opinion parliamentary committee draft, 27 February 2026
On the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, (EU) [EDIP]
Document TRAN-PA-785205 · (COM(2025)0555 – C100165/2025 – 2025/0555(COD))
Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Sérgio Gonçalves
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Short justification 239 paragraphs
The proposed European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) aims to strengthen European competitiveness in technologies and strategic sectors that are critical to the Union’s long-term prosperity.
The Rapporteur welcomes this objective and stresses, in particular, the importance of the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window of the Fund to ensure the decarbonisation of the EU’s transport sector in an inclusive manner that leaves no one and no region behind.
In his Draft Opinion, the Rapporteur seeks to strengthen the role of the European Parliament in the governance of this Fund. For instance, the Commission proposes an open list of activities that may be funded under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window, leaving it to the Commission to decide whether to focus on these or on other activities not explicitly listed. The Rapporteur instead proposes a more detailed, closed list, clearly defining the scope of action under the Fund.
For transport-related activities, the Rapporteur believes the ECF should have a forward-looking approach, investing in the technologies and sectors of the future that clearly support the EU’s competitiveness, with a focus on renewable energy, batteries, zero-emission mobility (in road and rail), and (automated) public transport. He believes, furthermore, that investing in these technologies and sectors should be guided by a European preference principle.
The Rapporteur also aims to reinforce the role of regions and local authorities, notably within the Governance and Advisory Boards of the Fund, and to ensure that funding is available to strengthen the territorial dimension of industrial decarbonisation and to support a just transition.
Another key concern for the Rapporteur is coordination between different funding instruments. In the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework proposal, transport objectives may be financed under several instruments, notably the ECF, the National and Regional Partnership Plans, and the Connecting Europe Facility. The Rapporteur stresses the importance of ensuring synergies between these instruments so that they are implemented in a coherent and coordinated manner.
Overall, the Rapporteur wants to make sure that the European Competitiveness Fund becomes a strategic, forward-looking, and democratically accountable instrument that supports the decarbonisation of the EU’s transport sector, as well as its long-term resilience and prosperity.
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Transport and Tourism submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
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| (8) In the EU, persistent disparities in competitiveness and innovation performance across regions continue to exist. After sustained efforts at both EU and national level to close the innovation gap, it is time to unlock the full potential of every region. By ensuring that less-developed regions are effectively connected to EU value chains, the Union as a whole will be better positioned to compete globally. | (8) In the EU, persistent disparities in competitiveness and innovation performance across regions continue to exist. After sustained efforts at both EU and national level to close the innovation gap, it is time to unlock the full potential of every region. By ensuring that less-developed regions are effectively connected to EU value chains, the Union as a whole will be better positioned to compete globally. Therefore, efforts to promote competitiveness need be interlinked with efforts to promote cohesion. It is fundamental that investments are made in a way that brings benefits to as many regions as possible. In this regard, investment in transport infrastructure is fundamental in ensuring that barriers to the movement of people and businesses are removed. When infrastructure is built, businesses arrive in areas where they were not present before, promoting jobs and helping combat regional inequalities. It is, therefore, fundamental that the ECF is interlinked with the Connecting Europe Facility and the National and Regional Partnership Plans. |
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Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
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| (9) The EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories represent unique and strategic assets that benefit the Union as a whole – including proximity to third countries, exceptional conditions for space and astrophysics research, abundant renewable energy potential, rich biodiversity, and extensive maritime zones. The ECF should leverage their potential as geostrategic outposts, particularly in support of the Union’s objectives on security, preparedness, regional value chains, and competitiveness. | (9) The EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories represent unique and strategic assets that benefit the Union as a whole – including proximity to third countries, exceptional conditions for space and astrophysics research, abundant renewable energy potential, rich biodiversity, and extensive maritime zones. The ECF should leverage their potential as geostrategic outposts, particularly in support of the Union’s objectives on security, preparedness, regional value chains, and competitiveness. Moreover, the economy of these regions is of a small scale, which results in them struggling to gather private investment to fund innovation and competitiveness projects. Therefore, special attention should be paid to ensure they have access to funding that allows them to promote local competitiveness as well as the fulfilment of EU climate goals. |
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Amendment 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
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| (10) The Commission should ensure tight coordination and synergies between all Union founding sources in the MFF. For this purpose, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will be tightly linked to the ECF: to ensure that the European industry leverages research results funded by the Union to further innovate and produce in Europe. In order to foster synergies, the work programmes adopted under this Regulation should integrate in a specific and dedicated part and ensure coherence with the ‘Competitiveness’ component, Part II ‘Competitiveness and Society’ of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]10 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Horizon Europe Framework programme for Research and Innovation]11 in accordance with the committee procedure set out in this Regulation. Besides, the ECF shall ensure coherence with the types of actions planned to be implemented under the Innovation Fund, notably when developing work programmes. | (10) The Commission should ensure tight coordination and synergies between all Union founding sources in the MFF. For this purpose, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation will be tightly linked to the ECF: to ensure that the European industry leverages research results funded by the Union to further innovate and produce in Europe. In order to foster synergies, the work programmes adopted under this Regulation should integrate in a specific and dedicated part and ensure coherence with the ‘Competitiveness’ component, Part II ‘Competitiveness and Society’ of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]10 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Horizon Europe Framework programme for Research and Innovation]11 in accordance with the committee procedure set out in this Regulation. Besides, the ECF shall ensure coherence with the types of actions planned to be implemented under the Innovation Fund, the Connecting Europe Facility Regulation (EU) [XXX][CEF] and the National and Regional Partnership Plans Regulation (EU) [XXX][NRP regulation], notably when developing work programmes. |
| 10 OJ L.., p | 10 OJ L.., p |
| 11 COM(2025) 543 | 11 COM(2025) 543 |
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Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
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| (19) Infrastructure is an essential enabler for European competitiveness. Investments in infrastructure are a necessary condition for the proper functioning of the EU's single market, the green and digital transition and for increasing the Union’s resilience and security. For example, the trans-European transport network fosters sustainable forms of transport, promotes improved multimodal and interoperable digital and transport solutions, thereby contributing to a smooth functioning of the internal market. The trans-European networks for energy are key for a genuine Energy Union to enable the Union’s energy and climate objectives by connecting Union countries’ electricity and clean energy networks to ensure our energy independence and competitiveness. For this, the development of cross-border interconnectors, domestic transmission and distribution grids is essential. The ECF support will work in coherence and complementarity with the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). It is essential for Europe’s competitiveness to provide for synergies between the development of trans-European networks in energy and transport with strong cross-border impact supported by CEF, and investment support for the decarbonisation, modernisation and expansion of transport, energy and digital infrastructure under ECF. | (19) Infrastructure is an essential enabler for European competitiveness. Investments in infrastructure are a necessary condition for ensuring territorial cohesion and the proper functioning of the EU's single market, the green and digital transition and for increasing the Union’s resilience and security. For example, the trans-European transport network fosters sustainable forms of transport, promotes improved multimodal and interoperable digital and transport solutions, thereby contributing to a smooth functioning of the internal market as well as allowing companies to operate across EU regions. The trans-European networks for energy are key for a genuine Energy Union to enable the Union’s energy and climate objectives by connecting Union countries’ electricity and clean energy networks to ensure our energy independence and competitiveness. For this, the development of cross-border interconnectors, domestic transmission and distribution grids is essential. Moreover, ECF support in coherence and complementarity with the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will be vital to secure the Trans-European Network objectives. It is therefore essential for Europe’s competitiveness to provide for synergies between the development of trans-European networks in energy and transport with strong cross-border impact supported by CEF, and investment support for the decarbonisation, digitalisation, modernisation and expansion of transport, energy and digital infrastructure, assets and technologies under ECF. This includes, for example, the purchase and leasing of the next-generation of European harmonized high-speed rolling stock with multi-network capability, pre-deployment and scaling of flagship rail technologies serving interoperability, digitalisation, and automation, and e-mobility charging infrastructure, particularly megawatt charging systems, ultra-fast charging, and accompanying grid extensions. |
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Amendment 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in renewable fuels of non-biological origin, especially in the aviation and maritime sector that are hard-to-abate, and zero-emission, accessible, multimodal, digitalised and safe mobility solutions, including the related infrastructure, technologies, and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport to increase efficiency and reduce emissions, especially in the road transport sector. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
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| (22a) The ECF should contribute to reducing the Union’s external strategic dependencies of critical raw materials and fossil fuels as well as help achieve a phase-out of fossil fuel imports and harmful subsidies. This can be done by shifting towards a sustainable and circular economy, based on climate neutrality with efficient use of resources and materials, including raw materials and renewable energy, across its value chains. |
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Amendment 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
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| (36) In addition, the geopolitical context, in particular Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, has exposed the Union and its Member States to a high risk of materialisation of conventional military threats, in particularly to the ones bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Considering this, together with the threats on the rest of the EU borders,increased investment in defence is deemed a priority, including for projects such as the Baltic Defence Line and Eastern Border Shield. Defence industry and space are key ecosystems to ensure the European Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy and increase the Union’s readiness and preparedness in line with the White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.16 It also supports the Union’s focus on sustainability, competitiveness, resilience and security and the Union position in the world. A strong European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) is an indispensable prerequisite of defence readiness and credible deterrence. It is also essential for the protection of European citizens, ensuring the Union’s ability to respond to emerging security challenges, to support Ukraine, and to uphold Europe's position as a global actor. The EDTIB is recognised as a strategic asset, contributing to the Union’s economic resilience and security, innovation, technological leadership and strategic autonomy. Across the Union and its Member States, the defence sector is evolving rapidly, with cutting-edge technologies and new actors playing an increasingly important role. Innovation cycles are also accelerating, with growing emphasis on rapid prototyping, testing and validation, including in real operational environments. To improve military mobility, investments in new civilian-military assets, including mobile assets and dual use infrastructure need to be developed. Coordinated and sustained support to the EDTIB is therefore key to reinforce the collective security of the Union and its Member States, the development of Union-wide defence projects of common interest, and Europe’s defence readiness. In relation to this, actions supporting the reinforcement of the Ukrainian defence technological and industrial base should be also financed, as its industry will be essential to support European increased defence needs. To this end, the ECF shall be implemented taking into account the objectives of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence and shall be consistent with the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). | (36) In addition, the geopolitical context, in particular Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, has exposed the Union and its Member States to a high risk of materialisation of conventional military threats, in particularly to the ones bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Considering this, together with the threats on the rest of the EU borders,increased investment in defence is deemed a priority, including for projects such as the Baltic Defence Line and Eastern Border Shield. Defence industry and space are key ecosystems to ensure the European Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy and increase the Union’s readiness and preparedness in line with the White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.16 It also supports the Union’s focus on sustainability, competitiveness, resilience and security and the Union position in the world. A strong European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) is an indispensable prerequisite of defence readiness and credible deterrence. It is also essential for the protection of European citizens, ensuring the Union’s ability to respond to emerging security challenges, to support Ukraine, and to uphold Europe's position as a global actor. The EDTIB is recognised as a strategic asset, contributing to the Union’s economic resilience and security, innovation, technological leadership and strategic autonomy. Across the Union and its Member States, the defence sector is evolving rapidly, with cutting-edge technologies and new actors playing an increasingly important role. Innovation cycles are also accelerating, with growing emphasis on rapid prototyping, testing and validation, including in real operational environments. To improve military mobility, investments in new civilian-military assets, including mobile assets and dual use infrastructure need to be developed. These should, when possible, make use of existing industrial bases and supply chains within the EU, such as automotive factories, and promote the reskilling of laid-off workers. Coordinated and sustained support to the EDTIB is therefore key to reinforce the collective security of the Union and its Member States, the development of Union-wide defence projects of common interest, and Europe’s defence readiness. In relation to this, actions supporting the reinforcement of the Ukrainian defence technological and industrial base should be also financed, as its industry will be essential to support European increased defence needs. To this end, the ECF shall be implemented taking into account the objectives of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence and shall be consistent with the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). |
| 16 Commission, the High Representative have present, White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030, 19.03.2025. | 16 Commission, the High Representative have present, White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030, 19.03.2025. |
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Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
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| (47) The ECF should be open and facilitate synergies with other Union activities that support policy areas closely linked with competitiveness, the including the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, external policies and programmes in shared management with Member States. This should allow for the combination and cumulation of funding for actions supporting the objectives of more than one Union policy area. Cooperation between the Commission and Member States should be established to ensure consistency and complementarities between the ECF and the Regulation (EU) [XXX] [National and Regional partnership plans] Moreover, support from the Regulation (EU) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnership Plans ] and from the ECF to projects that have been awarded the Competitiveness Seal should be facilitated, taking advantage of the assessment conducted prior to the attribution of the Seal and without prejudice to the State aid rules. The criteria for awarding the Competitiveness Seal should be designed in a manner that can enable to seal to also act as a quality guarantee providing assurances to institutional investors that the project has been appropriately vetted. The Competitiveness Seal should be awarded to high quality projects contributing to the objectives of the ECF. The ECF may be implemented jointly with other Union programmes or other co-donors or co-investors, and those partners should be able to participate in evaluation committees for jointly funded award procedures. The implementation of all those synergy activities should be simple. Reporting and record-keeping requirements for recipients should be reduced, where possible to a single contractual reporting and payment stream with a single set of rules for all support provided. | (47) The ECF should be open and facilitate synergies with other Union activities that support policy areas closely linked with competitiveness, the including the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, external policies and programmes in shared management with Member States. This should allow for the combination and cumulation of funding for actions supporting the objectives of more than one Union policy area. Cooperation between the Commission and Member States should be established to ensure consistency and complementarities between the ECF and the Regulation (EU) [XXX] [National and Regional partnership plans]. Such cooperation should be based on multilevel governance and partnership provisions (as per Article 6 of the NRP Regulation). The just transition of all regions in this clean and digital transformation should build on the just transition efforts under the previous multi-annual financial framework. Moreover, support from the Regulation (EU) [XXX] [National and Regional Partnership Plans ] and from the ECF to projects that have been awarded the Competitiveness Seal should be facilitated, taking advantage of the assessment conducted prior to the attribution of the Seal and without prejudice to the State aid rules. The criteria for awarding the Competitiveness Seal should be designed in a manner that can enable to seal to also act as a quality guarantee providing assurances to institutional investors that the project has been appropriately vetted. The Competitiveness Seal should be awarded to high quality projects contributing to the objectives of the ECF. The ECF may be implemented jointly with other Union programmes or other co-donors or co-investors, and those partners should be able to participate in evaluation committees for jointly funded award procedures. The implementation of all those synergy activities should be simple. Reporting and record-keeping requirements for recipients should be reduced, where possible to a single contractual reporting and payment stream with a single set of rules for all support provided. |
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Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
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| (51) For financial instruments and the budgetary guarantee to effectively crowd in private money, implementing partners need to be closely associated. This ensures policy steer and alignment, as well as project pipeline generation. The experience and lessons learnt with the implementation of the InvestEU Programme emphasise the importance of investment guidelines in creating this buy-in and providing the necessary predictability and visibility to the implementing partners and investors, in order for them to set up their organisational capacity and originate the pipeline of investments, while allowing the necessary flexibility to ensure an adequate policy steer during implementation. Investment guidelines should include detailed description of the policy areas of intervention and investment focus with a view to ensuring additionality and incentivise crowding in private and public investment in support of the Union’s policy objectives and strategic projects. The investment guidelines should be prepared in consultation with implementing partners to benefit from their market knowledge, and enable them to invest in Union priority areas and incentivise them for more risk taking. To cater for evolving needs and developments, the investment guidelines may be reviewed in the context of the MFF mid-term review. | (51) For financial instruments and the budgetary guarantee to effectively crowd in private money, implementing partners need to be closely associated. This ensures policy steer and alignment, as well as project pipeline generation. The experience and lessons learnt with the implementation of the InvestEU Programme emphasise the importance of investment guidelines in creating this buy-in and providing the necessary predictability and visibility to the implementing partners and investors, in order for them to set up their organisational capacity and originate the pipeline of investments, while allowing the necessary flexibility to ensure an adequate policy steer during implementation. Investment guidelines should include detailed description of the policy areas of intervention and investment focus with a view to ensuring additionality and incentivise crowding in private and public investment in support of the Union’s policy objectives and strategic projects. The investment guidelines should be prepared through delegated acts and in consultation with implementing partners to benefit from their market knowledge, and enable them to invest in Union priority areas and incentivise them for more risk taking. To cater for evolving needs and developments, the investment guidelines may be reviewed in the context of the MFF mid-term review. |
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Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
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| (57) Multistakeholder consultations, including those of researchers and industry, the social partners, as well as investors, end-users and civil society, from SME, small to large organisations, should contribute to the priorities of the ECF. Those consultations should be structured via advisory boards including the ECF Stakeholder Board whose task should be to provide insights and advise the Commission on policy trends, on investment needs, and on the implementation of the ECF from the perspective of project promoters, with the aim to ensure that feedback from stakeholder communities is reflected in the design of work programmes. | (57) Multistakeholder consultations, including those of researchers and industry, the social partners, such as trade unions, as well as investors, end-users and civil society, from SME, small to large organisations, should contribute to the priorities of the ECF. Those consultations should be structured via advisory boards including the ECF Stakeholder Board whose task should be to provide insights and advise the Commission on policy trends, on investment needs, and on the implementation of the ECF from the perspective of project promoters, with the aim to ensure that feedback from stakeholder communities is reflected in the design of work programmes. |
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Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
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| (87) Although work programmes and other acts implementing this Regulation concern specific budget implementation tasks which do not require a conferral of implementing powers and which should not normally fall within the scope of implementing acts referred to in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, the advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of certain acts as defined in this Regulation, including work programmes implementing activities for clean transition, health, biotech, agriculture and bioeconomy, and digital leadership, resilience and security, defence industry and space, given that those acts should be fully supported and create synergies with national and shared management activities conducted by the Member States. Due the sensitivity and particular importance of synergies and full coordination with Member States in the area of resilience and security, defence industry support and space, the examination procedure should be used for the adoption of work programmes in these areas. | (87) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of work programmes implementing the activities under this Regulation. |
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Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
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| (88) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in duly justified cases where a work programme has not been adopted sufficiently prior to the year of budget implementation in order to ensure business continuity of Union support, in particular of critical operational activities, such as satellite systems and critical infrastructures, or need to be adopted in expedited fashion to immediately react to a crisis or other similar exceptional and duly substantiated emergencies, imperative grounds of urgency so require. | (88) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in duly justified cases to immediately react to a crisis or other similar exceptional and duly substantiated emergencies, imperative grounds of urgency so require. |
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Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
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| (3a) ‘Competitiveness’ means the Union’s capacity to raise its productivity, to bolster its strategic autonomy and independence as well as to ensure its resilience, innovation capacity, sustainable growth and the creation of quality jobs; |
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Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
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| (a) delivering technological, economic and environmental impact from the Union's investments, including by developing disruptive and incremental innovation, and emerging, cutting-edge, dual-use, and strategic technologies with significant economic potential, including by developing and accelerating their manufacturing and industrial deployment; | (a) delivering technological, economic and environmental impact from the Union's investments, including by developing disruptive and incremental innovation, and emerging, cutting-edge, dual-use, and strategic technologies with significant potential, including by developing and accelerating their manufacturing within the Union and industrial deployment; |
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Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
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| (b) reducing or preventing the Union’s strategic dependencies, and reinforcing the Union’s resilience, and economic security, including through diversifying sources and markets, support to ramp up of European production of strategic technologies and creating, strengthening and protecting critical Union value chains and infrastructure; | (b) reducing or preventing the Union’s strategic dependencies, and reinforcing the Union’s resilience, and economic security, including through diversifying sources and markets, reducing the Union’s exposure to fossil-fuel import dependencies, support to ramp up the production of renewable energy and sustainable fuels within the EU, support to ramp up of European production of strategic technologies and creating, strengthening and protecting critical Union value chains and infrastructure; |
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Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
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| (ea) developing and supporting regional and local innovation and deployment ecosystems to strengthen the territorial dimension of competitiveness by facilitating cooperation among industry, SMEs, research organisations, and local and regional authorities, whilst promoting territorially anchored industrial, technological and skills capacities; |
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Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
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| (f) developing Union cross-border and critical infrastructure key to the Union’s competitiveness, and strategic independence in particular energy and transport, digital and security, defence and space infrastructure as well as social infrastructure and related data and services; | (f) developing infrastructure key to the Union’s competitiveness, decarbonisation efforts and strategic independence in particular energy and transport, digital and security, defence and space infrastructure as well as social infrastructure and related data and services; |
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Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
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| (k) ensuring a just transition to a sustainable, decarbonised and digital economy that is fair and supporting workers and communities. | (k) ensuring a just transition to a sustainable, decarbonised and digital economy that is fair and supporting workers, regions and communities. |
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Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
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| (a) For support to Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation, the specific objectives of support to decarbonisation of European industry, including SMEs and energy intensive industries, clean tech manufacturing and its supply chains, and contributing to the shift towards a sustainable, circular, energy-, water- and resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient economy. This includes the uptake by industries of decarbonisation technologies and other solutions for their industrial processes and activities, as well as the decarbonisation of energy supply, promotion of energy efficiency, the uptake of renewable and clean energy solutions, the development of energy system flexibility, the uptake of lead markets for clean products , the development, resilience, integration and digitalisation of the energy and transport infrastructures and systems, boosting smart mobility and sustainable alternative fuels, as well as boosting the sustainable blue economy, the development of innovative nature-based business models and demand side solutions for clean and decarbonised buildings, transport and industry, and production ramp up contributing to Europe’s strategic autonomy. | (a) For support to Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation: |
| (1) For support to decarbonisation of European industry, including SMEs and energy intensive industries, clean tech manufacturing and its supply chains, and contributing to the shift towards a sustainable, circular, energy-, water- and resource-efficient, climate-neutral and resilient economy, for instance, through the uptake by industries of decarbonisation technologies for their industrial processes and activities. | |
| (2) For support to the decarbonisation of the transport sector by supporting the electrification and decarbonisation of the energy supply, promotion of energy efficiency the uptake of renewable and clean energy solutions, and the development, resilience, integration and digitalisation of the energy and transport infrastructures and systems, boosting modal shift, smart mobility and zero-emission and renewable fuels of non-biological origin. | |
| (3) For support to the development of energy system flexibility and the uptake of lead markets for clean products. | |
| (4) For support to boosting the sustainable blue economy, the development of innovative nature-based business models and demand side solutions for clean and decarbonised buildings, transport and industry, and production ramp up contributing to Europe’s strategic autonomy. |
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Amendment 20
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
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| 1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the ECF for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 shall be EUR 234 300 000 000 in current prices. | 1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the ECF for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 shall be EUR 264 300 000 000 in current prices. |
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Amendment 21
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| (b) EUR 26 210 000 000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (a); | (b) EUR 31 210 000 000 for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (a); |
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Amendment 22
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 1. The Commission shall ensure the consistent implementation of the European Competitiveness Fund, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Innovation Fund. | 1. The Commission shall ensure the consistent and coherent implementation of the European Competitiveness Fund, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and the Innovation Fund. |
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Amendment 23
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 2. The Commission and Member States shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, facilitate coordination and coherence between European Competitiveness Fund and national and regional partnership plans on common competitiveness priorities in selected key areas and projects deemed of strategic importance and of common European interest. | 2. The Commission and Member States shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, facilitate coordination and coherence between European Competitiveness Fund and national and regional partnership plans on common competitiveness priorities in selected key areas and projects deemed of strategic importance and of common European interest. This shall be done in a manner that enhances cohesion within the Union, based on multilevel governance and partnership provisions. In order to maximise the effect from this coordination, the Commission and Member States shall ensure the effective involvement of regional and local authorities in line with their competences. This is particularly important to continue the just transition efforts under the previous multi-annual financial framework which should be coherent and complementary with territorial transition strategies and chapters set out in the National and Regional Partnership Plans Regulation, especially for regions and territories most affected by the transition to a climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy. |
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Amendment 24
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 3. The ECF will be implemented in synergy with other Union funds, including the Global Europe Fund, in particular to support global competitiveness, ensure diversified supply sources, and strengthen export potential and opportunities of European companies. | 3. The ECF shall be implemented in synergy with other Union funds, including the Global Europe Fund, in particular to support global competitiveness, ensure diversified supply sources, and strengthen export potential and opportunities of European companies. |
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Amendment 25
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3a. The ECF shall be implemented in synergy with the Connecting Europe Facility, to ensure a coherent approach towards co-financing of the trans-European transport network as well as its objectives on decarbonization, modal shift, resilience, and competitiveness of the transport sector. |
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Amendment 26
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. The ECF support shall target development manufacturing and exploitation in the Union of strategic technologies and sectors, in line with Union law and international commitments. The award procedures may apply any of the conditions set out in paragraph 2 to protect Union’s strategic and economic security interests, as well as security and critical assets and the services they provide. | 1. The ECF support shall target development manufacturing and exploitation in the Union of strategic technologies and sectors, in line with Union law, its climate and environmental objectives, the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, and international commitments. The award procedures shall apply any of the conditions set out in paragraph 2 to protect Union’s strategic and economic security interests, as well as security and critical assets and the services they provide, and in coherence with the Industrial Accelerator Act. |
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Amendment 27
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. The work programme, the investment guidelines or the documents related to the award procedure may set out eligibility conditions to ensure the competitiveness of the Union, including protection of economic interests and autonomy of the Union where necessary and appropriate, including through preferential conditions such as restrictions or incentives for Union entities, while limiting distortion of the single market. Those eligibility conditions may take the form of: | 2. The work programme, the investment guidelines or the documents related to the award procedure shall set out eligibility conditions to ensure the competitiveness of the Union, including protection of economic interests, quality jobs, environmental and social objectives, and autonomy of the Union where necessary and appropriate, including through preferential conditions such as restrictions or incentives for Union entities, while limiting distortion of the single market. Those eligibility conditions may take the form of: |
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Amendment 28
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. The members of the ECF Strategic Stakeholders Board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an open call for nominations or for expressions of interest, or both, whichever the Commission finds more appropriate, and taking into account the need for balance in sector, organisation type, including private investors, and size, expertise, gender, age and geographical distribution. The term of members the Board shall be limited to four years, renewable once. Members of the Board should act with integrity and probity. | 2. The members of the ECF Strategic Stakeholders Board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an open call for nominations or for expressions of interest, or both, whichever the Commission finds more appropriate, and shall be appointed primarily based on their expertise of the sectors and investment environment. The Commission shall take into account the need for balance in sector, organisation type, size, expertise, gender, age and geographical distribution, and include academics and scientists, civil society representatives, local and regional public authorities, trade union representatives and private investors. The term of members of the Board shall be limited to four years, renewable once. Members of the Board should act with integrity and probity. |
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Amendment 29
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. The work programmes may set out: | 1. The work programmes shall set out: |
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Amendment 30
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the work programmes implementing the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), points (a), (b), (c) and (d) and for the horizontal activities in Chapter III. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 83(2). | deleted |
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Amendment 31
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt the work programmes implementing the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), point (d) (2), (3) and (4). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 83(3). | 4. The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt the work programmes implementing the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), points (a), (b), (c) and (d). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 83(3). The work programmes shall be drawn up jointly with the thematic platforms specified in Article 14 (11). |
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Amendment 32
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the fact that a work programme has not been adopted by October 1 of the year preceding the year of budget implementation, the Commission shall adopt the work programme by means of immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 83(4) and not later than October 15 of the year preceding the year of budget implementation. Those implementing acts shall remain in force for the period of budget implementation. | deleted |
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Amendment 33
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. The investment guidelines set out by the Commission shall define in more detail the scope of intervention in support of the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3. The investment guidelines shall be prepared in close dialogue with the potential implementing partners. | 5. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 to prepare investment guidelines that shall define in more detail the scope of intervention in support of the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3. The investment guidelines shall be prepared in close dialogue with the potential implementing partners. |
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Amendment 34
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 to amend paragraph 3 to adjust the provisioning rate and to adjust the maximum amount of the budgetary guarantee with up to 20% of that amount. | 7. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 to amend paragraph 3 to adjust the provisioning rate and to adjust the maximum amount of the budgetary guarantee with up to 20% of that amount. |
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Amendment 35
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (b) business coaching and acceleration services targeting potential ECF beneficiaries and other project promoters, including SMEs and mid-cap companies, start-ups and scale-ups, supporting and facilitating their access to ECF funding and financing, and facilitating matchmaking with private investors and promoting financial literacy of entrepreneurs, including understanding of the opportunities offered by capital market based financing; | (b) coaching and acceleration services targeting potential ECF beneficiaries and other project promoters, including SMEs and mid-cap companies, local and regional public authorities, start-ups and scale-ups, supporting and facilitating their access to ECF funding and financing, and facilitating matchmaking with private investors and promoting financial literacy of entrepreneurs, including understanding of the opportunities offered by capital market based financing; |
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Amendment 36
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. Support for clean transition, and industrial decarbonisation window shall be implemented in particular through the following activities: | 1. Support for clean transition, and industrial decarbonisation window shall be implemented, in coordination with other programmes as referred to in Article 7, through the following activities: |
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Amendment 37
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (b) Energy efficiency, energy storage, demand-response, domestic transmission and distribution grids, digitalisation of energy systems, integrated renewable energy, energy renovations, and heating and cooling solutions, systems and services. | (b) Energy efficiency, energy storage, demand-response, domestic transmission and distribution grids, digitalisation of energy systems, integrated renewable energy, energy renovations, and heating and cooling solutions, systems and services, and battery technologies, including battery cells, cell components and critical metals’ processing for electric vehicles’ batteries. |
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Amendment 38
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (c) Clean energy and decarbonisation solutions in industry, including electrification of energy intensive industries and carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCS/CCU), and in cities, in particular for energy, transport and buildings. | (c) Clean energy and decarbonisation solutions in industry, including electrification of industry, especially energy intensive ones, and carbon capture, storage and utilisation (CCS/CCU), and in cities, in particular for energy, transport and buildings, while supporting the progressive phase-out of fossil fuels and harmful subsidies, in line with the Union’s climate objectives. |
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Amendment 39
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point d
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (d) Sourcing, production, storage, distribution and uptake of sustainable fuels, facilitating decarbonisation of mobility. | (d) Sourcing, production, storage, distribution and uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO), facilitating decarbonisation of mobility, especially in hard-to-abate sectors like aviation and shipping. |
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Amendment 40
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point e
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (e) Clean, multimodal and digitalised, safe transport and mobility solutions, including mobile assets (e.g. vehicles, vessels including fishing vessels, aircrafts, rolling stocks) and infrastructures (among others charging infrastructure, ports or high speed rail), systems and operations. | (e) Zero-emission, accessible, multimodal and digitalised, safe transport and mobility solutions, including mobile assets (e.g. zero-emission vehicles, vessels including fishing vessels, zero-emission aircrafts, rolling stocks), technologies (e.g. advance signalling systems, zero-emission aviation technology) and infrastructures (among others charging infrastructure and grid extensions, ports or high speed rail) systems and operations. |
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Amendment 41
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (ea) Supporting the development of an interoperable, digital and clean public transport ecosystem, as a pillar of EU's competitiveness, through the development of multimodal hubs connecting various transport modes and encouraging modal shift, including fleet greening for rolling stock, infrastructure and depots, automated mobility and autonomous driving technologies in the public transport sector and digitalization solutions. |
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Amendment 42
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (f) Supporting the development and deployment of smart mobility, including vehicles, infrastructure, connected and automated mobility, smart traffic management systems and related services. | (f) Supporting the development and deployment of smart mobility, including vehicles, infrastructure, connected and automated mobility integration in public transport ecosystems, smart traffic management systems and related services. |
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Amendment 43
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point g
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (g) Clean tech manufacturing and its supply chain, including through financial support to Strategic Projects under Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, scaling up the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and their supply chains, and by ramping up of existing production lines. | (g) Clean tech manufacturing and its supply chain, including through financial support to Strategic Projects under Regulation (EU) 2024/1735, scaling up the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and their supply chains, and by ramping up of existing production lines, including those of the zero-emission automotive industry. |
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Amendment 44
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point k
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (k) Pollution prevention, control and remediation. | (k) Pollution prevention, control and remediation, including in EU maritime waters and air pollution in EU cities, namely through the deployment of remote sensing technologies. |
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Amendment 45
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (na) Supporting the development of place-based innovation ecosystems that strengthen the territorial dimension of industrial decarbonisation and just transition by facilitating cooperation among industry, SMEs, research organisations, and cities and regions; promoting regionally anchored clean technology value chains, skills and innovation capacities; |
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Amendment 46
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point f
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
|---|---|
| (f) The enhancement of the protection and resilience of infrastructures that are strategic for military mobility especially for those located on a military mobility corridor and those having a European impact. | (f) The upgrading and enhancement of the protection and resilience of infrastructures that are strategic for military mobility especially for those located on a military mobility corridor and those having a European impact. |
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Annex: declaration of input 4 paragraphs
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he included in his draft opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the draft opinion, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| Platform for Electromobility |
| International Association of Public Transport (UITP) |
| ChargeUp Europe |
| European Rail Supply Industry (UNIFE) |
| POLIS Network |
| Eurocities |
| Transport and Environment (T&E) |
| European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur for opinion.
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