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60 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2014/0002(COD)

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In the ‘Compact for Growth and Jobs’, the European Council requested to explore the possibility of extending to apprenticeships and traineeships the EURES network, apprenticeships and traineeships can be covered under the present Regulation, provided that the persons concerned are considered workers with reference to the rights conferred on citizens under Article 45 of the Treaty. Member States should have appropriate flexibility to exclude certain categories in order to take their educational systems and active labour market policies into account. An appropriate exchange of general information on mobility for apprenticeships and traineeships within the Union needs to be introduced and adequate assistance to the candidates for those positions should be developed, based on a mechanism for clearance of offers, once such a clearance is deemed feasible in accordance with the appropriate standards and with due respect to the competences of the Member States.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) EURES should be flexible enough to adapt to meet the changing nature and structure of employment services. Opening up EURES membership would improve the efficiency in service delivery through partnerships, quality improvements and increase the market share of the Network. A EURES member should therefore be any public, private or third-sector organisation which fulfils the criteria set out by EURES.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)

(7b) Many non-profit organisations may not be able to provide the full range of tasks, however, their inclusion in the network could bring, social, economic and financial benefits. It is therefore appropriate for non-profit organisations to become EURES partners and only provide some of the tasks.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The composition of the EURES network as regards other organisations than the ones above should be flexible to adjust to changing developments on the market for recruitment services. The emergence of a variety of employment services coupled with the reshaped role of the PES relating to national recruitment services points towards the need for a concerted effort by Member States and the European Commission to open up the EURES network, as the main Union tool delivering intra-Union recruitment services.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) A broader membership of the EURES network has social, economic and financial benefits. It improves efficiency in service delivery by facilitating partnerships, enhancing complementarity and quality improvements. It increases the market share of the EURES network insofar as new members make available job vacancies, job applications and curriculum vitae ('CV’s'). Transnational and cross-border co-operation, which is a key feature of the operation of the EURES network, could generate innovative forms of learning and co- operation between employment services, including on quality standards for job vacancies and support services. The EURES network would therefore enhance its relevance as one of the key Union tools available to Member States and the European Commission for supporting concrete measures towards a high level of employment within the Union.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) PES should be appointed by the Member States as EURES Members, with no admission procedure, and a minimum common criteria with which they should comply. Activities in the running of the work of EURES could be delegated to the PES.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) All job vacancies made publicly available should be published on the EURES portal, in accordance with the Member State's own practice. However, in order to ensure appropriate vacancies are published, employers can choose not to have a vacancy published on the EURES portal based on employers undertaking an objective assessment of the skills and competence required to perform the job.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) The establishment of an inventory to map or replace national classifications to the list of skills, competences and occupations of the European classification should not generate additional costs or burdens on Member States.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) The support services common to all Member States should be defined on the basis of the emerging consensus on successful Member State practices for information, counselling and advice to job seekers and employers.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) The freedom of movement for workers and high levels of employment are closely linked and make it necessary for Member States to develop mobility policies supporting a better functioning of labour markets in the Union. Member States' mobility policies should be considered as an integral part of their social and employment policies.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

~~(36) The power to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to ensure that the obligations imposed on the Member States for the authorisation of the organisations to join the EURES network as EURES Partners and to provide common indicators on the performance of those organisations can be amended in light of the experiences gained with their application or to take into account evolving needs on the labour market. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert 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.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) The 'European Coordination Office' established within the Commission which is responsible for assisting the EURES network in carrying out its activities ~~through the 'European Coordination Office~~';

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) the 'National Coordination Offices' which are the bodies appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State; Member States may designate their PES as National Coordination Offices;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) The EURES Members which are the bodies appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State, i.e. the 'National Coordination Offices';~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) the "EURES Members" which comprise: (i) the PES as appointed by the Member States in accordance with Article 7(a); and (ii) the organisations admitted in accordance with Article 8, to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and support services to workers and employers;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. In accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities, all organisations participating in the EURES network promote actively, in close cooperation, the opportunities labour mobility in the Union offers and seek to enhance ways and means for workers and employers to seize these opportunities at local, regional, national and European level.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall designate a National Coordination Office and notify the European Coordination Office thereof. Each National Coordination Office is responsible for

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) organisation of the work for EURES in the Member State, including ~~the delivery of support service~~ensuring a coordinated transfer to the EURES portal of information on job vacancies, job applications and CVs in accordance with ~~Chapter IV~~Article 14;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

For the purpose of publication, including on the EURES portal, in the interest of workers and employers, the National Coordination Office validates, regularly updates and timely disseminates information and guidance available at national level on: (a) living and working conditions; (b) administrative procedures as regards employment; (c) the rules applicable to workers; (d) apprenticeships and traineeships; (e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

National Coordination Offices shall exchange information on the mechanisms and standards referred to in Article 14(4) as well as on standards regarding data security and data protection of relevance for the common IT platform. They shall cooperate among each other and with the European Coordination Office, in particular in cases of complaints and job vacancies deemed not be compliant with those standards under national law.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)

Article 7 a Appointment of PES as EURES Members Member States shall appoint their PES as EURES Members and shall inform the European Coordination Office of those appointments. Those EURES Members shall fulfil the obligations laid down in this Regulation. They may delegate, outsource or agree special arrangements with organisations under the responsibility of PES.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ~~set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network,~~, by … [two years after the entry into force of this Regulation], have in place a system to admit EURES Members and Partners, to monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Employment services and other organisations in a Member State may apply to become EURES Members if they undertake to fulfil all the obligations - contribute to the pool of job vacancies, job applications and CVs and provide support services.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Non-profit organisations may apply to become a EURES partner if they undertake to fulfil all the general obligations and one or two of the tasks referred to in Article 8(1a).

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Member States shall establish criteria for admitting EURES Members and EURES Partners. Those criteria shall include at least the minimum common criteria laid down in the Annex.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

~~2. Member States inform the European Coordination Office about their national systems put in place and the EURES Partners they authorised to participate in the EURES network accordingly.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. Any employment services lawfully operating in a Member State can request in that Member State participation in the EURES network as a EURES Partner, subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation and to the system set up by that Member State.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

~~4. EURES Partners are authorised to participate in the EURES network in accordance with the minimum common criteria laid down in the Annex.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6

6. EURES Partners may involve other EURES Partners or other organisations in order to comply together with the criteria in the Annex. In such cases, the continued existence of an appropriate partnership is an additional condition for participation in the EURES network.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Member States shall revoke the admission of EURES Members and Partners where they cease to fulfil the applicable criteria or requirements referred to in paragraph 1a, 1b or 1c.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. National Coordination Offices shall inform the European Coordination Office of their national systems referred to in paragraph 1, the EURES Members and Partners admitted under that system and any revocation of such admission and the grounds for such a revocation. The European Coordination Office shall distribute this information to the other National Coordination Offices.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

~~7. To amend the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title

The responsibilities of EURES Members and EURES Partners

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Applicant organisations can choose to participate in the EURES network according to the following options: (a) to contribute to the pool of job vacancies in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph (a); (b) to contribute to the pool of job applications and CV’s in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph (b); (c) to provide support services to workers and employers in accordance with Chapter IV or (d) a combination of points (a) to (c).deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. EURES Members and EURES Partners shall contribute to the EURES network regarding the activities in regard to which they are appointed in accordance with Article 7(a) or admitted in accordance with Article 8(1a) and (1b). They shall also fulfil their other obligations under this Regulation.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Helga STEVENS, Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. EURES Partners designate one or more contact points, accessible for persons with disabilities, such as placement and recruitment offices, call centres, self- service tools and the like, where workers and employers can get support with clearance and/or access to support services in accordance with this Regulation. The contact points may also be based on staff exchange programmes, the detachment of liaison officers or involve common placement agencies.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

~~Member States~~Whilst respecting the principle of proportionality, Member States, through their National Coordination Offices, may require EURES Members and EURES Partners to contribute to:

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a

~~(a) the functioning of the national hub referred to in Article 15(5) through a fee or in another form;~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) the collection of information to be published via the EURES portal;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall decide on the modalities for these contributions in their national systems on the basis of the principle of proportionality, taking into account factors such as the administrative capacity of the EURES Partner and its degree of participation in the EURES network as referred to in paragraph 1.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Helga STEVENS, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall seek to develop one stop shop solutions for the communication with workers and employers on the common activities of the EURES network and those services and networks and take all appropriate steps to ensure that such one-stop-shops are accessible for persons with disabilities.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) all job vacancies made publicly available with its public employment services as well as those provided by ~~its EURES Partners;~~ other EURES Members, and where relevant, EURES Partners; Members States may introduce a mechanism allowing employers not to have a vacancy published on the EURES portal if the request is duly justified on the basis of the skills and competence requirements relating to the job.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) all job applications and CV's available with its public employment services as well as those provided by ~~its~~other EURES Members and, where relevant, EURES Partners, provided that the workers concerned have consented to making the information also available to the EURES portal under the terms defined in paragraph 3.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Helga STEVENS, Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

The EURES portal shall be accessible, complying with the adopted European Standard EN 301549 on accessibility requirements for ICT.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. When making available job vacancy data to the EURES portal, Member States (a) shall not make any distinction according to the nature and duration of contracts nor the recruitment intentions of employers; (b) may exclude job vacancies which due to their nature or to national rules are only open to citizens of a specific country.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. When making available job vacancy data to the EURES portal, Member States may exclude:

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) shall not make any distinction according to the nature and duration of contracts nor the recruitment intentions of employers;~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

~~(b) may exclude job vacancies which due to their nature or to national rules are only open to citizens of a specific country.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) job vacancies which, due to their nature or to applicable national rules, are open only to citizens of a specific country;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)

(b b) job vacancies relating to categories of traineeships and apprenticeships which are: (i) part of curricula, or formal education or vocational education and training; (ii) publicly funded, as part of the Member States active labour market policies;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)

(b c) other job vacancies as part of the Member State's active labour market policies.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5

5. They shall exchange information on the mechanisms and standards referred to in paragraph 4 as well as on standards regarding data security and data protection. They shall co-operate between each other and with the European Coordination Office, in particular in case of complaints and job vacancies deemed not compliant with the standards applicable under national law.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall develop a European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations. This classification is the tool facilitating on line job application across borders for the European Union by performing job matching, identifying skills shortages, recognising qualifications and providing career guidance on the EURES portal.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Member States cooperate with each other and the European Commission regarding interoperability between national systems and the European classification ~~referred to in paragraph 1~~of Skills/Competence Qualifications and Occupations ("European classification") being developed by the Commission. The Commission shall keep the Member States informed about the development of the European classification.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The Commission shall adopt and update, by means of implementing acts, the list of skills and competences and occupations of the European classification. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. To that end, by 1.1.2017 each Member State shall establish an initial inventory to map all its national, regional and sectoral classifications to and from the classification referred to in paragraph 1, and, following the introduction of the use of the inventory on the basis of an application made available by the European Coordination Office, regularly update the inventory to keep it updated with the evolution of recruitment servicesEach Member State shall, within three years from the adoption of the list referred to in paragraph 2(a), establish an initial inventory to map all its national, regional and sectoral classifications to and from that list and keep it updated.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Member States may choose to replace their national classification with the European classification, once completed, or maintain their interoperable national classification systems.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall provides technical support to Member States who establish the inventory referred to in paragraph 3 or who choose to replace their national classifications with the classification referred to in paragraph 13a.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall ~~be empowered to adopt delegated acts~~ adopt, by means of implementing ac~~cordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33 to develop further the common indicat~~ts, the common indicators to assess the functioning of the EURES networsk.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

Anthea McINTYRE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33

2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8 and 29 shall be conferred on the Commission for a~~n indeterminate~~ period of ~~time~~2 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation or from any other date set by the legislator. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the two-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL