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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iii, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xii: (xii) promoting energy interconnectors and related transmission, distribution and supportive infrastructure, as well as the protection of critical energy infrastructure and the deployment of recharging infrastructure.;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iii, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point xii a (new): (xiia) promoting long-duration electricity storage infrastructure, including pumped-storage hydropower plants, which contributes to energy system flexibility, renewable integration, and climate neutrality.

RemovedThe proposed amendment aims to align the Cohesion Policy funding instruments with the strategic priorities of the European Union’s energy transition, specifically the deployment of long-duration electricity storage infrastructure, such as pumped-storage hydropower (PSH).The proposed change is therefore: Legally sound, building on existing eligibility clauses and definitions; Politically coherent, aligned with new EU funding and labelling tools; Practically necessary, to unlock funding for ready-to-implement strategic PSH projects during the reprogramming window.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point iv, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii: (iii) developing resilient dual use infrastructure and capacities, including to foster military mobility in the Union, as well as enhancing preparedness;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point v, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point vii: (vii) promoting access to affordable, sustainable housing;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – paragraph 1 – point iii: (iii) fostering integrated territorial development, through access to affordable, sustainable housing;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new): (iiia) ensuring civil preparedness and resilience infrastructure in all types of territories;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vi, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii b (new): (iiib) ensuring access to public services, including education and health, particularly in rural areas and regions experiencing population decline, to ensure that citizens have an effective right to stay in the place they callhome.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point vii, Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a: Operations supported under the specific objective set out in point (c)(iii) fostering military mobility shall primarily focus, where relevant, on one or more of the four EU Priority Military Mobility Corridors identified by Member States in Annex II to the Military Requirements for Military Mobility within and beyond the EU as adopted by the Council on [18 March 2025 and with reference ST 6728/25 ADD1]. Operations supported which are part of those Corridors shall comply with the infrastructure requirements laid down in implementing acts based on Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1153;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 1: The resources under the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), shall be programmed under dedicated priorities corresponding to the respective policy objective. Support under those priorities shall be provided exclusively in the form of grants.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 2: The Commission shall pay 30% of the allocation to those priorities as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as exceptional one-off pre-financing in addition to the yearly pre-financing for the programme provided for in Article 90(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 or in Article 51(2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1059. That exceptional pre-financing shall be paid provided that the programme amendment is submitted to the Commission by 31 December 2025. It shall be paid within 60 days of the adoption of the Commission decision approving the programme amendment. / (To be applied where relevant throughout the text)

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 3 – paragraph 1c – subparagraph 7: By way of derogation from Article 112(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for dedicated priorities established to support the specific objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b) (xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii), and (e)(iii) and (iiia), of this Article shall be 100%.: / (To be applied where relevant throughout the text)

RemovedMaintain the 100% co-financing proposed by the Commission

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e, Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new): In order to ensure the uniform application of the implementation of reforms referred to in point (d), the Commission shall, by ... , adopt implementing acts setting out detailed eligibility criteria for projects that contribute to such implementation. / (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

RemovedIt should be clear and consistent which preparatory actions for reforms are eligible for funding.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new): (e a) the following paragraph is added: / ‘(4a) By way of derogation from Article 49(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, for operations linked to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vii) and (c)(iii) of this Regulation, the Member State shall not be required to provide information where disclosure is not permitted due to obligations under national law or would be contrary to the essential security interests of the Member State concerned, in particular for sensitive works, supplies or services requiring extremely high levels of confidentiality. For that purpose, Member States shall inform the Commission before selecting the operation concerned for support. This paragraph is without prejudice to the Commission's rights to access the information necessary to perform its functions in relation to verifications and audits. / Beneficiaries shall not be subject to the requirements set out in Article 50(1), points (c), (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, for operations linked to the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vii) and (c)(iii), of this Regulation, where the public display of information on the support or organisation of a communication event or activity is excluded for reasons of security and public order in accordance with Article 69(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.’ / The information on the derogation transmitted by the Member State to the Commission pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be made available to the Eur…

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 4 – paragraph 10: 10. The thematic concentration requirements set out in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be complied with throughout the entire programming period, including when ERDF allocations are transferred between priorities of a programme or between programmes and at the mid-term review in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. Where a Member State submits a request for an amendment of a programme in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), as well as for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(xi), (b)(xii),(c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), may be counted towards either the amounts required for PO 1 or PO 2 or divided between the two. / Where a Member State complies with the thematic concentration requirements at the level of category of regions, amounts programmed for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix)), as well as for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, point (a)(vii), point (b)(v), (xi), and (xii), point (c)(iii), point (d)(vii) and point (e)(iii) and (iii a),, which exceed the thresholds for thematic concentration for a category of region, may be counted towards the thematic concentration thresholds in other categories of regions within the same policy objective. T…

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 1, Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e: (e) when they contribute to the specific objectives under PO 1 set out in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi) and (a)(vii), of this Regulation, or to the specific objective under PO 2 set out in Article 3(1), point (b)(ix), of this Regulation in less developed and transition regions, as well as in more developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU-27 average measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017, while preserving a focus on SMEs;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 2, Article 5 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1 – point f: (f) when they contribute to an Important Project of Common European Interest as approved by the Commission pursuant to Article 107(3), point (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to Communication C(2021) 8481, while preserving a primary focus on SMEs;;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 3, Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g: (g) where they facilitate industrial adjustment linked to the decarbonisation of production processes and products in less developed and transition regions, in more developed regions of Member States whose average GDP per capita is below the EU-27 average measured in purchasing power standards and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017, or in territories covered by an approved territorial just transition plan in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056, while preserving a focus on SMEs;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point i – point 3, Article 5 – paragraph 2 –subparagraph 1 – point g a (new): (ga) when they contribute to projects awarded a Sovereignty Seal under Regulation (EU) 2024/795, or are included in the Union list of Projects of Common or Mutual Interest (PCI/PMI), or in the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP), provided that such operations are consistent with the programme’s objectives.

RemovedThe proposed amendment aims to align the Cohesion Policy funding instruments with the strategic priorities of the European Union’s energy transition, specifically the deployment of long-duration electricity storage infrastructure, such as pumped-storage hydropower (PSH).The proposed change is therefore: Legally sound, building on existing eligibility clauses and definitions; Politically coherent, aligned with new EU funding and labelling tools; Practically necessary, to unlock funding for ready-to-implement strategic PSH projects during the reprogramming window.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point ii, Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: (ii) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: / ‘Points (e) and (g) shall apply to Interreg programmes where the geographical coverage of the programme within the Union consists exclusively of categories of regions set out in those points’;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b, Article 5 – paragraph 10: 10. In addition to the possibilities set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, Member States may, with the agreement of the managing authorities concerned and relevant partners, allocate resources from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to the Member State compartment of the InvestEU Fund to deploy them through the InvestEU financial instrument to be set out in [Article 10a of Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council]*. Such contributions shall be subject to the procedures set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and count towards the ceilings set out in that Article. Resources generated by or attributable to the amounts contributed to the InvestEU financial instrument in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 shall be made available to the Member State in accordance with the contribution agreement and shall be used for support under the same objective or objectives in the form of financial instruments or budgetary guarantees.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a, Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) investment to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC;

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b, Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h – point iv: deleted / (deleted)

RemovedThe amendment deletes the proposed possibility of support to decarbonisation projects related to fossil fuels

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: The Commission shall pay in 2026 4.5% of the total support from the ERDF, the Cohesion Fund and the JTF as set out in the decision approving the programme amendment as additional one-off pre-financing. This one-off pre-financing percentage shall be increased to 9.5% for programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine, provided the programme does not cover the entire territory of the Member State. Where in a Member State NUTS 2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine are included exclusively in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State, the increased pre-financing set out in this paragraph shall apply to those programmes.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 7a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: The additional pre-financing referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall only apply where reallocations of at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities established for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), points (a)(vi), (a)(vii), (b)(v), (b)(ix), (b)(xi), (b)(xii), (c)(iii), (d)(vii) and (e)(iii), of this Regulation in the context of the mid-term review have been approved, provided that the programme amendment is submitted by 31 December 2025. / The following reallocations within the same programme shall also count towards the 10% threshold: / (a) reallocations from the ESF+ to one or more dedicated priorities referred to in Articles 12a, 12c and 12d of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 in the context of the mid-term review; / (b) reallocations from the JTF to dedicated priorities established to support investments contributing to the STEP objectives or established for the promotion of access to affordable housing pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 in the context of the mid-term review; / (c) reallocations from the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund to dedicated priorities for the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(1), first subparagraph, points (a)(vi) and (b)(ix), of this Regulation, from the ESF+ to dedicated priorities referred to in Article 12a of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057, or from the JTF to dedicated priorities established to support investments contributing to the STEP objectives approved i…

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 7a – paragraph 2: 2. By way of derogation from Article 63(2) and Article 105(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the deadline for the eligibility of expenditure, the reimbursement of costs as well as for decommitment shall be 31 December 2030. That derogation shall only apply where programme amendments reallocating at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities as set out in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, have been approved. / For such programmes, where Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 or the Fund-specific Regulations establishes the final date for the purposes of the application of the performance framework, financial management, reporting and evaluation requirements, this shall be read as referring to the same date of the following year. In addition, by way of derogation from Article 2, point (29), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, for such programmes the final accounting year shall mean the period from 1 July 2030 to 30 June 2031.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 7a – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Any reallocation of resources in the framework of Regulation EU(2025)/XXXX [mid-term review; reference to be inserted after adoption of this regulation] already programmed to forms of integrated territorial development according to Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 shall be made only with the consent of the local and regional authorities concerned.

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 7a – paragraph 4: 4. By way of derogation from Article 112(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060, the maximum co-financing rate for priorities in programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal covering one or more NUTS2 regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine shall be 100%. The higher co-financing rate shall not apply to programmes covering the entire territory of the Member State concerned, unless those regions are included only in programmes covering the entire territory of that Member State. The derogation shall only apply where reallocations of at least 10% of the financial resources of the programme to one or more dedicated priorities as set out in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, have been approved, provided that the programme amendment is submitted by 31 December 2025.

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