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Committee on Regional Development

2020/0006(COD)

27.5.2020

AMENDMENTS257 - 598Draft reportManolis Kefalogiannis(PE648.609v01-00)

Establishing the Just Transition Fund

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

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Amendment 257Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationRecital 15

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

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges, the opportunities and needs of those territories, including the green, permanent and quality job creation potential required to achieve a socially just transition which leaves no one behind, and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040 and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

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Amendment 258Isabel García Muñoz, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana GonzálezProposal for a regulationRecital 15



(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories, such as unemployment levels and possible job losses, and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Similarly, territorial plans should reflect the particular challenges that the transition to climate neutrality will present for remote, island and geographically disadvantaged areas, and for areas with depopulation problems. 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.

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Amendment 259Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationRecital 15

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(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and dovetail with the overall coherence (at national, regional or local level) of projects requiring transition or reconversion. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

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Amendment 260Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationRecital 15


(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of

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facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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 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 JTF support.

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Amendment 261Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationRecital 15


(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities, as well as a detailed plan on investments in new infrastructure, whilst maintaining and expanding employment opportunities in the affected territories in order to avoid

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needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

social exclusion. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories, including in terms of infrastructure and job creation, and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality. 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.

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Amendment 262Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationRecital 15


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

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

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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.

synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes and pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism and, where relevant, the Modernisation Fund to address identified development needs. 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.

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Amendment 263Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationRecital 15


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

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving solid fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities while developing new job opportunities to avoid social exclusion in the affected territories. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 2 or 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal while at the same time safeguarding the employment levels. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The

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approved by the Commission. territorial just transition plans could 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 264Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationRecital 15



(15) The territorial just transition plans should, after a thorough consultation process with local authorities and representatives, identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to minimise the negative social impact while reaching a climate-neutral economy by 2050, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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 and monitored by the Commission.

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Amendment 265Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationRecital 15



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

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Amendment 266Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationRecital 15


(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most

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

negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities as well as plans to reskill workers and facilitate their transition to other types of employment , that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

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Amendment 267Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís PérezProposal for a regulationRecital 15


(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities or activities whose products are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality.

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regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. 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.

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Amendment 268Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationRecital 15


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

(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy by 2040, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 3 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the transition plans should

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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.

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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Amendment 269Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationRecital 15



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

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Amendment 270Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationRecital 15 a (new)


(15a) Additionally, according to the present planning, the managing authorities and Member States need to submit their territorial just transition plans by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation barrier and, as the adoption of these plans is a condition to release the funding, conditional pre-financing for technical assistance should be made available before their adoption in order to overcome this barrier, targeting a realistically progressive and inclusive transition according to the EU climate goals.

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Amendment 271Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationRecital 15 a (new)


(15a) The territorial just transition plans are to be submitted by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation challenge for managing authorities and for Member States, as the adoption of these plans is necessary to release the funding. In order to alleviate that challenge, conditional pre-financing for technical assistance should, therefore, be made available before the adoption of the plans.

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Amendment 272Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek,

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Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationRecital 15 a (new)


(15a) The JTF should encompass bottom-up strategies in the preparation and implementation of the territorial just transition plans, ensuring the active participation of relevant public authorities, economic and social partners, including trade unions and other relevant civil society stakeholders.

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Amendment 273Raffaele FittoProposal for a regulationRecital 15 a (new)


(15a) Territorial plans for a just transition should be submitted by the end of 2021 at the latest.

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Amendment 274Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationRecital 15 b (new)


(15b) It is essential to consider the disruptive effects of the pandemic on both the economy and the environment in order to adapt the timeline for a successful, inclusive and sustainable transition. Additionally, according to the present planning, the managing authorities and Member States need to submit their territorial just transition plans by the end of 2020. That poses an implementation barrier and, as the

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adoption of these plans is a condition to release the funding, conditional pre-financing for technical assistance should be made available before their adoption in order to overcome this barrier.

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(16) In order to enhance the result 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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Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 9.

Amendment 276Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationRecital 16



(16) In order to enhance the result 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 as well as for the targets established for the reduction of emissions with greenhouse effect.

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

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Amendment 278Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationRecital 16



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

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Amendment 279Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationRecital 16 a (new)


(16a) Special attention and support should be given to mountain areas and to rural, insular, remote and extremely remote areas. These areas are already facing even greater social and economic difficulties, including rural-to-urban

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migration and overall depopulation, fewer skills, little digital infrastructure and low connectivity, which further reduces their ability to address the challenges of the transition process. Those areas could also play an important role as regards their ability to attract investment in renewable energy, while safeguarding agricultural land.

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Amendment 280Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationRecital 16 a (new)


(16a) Since the European Semester process has an impact on the programming of the JTF, local and regional authorities should be effectively involved as key partners in the European Semester dialogue. This enhanced involvement of local and regional authorities in the European Semester should help them to better integrate the cohesion policy partnership and multilevel governance in the coordination of economic policies.

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(17) In order to supplement and amend 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

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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 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.

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(17) In order to supplement and amend 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 Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making15 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the

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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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(18) In order to set out an appropriate 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.

(18) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, delegated 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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(19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured

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territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. 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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This recital accuses all Member States, across the board, of incapability, while some have, on average, achieved a good outcome in the energy transition, unlike others who have been particularly non-compliant with regard to the agreed renewable energy targets under Europe 2020. To say that, for that reason, Member States (all of them) are unable to achieve effective results, serves only to justify the European decision to disregard the 'polluter pays' principle.

Amendment 285Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationRecital 19


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

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

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need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. 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,

need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. The JTF should prioritise activities that ensure high social and environmental standards, in particular through compliance with collective agreements and the promotion of worker participation. 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 286Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationRecital 19 a (new)


19a. Territorial plans should take into account the economic recovery which will need to take place following the COVID-19 crisis. The JTF must prioritise reconversion or transition to a climate-neutral economy as part of the plan to relaunch Europe's economies. The JTF should support the economic recovery of regions affected by the health crisis, on condition that they comply with climate neutrality objectives.

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Amendment 287Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationRecital 19 b (new)


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19b. In order better to take account of the damaging effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the JTF should support businesses which are struggling as a result of the crisis, enabling businesses which were viable in January 2020 to recover while complying with climate-neutrality objectives; it should also support the healthcare sector by helping struggling businesses which, while complying with climate-neutrality objectives, are contributing to keeping the national hospital system supplied and maintained.

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Amendment 288Christian DoleschalProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1


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

1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050. Support shall also be provided at least to all coal mining territories in the EU, where coal is still harvested and to territories where important structural changes take place after phasing out mining activities.

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Amendment 289Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1


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

1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to the economies, citizens and the environment of territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from

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of the Union by 2050. the gradual 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.

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Amendment 290Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards the Union’s and Member States’ commitment to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and the Union's climate-neutrality objective as defined under Regulation (EU) 2020/…[European Climate Law].

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Amendment 291Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide economic, individual and environmental support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards the Union's 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 292Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories, especially highly carbon-intensive regions depending on coal mining and power plants, facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 293Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



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

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Amendment 294Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1


1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition

1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition

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process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

process towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, ensuring that all Member States achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 295Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



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

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Amendment 296Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1



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

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Amendment 297Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 1


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1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories and production sectors towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050.

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Amendment 298Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 1 – paragraph 2


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

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

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Amendment 299Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1


In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’.

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions, municipalities and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’ by 2040 and ambitious EU targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030 consistent with Regulation (EU)

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[2020/…] [the new EU Climate Law]. Priority shall be given to activities that ensure high social and environmental standards, in particular through compliance with collective agreements and the promotion of worker participation.

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Amendment 300Simone SchmiedtbauerProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards attainment of the EU targets for greenhouse gas emission reduction for 2030 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050, and limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels’.

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Amendment 301Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



The JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective enshrined in the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation(EU) [new CPR] by ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental challenges and opportunities of a socially just transition towards a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-

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efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040'.

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Justification

It is deemed necessary to highlight what the main characteristics of a climate-neutral economy are, to bring clarity and common understanding. Therefore, the amendment modifying "Climate-neutral economy" into "fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2040", applies throughout the text and its approval would entail the modification of the entire text accordingly. Moreover, growing scientific evidence indicates that, in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the EU should strive for a climate neutral economy by 2040. The latter is achievable in a cost-effective thanks to a highly-energy efficient and 100% renewable based energy system.

Amendment 302Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘supporting actions targeted at a fair and successful energy transition towards a climate-neutral economy and enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of that transition .

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Justification

In the face of the significant challenges and needs of the energy transition and the limited financial resources planned within the EU budget for that, the specific objective of the JTF should not only be targeted at mitigation of the negative socio-economic effects of transition, but above all at the energy transformation itself.

Amendment 303Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Eider

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Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, employment, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy by 2050, including achievement of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target for 2030.

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Amendment 304Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 target for climate and a climate-neutral economy by 2050'.

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Amendment 305Tom BerendsenProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1


In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall

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contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’.

contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union’s 2030 target for climate set out in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050’.

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Amendment 306Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards the Union's objectives provided for in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a climate-neutral economy by 2050’.

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Justification

The wording should be clarified in order to fully reflect the objectives validated by the Union, i.e. climate neutrality by 2050 and the objectives retained in Regulation 2018/1999 which will be updated by the Climate Act in 2030.

Amendment 307Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1


In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the

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social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’.

social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy and of the COVID-19 crisis’.

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Amendment 308Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’ in line with the goals of the Paris agreement.

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In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions, economic operators and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy’.

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Amendment 310

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Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy by 2050’.

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Amendment 311Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1



In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate-neutral economy by 2040’.

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Amendment 312Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)


Access to financial allocation under the JTF is conditional on Member States' commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 313Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1


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

1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States by focusing on the social and economic impact of the transition in the most affected regions. Access to the JTF shall be conditional on the adoption of a national objective towards the achievement of the European Union objective of climate neutrality by 2050, as well as the intermediate targets for 2030.

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Amendment 314Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1



1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. Funds should prioritise highly carbon-intensive regions, notably those heavily reliant on coal-mining (and coal power plants) and with a GDP per capita below the EU average, but also those isolated from continental Europe, such as islands or outermost regions.

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Funds should prioritise highly carbon-intensive regions, notably those heavily reliant on coal-mining (and coal power plants) and with a GDP per capita below the EU average, but also those isolated from continental Europe, such as islands or outermost regions (as of Art. 349 of TFEU) which are often highly dependent on imported oil for electricity generation. It is in all the aforementioned regions where citizens are faced with the biggest challenges. The

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number of jobs in coal mining, energy use and in carbon intensive industries should be key eligibility criteria. The table with the national allocations circulated by the European Commission shows that the suggested methodology could end up prioritising areas that may need less external financing compared to those who need it the most.

Amendment 315Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís PérezProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1



1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States. The JTF shall prioritise regions heavily dependant on fossil fuel, with greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities or with industrial activities whose products are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality.

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Amendment 316Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, César Luena, Javi López, Ibán García Del Blanco, Clara Aguilera, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1



1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States that have supported the 2050 climate neutrality target, are demonstrating commitment through their national energy and climate plans and require financial assistance to achieve a resilient and climate-neutral economy by 2050.

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Amendment 317Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1

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1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States, in full consistency with the EU objective of achieving a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040.

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Amendment 318Raffaele FittoProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1



1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth in areas affected by the transition of industrial facilities, energy production plants and fossil fuel extraction to a climate-neutral economy in all Member States.

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Amendment 319Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1



1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States, with particular attention given to Member States relying on fossil fuels.

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Amendment 320Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 1

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1. The JTF shall support Just Transition to climate neutrality by 2040 for all under the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States.

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1. The JTF shall support territories as mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article 1 from all Member States.

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Amendment 322Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 18.75 billion in 2018 prices. The amount of the JTF may be increased for the period 2021-2027 when deemed appropriate, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, by the budgetary authority under the annual budgetary procedure. In addition, the financial envelope for the JTF may be increased by additional contributions from Member States, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act, constituting external assigned revenue in addition to the cases listed in point (a) of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

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Justification

This provision deletes the mandatory contributions from ERDF and ESF+. It allows MS, on a voluntary basis, to use part of their ERDF and ESF+ national envelopes to contribute to the JTF up to 60% of the amount of support from the JTF. If all MS were to fully use this provision and with a global JTF allocation of 18,75bn, 30bn could be mobilised under this Regulation. This is in line with the EC proposal where MS are allowed to transfer more than 1.5 times the amount of support from the JTF but not exceed 3 times this amount. If all MS were to fully use this provision and with a global JTF allocation of 7.5bn, 30bn could be mobilised under this Regulation. This amendment should be read in conjunction with the amendment on Articles 3(2) and 6(2).

Amendment 323Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Irène TolleretProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 20 billion in 2018 prices and shall not result from the transfer of resources from other EU funds covered by EU Regulation.../…[new CPR]. They 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.

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Amendment 324Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be an additional amount of EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices.

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the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.

This 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. No mandatory transfer from allocations of the other Funds covered by Regulation (EU) …/… [new CPR] shall be foreseen.

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Amendment 325Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices ("principal amount"), and shall not be transferred from the allocations of the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR]. The 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.

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Justification

It is paramount that the JTF is endowed with a proper budget that has to be additional to the 'traditional' Cohesion policy envelope and has to take into due consideration the cross-sectoral dimension of the challenges and opportunities provided by the transition.

Amendment 326Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


The resources for the JTF under the The resources for the JTF under the

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Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 17.88 billion in 2018 prices ("principal amount") and shall not be transferred from the allocations of the Funds covered by the Regulation (EU)…/…[new CPR]. The 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.

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Amendment 327Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR [X] billion in 2018 prices.

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Justification

The amount is related to the MFF decision-making process. It is therefore more appropriate to leave a general reference to a budget allocation, in square brackets.

Amendment 328Álvaro AmaroProposal for a regulationArticle 3.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


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period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 22.5 billion in 2018 prices ('principal amount'), and shall not be transferred from the allocations of the funds covered by Regulation .../... [new CPR]. The 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.

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Amendment 329Franc BogovičProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.( billion in 2018 prices ('principal amount'), and shall not be transferred from the allocations of the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR]. The 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.

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Justification

The means of the other cohesion funds should not be jeopardised on account of the JTF.

Amendment 330Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal

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available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 24.375 billion in 2018 prices, which 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. These resources should not be cut nor transferred from the funds covered by Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR].

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Amendment 331Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 18.75 billion in 2018 prices, which 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. The funding of the JTF shall not be to the detriment of resources allocated to the other MFF funds.

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Amendment 332Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1


The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion

The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be at least EUR 20

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in 2018 prices, which 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.

billion in 2018 prices and shall not be transferred from allocations of other existing funds. This 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.

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Justification

The Just Transition Fund should be fuelled with EU “fresh money” and provide more substantial financial support, substantially higher than EUR 7,5 billion. The proposed transferring mechanism based on matching the funds obtained from the JTF with Members State’s resources (own resources or cohesion envelope) should become optional (instead of mandatory) to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources. This is to avoid that resources that are already committed for other essential projects are reallocated to JTF activities, creating unintended consequences.

Amendment 333Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo HristovProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



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

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Amendment 334Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1




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Amendment 335Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 20 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

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Amendment 336Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1



The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 30 billion in 2018 prices, which 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.

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Amendment 337Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej Knotek

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3


0.35% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.

A minimum share of 0.35% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission, with the possibility of this share being increased upon the request of a Member State, based on the specifics of the territorial just transition plan.

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0.35% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.

0.20% of the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall be allocated to technical assistance, including preliminary planning, at the initiative of the Commission.

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Amendment 339Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 3


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

3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 10 setting out the annual breakdown of resources, including any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, by Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

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Amendment 340Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 3



3. The Commission shall adopt a decision by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 10 setting out the annual breakdown of resources, including any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, by Member State in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.

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Amendment 341Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 3



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

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Justification

The European Parliament should be granted full democratic control regarding the annual breakdown of resources.

Amendment 342Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)


Access to the JTF should be conditional to the acceptance of an ambitious Long-

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Term Strategy consistent with an EU-wide objective of climate neutrality by 2050, in accordance with Regulation (EU) [2020/…] [the new EU Climate Law] and intermediate national targets for 2030.

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Amendment 343Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 4


4. By way of derogation from Article [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+.

4. By way of derogation from Article [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+ or any other fund allocation programmes provided for by the European Union.

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4. By way of derogation from Article [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+.

4. By way of derogation from Article [21(1)] 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 345Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

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These additional resources shall preferably be allocated to territories with an above-average performance towards reaching the Union’s climate targets. The Member State’s contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Union, taking April 2020 as baseline, shall be taken into account for the distribution of the additional resources.

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Amendment 346Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 1


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


In addition, investment under the JTF shall be eligible only if it complies with the EU's climate and environment objectives, the 'do no harm' principle, and the EU taxonomy for sustainable financing. Activities which would hinder the development and deployment of low-carbon alternatives and result in a freezing of assets which, in view of their lifespan, are incompatible with or which dilute the long-term environment and climate objectives will not be eligible.

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Amendment 347Hannes HeideProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 1


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1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7 or are approved by the Commission under the emergency application mechanism in line with Article 7a.

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Amendment 348Erik Bergkvist, Eero HeinäluomaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 1



1. Only Member States that are committed to achieving the EU 2050 climate neutrality target and adhere to the fundamental values of the Union may benefit from the JTF. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.

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

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Amendment 350Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)


1a. The JTF shall give priority to financing activities aimed at supporting the diversification and modernisation of local economies and the safeguarding and deployment of local jobs.

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Amendment 351Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)


1a. The JTF resources shall be additional and shall not replace activities supported under the ERDF, ESF+, or other EU programmes.

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Amendment 352Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part


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

In accordance with paragraph 1 and with the environmental objectives of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy as laid out in the Regulation (EU) 2020/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of… on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, the JTF shall exclusively support the following activities:

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Justification

The EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy provides a reference framework for assessing whether investments are environmentally sustainable and as such should be applied as a standard to any investment under the Just Transition Fund, without prejudice to the investments that are excluded from the scope of the Regulation in Article 5. On April 15th, 2020, the Council has adopted its position at first reading. The regulation now needs to be adopted by the European Parliament at second reading before it can be published in the Official Journal and enter into force.

Amendment 353Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part



In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following activities. No activity shall substantially harm the environmental objectives of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy:

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Amendment 354Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part



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

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Amendment 355Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part


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

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Amendment 356Franc BogovičProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part




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Amendment 357Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part




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Amendment 358Raffaele FittoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part




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Amendment 359Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulation

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Amendment 360Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part




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Justification

‘Exclusively’ is too rigid, there may be some peculiarities of some areas where specific actions are needed and justified by the transition plan approved by the Commission.

Amendment 361Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a


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

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Justification

Given the limited size of this fund and the major investments needed to transform the EU economy into a carbon-neutral economy, the number of investment priorities to be targeted by the JTF should be strictly limited to social support and land restoration as initially envisaged by the European Parliament. The JTF is not the appropriate tool to finance economic revitalisation operations, which are already supported by other EU financial tools and instruments (EIM, ERDF, Invest EU etc.).

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Amendment 362Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion, as well as contributing to new job creation;

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Amendment 363Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) productive investments and working capital in SMEs, and in enterprises other than SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion;

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Amendment 364Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, and in enterprises other than SMEs leading to economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion;

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Amendment 365Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) productive and full environmentally sustainable investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to the creation of green, permanent and quality jobs, economic diversification and reconversion;

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Amendment 366André RougéProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion, particularly with the aim of promoting local production;

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Justification

Amendment aimed at promoting local production, which will enable, in particular, the specific objective mentioned in Article 2 to be achieved.

Amendment 367Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



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

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Amendment 368Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



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

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Amendment 369Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a




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Amendment 370Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina PenkovaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a




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Amendment 371Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a


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(a) productive investments in micro-enterprises and SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

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Amendment 372Tamás DeutschProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



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

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Amendment 373Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



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

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Amendment 374Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) Productive investments including start-ups and SMEs, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

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Justification

The wording about the possibility for projects put forward by enterprises bigger than SMEs to be considered under the JTF does not provide clear signals for the right investments to be made in the needed areas. Large enterprises are the biggest employers in transforming sectors of the economy and all companies should have the possibility to contribute to the just transition.

Amendment 375Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a



(a) investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to economic diversification and reconversion;

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Amendment 376Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)


(aa) investments in public and social infrastructure and services of general interest, including targeted measures to address energy poverty;

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Amendment 377Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)


(aa) communities based on the quadruple axis of innovation: government, enterprises, tertiary education and research centres;

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Amendment 378Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)


(ab) investments in renewable energy, greening and green infrastructure construction, and the maintenance and development of related technologies;

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Amendment 379Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b


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

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Amendment 380Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Juan Fernando López AguilarProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



(b) investments in the creation of new firms and the expansion of existing ones, leading to the creation of quality jobs focusing on smart specialisation

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strategies such as innovation, more efficient and sustainable of air and sea connectivity, moves towards sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism, support for SMEs, reskilling, promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, business incubators, etc.

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Amendment 381Vlad-Marius BotoşProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



(b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business incubators, established and managed by economic operators, NGOs and specialised universities, and consulting services;

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Amendment 382Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



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

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Amendment 383Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b


(b) investments in the creation of new (b) investments in the creation of new

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firms, including through business incubators and consulting services;

firms relevant for the transition to sustainable development, including through business incubators and consulting services;

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Amendment 384Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



(b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business incubators and consulting services, in carbon-free sectors leading to economic diversification;

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Amendment 385Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



(b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business incubators and consulting services, leading to job creation, economic diversification and reconversion;

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Amendment 386Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b


(b) investments in the creation of new firms, including through business

(b) investments in the creation of new firms in the green and circular economy

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incubators and consulting services; sectors, including through business incubators and consulting services;

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Amendment 387Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



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

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Amendment 388Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



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

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Amendment 389Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b



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

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Amendment 390Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

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

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Amendment 391Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



(c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of, and greater ease of access to, advanced technologies;

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Amendment 392Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Mario Furore, Tiziana Beghin, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



(c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies, provided that they do not rely on, or involve, fossil fuels;

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Amendment 393

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Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



(c) investments in research and innovation activities, including at universities and public research institutions, and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies;

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Amendment 394Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



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

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Amendment 395Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Francisco José Millán MonProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



(c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced technologies in the public or private sector;

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Amendment 396Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c

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

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Amendment 397Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís PérezProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c



(c) investments in research and innovation activities and fostering the transfer of advanced and market-ready technologies;

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Amendment 398Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș PîslaruProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)


(ca) social impact investments which foster the development of businesses that can have a positive social impact in their immediate area, providing alternative income sources to citizens affected by the transition to a greener economy;

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Amendment 399Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)


(ca) investments in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure construction and maintenance and

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development of related technologies;

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Amendment 400Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d


(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean and sustainable energy, in reducing dependency on carbon-intensive energy and energy poverty, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including investments in sustainable transport and infrastructure, inter alia fostering electrification and the use of biofuels in order to phasing out fossil fuels, ensuring energy efficiency and renewable energy;

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Amendment 401Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and road and railway infrastructures, where lacking, water infrastructure, if it is antiquated, inefficient or insufficient to ensure that water is not wasted, for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including the deployment of environmentally-friendly means of transportation, in energy efficiency and renewable energy;

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Amendment 402Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable, renewable and sustainable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including targeted energy efficiency retrofit measures to address energy poverty;

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Amendment 403Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable and sustainable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technology, to facilitate alternative solutions such as sustainable mobility or building renovation, for example;

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Amendment 404Josianne CutajarProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including investments in sustainable mobility and the

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decarbonisation of the transport sector, energy efficiency and/or renewable energy;

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Amendment 405Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, including the deployment of environmentally friendly means of transportation, the development of heating and cooling systems and energy efficiency;

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Amendment 406Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including the use of heat from technological processes in exchange for a limitation of the heat supplied from plants generating CO2 emissions;

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Justification

We would like to emphasise the need for the possibility of financing investments from the JTF in relation to the issue of energy origin, including processes using heat from technological processes in exchange for the limitation of the heat supplied from plants generating CO2 emissions. The effect of this action would result in a significant reduction of CO2 emissions

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and energy consumption from the network.

Amendment 407Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including SMEs and the households of the people directly affected by the transition;

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Amendment 408Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable renewable energy, substantial greenhouse gas emission reduction, and resource and energy efficiency;

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Amendment 409Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency, sustainable renewable energy and the reduction of energy poverty;

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Amendment 410Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, renewable energy and energy efficiency, including energy efficiency in buildings;

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(d) Investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction (including accelerating the transition towards zero-emission mobility), storage solutions, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

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Justification

Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business-as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners as well as investment in renewables, circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic transformation.

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Amendment 412Susana Solís Pérez, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including storage technologies or building renovation, among others.

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Amendment 413Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, when those investments lead to job creation or job maintenance;

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(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including investments in district heating;

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Amendment 415Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency - including nuclear energy - and renewable energy;

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Amendment 416Simone SchmiedtbauerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d



(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean, safe and sustainable energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy;

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Amendment 417Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Asger ChristensenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(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, or oil shale, and demonstrates it delivers significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

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These investments should allow for the use of renewable gas at a later stage.

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Amendment 418Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) investment in the deployment of technologies to replace technologies based on fossil fuel, except natural gas, with technologies using alternative fuels including natural gas;

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Amendment 419Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) investments to reduce energy poverty and air pollution, notably through investments in district heating and eliminating individual heating solutions based on coal;

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Amendment 420Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


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

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Justification

In the medium term, for the transition to a climate-neutral economy, natural gas is essential.

Amendment 421Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) targeted energy efficiency measures and schemes, including building renovations, also in view of tackling energy poverty;

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Amendment 422Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) investments in sustainable local mobility, including decarbonisation of the local transport sector;

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Amendment 423Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) e-mobility and related green infrastructure;

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Amendment 424Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)

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(db) in relation to investments in renewable energy, in particular measures aiming at the local deployment of small installations, such as to develop private self-consumption, and capable of boosting collective self-consumption and the establishment of energy communities;

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Amendment 425Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)


(db) targeted measures for the active participation of citizens in the energy system as renewable energy communities, citizens' communities, collective or individual self-consumers and active customers, also in view of tackling energy poverty;

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Justification

Citizens’ engagement in the energy system is key for ensuring a rapid and cost-efficient energy transition, while also providing direct benefits to end-users and communities, thus helping the transition to be just for all. In fact, citizens' participation in the energy system helps to reach a highly energy efficient and fully renewable based system, and brings many co-benefits such as: helping fighting energy poverty, reducing energy consumption and energy bills; stimulating local economy and jobs creation, increasing community acceptance of the transition, and related social benefits.

Amendment 426Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)


(db) clean transport infrastructures and smart solutions in transportation and

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freight logistics;

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Amendment 427Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)


(db) investment in district heatings;

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Amendment 428Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d c (new)


(dc) ensuring the security of energy supply;

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Amendment 429Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Asger Christensen, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d d (new)


(dd) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures including charging infrastructures for electric vehicles to enable affordable, clean, smart and sustainable mobility contributing to greenhouse gas emission reduction and to the diversification of mobility solutions;

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Amendment 430Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

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(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity;

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Amendment 431Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, including new high-speed networks such as fiber-optic cables to individual households in insular, remote and sparsely populated areas in order to enable teleworking and reduce emissions;

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Amendment 432Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity including equipment and appliance load monitoring, and communications research and technology, facilitating the development of demand-side response and precision

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agriculture;

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Amendment 433Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation, digital connectivity and the deployment of broadband and fibre optics in the outermost regions or rural areas;

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Amendment 434Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation, digital connectivity, future-oriented infrastructure and digital innovation;

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Amendment 435Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity linked directly to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050;

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Amendment 436Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

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(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, in particular for the roll-out of broadband in rural, insular and remote areas;

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Amendment 437Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) Investments in renewables, smart electricity solutions and related infrastructure, the circular economy, and environmental remediation;

Or. en

Justification

Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business-as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners as well as investment in renewables, the circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic transformation

Amendment 438Franc BogovičProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity; digital and precision farming and the smart villages project;

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Amendment 439Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e



(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, in particular those targeting rural and remote areas;

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Amendment 440Yana Toom, Viktor UspaskichProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investments in social and health care infrastructure and enhancing the equal and timely access to quality, sustainable and affordable social and health care services;

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Amendment 441Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investments in social infrastructures, leading to job creation and economic diversification;

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Amendment 442Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian GhineaProposal for a regulation

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Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f


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

(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites and brown fields, land restoration and repurposing projects elaborated and implemented by environmental NGOs or specialised companies, including investments in preparation of their support and background documentation and analysis;

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Amendment 443Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, while ensuring appropriate respect for the polluter pays principle;

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Amendment 444Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites and brown fields, land restoration and repurposing projects, including investments in preparation of their support and background documentation and analysis;

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Amendment 445Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulation

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(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects complementary to, and consistent with, the polluter pays principle;

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Amendment 446André RougéProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration, water supply, modernisation of water treatment and purification systems and land repurposing projects;

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Justification

Amendment aimed at focusing on modernising drinking water networks and solving water supply problems.

Amendment 447Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



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

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Amendment 448Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulation

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(f) investments in regeneration, renovation and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, including in the area of nuclear recycling;

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Amendment 449Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, whenever the 'polluter pays' principle cannot be applied;

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Amendment 450Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, where the polluter pays principle could not be applied;

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Justification

The eligibility of investments in soil rehabilitation and site decontamination should not replace the application of the "polluter pays" principle. The JTF support should only intervene when the application of the “polluter pays” principle is no longer possible or not possible.

Amendment 451

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André RougéProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, combating the spread of harmful algal blooms, and land restoration and repurposing projects;

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Justification

Every effort must be made to fight the spread of harmful algal blooms such as sargassum seaweed, which cause serious environmental damage.

Amendment 452Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, while ensuring full respect for the “polluter pays” principle;

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(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, subsoil, soil, freshwater courses and shores, and land restoration and repurposing projects;

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Justification

Every effort must be made to decontaminate the soil in Guadeloupe and Martinique, which is polluted with chlordecone.

Amendment 454Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects in accordance with the polluter pays principle;

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(f) investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects, and large-scale disinsectisation projects;

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Justification

Amendment aimed at mobilising every means available to combat outbreaks of dengue fever.

Amendment 456Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f



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

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Amendment 457Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)


(fa) restoration of degraded ecosystems and nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation projects, ensuring the respect of the 'polluter pays' principle;

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Amendment 458Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g


(g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling;

(g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, the efficient and responsible use of resources, reuse, repair and recycling;

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Amendment 459Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g



(g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling, including reuse of buildings and spaces;

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Amendment 460Niklas Nienaß

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g



(g) investments in enhancing the circular economy through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling;

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Amendment 461Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in environmental transformation in sectors that are economically relevant to regions in transition, such as tourism or agriculture;

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Amendment 462Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in projects to fight the energy poverty of households, and promote energy efficiency and a climate-neutral approach in the most affected regions;

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Amendment 463Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulation

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Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in projects for fighting energy poverty and supporting the production of energy from waste;

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Amendment 464Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


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

Or. en

Justification

In order to speed up the transformation and reduce CO2 emissions, a very rapid development of RES and the transformation of the energy sector towards sources based on the combustion of natural gas is necessary during a transitional period. We suggest to extend the scope of JTF support by the inclusion of investments in natural gas infrastructure. Without these investments, many Member States and EU regions will not be able to make progress in the transformation process (for example, Poland's gasification rate is only 58%, and the country does not use nuclear energy like many other Member States do).

Amendment 465Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investment in transport infrastructure, facilitating economic development and job creation;

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Amendment 466Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Martina Michels

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in promoting industrial heritage, including forms of sustainable tourism;

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Amendment 467Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in the creation of biodiversity hubs, also benefiting sustainable tourism;

Or. en

Amendment 468Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)


(ga) investments in social innovations;

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Amendment 469Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


(gb) investments in culture, education and community building, including valorisation of tangible and intangible mining heritage and community hubs;

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Amendment 470Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


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

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Justification

The modernisation of district heating networks could be supported with a view to improving energy efficiency of efficient district heating systems, as defined in Directive 2012/27/EU, pursuant to objectives laid down in the National Energy and Climate Plans.

Amendment 471Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


(gb) conversion and adaptation of existing natural gas pipelines for the transport of hydrogen;

Or. it

Amendment 472Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


(gb) the creation and development of social services of general interest;

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Amendment 473

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Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


(gb) investment in transport decarbonisation;

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Amendment 474Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g b (new)


(gb) green infrastructure;

Or. es

Amendment 475Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g c (new)


(gc) investments in social infrastructure, inclusive and quality services and social innovation;

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Amendment 476Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g c (new)


(gc) investments in the construction of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 477Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g d (new)


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

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Amendment 478Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g e (new)


(ge) investments in sustainable multimodal urban mobility;

Or. en

Amendment 479Susana Solís Pérez, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h


(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers;

(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and job seekers employed or formerly employed in fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition process, including sheltered workshops and supported employment;

Or. en

Amendment 480Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h


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(h) upskilling, reskilling and training of workers and jobseekers and former employees employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process;

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Amendment 481Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers, including counselling and support services for workers in change processes in the framework of social partner activities;

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Amendment 482Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers, job seekers and former employees previously employed in fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges related to the transition process;

Or. en

Justification

Upskilling and reskilling should not only concern "workers" but also jobseekers previously employed in one of the areas mostly affected by the transition.

Amendment 483Vlad-Marius BotoşProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

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(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers through European certified skills classes that include both theoretical and practical modules;

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Amendment 484Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Jonás Fernández, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers, the self-employed and the most vulnerable;

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Amendment 485Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers aligned with the needs of the regional labour market;

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Amendment 486Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers, in line with the corresponding territorial needs;

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Amendment 487Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers, including retraining;

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Amendment 488Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and educational measures;

Or. en

Amendment 489Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers;

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Amendment 490Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers;

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Amendment 491Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling, training and reskilling of workers;

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Amendment 492Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h



(h) upskilling and reskilling of the labour force;

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Amendment 493Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)


(ha) development of the social infrastructure needed to support reintegration into employment through social inclusion, education and training, and active ageing programmes;

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Amendment 494Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)


(ha) income support for unemployed workers undergoing training;

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Amendment 495Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)


(hb) counselling and support services for workers, in change processes in the framework of social partner activities;

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Amendment 496Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)


(hb) the proper protection of key workers in crisis-affected economic sectors;

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Amendment 497Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers, in particular those previously employed in the fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges in connection with

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the transition process, including through geographical mobility support;

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Justification

In order to avoid overlapping with the scope of the ESF+, it should be made clear that assistance to job-seekers is aimed at people working in sectors affected by the transition or who have lost their jobs following the closure of a site as a result of the transition.

Amendment 498Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers previously employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process, including support for geographical mobility;

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Amendment 499Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance and life-long learning opportunities for jobseekers;

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Amendment 500Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) counselling, support services and job-search assistance for jobseekers;

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Amendment 501Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search assistance to jobseekers and active aging support;

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Amendment 502Álvaro AmaroProposal for a regulationArticle 4.º – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i


(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; (i) job-search and start-up assistance;

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Amendment 503Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j


(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers previously employed in areas of activity facing serious socioeconomic challenges linked to the transition process, including accompanying measures and actions aimed at overcoming tangential obstacles such as mobility, social and medical-social problems; particular attention must be paid to women;

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Amendment 504Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

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(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, in particular those previously employed in the fields of activity facing serious socio-economic challenges in connection with the transition process, including through direct income support;

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Justification

Given the extremely difficult post-covid socio-economic context in which the JTF will be implemented, support to social inclusion should also include direct income support for jobseekers in the regions concerned.

Amendment 505Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j


(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, particularly women and vulnerable groups;

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Amendment 506Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j


(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers and programmes for reintegration into new domains of employment;

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Amendment 507Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j


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(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion of jobseekers, with a particular emphasis on women and persons with disabilities;

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Amendment 508Yana Toom, Viktor UspaskichProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j


(j) active inclusion of jobseekers; (j) active inclusion and socioeconomic integration of people and communities;

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Amendment 509Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina PenkovaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local, regional and national authorities for the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with local or regional development strategies and contribute to the transition towards a carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050;

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Justification

Upskilling and reskilling should not be restricted to workers, but should also include training unemployed people, job-seekers, etc. for jobs in the green economy. Ensuring greater flexibility in the choice of supported project, if the local and regional authorities in the territory concerned, the Member States and the European Commission agree.

Amendment 510Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) any other specific activities contributing to the JTF single specific objective, included in the territorial just transition plans, agreed between a Member State and the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, and approved by the European Commission;

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In the rapidly changing world, and in view of technological progress, there is a need to allow some flexibility to the scope of JTF support. This margin of flexibility will be limited anyway, as it will need to be approved by the Commission in transition plans.

Amendment 511Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) innovative infrastructure projects leading directly to regional growth and enhancing economic diversification, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality;

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Amendment 512Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) income support measures for jobseekers, as well as for workers in transition between work, training and self-employment;

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Amendment 513Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) measures and initiatives for community building, local development, social services and citizens' participation.

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Amendment 514Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) investments from local and regional governments contributing to the transition towards climate-neutral territories;

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Amendment 515Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) investments to avoid and reverse the depopulation of transition-affected regions and of rural areas;

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Amendment 516Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j a (new)


(ja) social inclusion;

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Amendment 517Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j b (new)


(jb) income support measures for pre-retirement of workers in order to maintain occupational levels, also by hiring new workers to replace those workers who benefit from such income support;

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Amendment 518Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j b (new)


(jb) promotion of gender equality, equal opportunities and women’s labour market participation and entrepreneurship;

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Amendment 519Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k


(k) technical assistance. (k) technical assistance, including preliminary planning.

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Amendment 520Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Jonás Fernández, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)


(ka) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local and regional bodies in the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with local development strategies and facilitate the transition towards a carbon-neutral EU economy by 2050;

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Amendment 521Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)


(ka) any other specific activities, as agreed between the relevant local and regional authorities for the territory concerned, the Member State and the European Commission, that are in line with regional development strategies and contribute to the transition towards EU climate neutrality by 2050.

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Amendment 522Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș PîslaruProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)


(ka) integrated social support for affected workers and their families, in order to prevent social shocks and other negative consequences related to loss of jobs and to help them successfully overcome the transition period.

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Amendment 523Katalin CsehProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)


(ka) activities that support regions’ capacity to collect and harmonise labour data in order to map what skills are needed and where workers could find alternative jobs.

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Amendment 524Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k a (new)


(ka) leveraging of existing renewable energy assets.

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Amendment 525Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point k b (new)


(kb) education measures, including programmes to prevent the school drop-out of children from affected families, and investments in vocational training and tertiary education, in order to prepare young people for the new socio-economic context of affected territories.

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Amendment 526Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís PérezProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

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Furthermore, investments should also enable the financing of costs of expertise and analysis to help to achieve the goals of a successful transformation in already existing or well-established companies under points c) to g).

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Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU and in compliance with Union state aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that:

(i) such investments comply with criteria set out in [Articles] of Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation];

(ii) such enterprises provide company-wide emission targets and a binding plan to become climate-neutral by 2040, and provide all relevant information to reliably determine the alignment of their activities with the objective of reducing carbon emissions in compliance with the national phase-out timeline and with the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

(iii) such investments are subject to a sustainability screening to determine if they have any detrimental environmental, climate or social impacts. For that purpose, the enterprises shall provide reliable and publicly accessible

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information;

(iv) such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 528Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène TolleretProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2



Productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs may be supported, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2), are compliant with social targets related to job creation, gender equality and equal pay and environmental targets, and do not result from relocation in accordance with Article 60 of the Regulation…/…[new CPR]. Such investments shall be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 529Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2


Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance

Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance

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with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and where they facilitate transition to a climate-neutral economy without relocation, in line with Article 60 of Regulation No .../... [CPR]..

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Amendment 530Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2



Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan, create or protect a significant number of decent jobs, and do not lead to or result from relocation.

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Amendment 531Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Constanze Krehl, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Tsvetelina Penkova, Isabel García Muñoz, Rovana PlumbProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

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Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a)and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2) and that they are necessary to create new jobs or maintain existing jobs. Such investments shall only be eligible where they contribute for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Additionally, the JTF may support, in areas designated as assisted areas in accordance with points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) of the TFEU, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2) and that are carried out in a way to ensure full environmental sustainability and prevent negative employment repercussions. Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 533Christian DoleschalProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

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Additionally, the JTF may support, in the respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point(h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Additionally, the JTF may support, in the respective territories, productive investments in enterprises other than micro-enterprises and SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 535Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2


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Additionally, the JTF may support, in territories as defined in Article 1 paragraph 1, productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs, provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (h) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 536Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2



Supported activities should always be considered using the following criteria:

- contribution of activities to the creation of new jobs;

- contribution to a CO2 emissions decrease;

- contribution to the security of supply (e.g. if needed to substitute phased-out electricity generation capacities);

- contribution to the circular economy, air quality, site restoration, and the upskilling and reskilling of workers.

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Justification

Amendment linked to the amendments suggested to Article 4(2). Supported activities under Article 4 of the draft JTF regulation must bring added value in comparison to the business-as-usual scenario. Beyond addressing the social impact on transitioning communities, it must support projects that offer economic opportunities. Crucially, it should finance re-skilling programmes for coal miners, as well as investment in renewables, the circular economy, environmental remediation, smart electricity solutions and enabling technologies and infrastructure. This would help address the economic and social impacts of the transition by creating job opportunities within the power sector. The current structure of the proposal does not seem to focus enough on the energy aspects of the transition. The mechanism should be as such that if, for instance, a coal power plant is closed down, the energy activity is still kept in the region. This applies above all in regions where a risk for the security of supply is identified, which could jeopardise their economic transformation. Moreover, the wording on the possibility for projects put forward by enterprises bigger than SMEs to be considered under the JTF does not provide clear signals for the right investments to be made in the needed areas. Large enterprises are the biggest employers in transforming sectors of the economy and all companies should have the possibility to contribute to the just transition.

Amendment 537Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)


Resources from the JTF shall not be used to compensate enterprises for foregone profits because of the phasing-out of their activity, nor to reimburse an enterprise’s expenses due to its corporate liabilities.

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as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Amendment 539Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3


The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such

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investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan.

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Justification

The use of funds under the JTF is aimed at accelerating the reconversion of fossil fuel dependent activities towards fully environmentally sustainable activities, in line with the aim of achieving a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy by 2040. GHG reduction technologies in ETS sectors can instead be financed via a multitude of other EU funds with many more resources, for instance: the EU innovation Fund, InvestEU, the EU Modernisation Fund etc.

Amendment 541Martina Michels, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3



The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan and do not increase or maintain dependency on fossil fuels, nor lead to the unsustainable use of biomass or any use of food crops for energy generation purposes. All such investments shall be additional and other investment avenues should first be sought.

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Amendment 542Tom BerendsenProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

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The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan, where they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050, and where they do not lead to relocation as required under Article [60] of Regulation (EU) [New CPR].

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Amendment 543Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3



The JTF may also support investments to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council provided that such investments have been approved as part of the territorial just transition plan based on the information required under point (i) of Article 7(2). Such investments shall only be eligible where they are necessary for the implementation of the territorial just transition plan, are sustainable and are not made in energy projects relying on fossil fuels which are not in line with climate action targets;

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Amendment 544

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Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)


The activities referred to in points (a) to (gb) shall be eligible only if they are considered environmentally sustainable in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation.../... [Taxonomy Regulation].

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Amendment 545Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a


(a) the decommissioning or the construction of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 546Ondřej KnotekProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a



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Amendment 547Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino PiculaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a



(a) the decommissioning, the construction, or any other kind of

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investment in nuclear power stations, as well as the management or storage of nuclear waste;

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Amendment 548Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a



(a) the decommissioning, the construction or life-time extension of nuclear power stations, nuclear waste management or storage, or any form of investment in nuclear power;

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Amendment 549Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a



(a) the decommissioning, the construction or the lifetime extension of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 550Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a



(a) construction of nuclear power stations;

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Amendment 551Niklas Nienaß

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)


(aa) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a;

_________________1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p.32).

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Amendment 552Ondřej Knotek, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène TolleretProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)


(aa) productive investments in enterprises other than SMEs that imply the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another;

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Amendment 553Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana GonzálezProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c


(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416;

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Given that the COVID-19 health crisis has impacted on undertakings that were previously going concerns, it is necessary to take these unusual circumstances into account and avoid penalising such undertakings.

Amendment 554Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



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(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 ;

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16 Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Amendment 556Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



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Excluding undertakings in difficulty from support may influence many post-coal areas, where there would be no enterprises to apply for the JTF support. This is due to the fact that, in many regions, the local economy is associated with a mine or a power plant, or energy intensive industrial facilities. Their liquidation would also cause a difficult situation for other local enterprises associated with them. Meanwhile, many of these enterprises, if supported by the JTF resources, could undergo a process of diversification and modernisation

Amendment 558Ondřej Knotek, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Mauri PekkarinenProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



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Amendment 559Raffaele FittoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



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187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).

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Amendment 560Stelios KympouropoulosProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



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Amendment 561Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416 , with the exception of those implementing sustainable investments, new technologies or new infrastructure which could help to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency and/or the generation of energy from renewable sources;

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Amendment 562Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Tsvetelina Penkova, Rovana PlumbProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, except in cases where the difficulties derive from the COVID-19 crisis or from the energy transition process;



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Amendment 563Mathilde AndrouëtProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, apart from those which comply with the climate-neutrality objectives and which are facing problems because of the health crisis;

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Amendment 564Pascal ArimontProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point c



(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416, unless authorised under applicable Union state aid rules;



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Amendment 565Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d


(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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We suggest to extend the scope of JTF support by the inclusion of investments in natural gas infrastructure. Without these investments, many Member States and EU regions will not be able to make progress in the transformation process (for example, Poland's gasification rate is only 58%, and the country does not use nuclear energy like many other Member States do). Moreover, we would like to point that the construction of the article makes it impossible to invest in the development of new technologies related to carbon, for instance hydrogen. It is profitable to further develop technologies and solutions in the area of carbon chemistry

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which would be in line with circular economy provisions as well as a reduction of CO2 emissions.

Amendment 566Daniel Buda, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of:

(i) investments for the replacement of existing heating installations with gas heating installations;

(ii) investments in the transportation and distribution of natural gas as a replacement for coal; and

(iii) investments in clean cars, as defined by Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a;

_________________1a 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).

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Amendment 567Dimitrios PapadimoulisProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage, transport, transmission or combustion of fossil fuels, including new mines or power plants using fossil fuels in exchange for outdated ones, with the exception of district heating facilities in coal regions in transition;

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Amendment 568Martina Michels, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage, transport, transmission or combustion of fossil fuels, including new mines or power plants using fossil fuels, in exchange for outdated ones;

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Amendment 569Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mircea-Gheorghe Hava, Gheorghe Falcă, Iuliu WinklerProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of investment related to the distribution or combustion of natural gas for a transitional period;

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Amendment 570Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, not excluding companies operating in these sectors with low CO2 emissions compared to the EU-ETS benchmark;

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Justification

We would welcome this addition in Article 5 that would clarify the inclusions in the scope of support, so as not to exclude companies that carry out activities in the broadly understood sector of the processing of products derived from fossil fuels. For instance, if a company dealing with propane processing, which has low CO2 emissions in its production technology, would like to implement an investment, e.g. in renewable energy sources: due to the wording of the proposed regulation, the operation in this sector could be excluded, which would not be conducive to low-emission transformation. Therefore, we would like to propose modifying this provision or clarifying it to the effect that companies operating in this sector that are characterised by low CO2 emissions (low GHG index) are not excluded from the scope of support.

Amendment 571Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Mónica Silvana GonzálezProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels not leading to a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;

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Amendment 572Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís PérezProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, except for investment defined by Article 4(2)(da);

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Amendment 573Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulation

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Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the mining, production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, including the opening of new mines;

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Amendment 574Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment directly or indirectly related to the exploration, production, processing, distribution, transport, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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Amendment 575Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna ConteProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of natural gas;

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Amendment 576Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d


(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution,

(d) investment related to the production, processing, transmission,

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storage or combustion of fossil fuels; distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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Amendment 577Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro GoziProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, transport, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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Amendment 578Krzysztof HetmanProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of solid fossil fuels;

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Amendment 579Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Isabel García MuñozProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d



(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, transport, storage or combustion of fossil fuels;

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Amendment 580

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Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) investments related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of biofuels that are not considered 'advanced biofuels' under the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001;

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Amendment 581Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna MożdżanowskaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) the processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of the activities in Article 4(2) points ga to ge;

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We suggest to extend the scope of JTF support by the inclusion of investments in natural gas infrastructure. Without these investments, many Member States and EU regions will not be able to make progress in the transformation process (for example, Poland's gasification rate is only 58%, and the country does not use nuclear energy like many other Member States do). Moreover, we would like to point that the construction of the article makes it impossible to invest in the development of new technologies related to carbon, for instance hydrogen. It is profitable to further develop technologies and solutions in the area of carbon chemistry which would be in line with circular economy provisions as well as reduction of CO2 emissions.

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(da) investment which would prolong or maintain dependence on fossil fuels;

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Amendment 583Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)


(da) investment in energy production based on biomass, such as wooden pellets;

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Amendment 584Isabel García Muñoz, Jonás Fernández, Ibán García Del Blanco, Mónica Silvana GonzálezProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e


(e) investment in broadband infrastructure in areas in which there are at least two broadband networks of equivalent category.

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Amendment 585Franc BogovičProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e



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Amendment 586Erik Bergkvist

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Proposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e



(e) investment in broadband infrastructure in areas in which there are at least two broadband networks of equivalent category. This exclusion shall not apply to insular, remote and sparsely populated areas where new individual high speed infrastructures are required to reach individual households.

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Amendment 587Nora MebarekProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e



(e) investment in broadband infrastructure.

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Justification

To be consistent with the proposed amendment to Article 4(2) (a, b, c and e), it is proposed to exclude economic revitalisation activities from the scope of support, in order to focus JTF ressources on social and environmental issues induced by the transition. Economic revitalisation activities need a stronger financial support than the foreseen JTF budget and can be supported by other EU financial instruments (EIM, ERDF, Invest EU etc.).

Amendment 588Rovana Plumb, Dan Nica, Petar Vitanov, Ivo Hristov, Tsvetelina PenkovaProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)


By way of derogation from Article 5 (d) and following approval by the Commission, investments related to the production, processing, distribution,

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transport, storage or combustion of natural gas shall be supported by JTF under the following cumulative conditions:

- the investments are retrofitting and/or replacing existing more carbon-intensive infrastructure;

- the supported infrastructure is synergistic with renewable and other carbon-neutral energy production capacity;

- the derogation shall only be used and granted for the purposes of the transition period until 2050.

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To ensure security of supply we need more investments for a smooth and just transition from carbon to green electricity production. During this transitional period, it seems impossible to rely only on renewable energy production, and consequently we have to ensure that the natural gas might be used only for the transitional period as an energy source. In order to decrease emissions in the transport sector, we have to switch both passenger and freight transport to e-mobility and alternative fuels. Insofar as transport becomes more dependent on electricity production, we need a security of energy supply.

Amendment 589Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula, Rovana PlumbProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)


No support shall be granted to operations in a NUTS 2 region where the opening of a new coal, lignite or oil shale mine or peat extraction field, or the reopening of a temporarily decommissioned coal, lignite or oil shale mine or peat extraction field is scheduled during the duration of the programme.

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Amendment 590

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Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Isabel García Muñoz, Javi López, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Ibán García Del Blanco, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investment in companies other than SMEs, involving the transfer of jobs, capital and production processes from one Member State to another.

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Justification

The FTJ should not result in the relocation of economic activities.

Amendment 591Erik BergkvistProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investments in projects that do not respect occupational health and safety standards for workers;

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Amendment 592Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investment in facilities for the treatment of residual waste, including waste-to-energy.

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Amendment 593Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulation

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Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investments in residual waste treatment facilities;

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Amendment 594Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi KizilyürekProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)


(ea) investment in residual waste treatment facilities;

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Amendment 595Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal RubialProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)


No aid shall be granted to operations in a NUTS 2 region in which the opening of a new coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field or the reopening of a coal, lignite or bituminous shale mine or peat extraction field that would otherwise have been provisionally decommissioned are planned in the course of the programme under a regional just transition plan.

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Amendment 596Niklas NienaßProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)


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Within 3 months of the extension of the scope of Regulation (EU) 2020/... [Taxonomy Regulation] to cover activities that significantly harm environmental sustainability, the Commission shall propose the revision of this Article to ensure that the JTF does not support any activity that significantly harm environmental sustainability.

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Amendment 597Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)


(eb) any operation entailing new fossil fuel extraction activities, or peat production fields, including the re-opening of a temporarily decommissioned extraction facility;

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Justification

The Just Transition Fund should not support investments in any stage of the fossil fuel lifecycle.

Amendment 598Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo CastaldoProposal for a regulationArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point e c (new)


(ec) investments in projects that do not respect occupational health and safety standards for workers;

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