EN Official Journal of the European Union C 407/105

P8_TA(2015)0236

European Fund for Strategic Investments ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 June 2015 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM(2015)0010 — C8-0007/2015 — 2015/0009(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2016/C 407/21)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0010),

— having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 172 and 173, the third paragraph of Article 175 and Article 182(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0007/2015),

— 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 (1),

— having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

— having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 9 June 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 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 55 of the Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A8-0139/2015),

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

2. Approves the joint statement by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the L series of the Official Journal of the European Union together with the final legislative act;

3. Takes note of the statements by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the L series of the Official Journal of the European Union together with the final legislative act;

4. 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;

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

(1) Opinion of 19 March 2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2) Opinion of 16 April 2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

P8_TC1-COD(2015)0009 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 June 2015 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the European Investment Advisory Hub and the European Investment Project Portal and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 — the European Fund for Strategic Investments (As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2015/1017.)