Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2011/0268(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities,ide the support required for policies to promote employment with rights, play a major role in strengthening social inclusion, and promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty; that being the case, the amounts available under it need to be increased substantially. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection accessible to all, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to promote employment with rights and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and combat poverty. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular,The ESF may support European Employment Services (EURES activities) in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Member States and the Commission should ensure that the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF contribute to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 of the Treaty. Evaluations have shown the importance of taking the gender aspect into account in all dimensions of programmes, while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality. The ESF has to attain the scale needed to promote policies to bring about equality, high-quality permanent employment, and fair redistribution of income.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Not just the Structural and Cohesion Funds, but all Union policies and actions have to be consistent with the goal of economic, social, and territorial cohesion. It is therefore necessary to take into account how the enforcement of economic and monetary policies, and of policies to liberalise domestic and international markets, is making itself felt in terms of cohesion and convergence policy, especially as regards micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the individual Member States.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Regional policy is an essential means of fostering economic and social cohesion, as it enables the Union to take measures to reduce regional disparities, promote real convergence, and stimulate development, high-quality employment, and social progress, while also benefiting less developed regions.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 c (new)
Recital 18 c (new)
(18c) The ESF aims to reduce disparities in living conditions in terms of Member States and regions with a view to promoting economic and social cohesion. Funding criteria need to be revised so as to enable the ESF to be used more readily by financially weaker Member States.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 d (new)
Recital 18 d (new)
(18d) Given the severe economic and financial crisis affecting certain Member States and their regions, the national co- financing rate for projects supported by the ESF should be no higher than 10%, so as to enable greater use to be made of cohesion resources.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii a (new)
(viia) Improvement of working conditions (hygiene, safety, and health at work, working patterns), stable contractual relations, adequate wage levels, and working hours compatible with family life;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, and upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systems;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) Enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high-quality services, including health care and social services of general interestpublic services – publicly owned and managed, with democratic involvement of their users – in areas essential to welfare, including health, education, justice, water, housing, transport, and care of children and the elderly;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equal opportunities for all, including accessibility for disabled persons through mainstreaming the principle of non-discrimination, as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […], and through specific actions within the investment priorities as defined in Article 3, and in particular Article 3(1)(c)(iii). Such actions shall target people at risk of discrimination (such as migrants) and people with disabilities, with a view to increasing their labour market participation, enhancing their social inclusion, reducing inequalities in terms of educational attainment and health status and facilitating the transition from institutional to community-based care.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1