Activities of Emer COSTELLO
Plenary speeches (259)
Labour force sample survey (A7-0344/2013 - Tatjana Ždanoka)
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports (A7-0274/2014 - Jörg Leichtfried)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
Resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Bank Resolution Fund (A7-0478/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (A7-0258/2014 - Roberto Gualtieri)
Enhanced cooperation between Public employment services (debate)
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (A7-0022/2014 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries (A7-0149/2014 - Othmar Karas, Liem Hoang Ngoc)
General guidelines for the 2015 budget - Section III (A7-0159/2014 - Eider Gardiazábal Rubial)
Policy coherence for development (A7-0161/2014 - Charles Goerens)
Anti-missile shield for Europe (A7-0109/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data (A7-0402/2013 - Jan Philipp Albrecht)
Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (A7-0403/2013 - Dimitrios Droutsas)
Implementation of the Single European Sky (A7-0095/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Package travel and assisted travel arrangements (A7-0124/2014 - Hans-Peter Mayer)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (A7-0240/2013 - Bas Eickhout)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' fundamental rights (A7-0139/2014 - Claude Moraes)
Role and operations of the Troika with regard to the euro area programme countries - Employment and social aspects of the role and operations of the Troika (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
European Investment Bank annual report 2012 (A7-0137/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (A7-0073/2014 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Horticulture (A7-0048/2014 - Anthea McIntyre)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (A7-0071/2014 - Mary Honeyball)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (A7-0051/2014 - Louis Michel)
Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (debate)
Interoperability of the rail system (A7-0033/2014 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica)
Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system (A7-0106/2014 - Olga Sehnalová)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (A7-0460/2013 - Jorgo Chatzimarkakis)
Promoting development through responsible business practices (A7-0132/2014 - Judith Sargentini)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (A7-0178/2013 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (A7-0158/2013 - Michèle Striffler)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Combating violence against women (A7-0075/2014 - Antonyia Parvanova)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 (A7-0084/2014 - Philippe De Backer)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects (A7-0091/2014 - Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto)
Elimination of female genital mutilation (continuation of debate)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (A7-0020/2014 - Georges Bach)
Recommendation for a decision, pursuant to Rule 88(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure, on the draft Commission regulation concerning the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled, and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry (B7-0087/2014)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (B7-0074/2014)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment (A7-0428/2013 - Claude Moraes)
Insurance of natural and man-made disasters (A7-0005/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty (A7-0041/2014 - David Martin)
Protection against dumped and subsidised imports from countries not members of the EU (A7-0053/2014 - Christofer Fjellner)
Insolvency proceedings (A7-0481/2013 - Klaus-Heiner Lehne)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (A7-0344/2012 - Arlene McCarthy)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (A7-0009/2014 - Ulrike Lunacek)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Public procurement (A7-0007/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (A7-0034/2013 - Marc Tarabella)
Effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions (A7-0458/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
European retail action plan for the benefit of all actors (A7-0374/2013 - Cornelis de Jong)
Justice Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0396/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer, Philip Claeys)
Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020 (A7-0397/2013 - Kinga Göncz)
ILO Convention concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work (A7-0400/2013 - Jutta Steinruck)
Illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition (A7-0359/2013 - Véronique Mathieu Houillon)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (A7-0349/2013 - Lívia Járóka)
Volunteering and voluntary activity in Europe (A7-0348/2013 - Marco Scurria)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (debate)
ILO Convention concerning decent work for domestic workers (debate)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (A7-0420/2012 - Jürgen Creutzmann)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A7-0360/2013 - Maria Eleni Koppa)
European defence technological and industrial base (A7-0358/2013 - Michael Gahler)
Common provisions on European funds (A7-0274/2013 - Lambert van Nistelrooij, Constanze Angela Krehl)
Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (A7-0340/2013 - Evelyn Regner, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou)
Programme for social change and innovation (debate)
Strengthening the social dimension of EMU (debate)
Erasmus for all programme (A7-0405/2012 - Doris Pack)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
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)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino)
European Semester for economic policy coordination (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
General Union environment action programme to 2020 (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco)
Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok)
Nacrt općeg proračuna Europske unije za financijsku godinu 2014. - svi dijelovi (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen) HR
Europski fond za pomorstvo i ribarstvo (A7-0282/2013 - Alain Cadec) HR
Organizirani kriminal, korupcija i pranje novca (A7-0307/2013 - Salvatore Iacolino) HR
Europski semestar za usklađivanje ekonomske politike (A7-0322/2013 - Elisa Ferreira) HR
Opći akcijski program Unije za okoliš do 2020. (A7-0166/2013 - Gaston Franco) HR
Godišnje izvješće Vijeća Europskom parlamentu o zajedničkoj vanjskoj i sigurnosnoj politici u 2012. (A7-0330/2013 - Elmar Brok) HR
Medical devices (A7-0324/2013 - Dagmar Roth-Behrendt)
Ship recycling (A7-0132/2013 - Carl Schlyter)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
Organised crime, corruption, and money laundering (debate)
European Neighbourhood Policy, working towards a stronger partnership: EP's position on the 2012 progress reports (debate)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (A7-0277/2013 - Andrea Zanoni)
Recognition of professional qualifications and administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (A7-0038/2013 - Bernadette Vergnaud)
Technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations (B7-0440/2013)
EU and Member State measures to tackle the flow of refugees as a result of the conflict in Syria (B7-0442/2013)
Corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries (A7-0250/2013 - Ana Gomes)
Flag State responsibilities for the enforcement of Council Directive 2009/13/EC implementing the Agreement on the Maritime Labour Convention (A7-0037/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (A7-0276/2013 - Linda McAvan)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
Tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out (A7-0275/2013 - Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska)
European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0393/2012 - Sven Giegold)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (A7-0205/2013 - Marietta Giannakou)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (A7-0248/2013 - Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid)
European strategy on health and safety at work (debate)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (A7-0202/2012 - Antolín Sánchez Presedo)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (RCB7-0336/2013, B7-0336/2013, B7-0337/2013, B7-0338/2013, B7-0341/2013, B7-0342/2013, B7-0343/2013)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (A7-0230/2013 - Anni Podimata)
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (A7-0231/2013 - Arlene McCarthy)
Review of the Irish Presidency, including the MFF agreement (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello) (vote)
Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) (A7-0216/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (A7-0217/2013 - Sylvie Guillaume)
Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (A7-0432/2012 - Monica Luisa Macovei)
Social investment for growth and cohesion (B7-0255/2013)
Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (A7-0204/2013 - Oldřich Vlasák)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (continuation of debate)
Health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (A7-0009/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Educational and occupational mobility of women (A7-0164/2013 - Licia Ronzulli)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Reinstatement of Myanmar/Burma's access to generalised tariff preferences (A7-0122/2013 - David Martin)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (B7-0199/2013, B7-0200/2013, B7-0222/2013, B7-0226/2013, B7-0227/2013, B7-0228/2013, RCB7-0199/2013)
Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens (A7-0162/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (A7-0126/2013 - Antonio López-Istúriz White, Antonyia Parvanova)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (A7-0392/2012 - Marianne Thyssen)
Regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union (A7-0145/2013 - Jens Geier)
Offshore oil and gas prospection, exploration and production activities (A7-0121/2013 - Ivo Belet)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (A7-0031/2013 - Marisa Matias)
EU/ACP countries' Economic Partnership Agreements: exclusion of certain countries from trade preferences (A7-0123/2013 - David Martin)
Credit institutions and prudential supervision (A7-0170/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (A7-0171/2012 - Othmar Karas)
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A7-0044/2013 - Zita Gurmai)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (A7-0040/2013 - Nadja Hirsch)
Asbestos-related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (A7-0025/2013 - Stephen Hughes)
Statute for a European mutual society (A7-0018/2013 - Luigi Berlinguer)
Case of Arafat Jaradat and situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails
Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (A7-0173/2012 - Elisa Ferreira)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights (A7-0048/2013 - Elisabeth Morin-Chartier)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (debate)
Impact of austerity on the living conditions of people with disabilities (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth (A7-0017/2013 - Raffaele Baldassarre)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (A7-0014/2013 - David Casa)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0032/2013 - Elisa Ferreira)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
Governance of the single market (A7-0019/2013 - Andreas Schwab)
European Investment Bank - 2011 annual report (A7-0016/2013 - Mario Mauro)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
European Refugee Fund, the European Return Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (A7-0004/2013 - Nils Torvalds)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Programme of activities of the Irish Presidency (debate)
Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (A7-0425/2012 - Alfredo Pallone)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas)
Credit rating agencies - Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers (debate)
Youth guarantee (debate)
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Israeli government's decision to expand settlements in the West Bank (debate)
Israeli government's decision to expand settlements in the West Bank (debate)
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One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
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Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)
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Future of EU development policy - 2015 - European Year for Development (debate)
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Role of women in the green economy (short presentation)
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EU-Israel agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (debate)
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Towards a job-rich recovery (debate)
Female genital mutilation (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
Cross-border voluntary activities in the EU (short presentation)
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Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
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Women and climate change (debate)
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Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
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European Investment Bank - annual report 2010 (debate)
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Corporate governance framework for European companies (debate)
Palestine: raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian TV stations
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European Globalisation Adjustment Fund crisis derogation (debate)
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Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
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Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin - Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (debate)
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19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived PDF (1 MB) DOC (1 MB)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community PDF (211 KB) DOC (316 KB)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU 2011 Report on Policy Coherence for Development
Amendments (182)
Amendment 10 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, faced with the political impossibility of changing the overall MFF figures decidagreed by the European Council, Parliament successfully negotiated the inclusion of several key new provisions that will help to make the new financial framework and the new EU annual budget more operational, consistent, transparent and responsive to the needs of EU citizens and to allow the MFF ceilings to be fully used; whereas these provision concern, in particular, the new arrangements relating to the MFF revision, flexibility, own resources, and the unity and transparency of the EU budget;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that the conclusions of the European Council are to be seen as negotiating instructions for the Council and that they in no case constitute red lines which cannot be negotiated with Parliament; calls for a standard formula recalling the provisions of Article 15(1) TFEU to be included in the conclusions of the European Council;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 7, Article 9, Article 136 in combination with Article 121 , and Article 174 thereof,
Amendment 8 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 16 June 2010 on EU 2020 (text adopted, P7_TA(2013)0447),
Amendment 16 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Article 9 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) statprescribes: ‘In implementing and defining its policies and activities, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 36 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union commits the Union to recognising and respecting "access to services of general economic interest as provided for in national laws and practices, in accordance with the Treaties, in order to promote the social and territorial cohesion of the Union"; whereas article 14 (TFEU) establishes that "given the place occupied by services of general economic interest in the shared values of the Union as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion, the Union and the Member States, each within their respective powers and with the scope of application of the Treaties, shall take care that such services operate on the basis of principles and condition, particularly economic and financial conditions, which enable them to fulfil their missions"; whereas article 345 of the TFEU provides that the Treaties "shall in no way prejudice the rules in Member States governing the system of property ownership"; and whereas Protocol No.26 on services of general interest which elaborates on the shared values of the Union with respect to services of general economic interest.
Amendment 18 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides for, inter alia, the right of collective bargaining and action (Article 28), protection in the event of unjustified dismissal (Article 30), fair and just working conditions (Article 31), recognition of and respect for the entitlement to social security benefits and social services and, in order to ‘combat social exclusion and poverty’, the right to ’a decent existence for all those who lack sufficient resources’ (Article 34), the right of access to preventive health care and the right to benefit from medical treatment (Article 35) and respect forcognition and respect for the right to access to services of general economic interest (Article 36);
Amendment 21 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in its resolution of 21 November 2013, Parliament welcomed the Commission communication of 2 October 2013 entitled ‘Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union’ and its proposal to establish a scoreboard of key employment and social indicators to be included in the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (MIP) and the Joint Employment Report (JER) as a first step towards building a social dimension of EMU, but regretted the fact that those indicators were insufficient to ensure comprehensive coverage of the Member States’ employment and social situations and the interdependence between them; whereas Parliament’s resolution stressed the need to ensure that this monitoring aims to reduce social divergences between Member States and to promote upward social convergence and social progress;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that Parliament has been completely marginalised during all phases of the projectgrammes: the preparatory phase, the development of mandates and the monitoring of the results achieved byimpact of the programmes and related measures;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the adjustment policies and structural reforms in the four countries have led to dramaticcontributed to unacceptably high levels of unemployment rates, historically high rates of job losses and worsento making working conditions more precarious; points out that the consequences for activity rates, in particular as regardsly in relation to the sustainability of social protection and pension systems, are even more serious becauseas the gap between the Europe 2020 targets and reality is rapidly growing ever wider;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with great concern that it is young people who are suffering the highest levels of unemployment, with the situation in countries such as Greece, where the rate is over 50%, or Portugal, and in Ireland, where it iwas in excess of 30% in 2012, being quite devastating; regrets the fact that even those who do find a job often find themselves working under precarious conditions or on part-time contracts which make it hard to live independently;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the total amount of financial assistance in the four programmes is unprecedented, as are the conditions, duration and shape of the programmes, leading to an unusual situation where the assistance has almost exclusively replaced the usual financing provided by the markets;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the most vulnerable groups – the long-term unemployed, women, migrant workers and the disabled – have been strongly hit and are suffering fromsuffered most and are experiencing higher unemployment rates than the national average;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the economic situation and recent developments in some Member States have compromised the quantity and quality of employment, social protection, health services and health and safety standards;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the Europe 2020 strategy accurately states that the figure to watchkey indicator is the employment rate, which indicates the availability of human and financial resources to ensure the sustainability of our economic and social model; regrets that the slowdown in the rise of the unemployment rate is being confused with the recovery of jobs lost; recalls that in the last four years job losses have reached 2 million in the four countries, which is 15% of existing jobs; welcomes in this regard the recent Irish figures reporting a 3.2% increase in the numbers at work in Ireland in the year to September 2013
Amendment 123 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, among the conditions for financial assistance, the programmes include recommendations for specific cuts in fundamental areas of the fight against poverty, such as pensions, basic services, health care and pharmaceutical products for the basic protection of the most vulnerable; highlights the fact that the main impact of these measures is on the fight against child poverty and that they have been difficult to reconcile with a social investment strategy;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the programmes were in the short run primarily meant to avoid a disorderly default and stop speculation on sovereign debt; whereas the medium term aim was to ensure that the money that was lent would be reimbursed, thus avoiding a large financial loss that would rest on the shoulders of the taxpayers of the countries which are providing the assistance and guaranteeing the funds; whereas this also requires the programme to deliver sustainable growth and effective debt reduction in the medium and long term; whereas the programmes were not suitintended to comprehensively correcting macroeconomic imbalances which had accumulated sometimes over decades;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that in those studies the Commission recognised that only a strong reversal of current trends will make it possible for the entire EU to meet the Europe 2020 targets;
Amendment 161 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that the levels of early school-leavers are falling in the four countries; notes, however, that this is partially explained by the difficultyies young people are facing in finding employment;
Amendment 165 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the fact that tertiary education attainment levels have been rising in all four countries; notes, however, that this is partially explained by the need of young people to improve their future labour market chances;
Amendment 175 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that the social partners at national level were not consulted or involved in the initial design of programmes and that the Troika proved unwilling to engage in a meaningful way with national social partners; regrets the fact that the programmes imposed on the four countries allow firms to opt out of collective bargaining agreements and to review sectoral wage agreements directly affecting the structure and values of collective bargaining arrangements set out in the respective national constitutions; notes that this resulted in a request by the ILO Expert Committee, in the case of Greece, to re- establish social dialogue, and, in the case of Portugal, for the Constitutional Court to annul certain legislative measures; stresses that this despicable situation is the consequence of having limited structural reforms involving only the deregulation of labour relations and wage cuts at any cost, which is in clear contradiction with the EU’s general objectives and the policies of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 200 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to ask the ILO and the Council of Europe to draft reports on possible corrective measures and incentives needed to ensure full compliance with the European Social Charter and the Protocol thereto and with the ILO Core Conventions, since the obligations deriving from them have been affected by the budgetary adjustment measures and the structural reforms requested by the Troika;
Amendment 210 #
2013/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to provide support, after the assessment, including through financial resources where appropriate, for the recovery of social protection standards and of the fight against poverty reduction and the renewal of social dialogue through a social recovery plan aimed at ensuring a threshold of decency in welfare, in pensions and in wages and aimed at upward social convergence and social progress; calls on the Commission, the ECB and the Eurogroup to work towards this by phaseing out the exceptional measures that have been put in place;
Amendment 218 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, at the beginning of the EU- IMF assistance programme, the Irish economy had just suffered a banking crisis of unprecedented dimensions, causing Irish GDP to fall by 6.3% in 2009 (1.1% in 2010) from a positive growth level of 5% of GDP in 2007, unemployment to increase from 4.7% in 2007 to 13.7% in 2010 and - its most detrimental impact - the government balance of payments to experience a deficit in 2010 of 30.6%, down from a surplus in 2007 (0.2%), peaking at 30.6% in 2010, as a result of Irish government support for the banking sector, down from a surplus of 0.2% in 2007; recognises that private losses of Irish banks were taken onto the balance of the Irish sovereign in order to minimise the risks of contagion across the Eurozone as a whole, and that the Irish government and its people acted in the wider interests of the Union in responding to its banking crisis; further notes in the decade prior to the assistance programme that the Irish economy experienced a prolonged period of negative real interest rates;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges, however, that the immense challenge the Troika faced leading to the crisis was unique as a result of the poor state of European and national regulation of financial services, large macroeconomic imbalances, and the fact that a number of instruments such as external devaluation were not available due to the constrairequirements of monetary union; notes, moreover, that time was running out, legal obstacles had to be cleared, fear of a melt-down of the euro area was palpable, political agreements had to be reached, the world economy was in a downturn, and a number of countries which were intended to contribute financial support had seen their own public and private debt increase in alarming ways;
Amendment 331 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores that recommendations contained in MoUs mark a departure from the thinking initiated by the Lisbon strategy and the Europe 2020 strategies)principles and objectives of the Lisbon strategy and the Europe 2020 strategies aimed at balanced economic, environmental and social development and instead undermined the achievement of the social goals; deplores also the fact that Member States with MoUs are exempt from the Europe 2020 reporting process, including reporting under the anti-poverty and social inclusion targets and did not receive Country Specific Recommendations, aside from implementation of its MoUs; points out however that this can be partly explained, even if not fully justified, by the fact that programmes had to be implemented under considerable time pressure in a difficult political environment;
Amendment 351 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the programmes for Greece, Ireland and Portugal comprise a number of detailed prescriptions for health systems reform and expenditure cuts; regretsmandatory privatisation; deplores the fact that the programmes aredid not bound bycomply with Art.36 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Treaties, including Art. 168(7) TFEU, Articles 14 and 345 of the TFEU and Protocol No.26;
Amendment 384 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores that since 2008 the income distribution inequality has grown above average in the four countries and that cuts in social benefits and services and rising unemployment are raising poverty levels and have had a negative impact on the capacity of people from disadvantaged communities to engage in a meaningful way in decision-making;
Amendment 397 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the unacceptable level of youth unemployment in the four Member States under assistance programmes; points especially to the sharp increase in youth unemployment in Greece, Cyprus and Portugal; expresses its concern at the rise in in-work poverty and at the quality of jobs being created; welcomes the fall in youth unemployment in Ireland since early 2012, whilst acknowledging that some of this is due to continuing emigration;
Amendment 510 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets that the reduction of structural deficits in all programme countries since the start of their respective assistance programmes has not yet led to a reduction in the ratios of public debt to GDP; underlines that the ratio of public debt to GDP has instead sharply increased in all programme countries; supports the statement at the Euro area summit of 29 June 2012 on the imperative to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns.
Amendment 528 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that fiscal multipliers are difficult to assess with certainty; recalls in this respect that the IMF admitted to underestimating the fiscal multiplier in its growth forecasts prior to October 2012 but that the Commission stated in November 2012 that forecast errors were not due to the underestimation of fiscal multipliers; points out that this expression of public disagreement between the Commission and the IMF was not followed up or resolved;
Amendment 545 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that too little attention has been given to alleviating the negative impact of adjustment strategies in the programme countries; poverty proofing and conducting social impact assessments of programmes, of alleviating the negative impact, particularly the negative social impact, of adjustment strategies in the programme countries, of reconciling programmes with the EU 2020 strategy targets, particularly the social inclusion, employment and education targets, and with a social investment strategy and of ensuring that any cuts to services used by the poor and social excluded or to the incomes of the poor and social excluded are avoided or balanced by compensatory measures to ensure that they do not increase poverty;
Amendment 596 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Troika’s mandate has been perceived as being unclearis unclear, often inconsistent with the treaties and lackings transparency;
Amendment 642 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Takes note of the dual role of the Commission in the Troika as both an agent of Member States andnd as an EU institution; warns that conflicts of interests may therefore exist within the Commission between its role in the Troika and its responsibility as a guardian of the Treaties, especially in policies such as competition and state aid;
Amendment 662 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that the ECB’s role in decisions leading up to the establishment of the Troika is unclear and that its role in the Troika is not sufficiently defined, as it is stated in the ESM Treaty that the Commission should work ‘in liaison with the ECB’, thus reducing the ECB’s role to that of a provider of expertise; further notes that the ECB mandate is limited by the TFEU to monetary policy and that the involvement of the ECB in any matter related to budgetary, fiscal and structural policies is therefore on uncertain legal ground;
Amendment 782 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the ESM should evolve towards Community-method management as provided for in the ESM Treaty and demands that the ESM be made accountable to the European Parliament including with respect to decisions to grant financial assistance, in order to exert democratic accountability over the ESM; urges the ESM to implement its direct recapitalisation instrument to allow it to recapitalise banks directly;
Amendment 802 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls for the involvement of social partners in the design and, implementation and review of adjustment programmes, current and future and for the Troika to engage in a meaningful way with the social partners, particularly in the programme countries;
Amendment 828 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the EU to support the economic recovery of programme countries and countries which have exited Troika programmes, urges the Eurogroup to deliver on its commitment to examine the situation of the Irish financial sector with the view of further improving the sustainability of the adjustment in Ireland, and, having regard to all of the above, urges the Eurogroup to make good on the commitment to Ireland to deal with this bank debt burden;
Amendment 877 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Is of the opinion that the option of a Treaty change allowing for the extension of the scope of the present Art. 143 TFEU to all Member States, instead of being restricted to non-euro Member States, should be explored ; similarly, takes the view that the option of a Treaty change to create a European Monetary Fund within the Community framework as an alternative to the IMF should also be explored; further considers that other issues to be evaluated include the current institutional framework of the Troika, the involvement of the ILO and of the Council of Europe, ensuring compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the social commitments under the Europe 2020 strategy, the involvement of the ECB in the review of the programmes and the mandatory involvement of the IMF in euro area financial assistance programmes as enshrined in the ESM treaty;
Amendment 915 #
2013/2277(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the European Central Bank and to the Member States.
Amendment 10 #
2013/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the long-term financing of the European economy should serve the public interest and be guided, among other things, by objectives that promote social cohesion, social investment, social justice and equal treatment, rather than focus solely on economic and financial parameters; highlights, in this connection, the fact that the potential added value of long-term financing for the public interest cannot merely be measured in economic terms;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission and the Member States to encourage pension funds to take socially responsible investment decisions that conform to EU and international human rights, social and environmental standards, including the relevant OECD and UN guidelines and principles; recalls that the Commission’s plans to review the Directive on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORP Directive) must not discourage sustainable long-term financing;.
Amendment 7 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in 2012 the employment rate of people aged 55-64 was less than 50 % in the European Union - 54.4% for men and 41.8% for women;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that no complete and reliable data, including data disaggregated by gender, are available to assess the effectiveness of ESF spending on older workers;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States, for the next programming period, to apply and complement as appropriate the common indicators provided for in the ESF Regulation in order to establish how many older workers, disaggregated by gender, have gained new qualifications, improved their situation on the labour market or found a job after having benefited from projects financed by the ESF;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for all barriers that hamper active aging and life-long learning opportunities among older women and men to be monitored and removed.
Amendment 4 #
2013/2154(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the efforts made towards the clarification and broadening of the competencies to include all ‘structural cases’ which are at variance with EU law and the principles of the internal market law;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the crisis has had a severe and lasting impact on the Member States' levels of unemployment and their social situation, which has led to unsustainable increases in poverty and social exclusion, including child poverty, homelessness, in- work poverty and over-indebtedness of households; calls in this context on Member States to reinforce the safety nets and ensure the effectiveness of the welfare systems that deal with those affected; urges the Commission to take account of the impact of the economic adjustment programmes on progress towards the Europe 2020 headline targets in those Member States experiencing financial difficulties and to agree modifications aimed at bringing the adjustment programmes into line with the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 84 #
2013/2134(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the fact that this year many Member States made a greater effort to involve national parliaments, the social partners and civil society in drawing up their national reform programmes; reiterates its call for increased democratic legitimacy for the European Semester and stresses that the engagement of all stakeholders in the development of the necessary reforms is crucial to their delivery and success.;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Member States should support initiatives that facilitate the development of sectors with high employment potential and, in particular, that aid in the transformation towards a sustainable economy and the creation of quality green jobs;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the innovations currently taking place in plastics production (not least in the field of nanotechnology) and their impact on the management of plastic waste raise new challenges to health and safety at work, and calls on the Commission to considerrespond accordingly to these challenges in future action on plastic waste;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that appropriate levels of training and skills are needed for eco-innovations to flourish, and for EU waste legislation to be implemented correctly; recalls, in this context, that the European Social Fund cshould be helpful in preparingused to help the labour force prepare for an increased demand for quality green jobs, in line with the Social Investment package presented by the Commission in February 2013.
Amendment 27 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas measures on whistleblowing are necessary to facilitate the detection of abuse and to ensure the protection of the whistleblower and whereas the EU and the Member States have a duty to fully protect whistleblowers;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, in cases where labour inspectionors uncover abuse, or when whistleblowers bring cases of abuse to the attention of labour inspectors, to protect the workers concerned and any whistleblowers involved and to enable them to assert their rights at no cost; points out that measures to that end, such as a direct right of complaint for victims or a collective right of complaint, are effective means of protecting workers affected and whistleblowers; calls on the Member States to adopt measures to protect whistleblowers and their families in order to facilitate the detection of abuse;
Amendment 152 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to introduceestablish a European Agency for cross-border matters concerning the abuse of employment protection rules andPlatform for labour inspectors on undeclared work, with a remit including inter alia the identification of letter-box companies, the control of transnational service providers, the introduction of further-training programmes, the identification of new ways of circumventing the rules, and the organisation ofin the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) as an additional task of the Agency, with a remit to organise the work of the Platform and facilitate exchange of experience and good practice, providing up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparative information, as well as enhancing cross-border controlsoperation;
Amendment 120 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that demand reduction should form part of an integrated strategy against trafficking in the Member States. Demand reduction can be achieved through legislation which shifts the criminal burden onto those who purchase sexual services rather than those who sell it and through the imposition of fines to make prostitution less financially lucrative for criminal organisations/organised crime.
Amendment 133 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that legislation provides an opportunity to clarify what are acceptable norms in society and to create a society reflective of these values.
Amendment 174 #
2013/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States to provide social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation and to implement policies and ensure a holistic approach is taken by the various police, immigration, health and education services. Member States should also put in place innovative support services aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2093(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need to make greater use of existing and planned instruments at EU level in support of structured partnerships between skill providers and businesses, including the Sector Skills Alliances, under the Erasmus for All Programme, and the European Youth Guarantee; encourages the development of school-business partnerships such as dual training systems for apprenticeships supported by the European Alliance for Apprenticeships;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2093(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Whereas 8.7% of the European population were unable to access appropriate quantities and quality of food in 2010; underlines the importance of EU policy supporting access to food retail outlets that supply good quality, affordable food, particularly in disadvantaged areas, as well as supporting decent employment;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the European Union is faced with major challenges in the fields of reindustrialisation, energy transition and digital equipment, which call for considerable investments, including social investments in education, training and up-skilling in line with the Commission's Social Investment Package presented in February 2013; considers that it is the responsibility of public authorities to promote these investments; takes the view that competition policy must not act as a brake on these ‘'investments of the future’';
Amendment 44 #
2013/2075(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to include a specific section on the impact of EU competition policy on employment and social affairs in future reports;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the view that increasing sexual education among Roma students could have a positive impact in reducing the instance of early school-leaving, which is often a consequence of early pregnancy and early marriage;
Amendment 48 #
2013/2066(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that increasing efforts in providing access to quality child-care facilities for reconciliation of family and working life in rural areas could have a positive impact.
Amendment 3 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, as the population ages, the proportion of elderly people with a disability is increasing, and that those concerned are more likely to be women owing to their longer life expectancy; stresses that women with disabilities as a group face greater exclusion and have less opportunities in the labour market than men with disabilities; urges the Commission and the Member States to pay more attention to the particular situation of women with disabilities, who face double discrimination;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the terminology used to describe physical impairments and disabilities is different and that the focus should be on disabilities instead of impairments in medical terms, in accordance with the approach chosen in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and followed by the European Court of Justice1 ; stresses that employers should not examine the disfocus on the skills and abilities of employees or applicants which are irrelevant to a given job, but only their skills and ith disabilities;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in a time of increasing demand for social services as a result of the crisis, financial pressure on regional and local authorities due to financial constraints mayis haveing a negative effect on social cohesion, education and employment, therefore preventing the achievement of the Europe 2020 goals;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the simplification of procedures and increased accessibility of the European Social Fund, which allows for a better and faster response to the challenges posed by the current economic situationand social crisis;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the special role of the ESF in supporting social investment and in implementing the Europe 2020 strategy, in particular by contributing to high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2042(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that cohesion policy is an important factor boosting public and private investment and demand, thus contributing to economic growth and employment in the Union as a whole and not only in the regions directly benefitting from it;
Amendment 45 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that Member States should reduce drop-outearly school leaving rates by launching early childhood education, development and care programmes, providing extra-curricular activities and engaging parents and providing mentoring to disadvantaged students throughout out their studies, helping them access the Erasmus programme and quality internships;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to facilitate transition between the different educational and training pathways, assist transition between education, professional training and employment, provide high-quality traineeships, work-based learning, apprenticeships and dual learning models offering decent wages and appropriate working conditions with a strong learning component and associated with a qualification process and recognize competences based on non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for solid and accelerated commitment and payment appropriations for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived in order to fight extreme poverty against the current rise of extreme poverty, and not less in real terms than the 2007-2013 annual allocation for the European food aid programme for deprived persons; considers that given the date on which invitations to tender must be issued and the deadlines for adoption of this Regulation and the preparation of the operational programmes, rules should be drawn up to facilitate a flexible transition in 2014, so as to avoid any interruption in supplies in winter 2013- 2014;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Member States which have best withstood the economic crisis are those which have given priority to strong social dialogue and particular types of investment including social investment; is of the opinion that those priorities ought to be studied and used as a guide for the purpose of reindustrialising Europe on a solid, competitive, sustainable, inclusive and diversified basis;
Amendment 14 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that investment be channelled into human resources and emphasis laid on training, upskilling and learning in order to anticipate, and respond to, the demand for skilled labour in industry oriented towards new technologies and an energy-efficient green economy;
Amendment 16 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should retain the power to ensure an adequate level of social protection for the staff of undertakings providing port services. This Regulation shall not affect the application of the social and labour rules of the Member States. In cases of limitation of the number of port service providers, where the conclusion of a port service contract may entail a change of port service operator, it should be possible for the competent authorities to askshall require the chosen service operator to apply the provisions of Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses11. __________________ 11 OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to national and Union law including collective agreements between social partners, the managing bodies of the port mayshall require the designated provider of port services appointed in accordance with the procedure established by Article 7, in the case where this provider is different from the incumbent provider of port services, to grant staff previously taken on by the incumbent provider of port services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC.
Amendment 11 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In order to effectively combat discrimination, in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to assist in ensuring compliance with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and to aim for full employment and social progress, in accordance with Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, and to monitor progress towards Union policy objectives, such as the Europe 2020 headline targets, it is necessary to have comparable, reliable and objective statistics on the situation of employed persons, unemployed persons and persons outside the labour market, while respecting statistical confidentiality, privacy and the protection of personal data.
Amendment 12 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission should have the power to adopt delegated acts under Article 290 of the TFEU in order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of particular legislative acts, notably to take account of economic, social and technical developments. The Commission should ensure that these delegated acts shouldo not impose a significant additional administrativedisproportionate additional burden on the Member States or on the respondent units.
Amendment 14 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the importance of the Labour Force Survey ad hoc modules in support offor Union policies, a contribution by the Union to the financing of their implementation is proposmay be awarded through grant procedures, without calls for proposals. The grants shall be awarded to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics. Grants that are provided for the purposes of carrying out labour force surveys may take the form of lump sums. In this context, the use of lump sums should be aone of the principal means of simplifying grant management.
Amendment 16 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) By derogation from Article 126(3)(e) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, in view of the increased administrative burdenworkload related to the additional information to be collected for the Labour Force Survey which will contribute to providing the indicators for three of the Europe 2020 headline targets, it is necessary to cofinance the salary costs of the personnel of national administrations even if the relevant public authority would have carried out the supported action without an EU grant.
Amendment 18 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure legal certainty, it is necessary to ensure that procedures for the adoption of measures which have been initiated but not completed before the entry into force of this Regulation are not affected by this Regulation.
Amendment 20 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 577/98
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
The Union may award financial support to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities referred to as designated beneficiaries in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, for the implementation of the ad hoc modules as referred to in Article 7a in accordance with Article X of Regulation (EU) No XX/XX of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation, [COM (2011) 609 final]. The grants may take the form of lump-sum payments and shall be made subject to the condition of Member States’ actual participation in the implementation of ad hoc modules.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
2. When exercising the powers delegated in accordance with Article 4(2) and Article 7a, the Commission shall ensure that the delegated acts do not impose a significant additional administrativedisproportionate additional burden on the Member States and on the respondents.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0081(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) AIn order to enhance the attractiveness of Member States as a destination for study, and as part of the drive to ensure a well- qualified workforce for the future, Member States should allow students who graduate in the Union to remain on their territory with the intention to identify work opportunities or to set up a business for 12 months after expiry of the initial authorisation.. They should also allow researchers to do so upon completion of their research project as defined in the hosting agreement. This should not amount to an automatic right of access to the labour market or to set up a business.They may be requested to provide evidence in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall rapidly, constructively and effectively provide international cooperation in relation to company information, including beneficial ownership information such as their date(s) of birth, nationality and country(ies) of residence.
Amendment 69 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall require that the information referred to in paragraph 1 is disclosed to national authorities which shall establish and maintain a central public registry which shall be updated within 30 days, at most, of any changes to that information.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0025(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require that obliged entities take measures proportionate to their risks, nature and size, including the designation of a senior official who shall have overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with their obligations under this Directive, so that their relevant employees are aware of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, including relevant data protection requirements.
Amendment 42 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 –introductory part
Article 3 –introductory part
Amendment 51 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3
Article 3
Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 732 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73
Amendment 56 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The above numbers do not represent a fair and logical redistribution of seats, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes that, since the beginning of the crisis, the unemployment rate for women has consistently been higher than that for men, which only adds to the existing challenges women are facing in the labour market, including direct or indirect discrimination, double discrimination of women with disabilities, gender pay-gap, part-time work, precarious working conditions, in-work poverty, high concentration in the informal sector with lower earnings, exploitation of domestic workers who are for the most part migrant women, less social protection and insufficient pension rights; in this respect, asks the Commission to issue a recommendation to the Member States on combating labour market segmentation leading to women's insufficientto promote women's access to quality employment with decent remuneration;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that women's rights should not be seen, understood and pursued as competing with men's rights as it is important for the whole society to improve the situation of both men and women. Therefore the improvement of caring services and public services for families is a pre-condition for both men and women's participation in the labour market;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that wage bargaining is increasingly becoming decentralized as a result of the crisis and that gender segregation challenges collective bargaining negotiations and acknowledges the role that the Social Partners, particularly unions, can play in putting this issue on the negotiations agenda;
Amendment 28 #
2012/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on all Member States to ratify ILO convention on Domestic Workers (Convention 189);
Amendment 12 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 a (new)
Citation 41 a (new)
- having regard to Eurofound ) Third European Quality of Life Survey - Quality of life in Europe: Impacts of the crisis2, __________________ 2 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publicati ons/htmlFiles/eFI264.htm.
Amendment 13 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 b (new)
Citation 41 b (new)
- having regard to Eurofound report on Household debts advisory services in the European Union, __________________ 1 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2011/89 1/fr/1/EF11891FR.pdf.
Amendment 14 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 41 c (new)
Citation 41 c (new)
- having regard to Eurofound report on Living conditions of the Roma: Substandard housing and health2, __________________ 2 http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2012/02/ en/1/EFI20EN.pdf.
Amendment 29 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas costs for housing, rent and energy represent the highest share of private budgets and their increase is therefore a major driver for social exclusion and the increasing gap between rich and poor;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas affordable accommodation is a suitable tool for achieving social justice and cohesion, and affordable rental housing is a precondition for enhanced labour mobility and increased employment opportunities;
Amendment 42 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas affordable rental housing is a precondition for enhanced labour mobility and increased employment opportunities;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Roma tend to live in highly segregated areas where access to social and health services is problematic;
Amendment 52 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas there are clear links between substandard housing and poor health: mortgage indebtedness is associated with worsening mental health and increased consults with a general practitioner, overcrowding is associated with health problems, psychological problems, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, increased chances of fire and domestic accidents, living in inadequate housing negatively affects health, feelings of safety and increases the chance of domestic accidents, living in a noisy area is associated with increased hypertension and higher blood pressure, perceptions of neighbourhood safety negatively affect occasional physical exercise;
Amendment 80 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, under Protocol No 26 to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public authorities are free to determine how the social housing sector is organised and funded and what its target group is, with a view to meeting local needsthe needs of the local population; sees the intervention of public authorities here as a response to the shortcomings of the market, with the aim of ensuring universal access to decent, affordable housing;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reminds the Member States and the Commission that spending on social housing enables urgent social need to be met and, ass not only to be met, but also to be prevented from emerging, and that they have an important economic and non-profit making role as a strategic social investment, which helps in a sustainable way to provide non- relocatable local jobs, to stabilise the economy by preventing property bubbles, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty; calls on Member States and the Commission to bring social housing investment within the scheme of the European Semester by including in it an evaluation of targets for combating and preventing property bubbles and households' over- indebtedness, to promote labour mobility, to counter climate change and to combat energy poverty;
Amendment 97 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls, therefore, on Member States and the Commission to establish a European framework for action on social housing, which could take the form of an action plan or of a framework for coordinating social policy, to aim towards coherence between and convergence of different EU policies on the subject (state aid, structural funds, energy, the fight against poverty and social exclusion, health); furthermore, calls on Member States to strengthen or develop specific mechanisms for the financing of social housing construction;
Amendment 100 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Asks the Commission to include social indicators such as investments in social housing within the framework of the European Semester and that these indicators should be evaluated on equal footing with macro-economic imbalances;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes the establishment of the European Housing Observatory to develop knowledge about the housing situation in the various countries, especially social housing, on the basis of reliable statistical indicators; tenants and residents organisations should be formally involved in the Observatory;
Amendment 156 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Advocates making priority investment in heat efficiency and in the use of renewables in social housing, as well as integrated projects for sustainable urban development, access to housing for marginalised communities and the promotion of social enterprises and housing co-operatives, eligible for Structural Fund support in the 2014-2020 budgetary period;
Amendment 162 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States and all the relevant bodies to give social housing investment and the strengthening of the non-profit making housing sector a prominent place in national reform programmes and in the shaping of strategic priorities under partnership agreements for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 172 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges Member States to retain an ambitious budget for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, identifying cohesion policy as a driver of recovery; calls on Member States to facilitate and speed up the reallocation of unused monies from the Structural Funds to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the social housing sector and neighbourhood management in deprived communities to ensure a stable and secure environment during the 2007-2013 programme planning period, having regard to the conclusions of the European Compact for Growth and Jobs;
Amendment 200 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that implementing the right to housing affects the implementation of other fundamental rights, including political and social rights; takes the view, therefore, that the enforceable right to housing should be part of the primary law of the EU;
Amendment 219 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on Member States to facilitate the cooperation of social housing providers and tenant organisations in the elaboration and follow up of the Operational Programmes under the new instruments ITI and CLLD;
Amendment 226 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. RecommeDemands that Member States draw up integrated policies for guaranteeing universal access to decent affordable housing, with aims including:
Amendment 231 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– specific support for good-quality and healthy social housing and "very social" housing,
Amendment 234 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 1 a (new)
- prevent segregation of specific populations group and encourage diversity,
Amendment 236 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
– linkage between social housing expansion programmes and policies for access to other essential public services as part of an integrated social policy,
Amendment 238 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 2 a (new)
- a minimum quota of social housing in areas with dense population, high levels of youth unemployment and high migration rates, in order to increase social cohesion,
Amendment 248 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– steps to address the difficulties commonly encountered by highly vulnerable sections of the population, such as migrants and young people, single parents, young and elderly people and victims of domestic violence, the Roma, the disabled, in seeking access to decent housing,
Amendment 251 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 3 a (new)
- generating specific programmes and proving assistance for victims of property frauds and developing measures to prevent frauds,
Amendment 257 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– implementation of effective policies, including social rental law, in close cooperation with organisations of tenants, to stop tenants from being evicted, on the basis that covering rent payments and arrears of rent is a less costly option for the relevant authorities,
Amendment 259 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- avoid discriminatory fiscal measures or subsidies that increase risky debt levels among lower incomes as well as to support affordable housing options like the supply of rental and cooperative housing,
Amendment 265 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 5 a (new)
- carrying out the analysis and collecting data in all EU Member States on accessibility to social housing for the most vulnerable groups of people,
Amendment 279 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that Member States and the relevant authorities simplify the process of applying for housing and make the allocation of homes more transparent and impartial, with a view to eliminating discrimination and preventing any tendency on the part of particularly vulnerable groups to avoid applying for housing – a phenomenon which has the effect of aggravating residential segregation and enable a social mix in social housing estates;
Amendment 324 #
2012/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises that energy efficiency measures in housing should primarily increase the purchasing power of inhabitants and tenants;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) decided upon in Cairo in 1994, recognising that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental to realise sustainable development,
Amendment 14 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 31 March 2010 entitled 'Humanitarian Food Assistance' (COM(2010)126),
Amendment 15 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 d (new)
Citation 26 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2010 entitled 'An EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges' (COM(2010)127),
Amendment 16 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 b (new)
Citation 26 b (new)
Amendment 17 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 c (new)
Citation 26 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 12 March 2013 entitled 'Enhancing Maternal and Child Nutrition in External Assistance: an EU Policy Framework' (COM(2013) 141),
Amendment 104 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Amendment 40 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of strengthening EU staff expertise and commitment, in particular at delegation level, on decentralisation and, on the role of LAs in development;CSOs and LAs in sustainable development and encourages the participation of civil society organisations, including women's organisations, to provide a gender perspective to those processes.
Amendment 44 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that resilience should also be a key theme of the EU's partnerships with CSOs and LAs; recalls that it is essential to strengthen LAs in fragile States and to work closely with them in crisis and post- crisis situations; and encourages LA partnerships in fragile states to provide for the development, transfer and exchange of administrative and technical skills.
Amendment 46 #
2012/2288(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the EC and EEAS to establish guidelines for EU delegations on how to deal with CSOs and LAs in situations of crisis and fragility, using a human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out the very different rates of ageing indemographic make-up of EU Member States and the significant national, political and cultural differences in perceptions of the demographic challenge and, especially, of ways of facing it; notes the significant increase of people continuing to work after retirement, e.g. employment rates among workers aged 65-74 is increased by 15% between 2006-2011;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, especially its focus on cooperation between public and private stakeholders, the exchange and transfer of good ideas and best practices (e.g. the digitally based ‘'Marketplace’' platform), and optimising existing funding instruments; emphasises that it should view ageing as an opportunity rather than a burden and should recognise and promote the value of older people, their experiences and ongoing contribution to society;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to create the appropriate conditions for people to work longer and to be more productive, both by improvingthat encourage people to participate in the labour- market flexibility throughand to do so for longer recognising the icontroduction of time acibution they can counts and part-time possibiinue to make to society; in particular, there is a need for politcies and by making provision for modern forms of employment contract, including temporary onesto address issues such as education and training, health and work- life balance for an ageing workforce;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that comprehensive reforms are necessary in order to prevent and avoid serious shortages on our labour markets, which would result in a further economic slowdown and a threat to the level of prosperity in Europe; in this regard stresses the need to develop a broad perspective that takes account of issues such as economic policies, employment, social security, social protection, gender equality and discrimination;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the essential role of investing more and improving spending in education and training, with priority for lifelong learning, in order to prepare an active and productive ageing workforce;
Amendment 55 #
2012/2258(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that further reforms of pension systems are necessary in order to make them adequate, sustainable; more coherence must be established between the effective retirement age, the official retirement age and life expectancy and safe; calls on Member States which have increased the statutory retirement age, or will be doing so, to encourage work by older people through fiscal and social security exemptions;
Amendment 5 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
– having regard to Eurofound publications including: "Quality of Life in Ethnically Diverse Neighbourhoods" (2011), "Working conditions of Nationals with a Foreign Background" (2011) and "Employment and Working Conditions of Migrant Workers" (2007),
Amendment 6 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
– having regard to the research of European Network of Cities for Local Integration Policies for Migrants (CLIP) established by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the City of Stuttgart and Eurofound,
Amendment 40 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas national immigration policy are a matter for national Governments integration strategies are largely the responsibility of local and regional authorities; whereas the authorities at the grassroots play a major role in providing access to public services and employment for migrants and also in fostering dialogue between migrants and the host community;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the Member States' integration policies and measures must be better differentiated and tailored and of higher quality and, most importantly, that they must thus draw distinctions, for example, between the well qualified and the poorly qualified, between EU citizens and third-country nationals and between migrants with and without offers of employment; notes that the European Integration Fund is restricted to initiatives that target third country nationals only. Given that many migrant workers across the EU originate from EU Member States and have integration needs just as third country nationals but are excluded from the fund, calls on the Commission to consider a similar initiative for non- national EU citizens.
Amendment 58 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, for a holistic gender- mainstreaming-type approach to be adopted at local, national and European level; calls for the principle of ‘integration mainstreaming’ to be introduced, whereby account is taken of integration-related issues in all political, legislative and financial measures; calls on the Commission to set up a cross-departmental integration group to tackle the issues of integration, (labour) migration and integration into the labour market, involving all the relevant directorates- general and the European External Action Service, and to this end calls on Member States to task the National Contact Points on Integration (NCPI) to report on progress made in this area;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that it is important to recognise that strong cultural identities need not detract from the strength of a national identity and that national identity has to be sufficiently open and flexible to incorporate and accommodate the specific characteristics of citizens' different cultural origins and backgrounds that make up a pluralistic state;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises thatncourages countries of origin have a responsibility forto develop programmes promoting integration into the labour market by means of language and other preparatory courses, and the provision of information, and through contacts with diaspora orand/or through the relevant departments of their embassies in host countries. This can be best achieved where circular migration agreements are in place;
Amendment 72 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that diverse, open and tolerant societies are more likely to attract skilled workers who possess the human and creative capital required to power knowledge economies;
Amendment 90 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for common guidelines on tackling work-related discrimination against third-country nationals;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges that the EU Blue Card system has not worked as successfully as similar systems in non-EU countries and that this can be attributed in large part to a lack of clear pathway to citizenship in the Member States;
Amendment 129 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that there is a prevalence of precarious work higher among national with a foreign background and nationals with a different ethnic affiliation and that migrant workers are often worse off;
Amendment 149 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Acknowledges that many migrants face problems in their host countries, including discrimination, long-term residency and pathways to citizenship and calls on the Member States to adopt measures to mitigate negative the impact the legislative system can have on the lives of migrants and their families;
Amendment 157 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the potential of circular (labour) migration for producing a ‘triple win situation’ in which migrant, guehost country and home country all benefit, and calls on the Member States to open the door to this type of migration;
Amendment 161 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Acknowledges the role that migrants can play as entrepreneurs and employers noting that the profile of ethnic businesses is of small-scale, locally based services often operating at the margins of mainstream economic activity and calls for a policy of targeted intervention for fledgling ethnic enterprises followed by the mainstreaming of enterprise support for established ethnic enterprises. Calls on Member States to develop programmes to raise awareness among the ethnic communities of the availability to them of bespoke business training programmes, develop a 'one-stop-shop' website aimed at aspiring ethnic entrepreneurs in the Member States, and foster enhanced linkages between indigenous business representative bodies and the ethnic business communities;
Amendment 174 #
2012/2131(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on Member States to open up a route into legality for people without papers whoundocumented migrants, so that undocumented migrants living in EU Member States can eparn their living through employmentticipate fully in the social, political and economic affairs of the country where they reside;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that PCD is not merely a technical issue, but primarily a political responsibility and that the European Parliament, as co-legislator and as a democratically elected institution, has a key responsibility for translating the commitments into concrete policies and insists that the upcoming initiative on corporate social responsibility reflects the obligations towards PCD and moves towards binding CSR standards;
Amendment 66 #
2012/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Believes that the OECD guidelines for multi-national enterprises should become binding standards in EU investment treaties for business and industry; investment treaties should ensure full reporting on environmental and social issues by companies; investment agreements should improve the rights and duties of governments to regulate economic activities and actors in the broader public interest and longer- term interest of future generations;
Amendment 60 #
2012/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas, with a view to helping workers and companies to anticipate changes more effectively, the Commission1 has launched in-depth research and analyses, both on the restructuring phenomenon itself and on the monitoring of activity sectors, including a series of studies on changes in employment between now and 2020, whereas this prospective analysis is being carried out in conjunction with independent researchers, social partners and other European institutions, such as the European Parliament, and Union agencies and bodies such as EUROFOUND's European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)2 and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). __________________ 1 SEC(2008) 2154 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER, Restructuring and employment the contribution of the European Union. 2 In 2001 one of the proposals of the Gyllenhammar Expert Group was implemented. This involved the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) within EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin. The EMCC manages in particular the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM), which collects information on restructuring operations on a certain scale.
Amendment 172 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In view of the prevalence of subcontracting in the construction sector,With a view to reducing abuses in subcontracting situations and in order to protect posted workers‘' rights, it is necessary to ensure that in such sector at least the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor can be held liable to pay to posted workers the net minimum rates of pay due, any back- payments of outstanding remuneration and/or contributions due to common funds or institutions of social partners regulated by law or collective agreement in so far as these are covered by Article 3 (1) of Directive 96/71/EC in addition to or in place of the employer. The contractor shall not be held liable if he/she has undertaken due diligence. The latter may imply preventive measures concerning proof provided by the subcontractor, including where relevant based upon information emanating from national authoritiesall contractors up the chain can be held liable to pay to posted workers all entitlements due to him/her.
Amendment 700 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 701 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 718 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 736 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 744 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 755 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 764 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 770 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Subcontracting and liability 1. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that an undertaking which appoints a subcontractor to provide services is liable, in addition to and/or in place of that subcontractor, for obligations of that subcontractor and any other intermediate. 2. This shall not in any way preclude the application of already existing more stringent rules at national level nor the introduction of those. 3. Member States may limit vertical subcontracting to three levels provided that the limitation is not discriminatory.
Amendment 95 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (Europe 2020) is defining the Union's growth strategy for the coming decade to support smart, sustainable and inclusive growth setting five ambitious objectives to be reached by 2020, particularly in the field of education to reduce early school leaving rates below 10% and, to enable at least 40% of 30-34 years old to have completed higher education and to have 75% of 20-64 year olds in employment. This also includes its flagships initiatives, in particular ‘Youth on the Move’ and the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs.
Amendment 97 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The programme should include a strong international dimension particularly as regards higher educationvocational education and training, higher education, adult learning and non- formal learning in the youth and other sectors, not only to enhance the quality of European higher education and training in pursuit of the broader ET2020 objectives and the attractiveness of the Union as a study destination, but also to promote understanding between people and cultures, and a contribution to the sustainable development of higher education and training in the third countries.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The renewed Copenhagen Process (2011-2020) defined an ambitious and global vision for Vocational Education and Training policy in Europe, and requested support from Union Educational Programmes to the agreed priorities, including international mobility and reforms implemented by the Member Statecrucial role played by vocational education and training (VET) in reaching a number of targets set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy is widely acknowledged and defined in the renewed Copenhagen Process (2011-2020), particularly taking into account its potential in addressing Europe's high level of unemployment, especially youth unemployment and long- term unemployment, promoting a culture of lifelong learning, countering social exclusion and promoting active citizenship. It is necessary to address the urgent need to strengthen the transnational mobility of VET learners, including apprentices, teachers and trainers, and to promote cooperation through partnerships at all levels between stakeholders concerned and to assist the Member States in modernising their VET systems.
Amendment 125 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘non formal setting’ means a learning context that is often planned and organised and also voluntary, but not part of the formal education and training system.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘learning mobility’ means moving physically to a country other than the country of residence, in order to undertake study, training or other learning, including traineeships and non-formal learning, or teaching or participating in a transnational professional development activity. It may include preparatory training in the host language. Learning mobility also covers youth exchanges volunteering, non-formal and informal learning (including adult learning) and transnational professional development activities involving youth workers and guidance practitioners;
Amendment 140 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
12. ‘academic institution’ means any educational institution dedicated to education and/or research;
Amendment 142 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14
14. ‘'adult learning’ means all forms of non-vocational adult learning, whether of a formal, non-formal or informal natureers' refers to individuals over the age of 25 who are engaged in learning activities; it may also refer to individuals over the age of 16 who have exited the formal education system;
Amendment 147 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
17. ‘youth activity’ means an out-of-school activity (such as youth exchange, volunteering) carried out by a young person, on a voluntary basis either individually or in group, characterized by a non-formal learning approach;
Amendment 149 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘partnership’ means an agreement between a group of institutions or organisations in different Member States to carry out joint European activities in the field of education, training and youth or establishing a formal or informal network in a relevant field. As regards sport, it means an agreement with one or more third parties such as professional sport organisations or sponsors in different Member Statparticipating countries in order to attract additional sources of support for achieving the desired outcomes of the Programme.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) To improve the level of key competences and, skills and knowledge regarding in particular their relevance for the labour market and society, as well as the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe, notably through increased learning mobility opportunities for young people, learners, staff and youth workers, and through strengthened cooperation between education youth and the world of labour market;
Amendment 181 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) To promote the emergence of a European lifelong learning area, trigger policy reforms at national level, support the modernisation of education and training systems, including non-formal learning, and support European cooperation and complement policy reforms at local, regional and national and European level in the youth field, notably through enhanced policy cooperation, better use of recognition and transparency tools and the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 191 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 202 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young peopletrainees, students, adult learners and staff to and from third countries as regards higher education, vocational education and training and adult learning, including mobility organized on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the implementation in participating countries of Union recognition and transparency tools, in particular Europass, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET), the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR), the European Association for Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), Youthpass and the support to EU-wide networks;
Amendment 265 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The distribution of funds associated with the main educational sectors, aiming to ensure, by the end of the Programme, an allocation of funding which guarantees significant institutional and systemic impact.