Additional resources in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: REACT-EU ***I
TA-9-2020-0355 · P9_TA(2020)0355 · PE654.026
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Parliament's position on a regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to add exceptional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.¶¶ The aim is to help repair the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences and to prepare a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy. Parliament adopts this position at first reading and asks the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the proposal is replaced or substantially amended.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 with exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.¶¶
- The amended regulation is to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its social consequences.¶
- It is also to help prepare a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy.
- Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.¶
Who is affected
Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Articles 177 and 322(1)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.¶