19 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2011/0270(COD)
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social ChangeProgress and Innovation
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union is uniquely placed to provide a Union platform for policy exchanges and mutual-learning between the Member States in the areas of employment and social areas, social protection, social inclusion and social entrepreneurship. Knowledge of policies applied in other countries and of their results broadens the range of options available to policy- makers, triggers new policy developments and encourages national reform.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Lack of access to credit is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. Union and national efforts in this area need to be stepped up in order to increase the supply of microfinance and meet demand from those who need it most, and in particular unemployed and vulnerablesocially disadvantaged people who wish to start up or develop a micro-enterprise, in particular in the 'white economy', including on a self-employed basis, but do not have access to credit. As a first step, in 2010 the European Parliament and the Council set up the Facility.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Corresponding mentoring and training programmes should be provided, which should be constantly updated and made accessible on the central information platform.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) In order to ensure an appropriate response to changing needs and corresponding policy priorities during the whole duration of the Programme, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the allocation of funds to the Programme axes, using the 5 % reserve, and to individual sections within the axes on an annual basis. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and social partner level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘Social enterprise’ means an enterprise whose primary objective is to achieve social impact, rather than simply generate profit for owners and stakeholders. It operates in the market, or mainly reinvest surpluses through the production of social goods and services in an entrepreneurial, profit-oriented and innovative way, and uses surpluses mainly to achieve social goals. It is managed in an accountable and transparent way, in particular by involvingthrough the involvement and/or participation of workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The EURES axis, which shall support activities carried out by the EURES network, i.e. the specialist services designated by the EEA Member States and the Swiss Confederation, together with other interested parties, to develop information exchanges and dissemination and other forms of cooperation, such as cross-border partnerships, as well as individual counselling and information for jobseekers, mobile workers and employers to promote workers’' voluntary geographical mobility on a fair basis and to contribute to a high level of high- quality employment;
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Strengthen ownership of the Union objectives in the employment, social and working conditions fields among key Union and national policy-makers, as well as other interested parties in order to bring about concrete and coordinated actions at both Union and Member State level; promote the recognition and appreciation of the social added value offered by social enterprises as part of the social market economy in Europe;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Support the development of adequate, accessible and efficient social protection systems and labour markets and facilitate policy reform, by promotingin order to ensure social inclusion and a high level of high-quality employment and facilitate policy reform where necessary, by promoting the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organisations and people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, as well as good governance, mutual learning and social innovation;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Promote employment and social inclusion (e.g. for people with disabilities or low skills, or people affected by personal or professional problems) by increasing the availability and accessibility of microfinance for vulnerabledisadvantaged groups and micro-enterprises, and by increasing access to finance for social enterprises.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Improve the knowledge and understanding of the situation prevailing in the Member States and in other participating countries through analysis, evaluation and close monitoring of strategies and their implementation.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) Exchanges and dissemination of good practice, innovative approaches and experience, peer reviews, benchmarking and mutual learning at European level so that, in successfully promoting employment strategies, social exclusion and poverty may be effectively tackled;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) Training of legal and policy practitioners, andpractitioners and of all those actively involved in implementing the ‘European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation’, especially EURES advisers;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Specific actions In addition to actions of the types set out in Article 6, specific actions under the EURES axis may include: (a) development of cross-border cooperation; provision of a multilingual digital platform for job vacancies and applications; counselling possibilities before, during and after the mobility experience so as to promote geographical mobility on a fair basis; drafting and dissemination of information material.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 b (new)
Article 20 b (new)
Article 20 b Mobility schemes 1. Targeted mobility schemes can be designed for specific groups of workers, certain sectors, occupations, countries or group of countries wherever a clear economic need is identified and Union- wide recruitment could provide added value, for example in the area of bottleneck vacancies and niche vacancies for which recruitment difficulties have been identified. The Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement of Workers will be regularly consulted with regard to the schemes. 2. Targeted mobility schemes shall be based on the principle of ‘fair mobility’, fully respecting applicable labour standards and legal requirements. Accordingly, the schemes should ensure that the employment they arrange is in jobs with secure working conditions and fair pay based on collective agreements or minimum wages. 3. The implementing organisations delivering services to jobseekers and employers in the framework of targeted mobility schemes shall be selected in open call for proposals to which employment services may apply, provided that they are committed to the principle of fair mobility. 4. Strong coordination of the targeted mobility schemes must be ensured, as well as full respect for applicable labour law and standards.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) SRegional and local authorities, social partner organisations and other interested partieregional and local organisations and interested parties involved in cross-border partnerships.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) persons who have lost or are at risk of losing their jobs, or who have difficulty in entering or re-entering the labour market, persons at risk of social exclusion and vulnerabledisadvantaged persons who are in a disadvantaged position with regard to access to the conventional credit market and who wish to start up or develop their own micro-enterprises and are thus reliant on start-up capital;
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Participation under the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis shall be open to public and private bodies established at national, regional or local level and to social enterprises and organisations in the countries referred to in Article 16(1) and providing in those countries:
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The international financial institutions and, where relevant, the fund managers shall send the Commission and Parliament annual implementation reports setting out the activities granted support and covering their financial implementation and the allocation and accessibility of funding and investment by sector and type of beneficiary, applications accepted or rejected under each axis and contracts concluded by the public and private bodies concerned, actions funded and the results, including in terms of social impact, employment creation and sustainability of the businesses support granted.