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European Parliament2019-2024

Committee on Regional Development

2020/0006(COD)

27.5.2020

AMENDMENTS45 - 256Draft 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 45Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Konstantinos Papadakis

Draft legislative resolutionParagraph 1

Draft legislative resolution Amendment

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

1. Rejects the Commission proposal;

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Amendment 46Pedro 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 Picula

Proposal for a regulationCitation 1

Text proposed by the Commission Amendment

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 175 thereof,

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

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Amendment 47Rosa D'Amato, Chiara Gemma, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Daniela Rondinelli, Tiziana Beghin, Mario Furore, Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Proposal for a regulationRecital 1


(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of

(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of

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the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions.

the Union’s commitments and should aim at reinforcing the implementation of the Paris Agreement limiting global temperature increase to below 1.5°C and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as well as the European Pillar of Social Rights by concentrating Union funding on green and social objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social challenges of the transition to a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040, and at making this transition fair and inclusive for all.

_________________ _________________11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019.12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.

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Justification

It is deemed necessary to highlight what are the main characteristics of a climate-neutral economy 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 48Daniel Buda, Iuliu Winkler


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

(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, giving priority to economic recovery measures following the health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives which will result in lower carbon emissions through the transition to clean and fair energy sources and through the promotion of green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions.


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Amendment 49Pedro 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 Picula

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


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Amendment 50Francesca Donato, Alessandro Panza, Stefania Zambelli, Vincenzo Sofo, Rosanna Conte



(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial

(1) This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the

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framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions.

Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. In addition, it greatly contributes to the countermeasures needed in response to the sudden and substantial deflation in the EU that will result from the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Amendment 51Stelios Kympouropoulos



(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment

(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment

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Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions.

Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs. by optimising sustainable employment opportunities, of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions.


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Amendment 52Pascal Arimont




(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature increase to below 1.5°C and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent

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absorptions.


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Amendment 53Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, Javi López, Ibán García Del Blanco, Clara Aguilera, César Luena, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial




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


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Amendment 54Niklas Nienaß




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


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Amendment 55Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Konstantinos Papadakis

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(1a) The European Green Deal of the EU and national governments, whose first legislative initiative is the Just Transition Fund - as part of the ‘Just Transition Mechanism’ - is a strategic plan to strengthen the position of major EU monopolistic groups vis-à-vis their global competitors supposedly in order to address the destruction of the environment and ‘climate change’. It will exacerbate the problems facing ordinary working families and increase the main source of these problems, namely production based exclusively on the criterion of capitalist profitability. Employees will be required to foot the bill for corporate profits through soaring energy prices, thousands of redundancies, the desertification of entire regions and a deterioration of the situation of self-employed people. There is no way to benefit both employees and corporate groups at the same time. A solution and way out for ordinary working people with the potential to satisfy all their needs is for the energy sources and the means of production, transmission and distribution of energy to be state social property. Without entrepreneurial groups and the criterion of profit in production, it will be possible to boost energy efficiency and step up the production of lignite and hydroelectric power plants and to meet the energy needs of ordinary working class families, and measures can be taken to protect the environment and the health and safety of workers and residents and to increase the wages and rights of workers in the industry.

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Amendment 56Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, Francisco José Millán Mon

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(1a) Since the presentation of the European Commission’s priorities at the beginning of the legislative term, the European Union, together with the rest of the world, has had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its health and economic effects. This should lead to a rethink of these objectives in the short and medium term, setting as priorities the boosting of an economy battered by impact of the pandemic as well as the health and social emergencies caused by the pandemic. To that end, priority should be given to economic development and job creation.

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a

(2) On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The deflationary effect of combating climate change will itself have medium-term social and economic disadvantages, accompanied by a sometimes adverse environmental impact. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic will cause a deep recession and (in the absence of appropriate ECB monetary policies) lasting deflation, it is now more important than ever to mitigate pro-cyclical Union climate policies and postpone achievement of European

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wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

Council objectives. Moreover, not all regions and Member States start their transition to a climate-neutral economy from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, especially those countries that have made substantial investments, honoured their commitments and achieved the Kyoto Protocol targets (20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020) and are now having to help with the transition of countries and regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions and unfair competition from countries that have not yet engaged in the decarbonisation process, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Similarly, within the European economic system, a number of production sectors in coal-producing regions and elsewhere are still heavily dependent on fossil fuels and therefore responsible for high emission levels and need appropriate support measures, such as those referred to in this regulation, to accompany them towards the transition process.

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Amendment 58Susana Solís Pérez



(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the


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

European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Special consideration should be given NUTS 3 areas with a population below 12.5 hab/km2 or with an average annual population decrease of more than -1% between 2007-2017, and should be subject to specific regional and national plans to attract more people to the region and encourage them to stay, as well as to increase business investment and digital and public services' accessibility.

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(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the

(2) The transition to a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and

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

circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040 constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, but growing scientific evidence indicates that we need to move faster and that, in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the EU should strive for achieving net zero GHG in the Union already by 2040, thus enhancing the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries, such as the steel and iron industry. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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Amendment 60Isabel García Muñoz, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Mónica Silvana González





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

Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. In this context, special attention should be paid to the particular challenges that the impact of transitioning to climate neutrality will present for remote, island and geographically disadvantaged areas, and for areas with depopulation problems.

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Amendment 61Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial




(2) The transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12

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

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Amendment 62Martina Michels, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Niyazi Kizilyürek



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

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, consistent with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and

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medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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

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Amendment 63Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Mauri Pekkarinen



(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that

(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that

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rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, energy peat and oil shale -, greenhouse gas intensive industries or industries whose products are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.

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

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

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territorial cohesion. territorial cohesion, which are fundamental for our Union.

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

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

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Amendment 66Krzysztof Hetman

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

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

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(2a) It is important to underline that the transition to climate-neutrality is a long-term process that can expand beyond political or budgetary cycles. A solid governance framework is essential and should include the involvement of citizens and stakeholders concerned in the transformation process and in decision making. This participatory approach and continued dialogue should be applied throughout all stages, including for the preparation of a long-term development strategy and the set-up of a monitoring

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and evaluation scheme.

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(2b) As the dependency on fossil fuels or the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions by industries is unevenly spread over the Union’s territory, a place-based approach is necessary for targeted response strategies and to facilitate a holistic and cross-sectorial course of action.

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

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair, inclusive and socially acceptable for all, leaving no one behind. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences and strengthen all beneficial opportunities, such as the creation of green, permanent and quality new jobs, contributing to the achievement of the objectives of full employment and social progress referred

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to in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all, ultimately contributing to the economic development of the European Union, preserving the principles on which it is founded, such as the internal market policies. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences, and thus take account of those particularly affected by these policies, the young and the elderly. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, the Union, the Member States and their regions must

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into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences, taking into account the subsidiarity principle. The Union budget has an important role in that regard and to ensure that nobody is left behind.

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Amendment 73Yana Toom, Viktor Uspaskich




(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard. When it comes to the implementation and the use of the Just Transition Fund, the Member States should pay particular attention to the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights.

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Amendment 74Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial



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

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Amendment 75Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Irène Tolleret




(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. No Member State nor region should be left behind in the transition to climate neutrality. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, as well as the need to overcome the health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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Amendment 77Raffaele Fitto




(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, also in light of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard to ensure that nobody is left behind.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States, as well as local and regional authorities must take into account its occupational, economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to cancel out adverse consequences. The Union budget has a supplementary role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to reduce regional

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acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

disparities, be inclusive, fair and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. An increased Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair, inclusive and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard to ensure that nobody is left behind.

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acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic, social and environmental implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

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(3a) The horizontal principles set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality set out in Article 5 of the TEU, should be respected in the implementation of the Fund, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States and the Commission should also respect the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and ensure accessibility in line with its Article 9 and in accordance with Union law harmonising accessibility requirements for products and services. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Fund should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation or exclusion. The objectives of the Fund should be pursued in the framework of sustainable

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development and in line with the Aarhus Convention and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and combating climate change, as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. Support provided under the Fund should be consistent with the energy efficiency first principle.

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(3b) The objectives of the Fund should be pursued in the framework of the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights. In order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, it is necessary to target support of the Fund towards the overarching and internationally recognised 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets set by 2030. Member States should ensure consistency, coherence and synergies with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, taking into account local and regional challenges.

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Amendment 85Erik Bergkvist


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

(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, by mobilising at least EUR 1 trillion to support sustainable investments over the next decade through the EU budget and associated instruments, a Just Transition Mechanism dedicated to a socially fair just green transition, mobilising at least EUR 100 billion should notably support workers and citizens of the regions impacted by the transition, while complementing green transition actions of relevant programmes under the 2021-2027 MFF. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences, in particular for workers affected in the process, towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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Amendment 86Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru, Ondřej Knotek



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

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

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level. level, focusing on social impact investment and targeting the regions and areas of society which will be at the greatest risk of economic instability due to the transition.

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(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level, having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) proclaimed by the European Council, Parliament and the Commission in November 2017.

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(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe

(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe

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

Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning and to establishing a balance between needs such as employment, energy independence, food security and the Union's goal of climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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

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

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(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the adverse social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality and dealing with the COVID-19 crisis by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social, economic and environmental consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by 2040 by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards

(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards

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Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

Union climate neutrality by 2050 by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.

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

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Amendment 95Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, Raffaele Fitto



(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to support actions targeted at a fair and successful energy

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supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

transition towards a climate-neutral economy and mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to implement a fair energy transition and alleviate the impact of the transition by financing investments in the low-emission production of energy, the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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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 96Maria Spyraki



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

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. It should strive to create synergies and complementarities with the other pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism, but should not encroach on the decision making of the implementing partners and financing partners under the other pillars.

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the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition and to strengthen all beneficial opportunities by supporting the most affected territories and communities and notably all workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to boost the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy with the aim of achieving, inter alia, the highest levels of energy efficiency, renewable energy penetration and full environmental sustainability and by preventing any negative repercussions on employment from occurring. This is

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reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU[new CPR].

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

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Amendment 99Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence

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Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène Tolleret




(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned and creating a balanced socio-economic transition that avoids creating or furthering the risks of social precarity or an unstable business environment in these territories. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification, reconversion and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse

(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to promote climate

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effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

transition by supporting the territories and workers most concerned, as well as the productive sectors of all Member State economies that are currently responsible for higher emission levels and will hence affected by the transition. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to supporting the transition by creating new job opportunities, financing new infrastructures and the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by promoting the transition measures. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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

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

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Regulation EU [new CPR]. set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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

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

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

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

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This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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

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Amendment 106Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel

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Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula



(5a) The other two pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism should offer an additional set of measures and financing opportunities, alongside the JTF, to facilitate and accelerate the transition, not only of the most affected regions, but also of other regions under transition. Pillars 2 and 3 of the JTM will support a wider range of investments from both a sector and geographical perspective. A dedicated just transition scheme under InvestEU will attract private investments that benefit the regions in transition, help their economies find new sources of growth, and accelerate the gradual energy transition towards the full decarbonisation of the economy. The public sector loan facility with the European Investment Bank backed by the EU budget will be used for concessional loans to the public sector, for example for investments in energy and transport infrastructure, district heating networks, and renovation or insulation of buildings.

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and compensate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification, repositioning and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment and standards of living. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].

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(5a) The Just Transition Fund will, through the reform of the Common Provisions Regulation, be integrated within the Cohesion Policy Funds package. As such, it should ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 174(1) TFEU by promoting ‘actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion’. Thus, the Just Transition Fund should throughout its regulatory provisions reflect the objective of reducing differences between the different regions, with particular emphasis on the least favoured, in order to avoid potential economic or social disadvantages in the transition process.

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

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Amendment 110Pedro 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 Picula



(5b) The transition to a climate-neutral and sustainable society is one of the most important common objectives of the EU, where the shared efforts of all Member States are essential to achieve it. As such, access to the JTF should 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

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for 2030.

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(5b) A Just Transition Fund must not exacerbate existing inequalities between Member States nor weaken the Single Market.

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

(6) The Fund should make a significant contribution to mitigating the deflationary effect of combating climate change, focusing on the economic sectors and regions most adversely affected.

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fully to the achievement of this target.

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Amendment 113Elżbieta Kruk, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska



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

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

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Obligatory transfers from the poorest regions benefiting from the cohesion policy to those most affected by transformation unreasonably reduce the cohesion policy budget. Transfers should be optional and their amount reduced to allocations equal to those from the JTF. In addition, transfers should be included in the thematic concentration of Policy Objective 2 and the requirement for the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives



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

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Amendment 115Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Irène Tolleret



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

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

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top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.

top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Voluntary transfers of resources from the ERDF and ESF+ decided by each Member State will complement the achievement of this target.

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

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There should be flexibility, at least as regards setting the lower limit for resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+, to make it easier to take into account and adapt to the needs of the region in transition.

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

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(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should

(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should

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provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.

provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives.

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

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Amendment 120Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula

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

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Amendment 121Josianne Cutajar



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

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

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budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.

budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred on a voluntary basis from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this target.

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

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

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

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

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Amendment 125Nora Mebarek





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European Parliament position expressed in its interim report of 14 November 2018 on the 2021-2027 MFF




(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the

(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the

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

Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ may contribute to the achievement of this target.

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(6a) A just transition also implies supporting those most affected by climate change. The impacts of a changing climate will have a disproportionate effect on certain regions and communities which, in a spirit of European solidarity, should be supported.

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Amendment 128Martina Michels, Niyazi Kizilyürek, Dimitrios Papadimoulis



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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy.

(7) Just Transition should be a horizontal policy in the new MFF 2021-2027 and thus sufficiently funded. The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The JTF should be additional to other funding schemes in order to ensure that a fair, inclusive transition to climate neutrality and the establishment of the JTF does not lead to cuts to, or mandatory transfers from, other funds covered by Regulations (EU) …/ … (new CPR). Allocation of funds from the JTF should not be at the expense of regions that do not benefit from it, as this could increase structural differences.

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Amendment 129Cristian Ghinea, Dragoș Pîslaru




(7) The resources from the JTF should be complementary to the resources available under cohesion policy and other funds, and focus specifically on the issue of transitioning to a green economy in the regions most heavily dependent on coal or other such unsustainable fuels, for example the Jiu Valley Region, prioritising social impact investment that fosters both business development and the positive development of social indicators, with a care to avoid social shocks or sudden closures of businesses or the loss of human capital and the depopulation of the vulnerable regions.

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Amendment 130Isabel Carvalhais




(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy, so the JTF can operate as an additional tool to address social, economic and environmental consequences of the transition in the most affected territories, complementing and not harming the impact of other long-term EU policies. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in, or transfers from, the resources allocated to the other MFF funds.

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy, and come on top of the proposal of the Commission for cohesion policy in the 2021-2027 MFF. The voluntary contributions transferred from ERDF and ESF+ to the JTF should not exceed 60% of the amount of support from the JTF. They should not impact the primary role of cohesion policy and should not exceed 20% of the resources originally allocated to a Member State for the ERDF and ESF+.

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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 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 132Pedro 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, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula




(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy, so the JTF can operate as an additional tool to address social, economic and environmental consequences of the transition in the most affected territories, complementing and not harming the impact of other long-term EU policies. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in or transfers from the funds covered by Regulation (EU) [new CPR].

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy and pave the way for other instruments and programmes which should be deployed supporting, and in alignment with, the objectives of a socially just transition for all towards a fully renewable-based, highly resource and energy-efficient climate-neutral and circular economy, aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040.

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy in regional frameworks that aim to optimally leverage private capital. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts to, or transfers from, the funds covered by Regulation (EU)…/… (new CPR).

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(7) The resources from the JTF cannot deliver the transition to climate neutrality on their own. The JTF should therefore be complemented by resources available

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under other funds and instruments, which should be deployed in alignment with and in support of the objectives of a just transition to climate neutrality for all.

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy and the allocation criteria should take account of the level of economic development of the Member States and regions and their concomitant investment capacity.

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in funding under Regulation (EU) .../...

.../... [new CPR] or transfers from these.

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in or transfers from the funds covered by Regulation (EU)…/... [new CPR].

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The establishment of the JTF should not reduce funds for the implementation of other European regional and cohesion policy instruments.

Amendment 139Álvaro Amaro




(7) The resources from the JTF should be additional and complementary to the resources available under cohesion policy. The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts in funding under Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR].

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy funds which should not be subject to cut or transfers established on the basis of EU Regulation ../../. [new CPR]

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(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy and should not lead to cuts or compulsory transfers from the EU funds covered by the Regulation.../…[new CPR].

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(7) The resources from the JTF may complement the resources available under cohesion policy on a voluntary basis.

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Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 6(2). Obligatory transfers from the poorest regions benefiting from the cohesion policy to those most affected by transformation unreasonably reduce the cohesion policy budget. Transfers should be optional and their amount reduced to allocations equal to those from the JTF.





(7) The new resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy.

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(7a) In addition to the financial envelope set out in Article 3(2), the resources for the JTF may be increased 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 and constitute external assigned revenue in addition to the cases listed in point (a) of Article 21(2) of the Financial Regulation.

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(7a) The national co-financing provided to complement the resources from the Just Transition Fund should be not included in the deficit calculation in the context of the Stability and Growth Pact.

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Amendment 146Younous Omarjee



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

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

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be able to support the ORs, and islands dependent on fossil fuels, in their transition to energy autonomy, and provide for a specific allocation under Article 349 TFEU.

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States and regions. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities or means of transport and communication channels, which need to be phased out or reduced in a move towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. Particular attention should be paid to mountainous, island or remote areas, whose small population makes it more difficult to implement the energy transition to climate neutrality. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality, especially in view of the shift in priorities and urgent action necessitated by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Amendment 148Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Juan

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely, or which until recently have relied, heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. It will, however, also be problematic for those regions facing greater difficulties, such as the outermost and island regions and geographically disadvantaged regions, and regions with depopulation and geographic dispersion problems. The distribution of the financial means of the Just Transition Fund should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050 and the ambition of its climate and energy targets.

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be

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phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. Particular attention should be paid in that regard to insular or remote areas whose population makes the transition in energy towards climate neutrality more challenging. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality, as soon as possible and by 2050 at the very latest.

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. In this context, special attention should be paid to the particular challenges that the transition to climate neutrality will present for remote, island and geographically disadvantaged areas, and for areas with depopulation problems. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition

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towards climate neutrality.

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality. Account should nevertheless be taken of the energy capacities of the outermost regions and rural areas, and less accessible areas which are not currently connected to the general energy infrastructure.

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(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member

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

States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality. Particular attention should be paid to insular or sparsely populated and remote areas where the transition in energy towards climate neutrality is more challenging to implement.

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

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Amendment 154Tonino Picula




(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. Particular attention should be paid to insular and rural areas, in accordance with Article 174 TFEU and as presented in the European Green Deal Communication. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

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Amendment 155Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Asger Christensen, Irène Tolleret



(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for

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those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels, have greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities or have industrial activities whose products are impacted by the transition to EU climate neutrality, which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the starting position of each Member State in the energy transition process as well as their capacity to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

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

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

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

(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely, or which until recently have relied, heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should

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Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.

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Amendment 159Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini



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

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Amendment 160Cristina 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 Rubial



(9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the

(9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the

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Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on objective criteria.

Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State and adjustments resulting from interim investments under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on objective and transparent criteria in the JTF allocation system including a fair allocation mechanism both from the Union to the Member States and from the Member States to their regions.

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

(9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on objective criteria. Member States should ensure that municipalities and cities have direct access to the JTF resources to be made available to them according to their objective needs.

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(9a) The process towards a decarbonised economy should not lead to

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social disruption, but should unlock carbon-free, decent and safe employment opportunities, including entrepreneurial ones, as part of a new industrial strategy and based on a new sustainable energy system.

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(9b) The COVID-19 crisis revealed the heavy dependence of the EU and global economic system on long supply chains. The transition to a fully circular economy and the need to allow the relocalisation of production, such as medical supplies and basic medication, and consumption are therefore key components of the EU long-term strategy to strengthen the resilience of the European territories, which bring new employment and value creation opportunities for the Union as a whole.

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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect

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

of the climate, social, energy and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should prioritise those that support people, communities and local economies and are sustainable in the medium and long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal and of the European Pillar of Social Rights. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to fully renewables-based, highly resource- and energy-efficient, circular economy and the achievement of net zero GHG emissions in the Union by 2040. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat, gas, oil and oil shale or extraction activities for these fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of these activities and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, energy and resource efficiency, increased use of renewable energy sources improving the EU 2030 climate and energy objectives and ensuring EU climate neutrality by 2040 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to applying the 'polluter pays' principle and the 'energy efficiency first' principle. Priority should be given to those activities i) maximising community benefits such as citizens' involvement in the energy system collectively as renewable energy communities, citizens' energy communities and collective self-consumers, or individually as renewable self-consumers and active customers; and ii) enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies and in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures enhance the creation of green, permanent

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and quality jobs, help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and accelerate and contribute to a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral, circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions in the Union by 2040.

_________________13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Investments should place social fairness and the wellbeing of people and communities at their heart to ensure a just transition. This means applying the polluter pays principle, the energy efficiency first principle (e.g. by investing in massive building renovation, as for the Renovation Wave Initiative) and recognising the value of investing in community-based solutions such as the development of local majority-owned renewable energy communities or renewable energy self-consumers (as defined in the Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001), in partnership with the local communities.

Amendment 165Ondřej Knotek, Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea, Susana Solís Pérez, Asger Christensen



(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental,

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

cohesion, industrial, mobility and energy policy priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should primarily focus on mitigating negative economic and social impacts of the transition and contribute to a gradual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy taking into account the economic, social and energy characteristics of each Member State. Investments in transitional energy sources such as natural gas should be eligible for support if such investments lead to a substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and allow for the use of renewable gas as a sustainable alternative. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be allowed if the territorial just transition plan describes the phase-out strategy. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new market-ready technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research as well as deployment of advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, smart and sustainable mobility provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

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European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level over time. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while

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and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to the creation of knowledge innovation communities with emphasis in digitalisation and connectivity, under the guidance of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, bringing together research, entrepreneurship, tertiary education and local/regional governments, in order to attain the objective of a smart and sustainable transition, as such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also enable the financing of the costs, during and following the transitional period, for expertise and analysis to help achieve the goals of successfully transformed SMEs with up-skilled and re-skilled employees.

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

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

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

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Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Amendment 168Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial



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

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights and of the European Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual and full transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment

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activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

and avoiding environmental degradation. The aggravating factors to be taken into account are the unemployment rate, depopulation trends and past conversion efforts linked to fossil fuels that have weakened the associated economic fabric in the regions. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation, connectivity and sustainable mobility, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a sustainable, climate-neutral and circular economy.



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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should give priority to those that facilitate job creation and those that support local

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

economies and are sustainable in the long-term. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes, infrastructures or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 , while maintaining and enhancing skilled employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, including physical connectivity, through communications channels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provided that such measures help fund a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also contribute to meeting the cost of expert advice and analyses to help achieve the goals of a successful transition in already well-established enterprises.

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Bank - COM(2018) 773 final. Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should prioritise those that support people, communities and local economies and are sustainable in the medium and long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral, pollution-free and circular economy by 2040. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat, gas, oil and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities which maximise community benefits, such as support to renewable energy communities and renewable energy self-consumers, enhancing

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towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity. Such measures must apply the polluter pays principle, the energy efficiency first principle, help enhance the creation of green and sustainable jobs, mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy by 2040.



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Amendment 171Susana Solís Pérez, Ondřej Knotek



(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and

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oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Aggravating factors that should be taken into consideration are the unemployment rate, depopulations trends and previous reconversion efforts linked to fossil fuels that have weakened the related economic fabric in the regions. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.



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Amendment 172Mónica Silvana González, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Nicolás González Casares

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

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

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Renovation to improve energy efficiency constitutes an excellent opportunity to improve accessibility in buildings and infrastructure, as reflected in the annexes to the recommendations on building renovation (Recommendation (EU) 2019/786) and on building modernisation (Recommendation (EU) 2019/1019), and offers new opportunities for employment favouring persons with disabilities.




(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the

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employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy. Those investments should also contribute to meeting the cost of expert advice and analyses to help achieve the goals of a successful transition in already well-established enterprises.



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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local communities, people and economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 204013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy. The importance of culture, education and community building for the transition process should be met by supporting activities that address the mining heritage.

_________________ _________________13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European

13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European

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Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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Amendment 175Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula




(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the social, climate and environmental commitments and priorities of the Union. The list of investments should prioritise those that support people, communities and local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the European Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat, gas, oil and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the adoption of a clear binding date for the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives

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and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures enhance the creation of green and sustainable jobs, help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.



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Amendment 176Katalin Cseh



(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union, including the Paris Agreement. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should

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

contribute to an accelerating transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, while focusing on mitigating the negative economic and social impacts of the transition. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 as well as with the Paris Agreement, while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.



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

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13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and

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climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.

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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a gradual transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while respecting the principle of technological neutrality, maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental

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degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.



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(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these

(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long-term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these

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solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.

solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity, ensuring a low-emission source of energy and the corresponding reduction in the emission level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate-neutral and circular economy.



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Justification

Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 2. 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 180

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(10a) The Just Transition Fund should take account of the demographic challenges facing territories affected by the climate transition, particularly those with depopulation problems. These depopulated or scarcely populated areas are facing major challenges with regard to basic services, connectivity and infrastructure. The socio-economic fabric of these depopulated or scarcely populated areas that depend heavily on fossil fuels is, therefore, particularly vulnerable to the climate transition. In this context, the Just Transition Fund should support job creation in these areas, thus preventing relocation and population loss that would result in the emptying of those territories.

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(10a) It should be possible for territories to pioneer innovative solutions to social challenges deriving from the transition. The JTF should support social innovation while keeping with the standards in place.

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Amendment 182Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Tsvetelina Penkova, Vera Tax, Josianne Cutajar,

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Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Andrea Cozzolino, Elisabetta Gualmini, Constanze Krehl, Nora Mebarek, Rovana Plumb, Isabel García Muñoz, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula



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

(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Inclusive policies and strategies are necessary to reduce inequalities in a just transition process. The promotion of social cohesion should be a guiding principle for the support under the JTF, promoting gender equality, integration of migrants, improved conditions for low-skilled workers and young and older workers, and ensuring no one is left behind.

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Amendment 183Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial



(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as

(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers and of self-employed workers whose activity is affected as a result of significant

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providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

structural changes, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and new professional qualifications that are suited to a circular, green and digital economy, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Particular emphasis should be placed on young and older workers and those who find it hardest to regain a foothold on the labour market.

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and gain new skills suitable for the green economy, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Furthermore, the Commission is called on to support the Member States and European regions in the creation of time-specific and place-specific favourable conditions for eco-systems that can attract and sustain innovative enterprises.

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling, reskilling of and counselling and other support services for the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. The JTF should furthermore cover measures to mitigate social side effects of the transition, such as increasing housing and energy costs for low income groups.

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Amendment 186Vlad-Marius Botoş




(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, up to 25% of the total amount of the JTF, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, through European certified skill classes that include both theoretical and practical modules, as well as providing job search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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Amendment 187

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market; the JTF should also pay special attention to vulnerable groups that suffer disproportionately the adverse effects of the transition, such as workers with disabilities.

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Specific attention should be paid to up-skilling and re-skilling for women in territories in transition.

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market. Similarly, special attention should be paid to unemployment rates in territories affected by the transition.

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(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should facilitate investments in new infrastructures and the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities and acquire new skills suited to the green economy, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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Amendment 191Mathilde Androuët




(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market, by funding training centres or training programmes.

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

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

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Amendment 194Mónica Silvana González, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Alicia Homs Ginel, Nicolás González Casares




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

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

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Amendment 196Nora Mebarek




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

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


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

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

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(11) To protect citizens who are most (11) To protect citizens who are most

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vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job creation and job-search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

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Amendment 200Pedro 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 Picula



(11a) To promote the strengthening of social policies of the most affected regions, the JTF should also support the creation and improvement of social services of general interest, as well as provide for the fight against energy poverty of households, improving the climate-neutrality and energy efficiency performance of those regions as a whole.

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(11a) To address the specific situation and role of women in the transition, gender equality should be promoted.

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Amendment 202Ondřej Knotek, Susana Solís Pérez



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

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

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located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU._________________ _________________14 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European 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).

14 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 203Pedro Marques, Hannes Heide, Vera Tax, Constanze Krehl, Rovana Plumb, Isabel Carvalhais, Mónica Silvana González, Tonino Picula



(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in

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allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article107(3) TFEU.

_________________14 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 204Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, César Luena, Mónica Silvana González, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Alicia Homs Ginel, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Juan Fernando López Aguilar



(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby

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contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of decent jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU, and take particular account of the areas and regions which have started the process of decarbonisation and which suffer from long-term standard of living problems and structural unemployment, with lower standards of living than other parts of Europe, and the outermost and island regions. This derogation should allow them to receive funding to develop their economies.

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Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

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

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in undertakings, particularly micro-enterprises and SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition and if they encourage local employment and speed up transition towards a circular economy with low greenhouse gas emissions, also through the creation of new industrial plant or railway infrastructure, provided that they do not result in relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they do not result in net job losses. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just

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particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

transition plan.

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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and

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go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU with particular consideration for the ensuing structural changes and the measures required for these changes. That exception should allow support for the economic development of areas where there is above-average, long-term unemployment, in view of their structural, economic and social situation.



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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification and revitalisation of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. In this regard, particular attention should be paid to SMEs that operate in regions with higher unemployment rates. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

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greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

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 208Irène Tolleret, Stéphane Bijoux, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi



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

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

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with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. In this regard, funds should be guaranteed for those ORs that face specific constraints in this just transition, as provided for in Article 349 TFEU.



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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a

(12) In order to enhance the creation of green, permanent and quality job opportunities and the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation as well as increasing green, permanent and quality job opportunities. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments

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significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan, should be environmentally sustainable, reflecting the 'energy efficiency first' principle. Such investments should not be made in anything related to fossil fuels installations. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU, provided that such flexibility is used for projects carried out in a way to ensure full environmental sustainability and prevent negative employment repercussions.


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The use of funds under the JFT is aimed at accelerating the reconversion of fossil fuels-dependent activities towards full 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.

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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan, be sustainable and, where applicable, be consistent with the polluter pays principle and the energy efficiency first principle. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted

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areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.



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Amendment 211Vlad-Marius Botoş, Cristian Ghinea



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

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs, up-to at least 50% of the total amount of the JTF. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the

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and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article107(3) TFEU.



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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. Productive investment should be environmentally sustainable

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be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

and should therefore comply with the criteria set out in Regulation (EU) 2020/…[Taxonomy Regulation]. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Any such investment should be duly justified in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be strictly limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. Resources from the JTF should 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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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity and ensure fair competition and hence the smooth functioning of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

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within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

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

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. These investments should be sustainable and consistent with the polluter pays principle and the energy efficiency first principle, and not be considered as window of opportunity for industrial installations to sell surplus emissions allowances for their own profit. Investments should not be made in fossil fuels installations. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than

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as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.

SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU.


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(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition

(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification and repositioning of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be

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

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



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(12a) Over the last years, the EU has been hit more severely and more frequently by climate change-related natural disasters, causing devastating impacts in terms of increasing number of

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deaths and rising economic costs amounting to EUR 426 billion, equivalent to 83 % of monetary losses over the period 1980-2017. Human health adverse impacts and serious disturbances in the economy have been registered in all Member States. Scientific evidence shows that climate change will get worse in the future, causing irreversible impacts of extreme events if no urgent and effective action is taken. As climate change is a major shock to the Union’s economies, an enabling framework must be adopted to boost the transition towards a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG by 2040, as well as preventing negative repercussions from occurring on people, households and jobs. Given the limited size of the Just Transition Fund, the main response to address climate change and ensure a socially just transition will come from Member States’ national budgets. Therefore, the Commission should adopt a specific and targeted framework for State aid measures in order to increase public funds in addressing the disruptive impacts caused by climate change. The Commission should ensure the application of EU State aid control serves to make sure that national support measures are fully compliant with a socially just transition towards climate neutrality, taking into full account different national circumstances and specificities.

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(12a) EU state aid rules should be flexibly applied in eligible transition regions in order to facilitate private investment. At the same time, account should be taken of structural change issues in eligible regions, ensuring that they have sufficient flexibility to implement their projects in a socially and economically sustainable manner.

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Amendment 218Christian Doleschal



(12a) EU state aid rules must be flexible if eligible regions in transition are to attract private investment. When drafting the new guidelines, the Commission should therefore also take into account the problems of structural change in the regions concerned, in order to ensure that these regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in a socially and economically viable manner.

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(12a) In accordance with the polluter

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pays principle, prevention and remediation of environmental damage should be ensured. Although it could be difficult, in particular for old mining and industrial sites, to identify each polluter’s contribution to the damage or, for companies, to have the ability to bear the remediation costs, fossil fuel companies should be held responsible for the damage done.

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(12a) Union state aid rules should be applied flexibly in eligible regions in transition, so as to facilitate private investments. In doing so, the problems of structural change in eligible regions should be taken into account in order to ensure that those regions are given sufficient flexibility to carry out their projects in asocial and economically sustainable manner.

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limited to the areas eligible for State aid under the applicable State aid rules pursuant to Article 107(3)(a) and (c) TFEU. On the contrary, State aid rules should allow all regions receiving assistance through the JTF to effectively address the threat of job losses at an early stage. This should also be ensured by adapting the General Block Exemption Regulation accordingly.

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(12b) The areas most affected by the transition should be given the opportunity to actively address the associated structural change, as early as possible. Accordingly, the applicable Union state aid rules should ensure that the required aid is permissible, regardless of the status of the assisted regions.

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(12b) In order to ensure coherence with the objective of the Just Transition Fund, it is important to identify those activities which fall outside the scope of the Fund, particularly because of their adverse or

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harmful impact on climate-neutrality or lock-in effect.

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

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


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(‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

(‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund.

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Amendment 226Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Martina Michels



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

(13) In order to provide flexibility and coherence for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, Member States, in close cooperation with local and regional authorities, social partners and all relevant stakeholders, should prepare a self-standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus(‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation(EU) [new CPR], JTF resources may be reinforced on a voluntary basis with complementary funding from other funds covered by Regulations (EU) …/… (new CPR), only where justified and without prejudice to the achievement of the objectives of these funds. The respective amounts that may be transferred from these funds should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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(13) In order to provide flexibility and coherence for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, Member States, in close cooperation with local and regional authorities and social partners, should programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. A self-standing JTF programme could be alternatively prepared where objective circumstances justify such a course of action.

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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).


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(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self-standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources could be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+, whereas the share of ESF+ resources should not exceed 20% of the total complementary funding. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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(‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

(‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources can be reinforced with voluntary transfers of funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Amendment 230Tom Berendsen




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

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

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(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self-standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be

(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self-standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources may be

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reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

reinforced on a voluntary basis with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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Suggestion related to the amendments to Article 6(2). Obligatory transfers from the poorest regions benefiting from the cohesion policy to those most affected by transformation unreasonably reduce the cohesion policy budget. Transfers should be optional and their amount reduced to allocations equal to those from the JTF.





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

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

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Amendment 235Lena Düpont, Christian Doleschal



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

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

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(‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.

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

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

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(13a) In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources may be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans. The JTF resources may be reinforced by the budgetary authority within the annual budgetary procedure.

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Amendment 238Tonino Picula



(13a) The implementation of JTF resources should minimise the administrative burden and costs for beneficiaries of the fund and for all actors involved in line with the simplification measures introduced by the CPR.

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(13b) The implementation of JTF

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resources should minimise the administrative burden and costs for beneficiaries of the fund and for all actors involved in line with the simplification measures introduced by the CPR.

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Amendment 240Erik Bergkvist, Eero Heinäluoma



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

(14) Respect for and adherence to fundamental Union values such as the rule of law principle should be mandatory for receiving any financial support from the EU budget, including the JTF. Member States benefitting from the JTF should be committed to achieving the EU 2050 climate neutrality target .The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the real need for external support in the green transition and a present dependence on unsustainable business cycles, and provide the required support for local authorities, economic operators and society to begin the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with, and possibly going further than, their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard,

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2040. A

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Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

legally binding date for phasing-out of coal enshrined in national law should be a precondition for receiving funding from the JTF. It is important that the phase-out date is built on public discourse and as broad as possible consent. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders according to the European Code of Conduct on Partnership and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective and measurable implementation of a transition process in a specific territory, including the green job creation measures, in order to achieve a fully renewables-based, highly resource and energy-efficient, climate-neutral and circular economy aimed at achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2040. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant regional and local authorities, social partners, stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just

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transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with, and possibly going further than, their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Justification

The EU must be committed to attaining 'climate neutrality' by 2040. The rationale of the just transition mechanism lies in accelerating this process in order to assist regions to embrace first-mover advantage in the transition and to avoid a longer and more costly transition. It should also allow regions to go beyond national commitments where they have ambitions to do so, in order to increase the speed and benefits of the transition




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

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective preparation, launching and implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in accordance with the partnership principle and in close cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, in particular local and regional authorities, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the

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affected sectors. existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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

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Amendment 246Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Ibán García Del Blanco, César Luena, Mónica

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Silvana González, Clara Aguilera, Javi López, Isabel García Muñoz, Nicolás González Casares, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial




(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral national economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, notably local actors and social partners as well as researchers, and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans with the European Pillar of Social Rights and increasing their climate ambition. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors as well as the analysis, assessment and follow up and monitoring of the aid.

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Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, economic and social partners and other relevant civil society bodies and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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Amendment 248Pedro 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 Picula



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

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective and measurable implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in social dialogue and cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and in accordance with the partnership principle established by Article 6 of Regulation (EU) .../... [new CPR], and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in

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Amendment 249Ondřej Knotek, Susana Solís Pérez, Laurence Farreng, Stéphane Bijoux, Mauri Pekkarinen, Irène Tolleret




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

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

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Amendment 251Alessandro Panza, Francesca Donato, Rosanna Conte, Stefania Zambelli



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

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory and specific high-emission production sectors forming part of European economic systems in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just

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Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.

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

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

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

(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2040. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with and ideally going further than their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in

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multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.


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Amendment 255Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Isabel García Muñoz, Mónica Silvana González, César Luena, Javi López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Alicia Homs Ginel



(14a) The Just Transition Fund should also provide for an integrated local approach, to ensure synergies and coherence between investments supported under the Just Transition Fund and those supported under mainstream cohesion policy programmes. This should facilitate the economic conversion and development of regions facing greater difficulties such as the least-developed regions and the outermost and island regions. Similarly, structural changes should be addressed through a holistic approach encompassing the economic, industrial, technological and social dimensions of the transformation process, with the involvement of, and in close partnership with, local actors, including social partners, industry and non-governmental organisations.

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(14a) In addition, the territorial just transition plans should be consistent with the relevant territorial strategies referred to in Article [23] of Regulation(EU) [new CPR], including Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3), the NECPs and the European Pillar of Social Rights, in order to shape and implement the Just Transition Fund, comprising a strategic coordination of local, regional, national and Union efforts for diversification of regional economies, while ensuring a just and fair transition.

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