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P9_TA(2021)0068

InvestEU Programme ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 March 2021 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the InvestEU Programme (COM(2020)0403 — C9-0158/2020 — 2020/0108(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2021/C 474/26)

The European Parliament,

—	having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2020)0403),

—	having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 173 and the third paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0158/2020),

—	having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 15 July 2020 (1),

—	after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 17 December 2020 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

—	having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,

—	having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism,

—	having regard to the positions in the form of amendments of the Committee on Culture and Education and of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality,

—	having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A9-0203/2020),

Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out (2);

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 364, 28.10.2020, p. 139.

(2) This position replaces the amendments adopted on 13 November 2020 (Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0306).