21.3.2019 A8-0094/187 Amendment 187 Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo, Eleonora Evi, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Rolandas Paksas on behalf of the EFDD Group Report A8-0094/2019 Andrea Cozzolino European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (COM(2018)0372 – C8-0227/2018 – 2018/0197(COD)) Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 a (new) Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (17 a) The national co-financing of the investments funded by the ERDF should be deemed exempt from deficit and debt calculations in order to improve the investment capacity of Member States. Or. en AM\P8_AMA(2019)0094(187-189)EN.docx PE635.495v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 21.3.2019 A8-0094/188 Amendment 188 Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo, Eleonora Evi, Fabio Massimo Castaldo on behalf of the EFDD Group Report A8-0094/2019 Andrea Cozzolino European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (COM(2018)0372 – C8-0227/2018 – 2018/0197(COD)) Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (h) investment related to production, (h) investment related to production, processing, distribution, storage or processing, transport, distribution, storage combustion of fossil fuels, with the or combustion of fossil fuels; exception of investment related to clean vehicles as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 ; _________________ 26 Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5). Or. en AM\P8_AMA(2019)0094(187-189)EN.docx PE635.495v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 21.3.2019 A8-0094/189 Amendment 189 Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo, Eleonora Evi, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Rolandas Paksas on behalf of the EFDD Group Report A8-0094/2019 Andrea Cozzolino European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund (COM(2018)0372 – C8-0227/2018 – 2018/0197(COD)) Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new) Text proposed by the Commission Amendment 4 a. The national co-financing of the investments funded by the ERDF shall be excluded from the assessment of Member States’ fiscal position under Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/9726a and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/9726b. _________________ 26a Council Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 of 7 July 1997 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p.1). 26b Council Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 of 7 July 1997 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (OJ L 209, 2.8.1997, p.6). Or. en AM\P8_AMA(2019)0094(187-189)EN.docx PE635.495v01-00 EN United in diversityEN.