fuels.

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Justification

According to the findings of the Joint research Centre by 2030, up to 315 000 jobs can be created in coal regions by deploying clean energy technologies, increasing to more than 460 000 jobs by 2050. This would be more than twice the current amount of direct coal-related activity jobs, leading to a multi-industry model, contributing to energy security, job creation and economic value for people and local communities https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/clean- energy-technologies-coal-regions

Amendment 141 Ivo Hristov, Eva Kaili, Tsvetelina Penkova

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and should also cover the up-skilling, reskilling reskilling of the affected workers, with the and out-skilling of workers and their aim of helping them to adapt to new families affected directly or indirectly, as employment opportunities, as well as well as self-employed persons whose providing job-search assistance to activity has been affected as a result of jobseekers and their active inclusion into major structural changes, with the aim of the labour market. helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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Amendment 142 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Recital 11

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, focusing aim of helping them to adapt to new on skills and qualifications that are employment opportunities, as well as compatible with the transition to a providing job-search assistance to sustainable and digital economy, with the jobseekers and their active inclusion into aim of helping them to adapt to new the labour market. employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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PE652.409v01-00 72/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 143 Sandra Pereira

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11. To protect citizens who are most 11. To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as employment conditions, as well as providing job-search assistance to providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. the labour market, ensuring that they do not lose out when changing jobs.

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Amendment 144 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and will also ensure the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new aim of keeping them within the job market employment opportunities, as well as in the same region, as well as providing providing job-search assistance to job-search assistance to jobseekers and jobseekers and their active inclusion into their active inclusion into the labour the labour market. market.

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Amendment 145 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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(11a) Member States and the Commission should ensure that the implementation of the priorities financed under the JTF contributes to the respect and the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 TFEU. Gender equality objectives and the economic independence of women should be ensured in all dimensions and in all stages of the preparation, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of operational programmes in a timely and consistent manner.

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Amendment 146 Dan Nica, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

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(11a) Effective implementation of JTF and JTM depends not only on the JTF regulation as such but also on the state aid regime that limits the aid intensity in regions. General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) must foresee higher aid intensity and other possible measures to allow public investments in Just Transition regions.

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Amendment 147 Sandra Pereira

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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 in SMEs. Productive investment should be Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than decent employment. For enterprises other SMEs, productive investments should only than SMEs, productive investments should be supported if they are necessary for only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating or protecting jobs significant number of jobs and they do not and they do not lead to or result from lead to or result from relocation. relocation. Investments in existing Investments in existing industrial facilities, industrial facilities, including those including those covered by the Union covered by the Union Emissions Trading Emissions Trading System, should be System, should be allowed if they allowed if they contribute to the transition contribute to the transition to a climate- to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and neutral economy by 2050 and if they result go substantially below the relevant in the protection of a significant number of benchmarks established for free jobs. Any such investment should be allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of justified accordingly in the relevant the European Parliament and of the territorial just transition plan. Support to Council and if they result in the protection productive investments by enterprises other of a significant number of jobs. Any such than SMEs should be limited to enterprises investment should be justified accordingly located in areas designated as assisted in the relevant territorial just transition areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) plan. In order to protect the integrity of of Article 107(3) TFEU. the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive 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

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Amendment 148 Elena Kountoura

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 in SMEs. Productive investment should be Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the plan. These investments should take into

PE652.409v01-00 76/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN internal market and cohesion policy, account the polluters pay principle and support to undertakings should comply not be considered as window of with Union State aid rules as set out in opportunity for industrial installations to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in sell surplus emissions allowances for their particular, support to productive own profit. Investments in fossil fuels investments by enterprises other than technologies like carbon capture and SMEs should be limited to enterprises storage and improvement of emission located in areas designated as assisted performance of existing installations areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) should also be excluded as they do not of Article 107(3) TFEU. contribute to the climate neutrality until 2050 objective. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive 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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Amendment 149 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

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AM\1205744EN.docx 77/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. lead to or result from relocation. In the Investments in existing industrial facilities, case of energy power plants transitioning including those covered by the Union from fossil fuels to renewables, Emissions Trading System, should be maintenance of former jobs would be allowed if they contribute to the transition mandatory. Investments in existing to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and industrial facilities, including those go substantially below the relevant covered by the Union Emissions Trading benchmarks established for free allocation System, should be allowed if they under Directive 2003/87/EC of the contribute to the transition to a climate- European Parliament and of the Council14 neutral economy by 2050, are not merely and if they result in the protection of a dismantling operations, and go significant number of jobs. Any such substantially below the relevant investment should be justified accordingly benchmarks established for free allocation in the relevant territorial just transition under Directive 2003/87/EC of the plan. In order to protect the integrity of the European Parliament and of the Council14 internal market and cohesion policy, and if they result in the protection of a support to undertakings should comply significant number of jobs. Any such with Union State aid rules as set out in investment should be justified accordingly Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in in the relevant territorial just transition particular, support to productive plan. In order to protect the integrity of the investments by enterprises other than internal market and cohesion policy, SMEs should be limited to enterprises support to undertakings should comply located in areas designated as assisted with Union State aid rules as set out in areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in of Article 107(3) TFEU. particular, support to productive 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. As affected territories suffer often problems to attract private investments, JTF should also support public-owned or shared productive investments. ______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

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Amendment 150 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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

AM\1205744EN.docx 79/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN support to undertakings should comply investment should be justified accordingly with Union State aid rules as set out in in the relevant territorial just transition Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in plan. In order to protect the integrity of the particular, support to productive internal market and cohesion policy, investments by enterprises other than support to undertakings should comply SMEs should be limited to enterprises with Union State aid rules as set out in located in areas designated as assisted Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) particular, support to productive of Article 107(3) 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. All investments shall be made without prejudice to the energy efficiency first and polluter pays principles. ______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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Amendment 151 Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 80/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN SMEs, productive investments should only SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the plan. Investments in industrial facilities internal market and cohesion policy, covered by the Union Emission Trading support to undertakings should comply System shall not be targeted in such a way with Union State aid rules as set out in to contribute to increase the profits Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in already generated through the trading of particular, support to productive emission allowances. In order to protect investments by enterprises other than the integrity of the internal market and SMEs should be limited to enterprises cohesion policy, support to undertakings located in areas designated as assisted should comply with Union State aid rules areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU of Article 107(3) TFEU. and, in particular, support to productive 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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AM\1205744EN.docx 81/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 152 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(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 in SMEs. Productive investment should be Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. lead to or result from relocation, and if Investments in existing industrial facilities, such investments contribute to climate- including those covered by the Union neutrality by 2040 or before. Investments Emissions Trading System, should be in existing industrial facilities, including allowed if they contribute to the transition those covered by the Union Emissions to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and Trading System, should be allowed if they go substantially below the relevant contribute to the transition to a climate- benchmarks established for free allocation neutral economy by 2040 or before and go under Directive 2003/87/EC of the substantially below the relevant European Parliament and of the Council14 benchmarks established for free allocation and if they result in the protection of a under Directive 2003/87/EC of the significant number of jobs. Any such European Parliament and of the Council investment should be justified accordingly and if they result in the protection of a in the relevant territorial just transition significant number of jobs. Any such plan. In order to protect the integrity of the investment should be justified accordingly internal market and cohesion policy, in the relevant territorial just transition support to undertakings should comply plan. These investments should not be with Union State aid rules as set out in made in fossil fuel installations and Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in should not increase or maintain particular, support to productive dependency on fossil fuels. In order to investments by enterprises other than protect the integrity of the internal market SMEs should be limited to enterprises and cohesion policy, support to located in areas designated as assisted undertakings should comply with Union areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support

PE652.409v01-00 82/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN of Article 107(3) TFEU. to productive 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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Amendment 153 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205744EN.docx 83/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN benchmarks established for free allocation neutral economy by 2050 and go under Directive 2003/87/EC of the substantially below the relevant European Parliament and of the Council14 benchmarks established for free allocation and if they result in the protection of a under Directive 2003/87/EC of the significant number of jobs. Any such European Parliament and of the Council14 investment should be justified accordingly and if they result in the protection of a in the relevant territorial just transition significant number of jobs. Any such plan. In order to protect the integrity of the investment should be justified accordingly internal market and cohesion policy, in the relevant territorial just transition support to undertakings should comply plan. In order to protect the integrity of the with Union State aid rules as set out in internal market and cohesion policy, Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in support to undertakings should comply particular, support to productive with Union State aid rules as set out in investments by enterprises other than Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in SMEs should be limited to enterprises particular, support to productive located in areas designated as assisted investments by enterprises other than areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) SMEs should be limited to enterprises of Article 107(3) TFEU. 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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Amendment 154 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 84/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the averting job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a transition, by creating new jobs in that significant number of jobs and they do not same region or protecting all the jobs that lead to or result from relocation. are at risk and they do not lead to or result Investments in existing industrial facilities, from relocation. Investments in existing including those covered by the Union industrial facilities, including those Emissions Trading System, should be covered by the Union Emissions Trading allowed if they contribute to the transition System, should be allowed if they to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and contribute to the transition to a climate- go substantially below the relevant neutral economy by 2050 and go benchmarks established for free allocation 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 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 and, in investments by enterprises other than particular, support to productive SMEs should be limited to enterprises investments by enterprises other than located in areas designated as assisted SMEs should be limited to enterprises areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) located in areas designated as assisted of Article 107(3) TFEU. 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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AM\1205744EN.docx 85/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 155 Ivo Hristov, Eva Kaili, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(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 in SMEs. Productive investment should be Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than sustainable and quality employment. For SMEs, productive investments should only enterprises other than SMEs, productive be supported if they are necessary for investments should only be supported if mitigating job losses resulting from the they are necessary for mitigating job losses transition, by creating or protecting a resulting from the transition, by creating or significant number of jobs and they do not protecting a significant number of jobs and lead to or result from relocation. they do not lead to or result from Investments in existing industrial facilities, relocation. Investments in existing including those covered by the Union industrial facilities, including those Emissions Trading System, should be covered by the Union Emissions Trading allowed if they contribute to the transition System, should be allowed if they to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and contribute to the transition to a climate- go substantially below the relevant neutral economy by 2050 and go benchmarks established for free allocation 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 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 and, in investments by enterprises other than particular, support to productive SMEs should be limited to enterprises investments by enterprises other than located in areas designated as assisted SMEs should be limited to enterprises areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) located in areas designated as assisted of Article 107(3) TFEU. areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c)

PE652.409v01-00 86/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN 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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Amendment 156 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205744EN.docx 87/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN 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 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 and, in investments by enterprises other than particular, support to productive SMEs should be limited to enterprises investments by enterprises other than located in areas designated as assisted SMEs should be limited to enterprises areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) located in areas designated as assisted of Article 107(3) TFEU. 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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Amendment 157 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12a) In order to achieve the objectives of the JTF, the European Commission should consider changes to the Environmental Protection and Energy Aid Guidelines, “EEAG Guidelines”, which are necessary to facilitate private investments and successful implementation of the JTF. A strong state aid framework is needed to prevent that any aid for decarbonisation leads to undue distortions in the internal market.

PE652.409v01-00 88/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN The revision of the EEAG has to accompany the Green Deal, in particular by taking into account recent and new regulatory developments, technological progress and opportunities as well as market evolutions in the energy sector. The planned revision of the EEAG should allow for national support for structural changes due to coal phase-out following the same conditionality as the Just Transition Fund. When revising the guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these region are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.

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Amendment 158 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12a) In order to ensure that the Fund is not used to pay for the costs of restoring environmental damages that fall under the environmental liability of an undertaking and not to distort incentives to reduce pollution and other environmental impacts, support to investment related to the regeneration and decontamination of sites, restoration of ecosystems and repurposing projects, should be used as a last resort only when no company can be held legally liable to finance such actions, in accordance with the polluter-pays principle enshrined in Article 191 TFUE;

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Amendment 159 Dan Nica, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12a) The planned revision of State Aid rules should aim at reinforcing and simplifying the investment capacity in sustainable solutions and concrete tools for national, regional and local authorities whose role will be instrumental in an effective and innovative implementation of the Just Transition Fund;

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Amendment 160 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12a) The JTF takes into account the supply chain of energy sector which build on existing national industrial networks, namely suppliers working for large industrial groups that could be involved in new energy projects.

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Amendment 161 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Edina Tóth, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

PE652.409v01-00 90/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12b) Support for productive investment in enterprises other than SMEs through the Just Transition Fund should not be limited to the areas eligible for State aid under the applicable State aid rules pursuant to Article 107(3)(a) and (c) TFEU. On the contrary, State aid rules should allow all regions receiving assistance through the JTF to effectively address the threat of job losses at an early stage. This should also be ensured by adapting the general block exemption Regulation accordingly;

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Amendment 162 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Edina Tóth

Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(12c) The areas most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral economy should be given the opportunity to actively address the associated structural change as early as possible. This requires adjustments to state aid law, e.g. through a new guideline of the European Commission on the basis of Article 107 (3) (b) or (c) TFEU, so that it is ensured that aid is permissible under the applicable rules regardless of the status of the assisted regions;

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AM\1205744EN.docx 91/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 163 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

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(13) In order to provide flexibility for (13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme standing and accurate JTF work JTF resources in one or more dedicated programme JTF resources should be priorities within a programme supported reinforced with supplementary funding by the European Regional Development from the ERDF and the ESF+, where there Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social is complementarity between the thematic Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion priorities.. The respective amounts Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF should be consistent with the type of resources should be reinforced with operations set out in the territorial just complementary funding from the ERDF transition plans. and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Amendment 164 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Recital 13

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13. In order to provide flexibility for 13. In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a goal, it should be possible to propose a self-standing JTF programme or to self-standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the

PE652.409v01-00 92/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with resources may be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts and the ESF+. transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Amendment 165 Robert Hajšel, Patrizia Toia, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica, Łukasz Kohut on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 13

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(13) In order to provide flexibility for (13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund the European Regional Development (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus Fund(‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund with accordance with Article 21a of Regulation additional resources. In accordance with (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], reinforced with complementary funding JTF resources should be reinforced with from the ERDF and the ESF+. The complementary funding from the ERDF respective amounts transferred from the and the ESF+, which should be given ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent additional resources for this purpose. The with the type of operations set out in the respective amounts transferred from the territorial just transition plans. ERDF and the ESF+ should be on voluntary basis and consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 93/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 166 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard

Proposal for a regulation Recital 13

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(13) In order to provide flexibility for (13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund, +, and/or accordance with Article 21a of Regulation with MS own funds.. In accordance with (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], reinforced with complementary funding JTF resources should be reinforced with from the ERDF and the ESF+. The complementary funding from the ERDF respective amounts transferred from the and the ESF+. The respective amounts ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ with the type of operations set out in the should be consistent with the type of territorial just transition plans. operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Amendment 167 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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PE652.409v01-00 94/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN standing JTF programme or to programme standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources may be reinforced with complementary funding reinforced on a voluntary basis with from the ERDF and the ESF+. The complementary funding from the ERDF respective amounts transferred from the and the ESF+. The respective amounts ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ with the type of operations set out in the should be consistent with the type of territorial just transition plans. operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Amendment 168 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Jens Geier, Dan Nica, Andris Ameriks, Carlos Zorrinho, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 14

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, National climate-neutral economy. In that Member States should prepare, in regard, Member States supported by the cooperation with the relevant stakeholders Commission should prepare, in and supported by the Commission, cooperation with regional governments, territorial just transition plans, detailing the trade unions, civil society organizations transition process, consistently with their and relevant stakeholders, territorial just National Energy and Climate Plans. To this transition plans, detailing the transition end, the Commission should set up a Just process, consistently with their National Transition Platform, which would build on Energy and Climate Plans and enhancing the existing platform for coal regions in their climate ambition as well as the transition to enable bilateral and European Semester Country Report. To multilateral exchanges of experience on this end, the Commission should set up a lessons learnt and best practices across all Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal

AM\1205744EN.docx 95/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN affected sectors. regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors including energy-intensive industries and carbon-dependent regions.

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Amendment 169 Pietro Fiocchi

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory and in specific highly climate-neutral economy. In that regard, emissive productive sectors within the Member States should prepare, in European economic systems in order to cooperation with the relevant stakeholders achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that and supported by the Commission, regard, Member States should prepare, in territorial just transition plans, detailing the cooperation with the relevant stakeholders transition process, consistently with their in accordance with the partnership National Energy and Climate Plans. To this principle established by Article 6 of end, the Commission should set up a Just Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR] and Transition Platform, which would build on supported by the Commission, territorial the existing platform for coal regions in just transition plans, detailing the transition transition to enable bilateral and process, consistently with their National multilateral exchanges of experience on Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the lessons learnt and best practices across all Commission should set up a Just Transition affected sectors. Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 170 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Cornelia Ernst

PE652.409v01-00 96/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 14

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this National Energy and Climate Plans. These end, the Commission should set up a Just Plans must be ruled by principles of Transition Platform, which would build on transparency, internal democracy, citizen the existing platform for coal regions in participation and control by social transition to enable bilateral and partners and stakeholders in the multilateral exchanges of experience on territories. To this end, the Commission lessons learnt and best practices across all should set up a Just Transition Platform, affected sectors. which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 171 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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AM\1205744EN.docx 97/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN territorial just transition plans, detailing the stakeholders and supported by the transition process, consistently with their Commission, territorial just transition National Energy and Climate Plans. To this plans, detailing the transition process, end, the Commission should set up a Just consistently and possibly going further Transition Platform, which would build on than with their National Energy and the existing platform for coal regions in Climate Plans. To this end, the transition to enable bilateral and Commission should set up a Just Transition multilateral exchanges of experience on Platform, which would build on the lessons learnt and best practices across all existing platform for coal regions in affected sectors. transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 172 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Recital 14

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their transition process, and its implementation, National Energy and Climate Plans. To this monitoring, and evaluation, consistently end, the Commission should set up a Just with their National Energy and Climate Transition Platform, which would build on Plans. To this end, the Commission should the existing platform for coal regions in set up a Just Transition Platform, which transition to enable bilateral and would build on the existing platform for multilateral exchanges of experience on coal regions in transition to enable bilateral lessons learnt and best practices across all and multilateral exchanges of experience affected sectors. on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 173 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 14

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, and, where necessary, supported by the territorial just transition plans, detailing the Commission, territorial just transition transition process, consistently with their plans, detailing the transition process, National Energy and Climate Plans. To this compatible with their National Energy and end, the Commission should set up a Just Climate Plans. To this end, the Transition Platform, which would build on Commission should set up a Just Transition the existing platform for coal regions in Platform, which would build on the transition to enable bilateral and existing platform for coal regions in multilateral exchanges of experience on transition to enable bilateral and lessons learnt and best practices across all multilateral exchanges of experience on affected sectors. lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 174 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 14

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(14) The JTF support should be (14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective conditional on the effective

AM\1205744EN.docx 99/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN implementation of a transition process in a implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors. affected sectors.

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Amendment 175 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

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(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving solid fossil fuel other greenhouse gas intensive activities. production or other greenhouse gas Those territories should be precisely intensive activities , while preserving defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 existing and developing new job regions or should be parts thereof. The opportunities to avoid social exclusion in plans should detail the challenges and the affected territories. Those territories needs of those territories and identify the should be precisely defined and correspond type of operations needed in a manner that to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts ensures the coherent development of thereof. The plans should detail the climate-resilient economic activities that challenges and needs of those territories are also consistent with the transition to and identify the type of operations needed climate-neutrality and the objectives of the in a manner that ensures the coherent

PE652.409v01-00 100/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Green Deal. Only investments in development of climate-resilient economic accordance with the transition plans should activities that are also consistent with the receive financial support from the JTF. The transition to climate-neutrality, where territorial just transition plans should be possible synergetic with other relevant part of the programmes (supported by the Union and national funding schemes and ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the programmes, as well as the objectives of JTF, as the case may be) which are the Green Deal. Cannibalisation between approved by the Commission. schemes should be avoided. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission. The investment guidance identified by the European Commission in Annex D to the Country Reports 2020 should not limit the Member States in proposing new areas and priorities for the JTF support that will contribute to the transition towards EU climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 176 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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AM\1205744EN.docx 101/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 of new job opportunities. Those territories regions or should be parts thereof. The should be precisely defined and correspond plans should detail the challenges and to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts needs of those territories and identify the thereof. The plans should detail the type of operations needed in a manner that challenges and needs of those territories ensures the coherent development of and identify the type of operations needed climate-resilient economic activities that in a manner that ensures the coherent are also consistent with the transition to development of climate-resilient economic climate-neutrality and the objectives of the activities that are also consistent with the Green Deal. Only investments in transition to climate-neutrality, the accordance with the transition plans should objectives of the Green Deal, as well as receive financial support from the JTF. The Union’s political priorities. Only territorial just transition plans should be investments in accordance with the part of the programmes (supported by the transition plans should receive financial ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the support from the JTF. The territorial just JTF, as the case may be) which are transition plans should be part of the approved by the Commission. programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are agreed with the Commission. The investment areas and priorities identified by the European Commission in Annex D to the Country Reports 2020 should be indicative and should not limit Member States in proposing areas for the JTF support.

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Amendment 177 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Martina Dlabajová, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

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(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should, after a thorough consultation negatively affected, where JTF support process with local authorities and should be concentrated and describe representatives, identify the territories specific actions to be undertaken to reach a most negatively affected, where JTF climate-neutral economy, notably as support should be concentrated and regards the conversion or closure of describe specific actions to be undertaken facilities involving fossil fuel production or to minimise the negative social impact other greenhouse gas intensive activities. while contributing to EU climate-neutral

PE652.409v01-00 102/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Those territories should be precisely economy by 2050, notably as regards the defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 conversion, modernisation, or closure of regions or should be parts thereof. The facilities involving fossil fuel production or plans should detail the challenges and other greenhouse gas intensive activities or needs of those territories and identify the industries with products that are impacted type of operations needed in a manner that by the transition to EU climate neutrality. ensures the coherent development of Those territories should be precisely climate-resilient economic activities that defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 are also consistent with the transition to regions or should be parts thereof. The climate-neutrality and the objectives of the plans should detail the challenges and Green Deal. Only investments in needs of those territories and identify the accordance with the transition plans should type of operations needed in a manner that receive financial support from the JTF. The ensures the coherent development of territorial just transition plans should be climate-resilient economic activities that part of the programmes (supported by the are also consistent with the transition to ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the JTF, as the case may be) which are Green Deal. Only investments in approved by the Commission. accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved and monitored by the Commission.

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Amendment 178 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Nicolás González Casares, Andris Ameriks, Carlos Zorrinho on behalf of the S&D Group

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AM\1205744EN.docx 103/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Those territories should be precisely regards the conversion or closure of defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 facilities involving fossil fuel production or regions or should be parts thereof. The other greenhouse gas intensive activities plans should detail the challenges and whilst maintaining and expanding needs of those territories and identify the employment opportunities in the affected type of operations needed in a manner that territories in order to avoid social ensures the coherent development of exclusion. Those territories should be climate-resilient economic activities that precisely defined and correspond to NUTS are also consistent with the transition to level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. climate-neutrality and the objectives of the The plans should detail the challenges and Green Deal. Only investments in needs of those territories and identify the accordance with the transition plans should type of operations needed in a manner that receive financial support from the JTF. The ensures the coherent development of territorial just transition plans should be climate resilient economic activities that part of the programmes (supported by the are also consistent with the climate targets, ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the the transition to climate neutrality and the JTF, as the case may be) which are objectives of the Green Deal. Only approved by the Commission. investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans might be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 179 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the people and territories negatively affected, where JTF support most negatively affected, where JTF should be concentrated and describe support should be concentrated and specific actions to be undertaken to reach a describe specific actions to be undertaken climate-neutral economy, notably as and precise targets and timelines to be regards the conversion or closure of achieved to reach a climate-neutral facilities involving fossil fuel production or economy by 2040 or before, notably as other greenhouse gas intensive activities. regards the conversion or closure of Those territories should be precisely facilities involving fossil fuel production or

PE652.409v01-00 104/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 other greenhouse gas intensive activities, regions or should be parts thereof. The including, where coal is used, a clear plans should detail the challenges and roadmap of phasing out coal by 2030 at needs of those territories and identify the the latest. Those territories should be type of operations needed in a manner that precisely defined and correspond to NUTS ensures the coherent development of level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. climate-resilient economic activities that The plans should detail the challenges and are also consistent with the transition to needs of those territories and identify the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the type of operations needed in a manner that Green Deal. Only investments in ensures the coherent development of accordance with the transition plans should climate-resilient economic activities that receive financial support from the JTF. The are also consistent with the transition to territorial just transition plans should be climate-neutrality and the objectives of the part of the programmes (supported by the Green Deal. The plans should also assess ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the the renewable energy potential in relevant JTF, as the case may be) which are regions. Only investments in accordance approved by the Commission. with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Justification

The JRC report identifies three categories of regions in terms of their renewable energy potential; the overwhelming majority of regions enjoys high levels of renewable energy potential https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research- reports/clean-energy-technologies-coal-regions

Amendment 180 Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Patrizia Toia, Maria-Manuel Leitão- Marques, Dan Nica

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AM\1205744EN.docx 105/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities Those territories should be precisely whilst maintaining and expanding defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 employment opportunities in the affected regions or should be parts thereof. The territories in order to avoid social plans should detail the challenges and exclusion. Those territories should be needs of those territories and identify the precisely defined and correspond to NUTS type of operations needed in a manner that level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. ensures the coherent development of The plans should detail the challenges and climate-resilient economic activities that needs of those territories and identify the are also consistent with the transition to type of operations needed in a manner that climate-neutrality and the objectives of the ensures the coherent development of Green Deal. Only investments in climate-resilient economic activities that accordance with the transition plans should are also consistent with the transition to receive financial support from the JTF. The climate-neutrality and the objectives of the territorial just transition plans should be Green Deal. Only investments in part of the programmes (supported by the accordance with the transition plans should ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the receive financial support from the JTF. The JTF, as the case may be) which are territorial just transition plans should be approved by the Commission. part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 181 Pilar del Castillo Vera

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PE652.409v01-00 106/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories including type of operations needed in a manner that unemployment rates, depopulation trends ensures the coherent development of and early reconversion or transition climate-resilient economic activities that efforts, and identify the type of operations are also consistent with the transition to needed in a manner that ensures the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the coherent development of climate-resilient Green Deal. Only investments in economic activities that are also consistent accordance with the transition plans should with the transition to climate-neutrality and receive financial support from the JTF. The the objectives of the Green Deal. Only territorial just transition plans should be investments in accordance with the part of the programmes (supported by the transition plans should receive financial ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the support from the JTF. The territorial just JTF, as the case may be) which are transition plans should be part of the approved by the Commission. programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 182 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

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AM\1205744EN.docx 107/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN climate-resilient economic activities that ensures the coherent development of are also consistent with the transition to climate-resilient economic activities that climate-neutrality and the objectives of the are also consistent with the transition to Green Deal. Only investments in climate-neutrality and the objectives of the accordance with the transition plans should Green Deal. Only investments in receive financial support from the JTF. The accordance with the transition plans should territorial just transition plans should be receive financial support from the JTF. The part of the programmes (supported by the territorial just transition plans should be ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the part of the programmes (supported by the JTF, as the case may be) which are ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the approved by the Commission. JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 183 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15

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(15) The territorial just transition plans (15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the part of the programmes (supported by the

PE652.409v01-00 108/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are JTF, as the case may be). approved by the Commission.

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Amendment 184 Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Patrizia Toia, Maria-Manuel Leitão- Marques, Miriam Dalli, Dan Nica

Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 a (new)

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(15a) The JTF should ensure the active participation of relevant public authorities, economic and social partners, including trade unions and other relevant civil society stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of the territorial just transition plans;

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Amendment 185 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

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(16) In order to enhance the result deleted orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 109/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 186 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 16

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(16) In order to enhance the result (16) In order to enhance the result orientation of the use of JTF resources, the orientation of the use of JTF resources, the Commission, in line with the principle of Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious financial corrections in case of underachievement of targets established for underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective. the JTF specific objective.

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Amendment 187 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 17

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(17) In order to supplement and amend deleted certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the amendment of the elements contained in Annex III of this Regulation regarding the common output and result indicators. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the

PE652.409v01-00 110/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making15 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts; these experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. ______15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13.

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Amendment 188 András Gyürk, Edina Tóth

Proposal for a regulation Recital 17

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(17) In order to supplement and amend (17) It is of particular importance that certain non-essential elements of this the Commission carry out appropriate Regulation, the power to adopt acts in consultations during its preparatory work, accordance with Article 290 TFEU should including at expert level, and that those be delegated to the Commission in respect consultations be conducted in accordance of the amendment of the elements with the principles laid down in the contained in Annex III of this Regulation Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April regarding the common output and result 2016 on Better Law-Making15 . In indicators. It is of particular importance particular, to ensure equal participation in that the Commission carry out appropriate the preparation of delegated acts, the consultations during its preparatory work, European Parliament and the Council including at expert level, and that those receive all documents at the same time as consultations be conducted in accordance Member States' experts; these experts with the principles laid down in the systematically have access to meetings of Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April Commission expert groups dealing with the 2016 on Better Law-Making15 . In preparation of delegated acts. particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts; these experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the

AM\1205744EN.docx 111/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN preparation of delegated acts. ______15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13. 15 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p.13.

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Amendment 189 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Recital 18

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(18) In order to set out an appropriate deleted financial framework for the JTF, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State in accordance with Annex I.

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Amendment 190 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 112/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN financial resources of the Member States limit on the financial resources of the and territories and, on the other hand, the Member States and territories and, on the need for a coherent implementation other hand, the need for a coherent framework covering several Union funds implementation framework covering under shared management. Since those several Union funds under shared objectives can better be achieved at Union management. Policy coherence with other level, the Union may adopt measures, in policies has to be ensured, most notably accordance with the principle of industrial policy and public procurement subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In rules, with a view to ensuring a level accordance with the principle of playing field to enable European industry, proportionality, as set out in that Article, including SMEs, to produce the this Regulation does not go beyond what is sustainable goods and services in line necessary in order to achieve those with the Green Deal and to provide jobs. objectives, Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

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Amendment 191 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(19) The objectives of this Regulation, (19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing namely to support territories and economic and social transformation in their productive sectors facing economic and transition to a climate-neutral economy, social transformation in their transition a cannot be sufficiently achieved by the climate-neutral economy, cannot be Member States alone. The main reasons in sufficiently achieved by the Member States this regard are, on the one hand, the alone. The main reasons in this regard are, disparities between the levels of on the one hand, the disparities between development of the various territories and the levels of development of the various the backwardness of the least favoured territories and the backwardness of the territories, as well as the limit on the least favoured territories, as well as the financial resources of the Member States limit on the financial resources of the and territories and, on the other hand, the Member States and territories and, on the need for a coherent implementation other hand, the need for a coherent

AM\1205744EN.docx 113/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN framework covering several Union funds implementation framework covering under shared management. Since those several Union funds under shared objectives can better be achieved at Union management. Since those objectives can level, the Union may adopt measures, in better be achieved at Union level, the accordance with the principle of Union may adopt measures, in accordance subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In with the principle of subsidiarity as set out accordance with the principle of in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the proportionality, as set out in that Article, principle of proportionality, as set out in this Regulation does not go beyond what is that Article, this Regulation does not go necessary in order to achieve those beyond what is necessary in order to objectives, achieve those objectives,

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Amendment 192 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(19) The objectives of this Regulation, (19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in extraordinary economic and social their transition to a climate-neutral challenges in their transition to a climate- economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently by the Member States alone. The main achieved by the Member States alone. The reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, main reasons in this regard are, on the one the disparities between the levels of hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those necessary in order to achieve those

PE652.409v01-00 114/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN objectives, objectives,

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Amendment 193 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(19) The objectives of this Regulation, (19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing namely to support territories facing energy, economic and social transformation in their economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those necessary in order to achieve those objectives, objectives,

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Amendment 194 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

AM\1205744EN.docx 115/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Recital 19

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(19) The objectives of this Regulation, (19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, energy transition to a climate-neutral cannot be sufficiently achieved by the economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved Member States alone. The main reasons in by the Member States alone. The main this regard are, on the one hand, the reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, disparities between the levels of the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those necessary in order to achieve those objectives, objectives,

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Amendment 195 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Gheorghe Falcă, Markus Pieper, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

PE652.409v01-00 116/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN challenges deriving from the transition economic, energy security and process towards a climate-neutral economy environmental challenges deriving from of the Union by 2050. the energy transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, namely to all regions where coal is still harvested or where important structural changes take place after phasing out coal-mining activities as well as to regions with greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities.

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Amendment 196 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to the economies, people and the challenges deriving from the transition environment of territories facing serious process towards a climate-neutral economy socio-economic challenges deriving from of the Union by 2050. the transition process towards the Union’s 2030 target for climate set out in article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050 set out in article 2(1) of Regulation No. .../... [European Climate Law].

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Amendment 197 Seán Kelly

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just

AM\1205744EN.docx 117/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition challenges deriving from the energy process towards a climate-neutral economy transition process towards a climate-neutral of the Union by 2050. economy of the Union by 2050, particularly to regions economically dependent on the harvesting of fuels such as coal or peat, and their related activities.

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Amendment 198 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio- to the affected territories and people in the economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate- transition process towards a climate-neutral neutral, environmentally sustainable, fully economy of the Union by 2050. renewables-based, highly resource and energy efficient and circular economy of the Union by 2040 or before.

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Amendment 199 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

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PE652.409v01-00 118/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN of the Union by 2050. Union by 2050.

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Amendment 200 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to guide Member to territories facing serious socio- State towards a climate-neutral economy of economic challenges deriving from the the Union by 2050. transition process towards a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 201 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová, Fredrick Federley

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories or economic activities facing challenges deriving from the transition serious socio-economic challenges deriving process towards a climate-neutral economy from the transition process towards a of the Union by 2050. climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050 and the Union's 2030 target.

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Amendment 202 Robert Hajšel, Miriam Dalli, Josianne Cutajar, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina

AM\1205744EN.docx 119/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Penkova, Carlos Zorrinho, Andris Ameriks on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing diverse socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition challenges deriving from the specificities process towards a climate-neutral economy of Member States in the transition process of the Union by 2050. towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 203 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. This Regulation establishes the Just 1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition and energy security challenges deriving process towards a climate-neutral economy from the transition process towards a of the Union by 2050. climate-neutral economy of the Union.

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Amendment 204 András Gyürk, Edina Tóth

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2

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2. It lays down the specific objective 2. It lays down the specific objective of the JTF, its geographical coverage and of the JTF, its geographical coverage and resources, the scope of its support with resources, the scope of its support as well regard to the Investment for jobs and as specific provisions for programming and growth goal referred to in [point (a) of indicators necessary for monitoring. Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as well as specific provisions for programming and indicators necessary for monitoring.

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Justification

Investment for jobs and growth goal is already supported by ERDF, CF and ESF+, the overlap is significant. On this basis, there is no added value of this Fund within the framework of Cohesion Policy. Therefore, the JTF shall be established independently from the Cohesion Policy’s objectives and it should be only linked to CPR to the extent that it would be implemented according to the CPR implementation rules similar to home affairs funds.

Amendment 205 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2. It lays down the specific objective 2. It lays down the specific objective of the JTF, its geographical coverage and of the JTF, its geographical coverage and resources, the scope of its support with resources, the specific scope of its support regard to the Investment for jobs and with regard to the Investment for jobs and growth goal referred to in [point (a) of growth goal referred to in [point (a) of Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new Article 4(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as well as specific provisions for CPR] as well as specific provisions for programming and indicators necessary for programming and indicators necessary for monitoring. monitoring.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 121/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 206 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – title

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Specific objective Specific objectives

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Amendment 207 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second 1. In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral economy’. neutral economy’. 2. The JTF encourages renewal investments in existing low-carbon energy infrastructures that ensure the supply- demand balancing in domestic electrical systems and, via exports, the European electrical system. 3. The JTF promotes industrial cooperation to promote low-carbon electric production models from some Member States in those countries that are highly dependent on fossil fuels.

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Amendment 208 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu

PE652.409v01-00 122/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with the second In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the ‘supporting actions targeted at achieving social, economic and environmental a solidary and effective energy transition impacts of the transition towards a towards a climate-neutral economy, climate-neutral economy’. taking into account the development of territorial just transition plans to give planning security to workers, energy sector, industry, investors and communities as well as enabling regions and people to address the social, economic, energy security and environmental impacts of the transition’ in line with the Paris Agreement goals, the Union’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050 and the 2030 emission reduction targets.

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Amendment 209 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

AM\1205744EN.docx 123/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN achieving a climate-neutral economy by 2040 or before and limiting global heating to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. In particular, the JTF shall support efforts to fully realise the considerable job creation potential of this transition.

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Justification

To be fully effective, it should be ensured that the JTF also addresses the impact of measures to attain climate targets in the JTF’s own lifetime, i.e. in the run-up to the 2030 climate targets. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) study found that already by 2030, and certainly by 2050, the job creation enabled by the deployment of renewable technology can compensate for the loss of jobs in coal sector in an overwhelming majority of relevant EU territories. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/clean- energy-technologies-coal-regions

Amendment 210 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 211 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group

PE652.409v01-00 124/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 212 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Niels Fuglsang, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Mohammed Chahim, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Andris Ameriks, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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AM\1205744EN.docx 125/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 213 Miriam Dalli, Mohammed Chahim, Carlos Zorrinho

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 214 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 215 Patrizia Toia, Carlos Zorrinho, Simona Bonafè

PE652.409v01-00 126/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 216 Paolo Borchia on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 217 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

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1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States, primarily in regions heavily dependent on coal and whose GDP per capita is below the EU’s average. 80% of the resources of the JTF should be allocated to coal regions as listed in the Annex of the Terms of Reference for the Platform on Coal and Carbon-Intensive Regions (Coal Regions in Transition Platform) to address social, economic, energy security and environmental impacts of their energy transition.

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Amendment 218 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Ivo Hristov, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Maria-Manuel Leitão- Marques, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States and regions facing subsequent decarbonisation challenge and requiring adequate financial support to ensure real just transition and avoiding negative socio-economic impacts on industries, SMEs, including start-ups, as well as workers who lose their jobs as consequence of the transition.

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PE652.409v01-00 128/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 219 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States that are committed to the Union's 2050 climate neutrality target. The JTF should prioritise regions heavily dependent on solid fossil fuels, with greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities or industries with products that are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality.

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Amendment 220 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Member States , that have endorsed the objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and demonstrate their commitment in their national energy and climate plans, and require financial aid to achieve a resilient and climate-neutral economy by 2050.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 129/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 221 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in Member States. Member States with regions where EU financial assistance is indispensable to face the challenges of the transition.

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Amendment 222 Seán Kelly

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

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Amendment 223 Henna Virkkunen, Pernille Weiss, Sara Skyttedal, Tomas Tobé, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Investment for jobs and growth goal in all

PE652.409v01-00 130/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Member States. Member States. The fund should aim to be technology neutral.

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Amendment 224 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Gheorghe Falcă, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall support the 1. The JTF shall support territories as Investment for jobs and growth goal in all mentioned in article 1 paragraph 1 from Member States. all Member States.

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Amendment 225 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Gheorghe Falcă, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be at least EUR in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as 18,75 billion in 2018 prices and shall not the case may be, by additional resources be transferred from the allocations of the allocated in the Union budget, and by other funds covered by the Regulation (EU) resources in accordance with the applicable [new CPR], particularly from funds such basic act. as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF+) or the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). That amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other

AM\1205744EN.docx 131/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. en

Amendment 226 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices, which shall be increased by the case may be, by additional resources additional resources allocated in the Union allocated in the Union budget, and by other budget, including introducing new resources in accordance with the applicable sustainable taxes on carbon, aviation, basic act. plastics, digital and finance, creating a border carbon adjustment mechanism or through revenues from the EU emissions trading system and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

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Justification

According to some estimates, between EUR 250 to 300 billion per year are needed for the transformation of the EU economy into a climate neutral one. Therefore, we propose to substantially increase the overall amount of the JTF, as the amount proposed by the Commission is not adequate given the objectives and the scope of the JTF.

Amendment 227 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 19 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices(“principal amount”), and the case may be, by additional resources shall not be transferred from the allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocations of the Funds covered by resources in accordance with the applicable Regulation (EU) …/… [new CPR]. The basic act. principal amount may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

Or. en

Justification

€7.5 billion is insufficient to address the significant social and economic challenges of a just transition for workers and communities. While this figure is to be decided elsewhere this amendments aims at stressing the need to increase the funding necessary to achieve the EU climate neutrality. Nevertheless, the means of the other cohesion funds should not be jeopardised.

Amendment 228 Elena Kountoura

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be an additional in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as amount of EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices, the case may be, by additional resources which may be increased, as the case may allocated in the Union budget, and by other be, by additional resources allocated in the resources in accordance with the applicable Union budget, and by other resources in basic act. accordance with the applicable basic act.

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AM\1205744EN.docx 133/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Justification

This amendment suggest to increase the budget at EUR 30 billion, which is the maximum even though EUR 30 billion is still not enough for to cover the needs of carbon intensive regions for their just transition to climate neutrality until 2050.

Amendment 229 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 17.88 in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as billion in 2018 prices, which may be the case may be, by additional resources increased, as the case may be, by additional allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources allocated in the Union budget, resources in accordance with the applicable and by other resources in accordance with basic act. the applicable basic act.

Or. en

Amendment 230 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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PE652.409v01-00 134/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN resources in accordance with the applicable resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. basic act.

Or. en

Amendment 231 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Article 3.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion period 2021-2027 shall be EUR XX billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. basic act.

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Justification

The current economic situation, which differs from that prevailing when the Commission presented its proposal for a regulation, requires a review of the appropriations earmarked for this instrument. Under the circumstances, they should be at least doubled.

Amendment 232 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

For the purposes of programming and For the purposes of programming and subsequent inclusion in the Union budget, subsequent inclusion in the Union budget, the amount referred to in the first the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be indexed at 2% per subparagraph shall be indexed at least 2% year. per year.

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Amendment 233 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

2a. The financing of the JTF shall not affect the resources allocated to Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the LIFE programme(Financial Instrument for the Environment) supporting the same thematic priorities.

Or. en

Amendment 234 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

3. The Commission shall adopt a 3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of an implementing act decision by means of a delegated act setting out the annual breakdown of setting out the annual breakdown of resources, including any additional resources, including any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, by resources referred to in paragraph 2, by Member State in accordance with the Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I. methodology set out in Annex I.

Or. en

Amendment 235 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz-

PE652.409v01-00 136/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4

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4. By way of derogation from Article deleted [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+.

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Amendment 236 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Vasile Blaga, Gheorghe Falcă

Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

4. By way of derogation from Article 4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any [21(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+. support from the ERDF or the ESF+.

Or. en

Amendment 237 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

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1. The JTF shall only support 1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7. established in accordance with Article 7. The JTF shall only support activities in Member States that have adopted a clear timeline to phase out fossil fuels and to transition to a climate-neutral, a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy efficient, circular economy by 2040 or before, including a pre-2030 date for the phase-out of coal, where coal is used.

Or. en

Justification

The just transition mechanism should be linked with the adoption of clear pathway to phase out fossil fuels. The most immediate ambition is to phase out coal by 2030 in Member States that have the coal sector. Climate Analytics study "Implications of the Paris Agreement for Coal Use in the Power Sector" provides evidence that phasing out coal by 2030 offer the optimal least-cost way for the EU to implement relevant aspects of the Paris Agreement. https://climateanalytics.org/media/climateanalytics-coalreport_nov2016_1.pdf

Amendment 238 Miriam Dalli, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

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Amendment 239 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 240 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

1. The JTF shall only support 1. The JTF shall support activities that activities that are directly linked to its are directly linked to its specific objective specific objective as set out in Article 2 as set out in Article 2 and which contribute and which contribute to the implementation to the implementation of the territorial just of the territorial just transition plans transition plans established in accordance established in accordance with Article 7. with Article 7.

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Amendment 241 Pietro Fiocchi

AM\1205744EN.docx 139/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 242 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Vasile Blaga, Gheorghe Falcă

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall at least support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 243 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

PE652.409v01-00 140/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 244 Dan Nica, Patrizia Toia, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 245 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following shall support the following activities: activities:

Or. en

Amendment 246 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Gheorghe Falcă, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in existing including start-ups, leading to economic companies, including regional and local diversification and reconversion; publicly-owned companies, SMEs and start-ups, leading to economic

AM\1205744EN.docx 141/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN diversification and reconversion as well as contributing to the creation of new jobs;

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Amendment 247 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Ivo Hristov, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, leading to creation of diversification and reconversion; sustainable and quality new jobs related to green economy, economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 248 Patrizia Toia, Simona Bonafè

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, energy community diversification and reconversion; entities and workers buyout cooperatives, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

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Amendment 249 Elena Kountoura

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(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive and sustainable including start-ups, leading to economic investments in SMEs, including start-ups, diversification and reconversion; leading to decent and well-paid job, economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 250 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(a) productive investments in SMEs, (a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic including start-ups, cooperatives and third diversification and reconversion; sector entities, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

Or. en

Amendment 251 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

AM\1205744EN.docx 143/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 252 Miriam Dalli, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 253 Sandra Pereira

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(aa) investments by agencies, bodies and public entities to stimulate economic activity and job creation;

Or. pt

Amendment 254 Robert Hajšel, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Mohammed Chahim, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, and in the expansions of existing incubators and consulting services; ones, with a particular emphasis on SMEs and start-ups in order to contribute to economic diversification and reconversion, including through business

PE652.409v01-00 144/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN incubators and consulting services;

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Amendment 255 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, particularly SMEs and start-ups incubators and consulting services; leading to economic diversification and contributing to new jobs creation and including the provision of relevant business consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 256 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators and consulting services, especially leading to renewable technology-enabled job creation;

Or. en

Justification

RES are more labour-intensive than fossil fuels and therefore RES technologies usually create more jobs than conventional technologies for each energy unit generated.

AM\1205744EN.docx 145/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 257 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard, Cornelia Ernst

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including sustainable tourism or incubators and consulting services; services to people, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Amendment 258 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms and in the expansion of existing incubators and consulting services; ones, including through business incubators and consulting services;

Or. en

Justification

Existing companies should be supported when developing new business allowing to reach the just transition goals

Amendment 259 Sandra Pereira

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

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(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators;

Or. pt

Amendment 260 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business firms, including through business incubators and consulting services; incubators;

Or. en

Amendment 261 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Łukasz Kohut, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities, including energy transfer of advanced technologies; research, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

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AM\1205744EN.docx 147/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 262 Elena Kountoura

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

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(c) investments in research and (c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies; transfer of advanced technologies that exclude fossil fuels;

Or. en

Amendment 263 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(c) investments in research and (c) investments in sustainable research innovation activities and fostering the and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies; transfer of advanced green technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 264 Miriam Dalli, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

PE652.409v01-00 148/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 265 Robert Hajšel, Josianne Cutajar, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Nica, Andris Ameriks, Carlos Zorrinho, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction including investments renewable energy; in sustainable mobility and decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy efficiency and/or renewable energy; emphasising investment in renewables, smart electricity solutions, together with related infrastructure and in circular economy and environmental remediation.

Or. en

Amendment 266 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová, Fredrick Federley

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, charging renewable energy; infrastructure for electric vehicles, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technologies to enable alternatives such as sustainable mobility, including freight transport in urban areas, or building renovation, among others.

Or. en

AM\1205744EN.docx 149/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 267 Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable and sustainable clean energy, in emission reduction, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy renewable energy; efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technologies, so that all of them enable alternatives such as sustainable mobility or building renovation, among others;

Or. en

Amendment 268 Tomas Tobé, François-Xavier Bellamy, Sara Skyttedal, Pernille Weiss, Eva Maydell, Henna Virkkunen

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, including development renewable energy; of existing and planned nuclear power stations where applicable in accordance with the objectives of the Euratom Treaty and EU law, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Or. en

Justification

The provisions of Article 1 and Article 2(c) of the Euratom Treaty necessarily envisage the

PE652.409v01-00 150/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN development of nuclear power plants. Article 106a(3) of the Euratom Treaty makes it clear that the Euratom Treaty has the same standing as the TEU and the TFEU as far as the primary law of the Union is concerned.

Amendment 269 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard, Cornelia Ernst

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy; renewable energy; if the investment takes place as result of dismantling of existing fossil fuelled facilities, every jobs in these plants should be kept in new ones.

Or. en

Amendment 270 Miriam Dalli, Mohammed Chahim

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean, safe and sustainable emission reduction, energy efficiency and energy, in order to phase out fossil fuel renewable energy; based one, in decarbonising the transport sector, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Or. en

AM\1205744EN.docx 151/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 271 Carlos Zorrinho, Miriam Dalli, Nicolás González Casares, Patrizia Toia, Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas affordable clean renewable energy, in emission reduction, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction, renewable energy; including technologies that enable the integration of renewable energy, such as storage and green hydrogen and energy efficiency;

Or. en

Amendment 272 Dan Nica, Patrizia Toia, Ivo Hristov, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 273 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 274 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

(d) investments in the deployment of (d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for technology, infrastructures and services for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas an affordable, low-carbon, safe and emission reduction, energy efficiency and flexible energy system, in greenhouse gas renewable energy; emission reduction, energy efficiency and storage solutions;

Or. en

Amendment 275 Henna Virkkunen, Pernille Weiss, Sara Skyttedal, Tomas Tobé, Mauri Pekkarinen

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

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Amendment 276 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 277 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

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

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 278 Martina Dlabajová, Christophe Grudler, Nicola Beer, Dragoș Pîslaru, Iskra Mihaylova, Bart Groothuis, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Susana Solís Pérez

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of gas, provided that it is used as a bridging technology replacing coal, lignite, peat, oil shale and delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These investments should allow for the use of renewable gas at a later stage.

Or. en

Amendment 279 Pietro Fiocchi

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) in relation to investments in renewable energy, in particular measures aimed at the spread of small-scale plants on the territories, such as to develop private self-consumption, as well as to stimulate collective self-consumption and the establishment of energy communities;

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Amendment 280 Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Vasile Blaga, Gheorghe Falcă

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investment in deployment of technologies to replace technologies based on fossil fuel, except natural gas, with

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Amendment 281 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Gheorghe Falcă, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Edina Tóth, Massimiliano Salini, Vasile Blaga

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments related to the production, processing, transportation, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas, renewable gas and hydrogen;

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Amendment 282 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments in energy renovation of buildings, in line with the upcoming Renovation Wave, with a focus on upskilling and re-skilling workers in that field;

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Amendment 283 Sandra Pereira

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(da) investments to counter planned obsolescence and reverse the trend towards reducing the useful lifespan of goods and equipment;

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Amendment 284 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments in the renewal of existing energy infrastructures that currently guarantee a high low-carbon supply rate at national and European level;

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Amendment 285 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas and hydrogen;

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AM\1205744EN.docx 157/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Amendment 286 Robert Hajšel, Patrizia Toia, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Simona Bonafè, Carlos Zorrinho, Andris Ameriks, Miriam Dalli on behalf of the S&D Group

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments aimed at promoting modal shift in urban areas towards more sustainable mobility modes;

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Amendment 287 Miriam Dalli, Dan Nica, Nicolás González Casares, Mohammed Chahim

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) targeted energy efficiency measures to address energy poverty;

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Amendment 288 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Iskra Mihaylova, Martina Dlabajová, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

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(da) investments in district heating;

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PE652.409v01-00 158/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 289 Sandra Pereira

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(ba) investments in the modernisation, expansion and rationalisation of public transport networks and fleets, promoting rail services, lighter modes of transport and interoperability, focusing on metropolitan areas and urban centres, while also helping to improve connections with island and rural areas;

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Amendment 290 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(db) investments in mixed energy supply models based on the synergy of all low-carbon technologies- renewable, nuclear, CO2 capture and storage - in order to: reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, meet the rapidly growing demand for electricity in the coming years, achieve a deep decarbonisation of the electricity sector by 2050;

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Amendment 291 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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(db) investments in highly energy efficient renewables based district heating networks including studies for exploring of potential of renewables to replace fossil fuel-based district heating;

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Amendment 292 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Evžen Tošenovský, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(db) investments related to construction of nuclear plants as well as production, distribution and transmission of nuclear energy;

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Amendment 293 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Aldo Patriciello, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Tomas Tobé

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(db) cross-border electricity interconnection, with a view to achieving the target of 15 % by 2030;

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PE652.409v01-00 160/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 294 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Nicola Danti, Iskra Mihaylova, Martina Dlabajová, Mauri Pekkarinen

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(db) ensuring security of energy supply;

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Amendment 295 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)

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(dc) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructure for affordable clean and smart mobility contributing to greenhouse gas emission reduction and to the diversification of mobility solutions;

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Amendment 296 Sandra Pereira

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(dc) investment in projects with the

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Amendment 297 Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière

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(dc) promotion of industrial cooperation through the transmission of virtuous energy and industrial models between the European Union members to create the best conditions for future investment in countries preparing the transition;

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Amendment 298 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)

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(dc) investments in energy efficiency measures and renewable energy, including investments in all types of low- emission district heating;

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PE652.409v01-00 162/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 299 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d (new)

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(dd) investments contributing to reducing emissions in all transport modes;

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Amendment 300 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d e (new)

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(de) investments in sustainable multimodal urban mobility;

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Amendment 301 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d f (new)

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(df) investments in transport

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Amendment 302 Katalin Cseh, Klemen Grošelj, Christophe Grudler, Valerie Hayer, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nils Torvalds, Martin Hojsík, Nicola Danti, Susana Solís Pérez, Iskra Mihaylova, Mauri Pekkarinen, Martina Dlabajová

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

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(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity in particular investments facilitating the transition towards a circular economy and climate neutrality, including using digital technologies and data in agriculture, farming, forestry and food industries, in particular for the upgrade of broadband in rural and remote areas.

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Amendment 303 Jerzy Buzek, Christian Ehler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Eva Maydell, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Maria Spyraki, Adam Jarubas, Massimiliano Salini, Tomas Tobé

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

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(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity, including investments in very high capacity networks and 5G technology as well as smart energy solutions and related infrastructure and technologies;

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PE652.409v01-00 164/170 AM\1205744EN.docx EN Amendment 304 Robert Hajšel, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Adriana Maldonado López, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks, Patrizia Toia on behalf of the S&D Group

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

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(e) investments in digitalisation and (e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital connectivity, including equipment and appliance load controls, metering and communications technology that allow the development of demand response;

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Amendment 305 Dan Nica, Patrizia Toia, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár

Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)

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(ea) investments in activities related to medical products, equipment and devices;

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Justification

There is a clear case for relocation and reintegration of industrial processes inside the EU, especially the strategical ones as medical products and medical equipment, which should be actively favoured across the whole EU, including those affected by the transition. In this sense the new Just Transition Fund should allow in the scope of support also activities related to medical products and medical equipment.

Amendment 306 Sira Rego, Marisa Matias, Cornelia Ernst

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and deleted decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;

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Amendment 307 Henrike Hahn on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects; and repurposing projects, including the reconversion of coal mines to renewable energy generation, with the exception of preventive and remedial actions due under Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 and implementing national legislation, in accordance with the ''polluter pays'' principle pursuant to Article 45 of Commission Regulation (EU) No615/2014 and to national legislation on soil remediation;

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Justification

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) study discussed synergies between development of renewables and closures of mines. In particular, abandoned open-cast coal mines present very attractive possibilities for developing solar, wind and battery storage installations. The reconversion of former mine sites to renewable energy generation can contribute to energy security and provide economic value and jobs to post-mining communities. The development of such projects benefits from the existence of infrastructure and extensive land availability as well as trained personnel.

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration, decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination, environmental and repurposing projects; remediation, revitalization, access and renovation of former coal mine and power station as well as brownfield sites and facilities, land restoration and repurposing projects, including afforestation of post coal mine sites;

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Amendment 309 Robert Hajšel, Jens Geier, Łukasz Kohut, Dan Nica, Carlos Zorrinho, Mohammed Chahim, Tsvetelina Penkova, Andris Ameriks on behalf of the S&D Group

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration, related decontamination of sites, land restoration to revitalization, decontamination, access and repurposing projects; and renovation of former coal and other mines and power station as well as brownfield sites and facilities, land restoration and repurposing projects, including afforestation of post coal mine sites;

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Amendment 310 Beata Szydło on behalf of the ECR Group

AM\1205744EN.docx 167/170 PE652.409v01-00 EN Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jacek Saryusz- Wolski, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Elżbieta Kruk

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects; and repurposing projects, including infrastructure investments in post-mining areas increasing their adaptation to climate change;

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Amendment 311 Elena Kountoura

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Amendment 312 Miriam Dalli, Mohammed Chahim, Patrizia Toia

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Amendment 313 Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Patrizia Toia, Maria-Manuel Leitão- Marques

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

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Amendment 314 Sandra Pereira

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

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Amendment 315 Dan Nica, Patrizia Toia, Carlos Zorrinho, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Rovana Plumb, Mihai Tudose, Csaba Molnár, Tsvetelina Penkova

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

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(f) investments in regeneration and (f) investments in green decontamination of sites, land restoration infrastructure, regeneration and and repurposing projects; decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;

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