# Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund: extension of increased co-financing for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability, to decommitment rules for certain Member States, and to rules on payments of final balance

European Parliament procedure 2013/0156(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee BUDG / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 8 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2013-07-17 and 2013-08-29.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund, extending increased co-financing for Member States with serious financial-stability difficulties, decommitment rules for certain Member States, and rules on payment of the final balance. Amendments reference the global financial crisis and its social impact, capping of allocations per Member State, extension of automatic decommitment deadlines, expenditure eligibility, and derogations for Member States whose GDP was below 85% of the EU-25 average.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamás DEUTSCH | Hungary | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96826.md |
| Alda SOUSA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113487.md |
| Jürgen KLUTE | Germany | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96769.md |
| Jan BŘEZINA | Czechia | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28354.md |
| Nuno TEIXEIRA | Portugal | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96974.md |
| Luís Paulo ALVES | Portugal | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96976.md |
| László SURJÁN | Hungary | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23820.md |

## Official source documents

- PE516.692: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.692+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE516.875: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.875+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

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