# C_2016346EN.01014401.xml

| 21.9.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 346/144 |
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21.9.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 346/144

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P8_TA(2015)0110

Pre-financing of operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 April 2015 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Social Fund, as regards an increase of the initial pre-financing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative (COM(2015)0046 — C8-0036/2015 — 2015/0026(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 346/30)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0046), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0046),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 164 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0036/2015), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 164 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0036/2015),

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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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 18 March 2015 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 March 2015 (1),

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| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets on the proposal's financial compatibility, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets on the proposal's financial compatibility,

| — | having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 April 2015 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 21 April 2015 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 41 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 41 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education (A8-0134/2015), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education (A8-0134/2015),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out; |
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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

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P8_TC1-COD(2015)0026

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 April 2015 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2015/... of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1304/2013, as regards an additional initial prefinancing amount paid to operational programmes supported by the Youth Employment Initiative

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2015/779.)

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