Activities of Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN
Plenary speeches (263)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading
Coordination of social security systems
Food hygiene
Social security schemes for people moving within the Community
Vote (continuation)
Vote (continuation)
Vote (continuation)
Asian bird flu
Medicinal products
Medicinal products
Cancer screening
Sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
German deposit system
Bathing water
Vote
Coordination of social security systems
Genetically modified organisms
Packaging and packaging waste
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading
Breast cancer
Environmental liability
Simplification and improvement of the regulatory environment
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Consumer Policy Strategy 2002-2006
Health care and care for the elderly
Social security for third country nationals
Progress report on enlargement
Medicinal products
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading
Cosmetics tested on animals
Recent serious problems concerning food safety in the EU
Noise charges for civil subsonic aircraft
Labour, social governance and globalisation
Food and feed safety
Pedestrian protection: Commitment by the European automobile industry
Human blood and blood components
Green Paper on consumer protection/Contamination of food by nitrofen
Distance marketing of consumer financial services
Distance marketing of consumer financial services
Vote
Environmental protection through criminal law
Environmental protection through criminal law
Modernisation of the regulation on the free movement of persons
Noise at airports
Food supplements
Vote
European Food Authority
Human genetics
Vote
Chemicals strategy
Patenting of human genes
Patenting of human genes
Environmental noise
Air pollution
Marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations
Quality and safety standards for human blood and blood components
Quality and safety standards for human blood and blood components
European Council meeting of 15-16 June 2001 in Göteborg – Swedish presidency
Out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes
Out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes
European Food Authority
Equal treatment for men and women
Electrical and electronic equipment
Priority substances in water policy
General product safety
VOTE
Environmental issues of PVC
VOTE
Emissions of pollutants from large combustion plants
National emission ceilings for pollutants
Free movement of persons
Food supplements
Food supplements
VOTE
VOTE
VOTE
Frontier workers
Environment directives
Assessment and management of environmental noise
Assessment and management of environmental noise
Assessment and management of environmental noise
BSE and general ban on animal meal in feedingstuffs
Food safety
Animal nutrition
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Use of certain dangerous substances and preparations
Beef and beef products
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Agenda
Vote
Night flights and excessive noise
Aeroplane “hushkits”
Atmospheric pollutants
Community policy in the field of water
End-of-life vehicles
Internal market and legal protection of consumers
Labelling of foodstuffs produced using GMOs
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants by vehicles
Opening of the Millennium Round (continued)
Public health and food safety
Equal treatment between men and women engaged in a self-employed capacity - Pregnant workers (debate)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (debate)
Kosovo (debate)
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
Coordination of social security systems - Coordination of social security systems - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Preparation of the EU/Russia summit (26-27 June 2008) (debate)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (A6-0168/2008, Ria Oomen-Ruijten) (vote)
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
Deterioration of the situation in Georgia (debate)
Revision of Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council (debate)
Application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (debate)
EU-Russia summit (vote)
EU-Russia summit (vote)
EU-Turkey relations (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
EU-Turkey relations (vote)
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)
Portability of supplementary pension rights (debate)
EU economic and trade relations with Russia (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Member States' employment policies (vote)
Member States' employment policies (vote)
Establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (debate)
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (debate)
Posting of workers (vote)
Export of toxic waste to Africa – Use of criminal law to protect the environment (debate)
Cleaner air for Europe – Thematic strategy on air pollution (debate)
A European social model for the future (debate)
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) – Establishment of a Cohesion Fund – European Social Fund – European Regional Development Fund – European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (debate)
Transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on EU labour markets (debate)
Amended proposal for a directive on services in the internal market and Communication on Directive 96/71/EC (posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services) (debate)
Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (debate)
Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council: the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Order of business
Services (continuation of the debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Austrian Presidency
Voting time
REACH
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case
Agenda
New challenges for the circus
Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation
PROGRESS
Structural Funds
Economy, Employment, Social Policy
Organisation of working time
Quality of bathing water
Protection of groundwater against pollution
Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
Mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy (continuation)
Explanations of vote
Social security schemes
Strategic guidelines/Legislative and work programme for 2005
Programme of the Luxembourg presidency
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)
European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
2005 budget procedure
Restructuring of the automobile sector
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
Enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (debate)
Enhancing worker mobility by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights (debate)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
2013 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Situation in Iraq (debate)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Access of goods and services to public procurement markets (debate)
Outcome of the Vilnius Summit and the future of the Eastern Partnership, in particular as regards Ukraine (debate)
EU citizens' mobility and Member States' welfare systems (debate)
Caste-based discrimination (debate)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
Situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries (debate)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (short presentation)
2012 progress report on Turkey (B7-0162/2013) (vote)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
EU-Russia trade relations following Russia's accession to the WTO (debate)
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EC and Israel on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (debate)
Political use of justice in Russia (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
EU-Israel agreement on conformity assessment and acceptance of industrial products (debate)
Latest developments in the Middle East, including the situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Burma (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (B7-0189/2012) (vote)
Enlargement report for Turkey (B7-0189/2012) (vote)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Enlargement report for Turkey (debate)
Outcome of the presidential elections in Russia (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Situation in Nigeria (debate)
Discriminatory Internet sites and government reactions (debate)
Situation in Russia (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
Ministerial week’s activity at the UN General Assembly, in particular the Middle East peace process and North Africa (debate)
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
State of play of the Middle East peace process (debate)
State of play of the Middle East peace process (debate)
State of play of the Middle East peace process (debate)
Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
Preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December (debate)
Order of business
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen
2010 progress report on Turkey (B7-0156/2011) (vote)
2010 progress report on Turkey (B7-0156/2011) (vote)
EU approach towards Iran (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Rule of law in Russia (debate)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Situation of Christians in the context of freedom of religion (debate)
Situation in Haiti one year after the earthquake: humanitarian aid and reconstruction (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (28-29 October) - Preparations for the G20 summit (11-12 November) - Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken - Improving economic governance and stability framework in the EU, in particular, in the euro zone (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Draft bill on Israeli NGOs (debate)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate)
European External Action Service (debate)
Conclusions of the EU/Russia Summit (31 May - 1 June) (continuation of debate)
Coordination of humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Haiti (debate)
Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2009 progress report on Turkey (B7-0068/2010) (vote)
Democratisation in Turkey (debate)
Iran (debate)
Reports (22)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and of Council Directive concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amending Council Directive 90/619/EEC and Directives 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection PDF (214 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amendimg Directive 88/609/EEC on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection PDF (70 KB)
Report on trans-national trade union rights in the European Union - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (37 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) no. 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, and Regulation (EEC) no. 574/72, laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) no. 1408/71 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (30 KB)
Report on the Joint Text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers - Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee PDF (18 KB)
Report on the joint text, approved by the Conciliation Committee, for a European Parliament and Council Directive concerning comparative advertising and amending Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising - Parliament Delegation to the Conciliation Committee PDF (15 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving with the Community and Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (21 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending, for the benefit of unemployed persons, Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to the members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 - Committee on Social Affairs and Employment PDF (58 KB)
Recommendation for second Reading on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection PDF (25 KB)
Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts - Parliament Delegation to the Conciliation Committee PDF (22 KB)
Recommendation for second Reading on the common position established by the Council with a view to the adoption of a European Parliament and Council Directive concerning comparative advertising, and amending Directive 84/450/EEC concerning misleading advertising so as to include comparative advertising - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection
Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 to nationals of third countries who are no already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (152 KB) DOC (71 KB)
Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy PDF (199 KB) DOC (157 KB)
Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Coucil directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants - European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee PDF (131 KB) DOC (50 KB)
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REPORT Turkey's 2007 progress report PDF (185 KB) DOC (105 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the portability of supplementary pension rights PDF (369 KB) DOC (338 KB)
REPORT Report on the Social Policy Agenda for the period 2006-2010 PDF (185 KB) DOC (109 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between Member States by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights PDF (146 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on an Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions PDF (353 KB) DOC (250 KB)
REPORT on ‘Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems’ PDF (316 KB) DOC (212 KB)
Shadow reports (1)
INTERIM REPORT on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, with the exception of matters related to readmission PDF (184 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Opinions (7)
OPINION European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training - Final accounts for the financial year 2005
OPINION European Agency for Safety and Health at Work - Final accounts for the financial year 2005
OPINION European Training Foundation -Final accounts for the financial year 2005
OPINION European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities - Financial year 2005 - Volume I - Consolidated financial statements and consolidated reports on implementation of the budget
OPINION European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions - Final accounts for the financial year 2005
OPINION on improving private international law: jurisdiction rules applicable to employment
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part, as regards matters related to readmission
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (484)
Amendment 35 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- whereas tackling corruption at all levels is an important element of a functioning rule of law,
Amendment 76 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of achieving a common understanding between Turkey and the EU on the relevance for both the EU and Turkey of the readmission agreement and the roadmap leading to visa liberalisation; recalls that Turkey is one of the key transit countries for irregular migration to the EU and therefore calls on Turkey to sign and implement the readmission agreement without further delay; calls on the Commission in parallel to take steps towards visa liberalisation andwelcomes the signing of the readmission agreement and the initiation of the EU-Turkey Visa liberalisation dialogue on 16 December 2013; stresses the clear benefits of facilitating access to the EU for business people, academics, students and representatives of civil society;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses deep concern about recent developments in Turkey with regard to allegations of high level corruption and calls on the Turkish government to refrain from interfering in judicial proceedings and to make sure regulations are in line with the principles of the independence of the judiciary, the separation of powers as well as the relevant articles of the Constitution;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Reminds the government of Turkey of its own dedication to the eradication of corruption, more specifically by implementing the majority of recommendations made in the 2005 evaluation reports by the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO);
Amendment 109 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Commends the Conciliation Committee for reaching consensus on 60 constitutional amendments and callexpresses con its Members to continue theircern at the current lack of progress; strongly believes that work on a new Constitution for Turkey should be continued as this is essential for the reform process in Turkey; stresses the importance of achieving consensus in the framework of the constitutional reform process on an effective system of separation of powers and an inclusive definition of citizenship; underlines that Turkey, as a Member State of the Council of Europe, could benefit from active dialogue with the Venice Commission on the constitutional reform process; stresses that the rules governing the election and composition of the High Council of Judges and Prosecutors should be fully in line with the criteria of the Venice Commission;
Amendment 267 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the joint statement of Mayor Mr Alexis Galanos and Mayor Mr Oktay Kayalp on 10 December 2013 in which they express strong support for a reunited Famagusta;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that Europe’s education and training systems are not adapted to businesses’ skills needs; notes with concern that in 2015 the estimated shortage of qualified ICT personnel in the EU will rise to between 384 000 and 700 000 and that the supply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills will not match the increasing demands of businesses in the coming years; considers, therefore, that Member States should promote retraining and further training of workers (particularly those who have become unemployed);
Amendment 94 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes Member States should be encouraged, inter alia in the context of solidarity between generations, to promote the retention of older workers on the labour market by encouraging the extension of working lives, developing flexible labour markets and valuing experience; stresses that an older labour force and longer working lives can make a positive contribution to the recovery and future growth; emphasises, therefore, the importance of lifelong learning, in particular for older workers who perform physically and/or mentally demanding tasks; stresses, finally, that older people are indispensable with a view to passing on knowledge and experience to younger generations;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the opportunities afforded, precisely, by the single market must be used to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders and creating new business opportunities;
Amendment 128 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives to make it easier for businesses to access EU support via a single multilingual portal offering information on the Structural Funds, including the ESF; believes that more must be done to disseminate information to existing and potential entrepreneurs through ‘one-stop- shops’;
Amendment 151 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes Member States must be more responsive to labour market needs, notably by fostering work-based learning and apprenticeships; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate on achieving higher comparability of school and university curricula and more standardisation of European education; calls, therefore, also for further simplification of the mutual recognition of diplomas; welcomes the fact, in this context, that there are more and more cross-border cooperation schemes between colleges and universities;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 258 #
2013/2176(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment, possibly across borders, especially among young people, by creating an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs to grow and create new jobs;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas population ageing, incentives for early retirement, the financial crisis and changes in production patterns require strong responses to enable older workers to remain active in the labour market;Does not affect English text. Linguistic amendment to Dutch version.
Amendment 8 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas an older labour force and longer working lives can make a positive contribution to recovery and future growth;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas older people are indispensable with a view to passing on knowledge and experience to future generations;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the development of stable, liberalmodern democracies with a functioning rule of law to be a tool of peace, international cooperation and willingness to constructively tackle global issues, and considers that it is in the interest of the EU to actively promote a political culture of tolerance, openness and secularism, as well as the development of democratic institutions throughout the world;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes in particular that the democratisation of numerous states throughout the world in the past two decades, and more recently the events of the uprisings in the Arab world, have shown that the quest for democracy, human dignity and equal participation is not only a Western ideology but an important action driver within and across diverse cultural systems and religious backgrounds;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Rejects essentialist visions of cultures as fixed entities; believes that the growing interaction of people belonging to different cultural and religious backgrounds can lead to the development and strengthening of a common core of universal values;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls foron the EU to cooperate with those Islamic states which upholdstress the importance of religious tolerance and inclusive and tolerant vision of Islamness in its external policy to counter the attempts to promote fundamentalist and exclusivist interpretations of religion; notes that radical religious resurgence is not limited to the Muslim world but it is taking place on a global scale;
Amendment 130 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that freedom of religion and conscience implies equally both the right to promote religious beliefs and the right tothe right to choose, promote and change one’s belief; expects bothall of these aspects to be present in the EU’s initiatives for intercultural dialogue;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Believes that given the number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures with a view to amending EU legislation i. In order to guarantee the portability of pension rights and the continuation of employment benefits for at least three months while the recipient is looking for work in another Member State, EU legislation is currently being amended. an agreement has been reached between the Council and the Parliament on the cross-border portability of supplementary pensions rights;
Amendment 200 #
2013/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Takes note of the CSR proposal for many Member States regarding pension reforms; considers it regrettabledeplores the fact that the Commission’s recommendations were made without reference to Parliament’s recommendations in the Green and White Papers on pensions; stresses that pension reforms require national political and social cohesion and must be negotiated with the social partners to be successful;
Amendment 202 #
2013/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Welcomes the Commission´s note in the 2014 Annual Growth Survey pointing out that in many countries, pension reforms should be completed by linking statutory retirement age to life expectancy more systematically;
Amendment 269 #
2013/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3
In order to guarantee the sustainability of pension systems: it is possible to raise the actual retirement age without raising the mandatorybelieves that to successfully raise effective retirement age bys and reducing the number of people leaving the labor market early; believes that to successfully raise effective retirement ages, reforms in pension systems need to be accompanied by policies that limit the access to early retirement schemes and other early exit pathways, develop employment opportunities for older workers, guarantee access to life-long learning, introduce tax benefit policies giving incentives to stay longer at work, and support active healthy ageing
Amendment 270 #
2013/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
Recommendation 10 – Paragraph 3 a (new)
Notes the uneven progress and level of ambition across Member States in formulating and implementing structural reforms aimed at raising employment, phasing out early retirement schemes and evaluating, at Member state level and together with social partners, the need to put both the statutory and effective retirement age on a sustainable footing with increases in life expectancy;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that it is particularly common for employees on fixed-term contracts to have inadequate working conditions by comparison with permanent employees; notes that, in order for contract work to be subject to proper inspection, the rights of inspectors to inspect companies that provide contract labour must be extended and inspections must cover the observance of rules on rates of pay and working conditions as well as the application of the minimum wage; states that it must be made possible, via an on- line service or website, for workers on temporary contracts to find out about their rights, including rights concerning pay rates;
Amendment 111 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the marked rise in the incidence of bogus self-employment, particularly in the construction sector; calls on Member States to introduce appropriate inspection measures to combat bogus self- employment, for example by laying down criteria to determine what constitutes employment; states that, with a view to preventing bogus self-employment, it should be made possible for Member States to introduce more far-reaching requirements or control measures;
Amendment 180 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the right of national inspection authorities to carry out inspections within non-national companies has hitherto been severely restricted; calls for A1 posting certificates to be entered in an EU-wide register in order to facilitate the control at national level of employment relationships among posted workers; states that, in this connection, more efficient cross-border exchange of information between the various competent authorities is of major importance;
Amendment 195 #
2013/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Criticises the Commission’s suggestion, in relation to the directive on the enforcement of the Posting of Workers Directive, for closed lists of measures restricting national powers of inspection; considers it important that national labour inspectorates should be able to conduct inspections in every case where they deem it needful to do so; observes that the Member States must ensure that effective checks and monitoring mechanisms are introduced in their territory in order to control and monitor compliance with the provisions and rules laid down in the enforcement directive;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to develop and modernise social protection systems in order to ensure sound, sustainable and adequate social protection for all, based on the principles of universal access and non- discrimination and on the capacity to respond in a flexible manner to demographic changes and developments in the labour market;
Amendment 59 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to make greater efforts to create jobs for young people and to ensure that young workers are not discriminated against through the limiting of their social security entitlements; notes that funding from the guaranteed youth employment scheme is a suitable way of achieving this;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to make clear that older people are not an economic and social burden but that, on the contrary, their experience acquired over a lifetime and their knowledge are an asset. In the context of intergenerational solidarity, employees over 60 should be encouraged to remain available on the labour market with a view to transmitting their knowledge and experience to successive generations, for example. Young people are the future, but the input of older people is also indispensable;
Amendment 66 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States especially to provide a guarantee of social security for the most vulnerable social groups such as the unemployed, the disabled, single-parent families, the young, the elderly pensioners and young families; calls also on the Member States to ensure that social services are made more accessible for all members of vulnerable social groups and persons with long-term care needs, particularly in rural areas;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to review legislation on the coordination of social security systems and draws Member States' attention to the fact that mobile workers (including border workers) should not be subjected to discriminatory social protection rules aimed at curbing benefit abuses; believes that all mobile workers (including border workers) should enjoy the same social security entitlements and cover; in accordance with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EG, workers posted in connection with the free movement of services must, prior to their posting, be informed by their employer of pay and working conditions;
Amendment 122 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to draw up a conceptual framework that will provide a legal definition of the nature and different forms of atypical employment in general and self-employment as its most widespread form, applying labour law and social protection measures in line with the various forms of employment and providing for the possibility of properly regulating social security for self-employed workers; also considers it appropriate to clearly identify false self-employment and to sanction employers if such cases are identified; in order to prevent such individual cases of false self-employment it is necessary to enable Member States to introduce a comprehensive system of prevention and control mechanisms;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2111(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States and the Commission to make it compulsory for people wishing to become self-employed workers to be provided with appropriate information on the changes to their social protection and the labour law applicable to them that will arise from this change in status, as well as changes in other rights and obligations linked to their economic activity; in particular, the self-employed must be informed of their rights and obligations in connection with migration, immigration and cross-border work;
Amendment 34 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The free movement of workers gives every citizen the right to move freely to another Member State to work and reside there for that purpose. It protects them against discrimination on the grounds of nationality as regards employment, remuneration, dismissal, tax and social advantages, and other working conditions by ensuring their equal treatment in comparison to nationals of that Member State. It needs to be distinguished from the freedom to provide services, which includes the right of undertakings to provide services in another Member State, for which they may send (‘post’) their own workers to another Member State temporarily to carry out the work necessary to provide these services there.
Amendment 46 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the 2010 EU Citizenship Report "Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens rights" of 27 October 2010, the Commission identified the divergent and incorrect application of Union law on the right to free movement as one of the main obstacles that Union citizens are confronted with in the effective exercise of their rights under Union law. Non- recognition of qualifications from other Member States is also an obstacle. Accordingly, the Commission announced its intention to take action to "facilitate free movement of EU citizens and their third- country national family members by enforcing EU rules strictly, including on non-discrimination, by promoting good practices and increased knowledge or EU rules on the ground and by stepping up the dissemination of information to EU citizens about their free movement rights" (action 15 of the 2010 EU Citizenship Report) and relevant provisions from other legislation, such as Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The application and monitoring of the Union rules on free movement of workers should be improved to ensure workers are better informed about their rights, to assist and to protect them in the exercise of those rights, and to combat circumvention of these rules by public authorities and public or private employers. To that end, Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer's obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the contract or employment relationship (OJ L 288, 18.10.1991, p. 32) should be implemented and monitored consistently. Workers posted in the context of the free movement of services should be informed by their employer about their pay and other applicable conditions of employment, prior to their posting, in accordance with the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC.
Amendment 60 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For each Member State it should be specified which jobs are nationality- restricted.
Amendment 71 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission and Member States are encouraged to establish a European network of national contact points in order to exchange best practices and to improve cooperation among Member States in the facilitation of free movement of workers. Member States are encouraged to establish - with neighbouring countries - a bilateral network, committee, body or organisation the aim of which would be to advise cross- border workers and resolve their problems. National contact points and bilateral networks, committees, bodies or organisations should cooperate with bodies and organisations with responsibility for coordination arrangements under Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 74 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Member States should ensure the promotion of synergies with existing information and support tools at the Union level and to this end they should ensure that existing or newly created bodies are aware, make use of and co-operate with the existing information and assistance services, such as Your Europe, SOLVIT, EURES, Enterprise Europe Network and the Points of Single Contact. Contact, coordination and cooperation between the relevant bodies across borders should also be promoted.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should make information about employment terms and conditions more widely available to workers and cross-border workers from other Member States, to employers and to other interested parties. Workers in particular should be informed about their rights and obligations in connection with migration, immigration and cross-border working.
Amendment 95 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) This Directive lays down minimum requirements, thus giving the Member States the option of introducing or maintaining more favourable provisions. Member States also have the possibility to extend the competencies of the organisations entrusted with tasks related to the protection of Union migrantmobile Union workers (including cross-border workers) against discrimination on grounds of nationality so as to cover the right to equal treatment without discrimination on grounds of nationality of all Union citizens and their family members exercising their right to free movement, as enshrined in Article 21 TFEU and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. The implementation of the present Directive should not serve to justify any regression in relation to the situation which already prevails in each Member State.
Amendment 153 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) conducting independent surveys and independent analyses concerning discrimination and non-discrimination on the basis of nationality and/or, in the case of cross-border workers, on the basis of place of residence. For each Member State it should be specified which jobs are nationality-restricted;
Amendment 164 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When more than one body is in charge of the tasks referred to in Article 5(1) and (2), Member States shall ensure coordination and cooperation among these bodies in order to avoid any overlapping or lack of powers.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0124(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide, via national contact points, clear, easily accessible, comprehensive and, up- to-date and multilingual information on the rights conferred by the Union law on free movement of workers. This information should also be easily accessible through Your Europe and EURESUnion law concerning free movement of workers and on means of available legal protection and redress. Member States are also encouraged to set up a multilingual website dedicated to information on free movement of workers. The information on that website and the information on coordination of social security systems shall be linked. This information should also be easily accessible through Your Europe and EURES. Contact, coordination and cooperation between the relevant contact points or bodies across borders should also be promoted.
Amendment 7 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the PCA contains, as essential elements, articles on human rights and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as well as confirmation of the values shared by the parties as expressed in the Charter of the United Nations and their attachment to the principles of democracy, good governance and the rule of law, and provisions on small arms and light weapons (SALW), cooperation on combating terrorismcooperation on combating terrorism, the fight against organised crime and corruption, protecting human rights and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 8 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation, with over 240 million citizens, 40% of whom are below 25 years of age and 90% of whom profess the Islamic faith, strategically located in an archipelago of more than 17 000 islands spanning 5 400 kilometres from east to west in the Indian and Pacific Oceans;
Amendment 9 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 12 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Welcomes the comprehensive EU-Indonesia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) as the first of its kind between the EU and ASEAN countries; considers it to be a testimony to the rapidly growing importance of EU-Indonesian ties and expects it to open a new era in bilateral relations, based on shared principles such as democracy, rule of law and human rights, equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit;
Amendment 15 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Highlights Indonesia's 15-year process of democratic, political, social and economic transformation, after 33 years of authoritarian military rule; notes that Indonesia is urbanising rapidly, has a fast- rising middle class, ample natural resources, the largest economy in Southeast Asia (GDP growing by more than 6% in the last two years), with half of the world's trade passing its northern maritime border, and an increasing diplomatic presence in regional and global fora, such as ASEAN, the IOC and the G20; recognises the important role of Indonesia in the broader region;
Amendment 24 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Believes that the relation between the EU and Indonesia ought to be recognised as a strategic partner by the EU and that annual summits should be held to review bilateral and global developments; recommends that high-level visits to Indonesia take place regularly, namely by the President of the European Commission, the High Representative/Vice-President and Members of the European Parliament, and that the issue of visas should be facilitated in such a way as to intensify people-to- people exchanges;
Amendment 27 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Urges the EU and Indonesia to make full use of the PCA in order to achieve long-term geostrategic benefits in facing global security challenges, such as climate change, the proliferation of WMD and SALW, terrorism, corruption and organised crime, and exploring new areas of cooperation, such as disaster preparedness and response, data protection and maritime security;
Amendment 33 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Is worriedExpresses concern that corruption remains rampant in Indonesiaa serious problem and a major impediment to Indonesia's development, despite ratification of the 2006 UN Convention against Corruption and the action of the KPK- Corruption Eradication Commission;
Amendment 35 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 39 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) IExpresses concerned with Law 8/195 and about the new draft law on civil organisations (the "Ormas Bill"), and urges that it be repealed, inasmuch as it restricts freedoms and scopewhich could potentially limit the capacity of civil society to work in Indonesia; calls on Indonesia to guarantee that the law ofn capacitieivil organisations will meet international human rights standards;
Amendment 43 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) Expresses deep concern about the rise of sectarian violence, discrimination and harassment of people belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, women and LGBT, perpetrated under cover of the Pornography Law;
Amendment 45 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) Expresses serious concern at the spate of attacks against Ahmadiyya followers on Java, as well as the vandalisaticases of vandalisation of churches, forced church closures and impediments to obtain permits to establish places of worship, as well as discriminatory regulations and state practices against persons not belonging to one of churchethe six recognised religions in the context of civil registration of marriages and births or the issuance of identity cards;
Amendment 47 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Pleads withRecalls that abolition of the death penalty is a key objective of the Union's human rights policy; calls on the Indonesian authorities to consider abolishing the death penalty, or at least declaring a moratorium on its application, and urges the EU to make more of an effort to engage with Indonesia's civil society with a view to promoting human rights, the rule of law and the fight against corruption, as well as advocating the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 58 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) Calls on EU and Indonesia to initiatcontinue the human rights dialogue provided for in the PCA, ensuring the participation and input of civil society in the implementation of the National Plan of Action of Human Rights;
Amendment 59 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
Amendment 64 #
2013/0120(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) Deplores the fact that, despite the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other UN resolutions banning female genital mutilation, this tradition is still widespread in Indonesiastill exists in parts of Indonesia; calls on Indonesia to increase its efforts to put an end to this serious form of gender-based violence against girls and women and gross violation of their human rights;
Amendment 491 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 3
Article 16a – paragraph 3
Amendment 495 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16a – paragraph 4
Article 16a – paragraph 4
Amendment 122 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for progress in implementing the 2010 constitutional amendments, in particular the adoption of laws on the protection of personal data and military justice; welcomes the entry into force of legislation providing the right to individual application to the Constitutional Court, as foreseen by the 2010 constitutional amendments;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the third judicial reform package as a step towards a comprehensive reform process in the area of the judiciary and fundamental rights; stresses however the crucial importance to continue the reform process with a fourth judicial reform package addressing (a) the issues related to the excessively broad definitions of criminal offences under the Criminal Law or the Anti-Terror Law, with the urgent need to introduce a clear distinction between the promotion of terrorism and the incitement to violence and the expression of non-violent ideas, in order to safeguard freedom of expression, (b) the issue of the excessively long pre-trial detention periods, and (c) the need to allow full access to the prosecution file for defence lawyers; stresses that reform of the judiciary is an indispensable prerequisite for Turkey's modernisation and that such reform must lead to a modern, efficient, fully independent and impartial judicial system, guaranteeing due process of law for all citizens; draws particular attention in this respect to the trial of Pinar Selek, which has lasted almost 15 years and, despite three acquittal decisions, resulted in a life sentence pronounced on 24 January 2013 by the heavy Penal Court no. 12 in Istanbul;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. welcomes the adoption and entry into force of legislation providing for the right to defence in Turkish courts in any language other than Turkish; welcomes the entry into force on 19th of January of the law on payment of compensation due to long trial durations and late, partial or non-execution of court verdicts and expresses hope that the foreseen domestic remedy will decrease the number of pending cases against Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 166 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism are core European values and that a truly democratic society requires true freedom of expression, including the right of dissent; underlines the importance of abolishing legislation providing for disproportionately high fines on the media, leading in some cases to their closure or to self-censorship, and the urgent need to reform the internet law; notes with concern that most media are owned by and concentrated in large conglomerates with a wide range of interests going beyond the free circulation of information and ideas; reiterates its call for the adoption of a new media law addressing, inter alia, the issues of independence, ownership and administrative control;
Amendment 208 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Law on the protection of family and prevention of violence against women; commends the National Action Plan to combat Violence against Women (2012-2015) and stresses the need to enforce it effectively nationwide; calls on the Ministry for Family and Social Policies to continue its efforts to increase the number and quality of shelters for women and minors in danger; stresses the importance to provide women who have been victims of violence with concrete alternatives and self-sustainment prospects; urges Turkey to continue to step up its preventive efforts at all levels in the fight against ‘honour killings’, domestic violence and the phenomenon of forced marriages and child brides; calls on the Ministry to continue to actively promote women's participation in the labour market, which remains low, in politics and at senior level in the administration and the private sector, if necessary by foreseeing reserved quotas; notes that Turkey's 2023 employment target for women is 35%, while the EU 2020 strategy is targeting 75% of women employment; encourages Turkey to strive to achieve an ambitious target of women employment;
Amendment 232 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the continued implementation of legislation amending the 2008 law on foundations and broadening the scope of the restoration of the property rights of non-Muslim communities; calls on the relevant authorities to assist the Syriac community in clarifying the difficulties faced with property and land registration; calls for a solution for the large number of properties of the Latin Catholic Church which remain confiscated by the State; recalls the urgent need to continue vital and substantial reform in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, in particular by enabling religious communities to obtain legal personality, by eliminating all restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of clergy, by recognising Alevi places of worships and by complying with the relevant judgments of the ECtHR and the recommendations of the Venice Commission; calls on Turkey to ensure that the Saint Gabriel monastery is not deprived of its lands, and that it is protected in its entirety; notes that in a culture of tolerance special attention is needed for minorities and draws particular attention to recent attacks against elderly women of Armenian descent in Istanbul; calls on the Turkish authorities to carry out a thorough investigation and bring those responsible to justice;
Amendment 251 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that Turkey continued to demonstrate resilience at the terrorist attacks by the PKK; calls on Turkey to invest renewed efforts towards a political solution to the Kurdish issue; welcomes and fully supports in this respect the ongoing talks between Turkish officials and Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the PKK, and appreciates the cross-party and civil society support for this initiative; asks all political forces to ensure an adequate political platform and to debate in a constructive way the Kurdish issue and to facilitate a real opening to the claims for basic rights in the Constitutional process; asks all political forces to work in alliance towards the goal of reinforced political dialogue and a process of further political, cultural and socio-economic inclusion and participation of citizens of Kurdish origin, in order to guarantee the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly and promote the peaceful inclusion of citizens of Kurdish origin into Turkish society; recalls that a political solution can only be built upon a truly democratic debate on the Kurdish issue and expresses concern at the large number of cases launched against writers and journalists writing on the Kurdish issue and the arrest of several Kurdish politicians, mayors and members of municipal councils, trade unionists, lawyers, protestors and human rights defenders in connection with the KCK trial; underlines the importance of promoting a discussion of the Kurdish issue within the democratic institutions, particularly the TGNA;
Amendment 276 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Welcomes and expects the speedy implementation of the declaration of the Government of Turkey to reopen a Greek minority school on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros), which constitutes a positive step towards the preservation of the bicultural character of the Turkish islands of Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos), in line with Resolution 1625 (2008) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; notes, however, that further steps are needed in order to address the problems encountered by members of the Greek minority particularly with regard to their property rights;
Amendment 316 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Expresses once again its strong support to the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; underlines the urgency of an agreement between the two communities on how to proceed with the substantive settlement negotiations, so that the negotiating process, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General, can soon regain momentum; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls, in parallel, on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta under EU customs supervision in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations and allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all;
Amendment 352 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25a (new)
Paragraph 25a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been signed by the EU, the 27 Member States and all other candidate countries and that it is part of the acquis communautaire; calls, therefore, on the Government of Turkey to sign and ratify it without further delay; recalls the full legitimacy of the Republic of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone in accordance with UNCLOS;
Amendment 385 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest terms, of the continuing terrorist violence by the PKK, which is on the EU list of terrorist organisations, and expresses its full solidarity to Turkey and to the families of the many victims; calls on the Member States, in close coordination with the EU counter terrorism coordinator and Europol, to intensify cooperation with Turkey in the fight against terrorism and organised crime as a source of financing of terrorism; calls on Turkey to adopt a data protection law and legislation on the financing of terrorism so that a cooperation agreement can be concluded with Europol and judicial cooperation with Eurojust and with the EU Member States can further develop; takes the view that the assignment of a police liaison officer to Europol would help improve bilateral cooperation; calls on Turkey to adopt legislation on the financing of terrorism in line with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations;
Amendment 53 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas the European Council in March 2001 already endorsed the three- pronged Stockholm Strategy aimed at: reducing public debt at a fast pace, raising employment rates and productivity levels and reforming pension, health care and long-term care systems;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. Whereas pension schemes within and across Member States significantly differ, e.g. regarding extent of funding, level of government involvement, governance structure, claim type, cost-efficiency, degree of collectiveness and solidarity, and therefore a common EU typology is not available;
Amendment 129 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ii
Paragraph 4 – point ii
ii. a funded, employment-related, mandatory collective second-pillar pension, preferably governed by (sectoral) social partners and with compulsory participation of employers and workers concerned;
Amendment 152 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the Lisbon Strategy 2000- 2010, in the context of which the Commission and the Member States, during a decade, exhaustively discussed structural reforms with regard to macro- economic, micro-economic and employment policy, resulting in Treaty based country specific recommendations to Member States, many of which directly or indirectly related to safeguarding adequate and sustainable pensions; deplores the lack of implementation of these recommendations which could, to an important extent, have alleviated the impact of the crisis;
Amendment 153 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the comprehensive and high-quality publications 2012 Ageing Report and 2012 Adequacy Report that explore the long-term adequacy and sustainability of pension systems in all Member States; deplores the fact that the adequacy and sustainability dimensions of pensions are covered in separate reports of a highly technical nature; urgently requests the Commission and the Council to publish an integrated, concise, non- technical citizen's summary, which allows EU citizens to assess the challenges facing their national pension system in a EU comparison;
Amendment 302 #
2012/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers the development that people in general lead longer, healthier and wealthier lives as one of the greatest achievements of modern society; calls for a positive tone in the ageing debate, on the one hand actively coping with the significant but surmountable challenge that ageing poses, on the other hand seizing the opportunities that ageing and the silver economy bring; acknowledges the very active and valuable role that the elderly play in our societies;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to make greater efforts within the UN Security Council and in cooperation with the USA, Turkey and the Arab League to continue to consider all options in connection with the ‘responsibility to protect’ with a view to helping the Syrian people and bringing about an end to the bloodshed in Syria;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the Commission's recognitiassessment that freedom of the media is one of unrestricted access to the internet as part of the Copenhagen criteriathe fundamental rights and thus part of the Copenhagen criteria and that limitations to freedom of expression, also on the internet, should be justified by a pressing social need and, in particular, proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas enlargement has been part of the EU agenda since as early as the 1960s; whereas since the first enlargement in 1973, the EU has grown gradually, its membership rising from the six founding members to the current 27 (soon to be 28); whereas a further number of countries still aspires to become EU members;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas 20 years after the Copenhagen summit the moment has come for a general re-evaluation of the accession criteria, of the established procedures and of enlargement policy as a whole; whereas Parliament contributes to improving the transparency and accountability of enlargement and thereby increasing public support for this process;
Amendment 43 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas a commitment to political, economic and legislative reforms is first and foremost in the best interest of the candidate and potential candidate countries and their citizens;
Amendment 59 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas true reconciliation between different peoples and the establishment of good neighbourly relations between countries contribute substantially to a genuine European integration process, and are of key importance to the enlargement process; whereas a number of candidate and potential candidate countries continue to have unresolved issues with their neighbours; whereas these issues should be resolved prior to accession;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, therefore, important for the EU to fulfil the promises alreadyand the candidate and potential candidate countries to respect the commitments made and to create the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successful;
Amendment 75 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the Copenhagen criteria continue to represent a valuable basis and should remain at the heart of enlargement policy; underlines, however, the need to keep the economic subcriteria up to date in line with recent develstresses that full and rigorous compliance with these Copments in the sphere of economic governance, while taking due account of their social implications for the candidate and potential candidate hagen criteria is imperative and that the integration capacity of the European Union must be taken fully into accountries;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 91 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU continues to be attractive, also because of its unique combination of economic dynamism with a social model, and regrets that this social dimension has been largely neglected in the enlargement process; invites the Commission to reflect on possible options, including developing a set of social criteria, to address this deficiency and foster positive social transformation in the future EU Member States; stresses that failure to comply with the EU's common basic social standards constitutes a form of social dumping which is detrimental to European enterprises and workers;
Amendment 104 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; notes, however, certastresses the importance of setting tendencies to exaggeration, and recommends avoiding requiring of candidransparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process; stresses that, in order to enhance the credibility and the effectiveness of the enlargement strategy, the Copenhagen criteria must be fully respected and complied with by Member States and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the processs well, in order to avoid requiring of applicant countries higher standards than those applied in some Member States of the Union;
Amendment 122 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 142 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the new negotiating approach that prioritises issues related to the judiciary and fundamental rights, as well as to justice and home affairs; agrees that these should be tackled early in the accession process and that the corresponding chapters should be opened accordingly on the basis of action plans, as they require the establishment of convincing track records; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on progress in these areas, and for the monthly pre-accession reports of the EU delegations to be forwardedavailable to the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs upon request;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda; calls for additionalstresses the importance of adequate financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 192 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its position that bilateral issues should not represent or be used as an obstacle in the accession process, butTakes the view that any acceding State should resolve its main internal and bilateral problems, particularly those concerning territorial issues, before it can join the Union; these issues should be addressed in a constructive spirit and as early as possible, taking account of the EU's overall interests and its values; stresses that the accession negotiations should not be used to pre-empt the final settlement of such issues, notwithstanding and the obligation to fully comply with the acquis and respect the principles on which the EU itself is founded;
Amendment 215 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN Charter, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice if appropriate or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice, or to work constructively within an intensive mediation mission;
Amendment 228 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 237 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission's commitment to improving the quality of the accession process by making it more benchmark-driven and transparent; takes the view that this will make the process fairer and more objectively measurable, thus further enhancing its credibility; in this context, recommends that the progress reports should be more assertive and clearer in their demandassessments; stresses that the benchmarks should not set additional conditions for the candidate and potential candidate countries, but should translate the general membership criteria into concrete steps towards accession;
Amendment 247 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people and trade unions, as well as key opinion- formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;
Amendment 262 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Strongly believes that the EU can still attain great strategic benefits through enlargement policy; emphasises that EU membership represents a stable anchorprovides stability in thea swiftly changing international environment, and that ‘belonging to the club’European Union continues to offer hope for stabilitythe perspective of social development and prosperity, despite the ongoing economic crisis; is of the opinion that enlargement is a long-term strategic concept, which cannot necessarily be measured in terms of short-term balance sheets; considers it important to take due account of its value as representing soft but nevertheless essential power for the EU;
Amendment 267 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Remains fully committed to the prospect of enlargement, and calls on the Member States to maintain the momentum of the enlargement process by reconfirming the European perspective of every candidate and potential candidate country, notwithstanding the requirement of strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria; stresses its conviction that with the Lisbon Treaty the EU can both pursue its enlargement agenda and maintain the impetus of deeper integration;
Amendment 275 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the process is not concluded with the simple transposition of the acquis, and stresses the importance of effective implementation; considers that in order to maintain the credibility of the accession conditions, existingEU Member States should also be assessed for their continued compliance with the EU's fundamental values and the fulfilment of their commitments concerning the functioning of democratic institutions and the rule of law; calls on the Commission to work out a detailed proposal for a monitoring mechanism, building on the provisions of Article 7 TEU and Article 258 TFEU;
Amendment 284 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the global financial crisis and the difficulties in the eurozone have highlighted the interdependence of national economies, both within and beyond the EU; emphasises, therefore, the importance of further consolidating economic and financial stability and fostering growth, also in the candidate and potential candidate countries; in these difficult circumstances, stresses the need to provide adequate pre-accession financial aid to candidate and potential candidate countries; welcomes the increase proposed by the Commission for the financial perspective 2014-2020; stresses, in this regard, the need to simplify and speed up procedures, as well as to strengthen the administrative capacity of the beneficiary countries, in order to ensure a high level of participation in EU programmes and to enhance absorption capacity; highlights the systemic importance of national fiscal stability and the increased EU focus on economic governance and recommends that the pre-accession dialogue adequately addresses the role of sound public finances;
Amendment 238 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Where provisions of this enforcement directive are more specific or go beyond the principles established by Directive 96/71/EC, the provisions of Directive 96/71/EC do not prevail.
Amendment 244 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca)´posted´ worker means a worker who, for a limited period of time, carries out his work in the territory of a Member State other than the State in which he normally lives and usually works for his employer in the context of service provision;
Amendment 248 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 257 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of implementing, applying and enforcing Directive 96/71/EC the competent authorities shall take into account factual elements characterising the activities carried out by an undertaking in the State in which it is established in order to determine whether it genuinely performs substantial activities, other than purely internal management and/or administrative activities. Such elements may includeemployer shall communicate to the competent authorities the following information:
Amendment 273 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the place where the undertaking has its registered office and administration, uses office space, pays taxes and social security, has a professional licence or is registered with the chambers of commerce or professional bodies,
Amendment 290 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the place where the undertaking performs its substantial business activity, including the conclusion of the majority of its contracts with clients, and where it employs administrative staff,
Amendment 293 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 308 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 317 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to assess whether a posted worker temporarily carries out his or her work in a Member State other than the one in which he or she normally works, all factual elements characterising such work and the situation of the worker shall be examined by the competent authority.
Amendment 324 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Such elements mayshall include:
Amendment 334 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the work is carried out for a limited period of timemaximum 24 months in another Member State;
Amendment 349 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) the posted worker returns orand is expected to resume working toin the Member State from which he/she is posted after completion of the work or the provision of services for which he or she was posted;
Amendment 356 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) travel, board and lodging/accommodation is provided or reimbursed by the employer who posts the worker, and if so, how this is done; as well ass well as the method of reimbursement;
Amendment 369 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 point e a (new)
(e a) the requirements according to Article 3(1) are fulfilled.
Amendment 377 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 400 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a If the competent authorities establish on the basis of the elements referred to in (1) and (2) that there is no genuine posting situation, the worker must be treated according to the legal provision of the Member State where the worker fulfils the greater part of his professional obligations.
Amendment 407 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b If the competent authority establishes that more than half of the following criteria are not fulfilled, the performing party shall be deemed to be an independent contractor: a) Absence of any financial or economic risk assumed by the performer of the contract, such as a personal and substantial investment in the undertaking from proper means or a personal and substantial participation in the undertaking's gains and losses. b) Absence of responsibility and decision- making powers of the performer of the contract regarding the financial means, the procurement policy or the pricing policy of the undertaking c) Absence of an obligation of result regarding the agreed work. d) The guarantee of payment of a fixed remuneration, regardless of the undertaking's results and the magnitude of the performance delivered by the performing party. e) The performing party not presenting itself as an employer to other persons or working mainly or usually for one contractor. Member States may complement this list with additional criteria at sectoral level, expressing subordination of the worker concerning the choice of activity, working conditions or conditions of remuneration. The application of these additional criteria shall be conditional on the scrutiny and approval of the European Commission and then be published and communicated clearly by the Member State.
Amendment 433 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the information available to workers and service providers in English and other most relevant languages other than the national language(s) of the country in which the services are provided, if possible in summarised leaflet form indicating the main labour conditions applicable and upon requests in formats accessible to persons with disabilities; and indicates the complaints authority to which the posted worker can refer in case of non-compliance;
Amendment 441 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) indicate, if possible, a contact person at the liaison office in charge of dealing with requests for information; and makes sure that all necessary information is made available for the posting company and posted workers;
Amendment 468 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The cooperation of the Member States shall in particular consist in replying without delay to reasoned requests for information and to carry out checks, inspections and investigations from competent authorities with respect to the situations of posting referred to in Article 1 (3) of Directive 96/71/EC, including investigation of any abuses of applicable rules on the posting of workers or possible cases of unlawful transnational activities.
Amendment 493 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The Commission and the competent authorities shall cooperate closely in order to examine any difficulties which might arise regarding the application of Article 3(10)implementation of Directive 96/71/EC.
Amendment 514 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a During the period of posting a worker to another Member State the inspection of the working conditions is the responsibility of the authorities of the host Member State. The host State can control on its own initiative and is not bound to any results or controls carried out by the authorities of the Member State of establishment.
Amendment 526 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may onlyshall at least impose the following administrative requirements and control measures:
Amendment 548 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an obligation for a service provider established in another Member State to make a simple declaration tonotify the responsible national competent authorities at the latest atin English or the language of the host Member State prior to the commencement of the service provision, whereby the declaration may onlynotification shall at least cover the identity of the service provider, the presence of one or more clearly identifiable posted workers, their anticipated number, theanticipated number of posted workers and their personal identification details, the designated contact person, the beginning and anticipated duration and location of their presenceactivity, and the services justifying the posting;
Amendment 594 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) an obligation to designate a contact person who can be contacted by the competent authorities of the Member State and who is authorised to negotiate, if necessary, on behalf of the employer with the relevant social partners in the Member State to which the posting takes place, in accordance with national legislation and practice, during the period in which the services are provided.
Amendment 609 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Within three years after the date referred to in Article 20, the necessity and appropriateness of the application of national control measures shall be reviewed by the European Commission in the light of the experiences with and effectiveness of the system for cooperation and exchange of information, the development of more uniform, standardised documents, the establishment of common principles or standards for inspections in the field of the posting of workers as well as technological developments, with a view to assessing the necessity and feasibility of an EU-wide digital prior notification system and to proposing, where appropriate, any necessary amendments or modifications.
Amendment 620 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that appropriateffective checks and monitoring mechanisms are put in place and that effective and adequate inspections are carried out on their territory in order to control and monitor compliance with the provisions and rules laid down in Directive 96/71/EC and to guarantee its proper application and enforcement. Such inspections shall be based primarily on a risk assessment to be drawn up regularly by the competent authorities. The risk assessment shall identify the sectors of activity in which the employment of workers posted for the provision of services is concentrated on their territory. When making such risk assessment the realisation of big infrastructural projects, the special problems and needs of specific sectors, the past record of infringement, as well as the vulnerability of certain groups of workers shall be taken into accouthe enforcement directive and to guarantee its proper application and enforcement.
Amendment 642 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that inspections and controls of compliance with Directive 96/71/EC are not discriminatory and/or disproportionate.
Amendment 648 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. If information is needed in the course of the inspections and in the light of the criteria in Article 3, the Member State where the service is provided and the Member State of establishment shall act in accordance with the rules on administrative cooperation, i.e. the competent authorities shall cooperate pursuant to the rules and principles laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of the enforcement directive.
Amendment 655 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In Member States where, in accordance with national law and practice, the setting of the terms and conditions of employment of posted workers referred to in Article 3 of Directive 96/71/ECthe enforcement directive, and in particular the minimum rates of pay, including working time, is left to management and labour they may, at the appropriate level and subject to the conditions laid down by the Member States, also the monitor the application of the relevant terms and conditions of employment of posted workers, provided that an adequate level of protection equivalent to that resulting from Directive 96/71/EC and this Directive is guaranteed.
Amendment 709 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. With respect to the construction activities referred to in the Annex to Directive 96/71/EC, for all posting situations covered by Article 1(3) of Directive 96/71/EC, the Member States shall ensure on a non–discriminatory basis with regard to the protection of the equivalent rights of employees of direct subcontractors established in its territory, that the contractor of which the employer (service provider or temporary employment undertaking or placement agency) is a direct subcontractor can, in addition to or in place of the employer, be held liable by the posted worker and/or common funds or institutions of social partners for non-payment of the followMember States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a company that is instructing another company directly with the provision of services on its behalf is held liable for its direct subcontractor regarding:
Amendment 724 #
2012/0061(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 point a a (new)
(aa) Any outstanding travel, board and lodging/ accommodation costs unduly withheld by the employer.
Amendment 21 #
2011/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that this inequality has a strong impact on the lives of women, particularly after retirement age, as lower pay results in smaller pensions, for which reason a higher proportion of women than men suffer poverty in old age – 22% as against 16%; stresses that in many cases the reason why retired women live in poverty is that they have undertaken care tasks, because it is more common for women to take temporary or part-time employment in order to combine work with family responsibilities; calls on the Commission and Member States therefore to continue their efforts to eliminate these inequalities and ensure equal treatment of men and women in relation to pensions;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Invites the Government to further encourage the return of refugees and improvement of their living and working conditions by seeking effective and sustainable ways of implementing housing, employment and social measures and any other social and economic recovery projects in a manner coherent with other social and employment programmes;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Recognises the right of Member States to introduce transitional provisions concerning the access of Croatian workers to their labour markets but calls on Member States to base such decisions and any extension of transitional periods on facts and only in the situation of a real threat of serious disturbances of national labour markets; at the same time, encourages Member States to consider refraining from introducing transitional periods in order to secure greater freedom of movement of Croatian workers or even free labour market access;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Draws attention, furthermore, to the supporting role which the EU could play in tackling environmental problems in neighbouring countries, particularly in eliminating large stocks of ‘obsolete pesticides’, which can cause large-scale chemical pollution;
Amendment 159 #
2011/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. SRecalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism, including on the internet, are core European values; stresses the fundamental importance of press and media freedom in the EU's enlargement policy and of digital freedoms in this context, considering these freedoms as an integralhuman rights and therefore a part of the Copenhagen political criteria;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the combination of demographic change and changes in production chains calls for better employment, education and work organisation strategies in order to maximise the competitiveness of the European economy, minimise the loss of human capital and create new job possibilities; stresses that an older labour force and longer working lives can make a positive contribution to the recovery and future growth; emphasises, therefore, the importance of lifelong learning, in particular for older workers who perform physically and/or mentally demanding tasks;
Amendment Y #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Maintains that elderly care facilitiesprogrammes, including home care, must be developed and reviewed in all the Member States so as to prevent elderly people falling into exclusion or poverty and that financial support should also be provided if possible for families caring for the elderly, in line with achieving the sustainable society and with particular regard to active ageing and improving support for solidarity between generations and encouraging accessibility and solidarity and improving the quality of long-term care; calls on the Commission to assess whether a directive on carer’s leave could help achieve this;
Amendment 144 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society, including service providers and trade unions at national and European level and to make discussions with people living in poverty a formal part of the annual convention on poverty;
Amendment 173 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the improvement and the comparability of national statistics on poverty, by the development of indicators at a European level;
Amendment 319 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for a strong support to the quality and accessibility of social services.
Amendment 386 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Maintains that elderly care facilities must be developed in all the Member States so as to prevent elderly people falling into exclusion or poverty; and to encourage accessibility and solidarity.
Amendment 37 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Union continues to be committed to further deepening and developing its the relations with Russia, on the basis of common interests and abetween the European Union and Russia and to the principles enshrined in the Partnership for Modernisation, based on a deep commitment to uphold universal values and principles; , democratic principles, respect for fundamental and human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the EU's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement, and which it seeks to advance in the wider world: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;
Amendment 48 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council has joint responsibility with the other members for maintaining global stability; whereas many challenges at the international level can be only met through a coordinated approach which includes Russia;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that the new agreement provides a comprehensive and forward-looking framework for the further development of relations with Russia in upcoming years, and take the necessary action to ensure that the negotiations with Russia continue at a steady pace, while taking due note of existing concerns in the EU about the lack of progress in the current negotiations;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) seek the broadest possible consensus among the EU Member States on the objectives and on the conduct of the negotiations of a new agreement with Russia so that the EU speaks with a strong single voice;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) remain vigilapay strong attent ion to the requirements that the EU intends to set as regards respect for democratic principles, and consider this respect as an absolute prerequisite for the signature of a EU- Russia Agreement;
Amendment 94 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) stress the importance of Russia's full compliance with its international legal obligations and with the fundamental human rights principles enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which Russia is party to; recall that political pluralism, media freedom, independence and impartiality of the judiciary, freedom of speech and assembly, and non- discrimination are the necessary preconditions for Russia's further development and modernisation;
Amendment 97 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) underline that, as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council, Russia needs to take its responsibility for international peace, stability and security seriously;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) strengthen the EU-Russia human rights dialogue, so that it becomes an effective tool for advancing human rights in Russia; call, in particular, on the Russian authorities to refrain from undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, ensure protection of human rights defenders, stop impunity for past abuses and for murder of activists, particularly in the North Caucasus, create a climate in which of civil society organisations can operatecan develop and in which non- governmental organisations can operate without undue restraints and without fear of harassment or intimidation, and ensure full compliance with the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 112 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) express its concern about the deteriorating climate for the development of civil society in Russia, in particular with regard to the recent adoption of laws governing demonstrations, NGOs, defamation and the legal regulation of the internet that contain ambiguous provisions and could lead to arbitrary enforcement; remind the Russian authorities that a modern and prosperous society needs to recognise and protect the individual and collective rights of all its citizens;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) incorporate in the Associa new and comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of Russia and drawing to the fullest possible extent on the Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks to which Russia has committed itself;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) pursue the efforts for full implementation of common steps towards visa-free short-term travel, with a view of a gradual phasing out of the visa regime between the Schengen countries and Russia; facilitate as much and as quick as possible visa facilitation for academics, students and researchers, business people and representatives of civil society;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
Amendment 170 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) encourage Russia to pursue the restructuration of its economy, and accelerate its evolution from a model oriented to andn economy focussed on energy towards an industry- and services-driven modeleconomy; stress that oil prices are volatile and that current high prices should not be a pretext for postponing the necessary modernisation of the economy;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2033(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of an independent judiciary, of the protection and promotion of fundamental rights and of an efficient fight against corruption in strengthening the rule of law and democracy; welcomes the EU's new negotiating approach, which firmly anchors these core fieldareas at the heart of the accession process and includes an early opening of Chapters 23 and 24 on the basis of clear and detailed action plans, stimulating the establishment of the necessary legislation, institutions and solid track records of implementation; stresses the need for setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process, which translate the criteria into concrete steps towards accession;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that an obligatorynational register iss are necessary in order to monitor persons whose professional licence has been revoked within any Member Statecheck if professionals are appropriately registered and licensed, have not been suspended from practice or have conditions on their registration; thisese registers should be accessible to the public and all the relevant public authorities concerned across all Member States;
Amendment 59 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal in its Green Paper to introduce an IMI alert mechanism for competent authorities to share information regarding health professionals; urges the Commission to ensure that Member States are obliged to immediately and proactively inform each other when regulatory action is taken against a health professionals´ registration or their right to provide services;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2024(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a pragmatic approach to language tests, where registration is possible without proof of language but are permitted upon an offer of employmentassessment as part of the registration process particularly for healthcare professionals; is concerned for consumer and patient safety if professionals are able to gain recognition and registration without being able to communicate effectively and safely;
Amendment 345 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71 a (new)
Article 71 a In the procurement documents, the contracting authority shall stipulate that the conditions and requirements which apply to the tenderer also apply to any third parties who perform part of the contract as subcontractors.
Amendment 346 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 71 b (new)
Article 71 b (new)
Article 71 b In the event of circumstances as referred to in Directive 2001/23/EC, this Directive shall also apply to the purchase or other forms of acquisition of works, supplies or services by one or more contracting authorities from economic operators chosen by those contracting authorities, whether or not the works, supplies or services are intended for a public purpose, in the context of this Procurement Directive.
Amendment 369 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex XI – indent 3 a (new)
Annex XI – indent 3 a (new)
- Convention 94 on Labour Clauses in Public Contracts.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The programme should contribute to develop excellence in European integration studies and training world-wide, it should in particular support institutions that have a European governance structure, cover the whole spectrum of policy fields that are of interest for the Union, are non profit organisations and provide recognised academic degrees.
Amendment 226 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – introductory part
Article 10 – point c – introductory part
(c) support the following European academic institutions pursuing an aim of European interest;
Amendment 228 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) the European Institute of Public Administration in Maastricht;
Amendment 229 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new)
Article 10 – point c – point ii b (new)
(iib) the Academy of European Law in Trier;
Amendment 232 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new)
Article 10 – point c – point ii c (new)
(iic) the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education in Odense;
Amendment 234 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new)
Article 10 – point c – point ii d (new)
(iid) the International Centre for European Training in Nice;
Amendment 370 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme aims to contribute to the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and of the Education and Training strategic framework 2020 (ET2020), including the corresponding benchmarks established in those instruments, to renewed framework for European Cooperation in the Youth field (2010-2018), to the sustainable development of third countries in the field of higher education and to developing the European dimension in sport.
Amendment 407 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher and vocational education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutions and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher and vocational education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
Amendment 512 #
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 people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher and vocational education 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 530 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– Knowledge Alliances between in particular higher education institutions and enterprises promoting creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship by offering relevant learning opportunities, including developing new curricula;
Amendment 534 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
– Sector Skills Alliances between education and training providers and enterprises promoting employability, creating new sector-specific curricula, developing innovative ways of vocational teaching and training and putting the Union wide recognition tools in practice.
Amendment 551 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This action shall also support development, capacity building, regional integration, knowledge exchanges and modernisation processes through partnerships between Union and third countries' higher and vocational education institutions as well as in the youth sector, notably for peer learning and joint educational projects, promoting regional cooperation, in particular with neighbourhood countries.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The scope of Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 was broadened in 2009 by Regulation (EC) No 546/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as part of the European Economic Recovery plan to include workers made redundant as a result of the global financial and economic crisis. In order to enable the EGF to intervene in future crisis situations, its scope should cover redundancies resulting from a serious economic disruption when caused by an unexpected crisis comparable to the financial and economic crisis that hit the economy from 2008 onwards, so that the EGF can provide the necessary support quickly and effectively.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 140 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) workers, including farmers, made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, demonstrated, in particular, by a substantial increase in imports into the Union, a rapid decline of the Union market share in a given sector or a delocalisation of activities to non- member countries, where these redundancies have a significant adverse impact on the local, regional or national economy;
Amendment 143 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) workers made redundant as a result of a serious disruption of the local, regional or national economy caused by an unexpected crisis, including a drastic change in the market situation, provided that a direct and demonstrable link can be established between the redundancies and that crisis;
Amendment 146 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 161 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) '‘a worker'’ means owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self-employed workers (including farmers) and all members of the household active in the business, provided that, if farmers, they were already producing the output affected by the relevant trade agreement before the measures concerning the specific sector were implemented.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 180 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Where owner-managers of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and self- employed workers change or, in the case of farmers, adjust their previous activities, such situations shall be considered as redundancies for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 195 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 150 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies. In this context it is necessary to promote lifelong learning in order to improve the employment prospects of people in unskilled jobs.
Amendment 172 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access toPromoting employment for job-seekers and inactive people (with particular reference to older people and women), including local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility;
Amendment 228 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Eincreasing the employability and adaptability of workers by enhancing access to lifelong learning, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systems;
Amendment 41 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The right to move, work and reside freely within the territory of the Member States is highly valued by Union citizens as a core individual right deriving from Union citizenship. As such, it demonstrates and promotes a better understanding of the value of European integration, as well as citizens' participation in shaping the European Union. When extending aspects of their lives beyond national borders by travelling to other Member States or settling there, citizens become aware and take advantage of the broad array of rights granted to them under Union law in cross- border situations. Exercising the right to free movement and residence therefore contributes to making Union citizenship a tangible reality in the daily life of citizens.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In particular, Union citizens considering whether to make use of their right to free movement should be proactively informed about their rights to acquire or preserve social security rights by virtue of the Union rules on coordination of social security systems; these rules ensure that they will not lose out on their social security rights when choosing to move within Europeor individually accumulated rights when choosing to move within Europe or to work elsewhere within the continent. They should further be informed about their right to obtain recognition of their professional qualifications and about the social and civic competences which form part of the European framework of "Key Competences for lifelong learning" and which can equip them to fully participate in civic life and empower them to exercise their rights under Union law.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– strengthening of the role and visibility of the multilingual Europe Direct, EURES web portal and Your Europe web portal as key elements of a 'one-stop-shop' information system on Union citizens' rights and options;
Amendment 133 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes that the effectiveness of EU expenditure depends on sound policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks at all levels; insists that, in accordance with Article 317 TFEU Member States, must shoulder their share of responsibility in making EU funding more effective; recalls that 90 % of the errors detected by the European Court of Auditors have been in Member States, and that the majority of those errors could have been avoided; calls on allthe Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal obliging Member States to issue national management declarations signed at the appropriate political level;
Amendment 146 #
2011/0177(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses, however, that there is no direct relation between the regional policy performance and the macroeconomic performance of a Member State, and that the regions should not be punished for the failure of the national level to comply with procedures related to economic governance; believes that imposing additional penalties could thus exacerbate the problems of Member States already facing macroeconomic difficulties, and, therefore, that macroeconomic conditionalities are not acceptable; not withstanding agreements already reached in the framework of a stronger European economic governance;
Amendment 75 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to medical applications using the magnetic resonance effect and the following related activities: integral system testing before release for shipment, installation, cleaning, maintenance, research and development activities. In thesePersons working with this equipment must be adequately protected. To this end, the Commission must submit measures by 31 December 2012. In particular cases, specific protection measures shall be put in place. For this purpose the Commission shall consult the existing working groups and proceed according to the measures set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 28 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to involve the social partners at national and local levels in order to better identify the needs of the labour market; calls for special attention to be paid to the training and education of people in low-skilled jobs, in order to improve the employability of this group;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that due to lengthy administrative procedures, complicated rules and heavy control mechanisms, the implementation of the ESF is slower than foreseen and that many potential beneficiaries are discouraged tofrom applying for funding; calls, therefore, on the Commission to simplify the procedures for applying for ESF funding;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2305(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the level of co-financing, to reflect better the level of development; callsregrets the fact that a large proportion of the ESF money available is not being used; calls, therefore, on the Member States to create mechanisms for helping the small beneficiaries preparing for applications and to provide assistance during the period of implementation;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
having regard to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems,
Amendment 59 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that amendments to the legislation of Member States relating to social security, the care system and taxation should be examined in advance to ascertain what impact they will have on the free movement of workers; calls therefore for the introduction of a requirement to perform a frontier impact assessment providing detailed information about obstacles to freedom of movement;
Amendment 100 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to establish a regular systematic assessment of long-term supply and demand in the EU labour markets up to 2020, broken down by sectors, occupations, levels of qualification and countries, and strongly advises the coordination of labour and educational policies between Member States with a view to meeting the targets set in the EU 2020 Strategy regarding job creation and avoiding future indirect barriers that may hinder the exercise of the right of free movement, such as non- recognition of diplomas from other EU countries;
Amendment 109 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Acknowledges and stresses the importance of public employment services, and in particular the EURES system and network, for promoting labour mobility across the EU by providing information on job vacancies, on rights and obligations attendant on migration, including immigration, and attendant on frontier work, as well as information on education and vocational training opportunities, working and living conditions;
Amendment 147 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate on achieving higher comparability of school and University curricula and more standardisation of European education; welcomes in this context the fact that increasing numbers of cross-border cooperation agreements are being concluded between colleges and universities, and calls on Member States to support this development;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that an insufficient knowledge of languages (in particular in the case of adults) remains an important obstacle for labour mobility; calls on the Member States to actively promote foreign language teaching and on the Commission to pursue its efforts in this area;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that, in order to increase transparency and accountability, pension funds should include social partners and representatives of their beneficiaries on their management board;
Amendment 184 #
2010/2239(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that there is a need to strengthen the EU legislation related to employer's insolvency, in order to offer equal protection of savings for each worker, regardless of the nature of their employer’s pension provisioning system;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that social and employment policies are national powers coordinated using the open method of coordination and exploiting all possible synergies in order to ensure positive development in the European Union in the face of globalisation and to meet the challenge of social and labour market reintegration in and between the Member States; notes also that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is an instrument that was set up in order to support this objective and to assist workers in cases of large-scale redundancies;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CIn the light of the current economic situation, calls for funds to be allocated to the EGF budget line at least from the next financial framework so as to simplify their use, to reduce application processing time in order to provide more effective assistance for workers made redundant, and to standardise procedures;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Requests the Member States to put in place a communication and administration structure for the EGF at national level, in consultation with all stakeholders, and to exchange good practice at European level, which will allow the EGF to take rapid and effective action in cases of a threat of large-scale redundancies;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to adopt a personalised approach to assistance for redundant workers and to promote further training and retraining, particularly in cases of large-scale redundancies, so as to improve workers' opportunities on a labour market that is undergoing profound restructuring; to this end, recommends that the Member States step up their exchanges of good practice, especially making use of Progress;
Amendment 213 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Iranian government to improve women's rights in order to recognize the crucial role women play in society; urges the Iranian authorities to respect Iran's commitments within the framework of the the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and reiterates its call to the Iranian Parliament to pass legislation outlawing the cruel and inhumane practice of stoning; calls on HR Ashton to pay particular attention to women's rights in Iran and to raise the cases of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and Zahra Bahrami with the Iranian authorities;
Amendment 219 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Supports the campaign “One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws”, which aims to collect one million signatures in support of changes to discriminatory laws against women in Iran; urges the Iranian authorities to put an end to acts of harassment, including at the judicial level, against members of this campaign;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need for concrete measures to effectively and significantly reduce poverty and social exclusion, ensuring a fair redistribution of income and wealth and also givinggiving genuine meaning and content to the European Year for Combating Poverty and to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, including guaranteeing an adequate minimum income throughout the European Unionon the basis of national rules or collective agreements;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the various experiments with minimum incomes, accompanied by social integration measures, show that this is a further essential way of combating poverty and social exclusion; therefore calls on the European Commission to prepare an initiative supporting these experiments, taking into account best practices and ensuring an adequathe minimum income throughoutin the European Union as a means to prevent poverty and guarantee social justice and equal opportunities for all, without calling into question the specific situations in each Member State;
Amendment 176 #
2010/2039(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges those people in a state of poverty and their representative organisations to participate in the preparation and application of policies, measures and indicators at European, national, regional and local levels; calls, in that connection, for extra support to be given to measures to foster the integration of such people into the labour market;
Amendment 27 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Defines justice between the generations as an even intergenerational sharing of advantages and burdens and views solidarity in general as one of the fundamental values of European cooperation;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Argues that functional cooperation between the generations depends on the basic values of freedom, solidarity and justice and that it must be informed by mutual respect, shared responsibility and a willingness to care for one another;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that, happily, life expectancy is increasing and that, for more of their lives, people are active and involved in an independent and committed way in the life of society, but also that birth rates in the Member States have remained low for a number of decades, a situation that maywill place a heavy burden on rising generations and may lead to conflict over burden sharing;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to make clear that older people are not a burden on the economy and society, but rather – through their experience, their achievements and their knowledge – an asset, and that young people are the future, meaning that policymakers must take into account the modernisation of society and participation by all;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that open and equitable access for all age groups to educational opportunities and job markets must be a core feature of policy- making for justice between the generations and that it lays the foundations for prosperity and independence;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that flexisecurity can ease the transitions between the various stages of people’s working lives, provided that it is based on solidarity between the generations and takesif the concerns and needs of all age groups are taken into account;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that demographic change should not be advanced as a justification for the dismantling of social entitlements and services but that it is, on the contrary, a challenge for today’s society;
Amendment 135 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point iv
Paragraph 17 – point iv
iv) developing incentives for workers over the age of 60 to remain available for work andso that they can pass on their knowledge and experience to subsequent generations, as well as for companies to recruit such workers;
Amendment 170 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Cwelcomes the fact that many voluntary organisations have declared 29 April a day of ‘Solidarity between Generations’, and calls on the Commission to develop a proposal for 2012 as the ‘European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations’ which will highlight the contribution that older people make to society; welcomes the fact that many voluntary organisations have declared 29 April a day of ‘Solidarity between Generations’;
Amendment 178 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises that the family is the cornerstone of our society and is inherently associated with the transmission of values and with cooperation in a spirit of solidarity; emphasises too that work and family life are rendered compatible for both men and women in all the Member States through the provision of affordable, high-quality care and education for young children;
Amendment 226 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is convinced that a sense of identification, participation on an equal footing and responsibility are prerequisites for successful integration and, that integration can work only where immigrants are prepared to adapt and locals are receptive, and that solidarity between generations is complemented by solidarity between cultures, which implies the removal of prejudices about different cultures;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to ensure that part-time workers can likewise be covered by pension schemes;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the two sides of industry to extend the opportunities for trade union participation and works council participation and codetermination rights for precarious workers, and to penalise obstacles to trade union participation;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 10 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the change towards a more sustainable economy has different positive effects on different sectors, namely; whereas jobs are created, replaced, or partially cease to exist; whereas all jobs should be adapted to sustainable, resource- efficient production and working methods, and the greatest need for adaptations therefore arises in existing employment relationships, with flexible employment relationships being desirable,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas this change stabilises employment and, in some sectors, greatly increases the number of jobs, with considerable spill-over effects; whereas, where reliable framework conditions have been created, a constant rise in jobs security can be noted, which is stabilised by increasing exports,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2010(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that investments in ecological change bear great potential for growth in the employment market and new income opportunities; notes that the positive balance takes losses in some sectors into account which are more than compensated by growth in other areas, and that re-skilling and retraining should therefore be stimulated;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for complete transparency at international level with regard to remuneration policies for directors and urges the Commission to explore the possibilities of standardising such disclosure;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to remind listed companies and financial service companies of their social responsibility, their tarnished image and the need to set a good example in a prosperous international society;
Amendment 15 #
2010/0383(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. in proceedings which have as their object individual contracts of employment when an employee who is resident in one Member State and habitually carries out his work on the territory of a different Member State from that in which the employer is actually established, the courts of the Member State in which the employer is established;
Amendment 34 #
2010/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point 2 – point -i (new)
Annex – point 2 – point -i (new)
(-i) In section 1(f) the following indent is added: "– survivors’ pensions paid under a pension scheme established by the State or by a collective agreement between employers and employees."
Amendment 69 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The content of the stability and convergence programmes as well as the criteria for their examination should further be adapteddeveloped and discussed on national and Union level in the light of the experience gained with the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Adherence to the medium-term budgetary objective of budgetary positions should allow Member States to have a safety margin with respect to the 3% of GDP reference value in order to ensure sustainable public finances and a rapid progress towards sustainability and to have room for budgetary manoeuvre, in particular taking into account the needs of public investment.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Directive should provide for a flexible entry system based on demand and objective criteria, such as a valid work contract or a binding job offer that specifies the level of remuneration, in accordance with national provisions or collective agreements, the level of remuneration and secondary working conditions applicable to seasonal workers in the sector concerned.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure that seasonal workers have adequate accommodation during their stay, including at a reasonable cost, provision should be made to require employers to provide the evidence of the accommodation they orprovide themselves or via third- parties provide.
Amendment 74 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 118 #
2010/0210(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Member States shall require employers of seasonal workers to provide evidence that the seasonal worker will benefit from accommodation that ensures an adequate standard of living. If seasonal workers are required to pay rent for such accommodation, its cost shall not be excessive in relation to their remunerationbe proportionate to remuneration, i.e. set at a percentage representing the customary ratio of housing costs to gross income in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
(g) ‘graduate trainee’ means any person with a higher education qualification who is transferred to broaden his/her knowledge of and experience in a company in preparation for a managerial position within the company;
Amendment 123 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 134 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements to be of universal application, Member States may, if they so decide, base themselves on collective agreements which are generally applicable to all similar undertakings in the geographical area and in the profession or industry concerned, and/or collective agreements which have been concluded by the most representative employers' and labour organisations at national level and which are applied throughout national territorynational provisions and practices.
Amendment 138 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 176 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – point 2 – point d
Article 14 – point 2 – point d
(d) without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 and to existing bilateral agreements, payment of statutory pensions and the setting up and portability of supplementary pensions based on the worker's previous employment when moving to a third country;
Amendment 182 #
2010/0209(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public, except public housing and counselling services afforded by employment services.
Amendment 31 #
2010/0171(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The notion of a European administration requires, as a fundamental principle, adequate geographical and gender representativity as far as the staff is concerned. Therefore, recruitment for posts in the EEAS, whilst being based on merit, should also comprise such adequate representativity at all levels by including persons currently selected on EPSO reserve lists.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs helped forge consensus around the broad direction of the EU’s economic and employment policies. Under the strategy, both broad economic policy guidelines and employment guidelines were adopted by the Council in 2005 and revised in 2008. The 24 guidelines laid the foundations for the national reform programmes, outlining the key macro-economic, micro-economic and labour market reform priorities for the EU as a whole. However, experience shows that the guidelines did not set clear enough priorities and that links between them cshould have been stronger. This limited their impact on national policy- making.
Amendment 43 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The financial and economic crisis that started in 2008 resulted in a significant loss in jobs and potential output and has led to a dramatic deterioration in public finances. The European Economic Recovery Plan has nevertheless helped Member States to deal with the crisis, partly through a coordinated fiscal stimulus, with the euro providing an anchor for macroeconomic stability. The crisis therefore showed that coordination of Union’s policies can deliver significant results if it is strengthened and rendered effective. The crisis also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States’ economies and labour markets. Moreover, the labour markets and social security systems are becoming ever more closely linked because of increasing cross-border working and migrating pensioners.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The EU’s and Member States’ structural reforms can effectively contribute to growth and jobs if they enhance the EU’s competitiveness in the global economy, open up new opportunities for Europe’s exporters and provide competitive access to vital imports. Reforms should therefore take into account their external competitiveness implications to foster European growth and participation in open and fair markets worldwide, with the EU seeking strong global supervision of players who have a significant influence on employment, labour mobility and social financial products such as pensions.
Amendment 153 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Member States should integrate the flexicurity principles endorsed by the European Council into their labour market policies and apply them, making full use of European Social Fund support with a view to increasing labour market participation and combating segmentation and inactivity, gender inequality, whilst reducing structural unemployment. Measures to enhance flexibility and job security should be both balanced and mutually reinforcing. Member States should thereforeTo achieve this, the rules on obtaining subsidies from the European Social Fund should be examined and where possible simplified. Member States should therefore, in cooperation with the two sides of industry, introduce a combination of flexible and reliable employment contracts, active labour market policies, effective lifelong learning, policies to promote labour mobility, and adequate social security systems to securless red tape for the self- employed and adequate social security systems in which account is taken of cross-border work, in order to encourage professional transitions accompanied by clear rights and responsibilities for the unemployed to actively seek work.
Amendment 177 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Member States should step up social dialogue and tackle labour market segmentation with measures addressing temporary and precarious employment, underemployment and undeclared work. Regulated forms of flexible working, including temporary work, must be promoted, as they play an essential role in increasing employment rates and job creation. Professional mobility should be rewarded. The quality of jobs and employment conditions should be addressed by fighting low-wages and by ensuring adequate social security also for those on fixed contracts and the self- employed. Employment services should be strengthened and open to all, including young people and those threatened by unemployment with personalised services targeting those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 194 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, disabled, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in senior management and in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, support self-employment and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation.
Amendment 209 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 4
The EU headline target of EU labour market policies, on the basis of which Member States will set their national targets, is of aiming to bring by 2020 to 75% the employment rate for women and men aged 20-64 including through the greater participation of youth, older workers and low skilled workers and the better integration of legal migrants.
Amendment 224 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote productivity and employability through an adequate supply of knowledge and skills to match current and future demand in the labour market. Quality initial education and attractive vocational training must be complemented with effective incentives for lifelong learning, second-chance opportunities, ensuring every adult the chance to move one step up in their qualification, and by targeted migration and integration policies. Member States should develop systems for recognising acquired competencies, remove barriers to occupational and geographical mobility of workers, taking account of the mobility of established social rights, promote the acquisition of transversal competences and creativity, and focus their efforts particularly on supporting those with low skills and increasing the employability of older workers, while at the same time enhance the training, skills and experience of highly skilled workers, including researchers. Standard rules on qualifications and competencies are desirable for promoting mobility in the labour markets within the European area.
Amendment 239 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
In cooperation with social partners and business, Member States should improve access to training, strengthen education and career guidance combined with systematic information on new job openings and opportunities, promotion of entrepreneurship and enhanced anticipation of skill needs. Encouraging contact between educational establishments and business should ensure that educational provision and labour market requirements are better coordinated with each other. Investment in human resource development, up-skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes should be promoted through joint financial contributions from governments, individuals and employers. To support young people and in particular those not in employment, education or training, Member States in cooperation with the social partners, should enact schemes to help recent graduates find initial employment or further education and training opportunities, including paid apprenticeships, and intervene rapidly when young people become unemployed. Regular monitoring of the performance of up-skilling and anticipation policies should help identify areas for improvement and increase the responsiveness of education and training systems to labour market needs. EU funds should be fully mobilised by Member States to support these objectives.
Amendment 273 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Member States’ efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. In order to formulate specific objectives to combat poverty it must be made clear how poverty should be ‘measured’. The standard definition that earning 60% of the median income constitutes poverty must be qualified. Poverty cannot be established by means of such a one-sided indicator. Poverty has many more dimensions, such as whether or not a person has his or her own house, assets, living costs or debts. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti- discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people’s lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. In this connection solidarity between generations and between different cultures must form the basis of European policy. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare — thus providing social cohesion — whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Modernisation of the social security systems requires good supervision and working towards achieving the social market economy. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable.
Amendment 93 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the conclusions of the Kabul International Conference on Afghanistan; stresses that commitments by the Afghan Government to improve security, governance and economic opportunity for its citizens as well as the commitments by the international community to support the transition process and the shared objectives need to be respected;
Amendment 130 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure the transparency and accountability of the financial assistance provided to the Afghan Government, international organisations and local NGOs in order to ensure the coherence of aid and the success of Afghanistan's reconstruction and development;
Amendment 214 #
2009/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses that good governance, the rule of law and human rights are the foundations for a stable and prosperous Afghanistan; stresses therefore that a credible justice process is a fundamental aspect of the peace process and that respect for human rights and the prevention of widespread impunity should be non-negotiable aspects at all stages of the peace process; calls in this respect on the Afghan government to implement a judicial reform strategy as a matter of priority;
Amendment 2 #
2009/0155(NLE)
Draft opinion
last paragraph
last paragraph
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to draw up an interim report under Rule 81(3)takes note of the lack of legal clarity surrounding the way the CAA Protocol will be implemented by the Israeli Government; draws attention to the political sensitivity of the matter; calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to expedite Parliament's decision under Rule 81(1) of its Rules of Procedure by making a recommendation to approve or reject the Protocol.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Under the terms of this Regulation and having regard to Article 176a of the Treaty, the Commission and the Member States shall step up their monitoring of the security of gas supplies from third countries and shall propose specific emergency measures in the event of any disruption of supply. The Commission shall coordinate dispute settlement systems with third countries and intensify the energy dialogue, inter alia in the context of the Energy Charter and the Energy Community.
Amendment 140 #
2009/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Under the terms of this Regulation and having regard to Article 176a of the Treaty, the Commission and the Member States shall step up their monitoring of the security of gas supplies from third countries and shall propose specific emergency measures in the event of any disruption of supply. The Commission shall coordinate dispute settlement systems with third countries and intensify the energy dialogue, inter alia in the context of the Energy Charter and the Energy Community.
Amendment 7 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The visa liberalisation dialogue initiated by the Commission with a regional approach and a European perspective, includes countries of the Western Balkans, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia on an equal footing and without any discrimination. The composition of the lists of third countries in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 should be, and should remain, consistent with the criteria laid down in recital (5) thereto. Some third countries, for which the situation has changed as regards these criteria, should be transferred from one Annex to the otherThe same criteria laid down in the roadmaps for visa liberalisation should be applied to all countries concerned.
Amendment 8 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) All of the Western Balkan countries that have met the benchmarks should be admitted to the visa-free travel regime from the beginning of 2010. Those countries that, despite having made substantial progress, have not fully met the benchmarks should be granted the same privilege as soon as they meet the benchmarks as set out in the corresponding roadmaps for visa liberalisation.
Amendment 11 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) With the aim of furthering the implementation of the Thessaloniki agenda and as part of its regional approach, the Commission should start a visa dialogue with Kosovo and establish a tailor-made roadmap for visa facilitation and liberalisation similar to those established with other Western Balkan countries. This should be without prejudice to Member States' competence as regards the recognition of Kosovo as an independent state.
Amendment 15 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) As regards Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Commission should, without delay and not later than in the spring of 2010, present its report on the achievements made by those two countries in meeting all the benchmarks set in the roadmap.
Amendment 16 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
Amendment 17 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) The Council, while commending the relevant recent progress achieved by Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina towards meeting the benchmarks, calls on the relevant Albanian and Bosnia and Herzegovina authorities to adopt, without delay, the necessary reforms to fully meet the benchmarks.
Amendment 18 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 d (new)
Recital 4 d (new)
(4d) The Council asks the Commission to assist the relevant authorities of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina in this respect.
Amendment 21 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Annex I - part 1
Annex I - part 1
(aa) in Part 1, the references to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina are replaced by the following: "Albania**, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** ------------------- ** The exemption from the visa requirement granted to holders of biometric passports will apply in accordance with Community law"
Amendment 3 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has set in place a comprehensive political framework for SMEs and with it has given a clear signal for the key role of the SMEs in economic growth, employment and innovation in Europe; stresses that currently most jobs being created in Europe are in SMEs and that SMEs are thus one of the foundations for achieving the Lisbon Strategy targets as regards quantity and quality of jobs;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers it desirable for border residents to learn the language of the neighbouring country so as to consolidate social and cultural integration within the euregios and increase cross-border labour mobility;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2120(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European Parliament has a major complementary function in influencingfunction in contributing to, and holding to account, the emerging CFSP and ESDP, a function which can only be enhanced by wreinforkcing in tandemcooperation with national parliaments;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2120(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 11 #
2008/2120(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the current practice of holding biannual meetings of the presidents of the relevant committees of the national and European parliaments (COFACC); suggests that appropriate spokesmen for the relevant committees and political groups be included in those meetings;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2120(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 21 #
2008/2104(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU relations with Russia remain very important for the purposes of pragmatic cooperation, and whereas the EU shares with Russia not only economic and trade interests but also an objective to act in the international arena, as well as in the European neighbourhood; whereas enhanced cooperation and good- neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia should be based on mutual trust, and common values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law as well as on cooperation in the international arena and are therefore of key importance to the stability, security and prosperity of the whole of Europe,
Amendment 104 #
2008/2104(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 - point a b (new)
ab) insist on reinforcing the role of the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in the new agreement to strengthen the parliamentary dimension of the cooperation between the EU and Russia;
Amendment 131 #
2008/2104(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 - point d a (new)
da) call to strengthen the efficiency and crisis response capacity of the EU-Russia energy dialogue, to increase transparency, reciprocity, security of investment and to enhance thus the security of energy supply; to underline the need to establish mechanisms for a transparent rules-based system and dispute settlement mechanism in the field of energy;
Amendment 170 #
2008/2104(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers it important that mutual legal obligations should be strengthened through the early conclusion of the PCA and Russian accession to the WTO;
Amendment 61 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Member States to carry out, prior to the implementation of new national laws in the field of care and public health and social and fiscal systems, a border impact study to highlight in advance any problems that will have consequences for labour mobility;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that border workers occupy a special position in the area of European labour mobility;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 72 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers, in regard to the new forms of mobility, that it is necessary to examine the existing legislation with a view to determining if it is still up-to-date and finding means of adapting it to the new flexible conditions on the European labour market; believes, at the same time, that an analysis needs to be made of the real implementation in all Member States of the Community legislation on the free movement of labour and the right of residence of workers and their families;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates reopening the discussion on social security arrangements and the fact that workforce mobilitymigrating workers and pensioners can, in some cases, lead to the loss ofose their social benefits; supports the Commission, accordingly, as regards drawing up new legislative instruments which will be better adapted to labour market needs, and asks to be informed of the results achieved following consultation of all parties;
Amendment 81 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the Commission should investigate the mobility-inhibiting effects that arise as a result of the lack of coordination between tax agreements and the new social security regulation (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004);
Amendment 86 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports the actions of the TRESS network, and believes that it should undertake an ongoing investigation of the different types of mobility, with a view to adapting them to the Community legislation; calls on the Commission to include as many employers and trade unions as possible in this network, recalling that it is often employers who support workers over legal issues relating to social insurance or obtaining documents needed in order to work; stresses that the EURES databases need to be easy to access and must be updated regularly; considers that the Network on Free Movement within the European Union should collaborate structurally and institutionally with the TRESS network;
Amendment 90 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that EURES crossborder projects should give priority to carrying out border impact studies and/or seminars, so that the entry into force of the new coordination regulation No 883/2004 can take place effectively and efficiently;
Amendment 97 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that as things stand there is an information deficit regardingon the potential professional and career benefits of spending time working abroad, and on how this also promotes European cultural integration; supports the Commission in its actions to inform the public on the matter;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
Amendment 12 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a more pragmatic political and institutional approach to combating extreme poverty, which does not mix the policies on equality between men and women, the fight against discrimination and active participation, but which clearly and fully promotes each goal in its own right, including that of partnership with families and with the poorest peoplethe poorest families, particularly one-parent families, as poverty entails more than lack of money, and as social exclusion can also be caused by gender stereotyping, cultural traditions and institutional discrimination;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the primary right of a child is the right to live with his or her family; underlines the importance of the father and the mother in the child’s development whatever its age and regardless of the family’s socio-economic conditions; calls therefore for families living in extreme poverty to be helped as families in their efforts; calls on the Member States to put an end to putting children in care for socio- economic reasons and to help parents exercise their parental responsibility in the long term, even in difficult situations of extreme poverty, in which connection investing in empowerment of mothers/women means investing in children/families;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call to Eurostat to develop indicators to measure the success of these policies, in close cooperation with associations experienced in fighting extreme poverty and, particularly, with the poorest people themselves, for example the European Anti-Poverty Network, which have experience and which work with, for and through people with experience of poverty, along the lines of the ‘interaction of knowledge’ programmes; also calls on Eurostat and academic researchers to undertake studies, to highlight the fact thatgether with the aforementioned organisations, in order to ascertain whether the family, and the natural solidarity network between the generations, is the best safeguard against extreme poverty and social exclusion; takes the view that the development of indicators should be based on gender-disintegrated data and that the solutions which the poorest of the poor/people at grass-roots level have developed for themselves should be taken as the starting point ('lessons learned' principle);
Amendment 35 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all of these uncertainties prevent those directly affected from enjoying their fundamental rights; calls on national, European and international institutions to consider the multidimensional character of extreme poverty, which affects all areas of human life, particularly research into the causal connection between domestic violence within relationships and long-term poverty;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Gender mainstreaming, anti- discrimination and active participation: Active inclusion policies must ensure the promotion of gender equality and contribute to the elimination of discrimination based on disability in all three pillars mentioned above; good governance, participation and integration of all relevant actors must be promoted by directly involving those affected by poverty and social exclusion, as well as social partners and non-governmental organisations, in the development, management, implementation and evaluation of strategies;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the poorest people often say that having a secure income worthy of human dignity or being in a stable, paid job helps them to regain their sense of pride, dignity and self-esteem vis-à-vis their children and families, in which connection eliminating the wage gap between men and women also plays a major role; calls therefore for pathways into professional employment to provide for particular guidance for the most vulnerable people and workers, paving the way for a society which is genuinely inclusive and respectful of the poorest citizens;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European Union, the Member States and organised civil society associations to make sure that in meetings at various levels the children appointed, as well as grass-roots/self- help organisations set up by people with experience of poverty, to make sure that in meetings at various levels more and more children from different cultures and social backgrounds have the opportunity to represent a group, atheir region or a country are not always the same ones; calls on those concerned at; calls on the EU and Member States to recognise national anti-poverty networks and organisations (such as the EAPN) as civil-society organisations and to support them systematically; calls on the EU and Member States to ensure that they incorporate these grass-roots organisations in their policy at all decision -making levels to find ways ofmake resources available to allowing the most excluded children to express themselves by setting up long-term projects with them and providing sufficient financial and human resources; calls on all those concerned to support projects which enable children from different social and cultural backgrounds to meet, highlighting the multidisciplinary aspect of projects which allow artistic creation and encouraggiving children to developopportunities to express their own ideas and presentbout possible solutions and also to pass them on to others (peer exchange).
Amendment 54 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that there are still Member States in the EU-27 which do not have schemes providing for minimum wages as a default in place; urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for minimum wages schemes;
Amendment 71 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that schemes providing for minimum wages must be complemented byprovide the possibility of supportive measures for social inclusion, e.g. on housing, education, training, re- training and lifelong learning and income support schemes, to cover the costs to individuals and households;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b
Paragraph 10 – point b
(b) ensuring that children grow up in families with sufficient resources to meet all aspects of their emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs;
Amendment 92 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
(da) recognising the role that families play in the well-being and development of children;
Amendment 129 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
Paragraph 14 – point (i)
(i) supporting personal development, social integration and inclusion before employment; recognising the own responsibility to integrate in society is of great importance and should be stimulated;
Amendment 145 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that ‘make-work-pay’ policies should address the problem of the low-pay trap and the low-pay/no-pay cycle at the lower end of the labour market whereby individuals move between insecure, low-paid, low-quality, low- productivity jobs and unemployment and/or inactivity; stresses that higher levels and duration of unemployment and social benefits should be addressed as a matter of priority; urges policy makers to use the concept of flexicurity in their ‘make- work-pay’ policies;
Amendment 151 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the Council’s position that active labour market policies should promote ‘good work’ and upward social mobility and provide stepping stones towards regular, gainful and legally secure employment with adequate social protection, decent working conditions and remuneration;
Amendment 161 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s view that statutory and complementary social security schemes, health services and social services of general interest must play a preventive and socially cohesive role, facilitate social inclusion and safeguard fundamental rights; points out the need to ensure the development of high quality, accessible and affordable long term care for those in need;
Amendment 164 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission, in view of the imminent review of the Financial Regulation1 to analyse the effects of the degressivity clause; _______________________ 1 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1)
Amendment 4 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the annual 1% reduction in funds (degressivity principle) is increasingly hindering the trade union institutes ETUI-REHS and EZA from carrying out European projects because of the generally low equity ratios of their member organisations in the new Member States;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas an improvement in the EU legal framework cshould enable Member States and social partners to identify better the underlying causes of the persistence of the gender pay gap,
Amendment 16 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the pay system whereby length of service is taken into account in setting the level of pay is unfavourable to women who have (repeatedly) to interrupt their career to have children, and places these women at a permanent and structural disadvantage,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast)12 states that the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value is an essential and indispensable part of the aquis communautaire, including the case law of the Court concerning sex discrimination, 1 2 and it is appropriateOJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23. OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23. and it is necessary to make further provision for the implementation of such principle,
Amendment 31 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Commission, as announced in its above-mentioned communication entitled "Tackling the pay gap between women and men", is during the course of 2008 carrying out an analysis of the EU legal framework on equal pay that shouldmust involve all stakeholders concerned; whereas the results of this analysis should be given adequate publicity,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. having regard to the provisions of the ILO’s 1994 Part Time Work Convention, which require countries to incorporate in their public procurement contracts a labour clause, including equal pay,
Amendment 35 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. having regard to Article 11(1)(d) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted by the UN General Assembly by Resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979,
Amendment 46 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 2 – point 2.2.
Recommendation 2 – point 2.2.
2.2. It is therefore essential that regular pay audits, as well as the publication of its results, are made compulsory within enterprises (e.g. in enterprises with at least 20 employees). The same requirement must also apply to information on remunerations additional to pay.
Amendment 49 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title − Recommendation 3
Title − Recommendation 3
Amendment 51 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 - point 3.1
Recommendation 3 - point 3.1
3.1. The concept of the value of work is marked by a stereotyped approach not favouring women, for example putting the emphasis on physical strength rather than on interpersonal skills or responsibility. Women must therefore be provided with information, assistance and/or training in wage negotiations, job classification and pay-scaling. It must be possible for sectors and firms to be asked to examine whether their job classification systems reflect the gender dimension in the required manner, and to make necessary corrections.
Amendment 54 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 3 − point 3.2
Recommendation 3 − point 3.2
3.2. The Commission's initiative should therefore focus on the obligation for Member States to introduce gender-neutral job evaluclassifications enabling both employers and workers to identify possible pay discrimination based on a biased pay-scale definition, while respecting national laws and traditions concerning their industrial relations system. Such elements of work evaluation and classification should also be transparent and be made available to all stakeholders and to labour inspectorates and equality bodies. The trade unions should also be involved in this process.
Amendment 60 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4
Recommendation 4
The equality promotion and monitoring bodies should play a special role in diminishing the GPG, enabling them to monitor and, where possible, enforce more effectively and more independently the application of gender equality legislation
Amendment 61 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4
Recommendation 4
The equality bodies should play a special role in diminishing the GPG, enablmpowering them to monitor and, where possible, enforce more effectively and more independently the application of gender equality legislation.
Amendment 62 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4 − Paragraph 1
Recommendation 4 − Paragraph 1
The equality bodies should play a special role in diminishing the GPG, enabling them to monitor, report on and, where possible, enforce more effectively and more independently the application of gender equality legislation.
Amendment 63 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 4 − Paragraph 2
Recommendation 4 − Paragraph 2
Their rolmandate should be enhanced by: - supporting and advising victims of pay discrimination; - providing independent surveys concerning the pay gap; - publishing independent reports and making recommendations on any issue relating to pay discrimination (direct and indirect).
Amendment 65 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 5
Further scrutiny of collective agreements and applicable pay scales and job evaluclassification schemes are necessary, mainly concerning the treatment of part- time workers and workers with other atypical work arrangements or extra payments/bonuses (more often given to men than women). Member States - while respecting national law, collective agreement or practice - should encourage social partners to introduce gender-neutral job evaluations, enabling both employers and employees to identify possible pay discriminations based on a biased pay-scale definition.
Amendment 66 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 5
Further scrutiny of collective agreements and applicable pay scales and job evaluation schemes are necessary, mainly concerning the treatment of part-time workers and workers with other atypical work arrangements or extra payments/bonuses (more often given to men than women). Such scrutiny should cover not only primary but also secondary working conditions (rules on leave, pension schemes, company cars, childcare arrangements, flexible working time, etc.). Member States - while respecting national law, collective agreement or practice - should encourage social partners to introduce gender-neutral job evaluations, enabling both employers and employees to identify possible pay discriminations based on a biased pay-scale definition.
Amendment 67 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 5
Recommendation 5
Further scrutiny of collective agreements and applicable pay scales and job evaluation schemes are necessary, mainly concerning the treatment of part-time workers and workers with other atypical work arrangements or extra payments/bonuses (more often given to men than women). Member States - while respecting national law, collective agreement or practice - should encourage social partners to introduce gender-neutral job evaluclassifications, enabling both employers and employees to identify possible pay discriminations based on a biased pay-scale definition.
Amendment 70 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
Recommendation 6 − point 6.1.
6.1. The legislation in this field is for different reasons evidently less efficient and, bearing in mind that the whole problem could not be solved by legislation alone, the Commission and Member States should consider reinforcinge the existing legislation with appropriate types of sanctions.
Amendment 77 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − indent 3
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − indent 3
- administrative fines (for example in the event of failure of notification or of compulsory communication or unavailability of analysis and evaluation of wage statistics disaggregated by gender (according to Recommendation 2) requested by labour inspectorates or the competent equality bodies;
Amendment 78 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − indent 4
Recommendation 6 − point 6.3. − indent 4
- disqualification from public benefits, subsidies (including EU funding managed by Member States) and public procurement procedures, as already foreseen by Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC concerning procurement procedure ("contracting authorities may lay down special conditions relating to the performance of the contract... (which) may, in particular, concern social. It should therefore be compulsory for procedures for the award of contracts and/or tendering to include and environmental considerations")qual pay clause.
Amendment 81 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 a − Title (new)
Recommendation 6 a − Title (new)
Recommendation 6 a: STREAMLINING OF EU REGULATION AND EU POLICY
Amendment 82 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 a − point 6a.1 (new)
Recommendation 6 a − point 6a.1 (new)
6a.1. One area for urgent action concerns the fact that a wage penalty appears to be linked to part-time working. This requires an evaluation and possible revision of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 concerning the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC - Annex: Framework agreement on part-time work1, which prescribes equal treatment between full-time and part-time workers as well as more targeted and effective actions in collective agreements.
Amendment 83 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recommendation 6 a − point 6a.2 (new)
Recommendation 6 a − point 6a.2 (new)
Amendment 191 #
2008/0240(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the re- use of spare parts recovered from EEE put on the market before 1 July 2006 in equipment placed on the market before 1 July 2016, under the condition that re- use takes place in auditable closed loop business to business return systems, and that re-use of parts is notified to the consumer.
Amendment 31 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 26 February 2006 in Case C-506/06 Mayr/Flöckner, the Court held that direct discrimination on grounds of sex occurs if a female employee is placed at a disadvantage on account of absence in connection with IVF treatment.
Amendment 40 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In view of demographic trends in Europe, it is necessary to promote a rise in the birth-rate by means of specific legislation and measures to combine work, private life and family life more effectively.
Amendment 97 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The worker must indicate her chosen period of maternity leave at least three months before the starting date.
Amendment 98 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In the case of a multiple birth the period of maternity leave mentioned in Article 8(1) shall be increased by four weeks for each child.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit the dismissal and all preparations for a dismissal of workers within the meaning of Article 2 during the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to the end of the maternity leave provided for in Article 8(1)at least 16 weeks after childbirth, save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice and, where applicable, provided that the competent authority has given its consent.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
Article 12 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take such measures as are necessary in accordance with their national judicial systems to ensure that when persons who consider that their rights under this Directive have been breached establish, before a court or other competent authority, facts from which it may be presumed that there has been such a breach, it shall be for the respondent or employer to prove that there has been no breach of the Directive.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive shall apply to provision of healthcare regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed or whether it is public or private. This Directive shall apply to statutory, private and combined sickness insurance schemes.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – letter (f)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – letter (f)
(f) Regulations on coordination of social security schemes, in particular Article 22s 19, 20, 22 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community and Articles 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 and 28 of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – letter (g) a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – letter (g) a (new)
(ga) Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (third non- life insurance Directive).
Amendment 37 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. WUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that when the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 39 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – letter g – point (ii) a (new)
Article 4 – letter g – point (ii) a (new)
(iia) an insured person as defined in the policy conditions of private sickness insurance schemes;
Amendment 40 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In view of the major importance, particularly to patients, of safeguarding the quality and safety of cross-border care, the organisations involved in drawing up norms and guidelines as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall at the minimum include patients' organisations (particularly those of a cross-border nature).
Amendment 41 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons deliberately travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This list shall be set up and may be regularly updated by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3). In drawing up this list, the Commission shall take account of the special position of European reference networks as referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 46 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall apply without prejudice to Article 3(2) and shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(3), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. IUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force: in any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met. From the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force: when the circumstances referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are met, an insured person shall always be granted authorisation by virtue of the regulations concerning coordination of social security schemes as referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 48 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
10. The Member States of affiliation shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on receiving healthcare in another Member State, and the terms and conditions that would apply, inter alia, whenever harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in another Member State. In information about cross-border care, a clear distinction shall be made between the rights which patients have by virtue of this Directive and rights arising from regulations on the coordination of social security schemes as referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 49 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate national contact points for cross-border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission. Member States shall ensure that patients' organisations, health insurance funds and care providers are involved in these national contact points.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall render such mutual assistance as is necessary for the implementation of this Directive and shall conclude agreements on this subject.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall facilitate cooperation in cross-border healthcare provision at regional and loc, local and national level as well as through information and communication technologies, and cross- border healthcare provided on a temporary or ad hoc basis, and other forms of cross-border cooperationshall conclude agreements on this subject.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a In order, in future, to establish as effective as possible a care policy, the Commission shall designate border regions as trial areas where innovative initiatives relating to cross-border care can be thoroughly tested, analysed and assessed.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall be responsible for the collection of the requisite information to chart cross-border flows of patients and practitioners so as to be able to remedy any adverse effects promptly and to further encourage positive effects. The Commission shall include this information in the report referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive shall apply to provision of healthcare regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed or whether it is public or private. This Directive shall apply to statutory, private and combined sickness insurance schemes.
Amendment 68 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (f)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (f)
(f) Regulations on coordination of social security schemes, in particular Article 22s 19, 20, 22 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community and Articles 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 and 28 of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 69 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (g) a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (g) a (new)
(ga) Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (third non- life insurance Directive).
Amendment 72 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. WUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that when the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.
Amendment 74 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that when the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall always be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point g – subpoint (ii) a (new)
Article 4 – point g – subpoint (ii) a (new)
(iia) an insured person as defined in the policy conditions of private sickness insurance schemes;
Amendment 94 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In view of the major importance, particularly to patients, of safeguarding the quality and safety of cross-border care, the organisations involved in drawing up norms and guidelines as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall at the minimum include patients' organisations (particularly those of a cross-border nature).
Amendment 97 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons deliberately travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided.
Amendment 139 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This list shall be set up and may be regularly updated by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3). In drawing up this list, the Commission shall take account of the special position of European reference networks as referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 151 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall apply without prejudice to Article 3(2) and shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.
Amendment 161 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(3), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. IUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that, in any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met. From the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that when the circumstances referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are met, an insured person shall always be granted authorisation by virtue of the regulations concerning coordination of social security schemes as referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 169 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
10. The Member States of affiliation shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on receiving healthcare in another Member State, and the terms and conditions that would apply, inter alia, whenever harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in another Member State. In information about cross-border care, a clear distinction shall be made between the rights which patients have by virtue of this Directive and rights arising from regulations on the coordination of social security schemes as referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 177 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate national contact points for cross-border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission. Member States shall ensure that patients' organisations, health insurance funds and care providers are involved in these national contact points.
Amendment 187 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall render such mutual assistance as is necessary for the implementation of this Directive and shall conclude agreements on this subject.
Amendment 188 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Member States shall facilitate cooperation in cross-border healthcare provision at regional and local level as well as through information and communication technologies, cross-border healthcare provided on a temporary or ad hoc basis and other forms of cross-border cooperation, and shall conclude agreements on this subject.
Amendment 190 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States, particularly neighbouring countries, may conclude agreements among themselves as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 concerning, inter alia, worthwhile cooperative frameworks which must remain in existence or be allowed more scope for development, the inflow and outflow of patients between these Member States, planning systems and certain intramural forms of care.
Amendment 202 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Trial areas In order, in future, to establish as effective as possible a care policy, the Commission shall designate border regions as trial areas where innovative initiatives relating to cross-border care can be thoroughly tested, analysed and assessed.
Amendment 206 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the requisite information is gathered to chart cross-border flows of patients and practitioners so as to be able to remedy any adverse effects promptly and to further encourage positive effects. The Commission shall include this information in the report referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 213 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
This Directive shall apply to provision of healthcare regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed or whether it is public or private. This Directive shall apply to statutory, private and combined sickness insurance schemes.
Amendment 222 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (f)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (f)
(f) Regulations on coordination of social security schemes, in particular Article 22s 19, 20, 22 and 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community and Articles 17, 18, 19, 20, 27 and 28 of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
Amendment 228 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g a) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g a) (new)
(ga) Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (third non- life insurance Directive);
Amendment 234 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 2
Article 3 - paragraph 2
2. WUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that, when the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.
Amendment 237 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. From the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force the rule shall apply that when the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks health care in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall apply and Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall always be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.
Amendment 279 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (g) - subpoint (ii a) (new)
Article 4 - point (g) - subpoint (ii a) (new)
(iia) an insured person as defined in the policy conditions of private sickness insurance schemes;
Amendment 376 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In view of the great importance, particularly to patients, of safeguarding the quality and safety of cross-border care, the organisations involved in drawing up norms and guidelines as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall at the minimum include patients' organisations (particularly those of a cross-border nature).
Amendment 390 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons deliberately travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided.
Amendment 465 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. This list shall be set up and may be regularly updated by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3). In drawing up this list, the Commission shall take account of the special position of European reference networks as referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 489 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall apply without prejudice to Article 3(2) and shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.
Amendment 512 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3), reimbursement of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(3), are based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. IUntil the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force, the rule shall apply that, in any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met. From the date on which Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 enters into force the rule shall apply that when the circumstances referred to in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall always be accorded to the insured person by virtue of the regulations on coordination of social security schemes referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 550 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States of affiliation shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on receiving healthcare in another Member State, and the terms and conditions that would apply, inter alia, whenever harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in another Member State. In information about cross-border care, a clear distinction shall be made between the rights which patients have by virtue of this Directive and rights arising from regulations on coordination of social security schemes as referred to in Article 3(1)(f).
Amendment 561 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate national contact points for cross-border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission. Member States shall ensure that patient organisations, sickness funds and healthcare providers are encompassed by these national contact points.
Amendment 598 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall render such mutual assistance as is necessary for the implementation of this Directive. and shall conclude agreements for this purpose.
Amendment 600 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall facilitate cooperation in cross-border healthcare provision at regional and local level as well as through information and communication technologies, cross-border healthcare provided on a temporary or ad hoc basis and other forms of cross-border cooperation. and shall conclude agreements for this purpose.
Amendment 605 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States, particularly neighbouring countries may conclude reciprocal agreements as indicated in paragraphs 1 and 2 concerning the continuation or potential further development of rational cooperation arrangements, movements of patients to and from these Member States, planning mechanisms, certain forms of hospital healthcare, etc..
Amendment 674 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Trial areas In order to make future healthcare policy as effective as possible, the Commission shall designate border regions as trial areas in which innovative cross-border healthcare initiatives can be exhaustively tested, analysed and evaluated.
Amendment 704 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the necessary information is gathered to provide a record of cross-border movements of patients and professional staff with a view to overcoming promptly any drawbacks while encouraging the resulting benefits. The Commission shall include this information in the report referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 4 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
- having regard to the legally binding UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW 1979), in particular Article 11.1(d) and (e) and Article 11.2(c),
Amendment 6 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 7 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a generic increase of the pensionable age, based on the general trend of an increase in life expectancy, insufficiently takes into account that there are still numerous branches of industry in which life expectancy of workers seriously lags behind,
Amendment 8 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas social partners in general, and in those branches of industry with workers with a lower than average life expectancy in particular, have a serious responsibility with regard to the in - and outflow of workers and can be the primary supporting parties in ensuring an effective age-conscious personnel policy,
Amendment 10 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in general terms, women's careers tend to be more fragmented and the rate at which their pay increases is slow, while men tend to have a more continuous employment record and their pay tends to increase more steadily, which means that there is a discrepancy between their respective contributions to the pension system and an increased risk of poverty for women, which is in addition a longer-term risk, given their greater life expectancy,
Amendment 12 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equality between men and women must be one of the objectivprinciples of any reform of social security systems, given the current background of persisting inequality on the employment market, in pay and career prospects and in the way family and domestic responsibilities are shared;
Amendment 15 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, therefore, the need for active policies on the employment of women and older people to ensure that inter alia contributions to pension systems entitle them to a decent pension;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that, under Article 141 of the EC Treaty, measures may be adopted to actively promotachieve equal pay and Community case law regards social security contributions as an element of pay;
Amendment 18 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carry out more detailed research and studies concerning the impact of the individualisation of social rights on equal treatment for women and men and to make known its findings;
Amendment 20 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– recognition of periods spent devotedin which it is necessary to reconcilinge work and family life, such as maternity leave, parental leave, periods spent looking after a dependent relative and educational responsibilities, for example by increascompensatory bridging periods of compulsory insurance to complete the period of social insurance coverage required for entitlement to a pension;
Amendment 23 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
– dividing up pension rights fairly in the event of divorce ('pension splitting');
Amendment 24 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– maintaining or creating derived rights for the surviving spouse in the form of fair widowers' or widows' pensions, particularly for spouses who have reduced or stopped their paid employment in order to take on family and domestic responsibilities;
Amendment 25 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
– the possibility of awarding a minimumcompensatory pension even to those who have not paid contributions continuously or whose contributions were based on low pay;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
– introducing systems to enable people to opt fortake gradual retirement whileor continuinge to work part-time before or after retirement age thereby earning better pension entitlements;
Amendment 28 #
2007/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of spouses helping self-employed workers which called, among other things, for action to ensure that it was compulsory for spouses helping self-employed workers to be covered individually by a pension insurance scheme.
Amendment 30 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sources of economic growth will alter: eimployment will make a positive contribution to growth until 2010 and after 2030 a negative one, and labour productivityroved labour productivity and technological innovations will thus become a dominant sources of growtheconomic growth due to demographic changes; recognises that, to preserve a higher level of productivity, it will be essential to invest more in research and development, in which connection the synergy between technological and social innovation should be assigned high priority;
Amendment 50 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a decreasing work force will, if the present situation continues, lead to a decrease in the total number of hours worked; considers that it may be necessary to compensate this development by increasing the hours worked by the remaining workers or reducing the number of people who work part-time; considers moreover that sections of the population which have a large labour potential, such as people with disabilities, women, younger people and older people, should be encouraged to undergo in-service training and retraining in order to promote participation in employment;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 63 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that it might be necessary for people to work past the age 65, remaining as long as possible Stresses the need to discuss at national level raising the labour force; stresses the need to discuss raising the legal retirement ageegal retirement age and/or encouraging people to remain at work;
Amendment 65 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. calls upon social partners, amongst others on the basis of experience gained in various sectors, to negotiate tailor made sector based measures in relation to the outflow of ageing workers in general and a age-conscious personnel policy in particular;
Amendment 77 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the existing discrimination against vulnerable groups in the labour market, which leads to lower employment rates and lower wages and therefore fewer opportunities for those groups to builtd up adequate pensions; considers, moreover, that younger people need to be more aware of the building-up of pension entitlements; insists on the need to provide equal opportunities for all;
Amendment 87 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls upon the Member States to take serious account of the need to redesign traditional pension systems which are based on systematic risk assessments and the assumption of a typical, standard life course, given that the assumed standard life course is changing rapidly and so-called patchwork biographies will become more and more common, leading to the new social risk of increasing unpredictability for many individuals and for vulnerable groups in particular, especially immigrants, women, low-skilled workers, and single parents; points out that it is also necessary to redesign pension systems in order to create a flexible labour market;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that Nord Stream is an infrastructure project with a wide political and strategic dimension for both the EU and Russia; underlines that it is primarily driven by Russian commercial and political interests, aimed at delivering gas straight from Russia to Western Europe, bypassing the transit states; underlines that this project increases Russia's energy leverage over the EU and its neighbours and decreases the ability of small littoral states to act as security providers in the Baltic Sea region; considers that since the project goes against the priorities of several EU Member States, it undermines the EU's ability to act as a unified entity ane need for a coherent and effective European external energy policy, and urges Member States to consult and coordinate regarding bilateral agreements with third countries that affect the energy security of the EU as a whole; considers that the EU should speak with one voice on energy issues;
Amendment 32 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
– a thorough assessment of the various transparency, economic and budget related aspects of Nord Stream and its affiliated companiesNord Stream and its affiliated companies to engage in an open an transparent dialogue and in close cooperation with all parties concerned on all aspects throughout all stages before and after construction of the Nord Stream pipeline;
Amendment 41 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 49 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States to considers that the Member States should actively consider enacting legislatione effects of energy agreements for the EU as a whole and develop a European external energy policy which includes the geopolitical security aspects of energy agreements;
Amendment 60 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need for reinforced dialogue with major producer, transit and consumer countries; asks the Commission and the Council in particular to strengthen the energy dialogue with Russia on the basis of the principles laid down in the Energy Charter Treaty.
Amendment 14 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – introductory part
Recital 2 – introductory part
(2) The examination of the Member States' National Reform Programmes contained in the Commission's Annual Progress Report and in the draft Joint Employment Report shows that Member States should continue to make every effort to meet the objectives of full employment, job quality and social cohesion and to address the priority areas of
Amendment 18 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – indent 1
Recital 2 – indent 1
– attracting and retaining more people in quality employment, increasing labour supply and modernising social protection systems,
Amendment 25 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – indent 2
Recital 2 – indent 2
– improving adaptability and security of workers and enterprises in order to promote a flexible labour market, and
Amendment 28 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Recital 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- promoting mobility of workers on the European labour market.
Amendment 37 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a In implementing the guidelines, the Member States 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 and the environment and - aim to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Member States shall ensure strengthened interaction between the guidelines and the open method of coordination on Social Protection and Social Inclusion.
Amendment 163 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex –- Section 3 – after Guideline 24 – Title and indents (new)
Annex –- Section 3 – after Guideline 24 – Title and indents (new)
Amendment 3 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) TPosted third-country nationals are not covered by this Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services as long as they are post. This should not prevent third-country nationals who are legally resident and lawfully employed toin a Member State and third- country nationals entering a Member State under commitmentsposted to another Member State from contained in an international agreement facilitating the entry and temporary stay of certain categories of trade and investment-related natural persons should not be covered by this Directive as they are not considered part of the labour market of that Member Stateuing to enjoy equal treatment with respect to nationals of the Member State of origin for the duration of their posting, in respect of those terms and conditions of employment which are not affected by the application of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services.
Amendment 4 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Professional qualifications acquired by a third-country national in another Member States should be recognised the same way as for Union citizens and qualifications acquired in a third country should be taken into account in conformity with the provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications. The right to equal treatment accorded to third-country workers as regards recognition of diplomas, certificates and other professional qualifications in accordance with the relevant national procedures is without prejudice to the competence of Member States to admit those third- country workers to their labour market.
Amendment 7 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Third-country nationals who work in the territory of a Member Stateworkers should enjoy equal treatment as regards social security. Branches of social security are defined in the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community1. Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality2 extends the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 to third country nationals who are legally residing in the European Union and who are in a cross-border situation883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems1. The provisions on equal treatment concerning social security in this Directive also apply to personworkers coming to a Member State directly from a third country. Nevertheless, this Directive should not confer on third-country workers more rights than those already provided in the existing CommunityUnion legislation in the field of social security for third- country nationals who have cross- border elements between Member States. This Directive, furthermore, should not grant rights in relation to situations which lie outside the scope of Union legislation, for example family members residing in a third country. This Directive grants rights only in relation to those family members who join the third-country worker to reside in any Member State on the basis of family reunification or to those family members who already reside legally in the given Member State.
Amendment 9 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Member States should at least give equal treatment to those third-country nationals who are in employment or who after a minimum period of employment are registered as unemployed. Any restrictions to the equal treatment in the field of social security under this Directive should be without prejudice to the rights conferred in application of Regulation (UE) n° 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these Regulations solely on the ground of their nationality1. 1 OJ L 344, 29.12.2010, p. 1.
Amendment 12 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point (a)
Article 1 – point (a)
(a) a single application procedure for issuing a single permit for third country nationals to reside andfor the purpose of work in the territory of a Member State, in order to simplify the procedures for their admission and to facilitate the control of their status and; Or. en Justification
Amendment 14 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – point (b)
(b) ‘third-country worker’ means any third- country national who has been admitted to the territory of a Member State, is legally resident and is allowed to work legallyin the context of a paid relationship under national law and/or in accordance with national practice in that Member State;
Amendment 18 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) who are posted as long as they are posted and covered by Directive 96/71/EC as long as they are posted;
Amendment 21 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Third-country workers as referred to in points (b) and (c) of Article 3(1) shall enjoy equal treatment with nationals at leastof the Member State where they reside with regard to:
Amendment 21 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Third-country nationals who work in the territory of a Member State should enjoy equal treatment as regards social security. Branches of social security are defined in the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003 of 14 May 2003 extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by those provisions solely on the ground of their nationality extends the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 to third country nationals who are legally residing in the European Union and who are in a cross-border situation883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems. The provisions on equal treatment concerning social security in this Directive also apply to persons coming to a Member State directly from a third country. Nevertheless, this Directive should not confer more rights than those already provided in existing Community legislation in the field of social security for third- country nationals who have cross- border elements between Member States.
Amendment 26 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (e)
(e) branches of social security, as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. Regulation (EEC) No 859/2003, extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and its implementing Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality shall apply accordingly883/2004;
Amendment 28 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (g)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (g)
(g) tax benefits, in so far as the worker is deemed to be resident for tax purposes in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 28 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) branches of social security, as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. Regulation (EEC) No 859/2003, extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and its implementing Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordinationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality shall apply accordinglysocial security systems;
Amendment 30 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (h)
(h) access to goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public including procedures for obtaining housing and the assistance afforded by employment officess provided by national law. This paragraph is without prejudice to the freedom of contract in accordance with Union and national law.
Amendment 31 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (h a)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (h a)
(ha) advice services afforded by employment offices.
Amendment 33 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (a)
(a) by requiring proof of appropriate language proficiency for access to education and training. Aunder paragraph 1(c): – by limiting its application to those third- country workers who are in employment; – by excluding those third-country workers who have been admitted to their territory in accordance with Directive 2004/114/EC; – by excluding study and maintenance grants and loans or other grants and loans; – by laying down specific prerequisites including language proficiency and the payment of tuition fees, in accordance with national law, with respect to access to university may be subject to the fulfilment of specific educational prerequisitesand post-secondary education and to vocational training which is not directly linked to the concrete employment activity;
Amendment 35 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Amendment 40 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (d)
Amendment 45 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (e)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (e)
(e) by restricting the rights conferred under paragraphs 1(e) tofor third-country workers who are in employment except for unemployment benefitscan only be limited for those who have been employed for a periode less than 6 months and cannot be limited for those who are registered as unemployed. In addition, Member States may decide that paragraph 1 (e) with regard to family benefits shall not apply to third-country nationals who have been authorised to work on the territory of a Member State for a period not exceeding six months, to third-country nationals who have been admitted for the purpose of study or to third-country nationals who are allowed to work on the basis of a visa.
Amendment 48 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (e a) (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point (e a) (new)
(ea) under paragraph 1(g) by limiting to cases where the registered or usual place of residence of the family members for whom he/she claims benefits, lies within the territory of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 51 #
2007/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Third-country workers moving to a third country, or the survivors of such workers residing in a third-country deriving rights from the worker, shall receive, in relation to old-age, invalidity and death, statutory pensions based on the workers' previous employment and acquired in accordance with the legislation set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.
Amendment 21 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Quantitative and qualitative criteria for the admission of third-country nationals to national labour markets are matters which the Member States have the power to regulate. This Directive should not encroach upon that power.
Amendment 38 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) working conditions, including pay and dismissal, pensions, holiday, dismissal and unemployment benefits, as well as health and safety at the workplace;
Amendment 40 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2, paragraph (b)
Article 2, paragraph (b)
(b) "third-country worker" means any third-country national who has been admitted to the territory of a Member State and is allowed to work legallyfor employment purposes and who, in that capacity, makes use of the social-welfare provisions associated with an employment contract in thate Member State; concerned;
Amendment 43 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2, paragraph (c) a (new)
Article 2, paragraph (c) a (new)
(ca) "Member State concerned": the Member State where the third-country national lives and works and enjoys social-welfare provisions on the basis of the combined permit,
Amendment 47 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) branchesprovisions on national legislation ofn social security, as defined in falling under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self- employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. Regulation (EEC) No 859/2003, extending the provisions of and the new Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and its implementing Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality shall apply accordingly883/2004;
Amendment 80 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8, paragraph 2
Article 8, paragraph 2
2. Any decision rejecting the application, not granting, modifying or renewing, suspending or withdrawing a single permit shall be open to challenge before the courts of the Member State concerned. The written notification shall specify the possible redress procedures available and the time-limit for taking action on the basis of the rules which apply in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 68 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
3. The Commission may develop and incorporate further differentiations for hazard classes, if internationally agreed, on the basis of the route of exposure or the nature of the effects and shall amend the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 as a result. Those measures, designed to amend nonessential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 54 (3).
Amendment 69 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
1. Manufacturers, importers and downstream us and importers shall classify substances or mixtures in accordance with Title II before placing them on the market.
Amendment 75 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 - paragraph 4
Article 8 - paragraph 4
4. Tests that are carried out for the purposes of this Regulation, shall be carried out on the substance or on the mixture in the form in which it is used or reasonably can be expected to be used after it iintended to be used, or in the form and/or physical state as placed on the market.
Amendment 77 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 9 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When evaluating the data the manufacturer or importer shall consider additional information such as the form and/or physical state in which the substance or mixture is used after it is placed on the market and may refine the classification accordingly. Normal handling and use should be taken into consideration in the classification of a substance or mixture.
Amendment 78 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 - paragraph 1
Article 10 - paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 3, specific concentration limits whereby a threshold is indicated on or over which the presence of that substance in another substance or in a mixture as an identified impurity, additive or individual constituent may lead to the classification of the substance or mixture as hazardous may be set by the supplier in the following situations: (a) where information shows that the hazard of a substance is evident when it is present at a level below the concentrations set for any hazard class in part 2 of Annex I or below the generic concentration limits set for any hazard class in parts 3 to 5 of Annex I; (b) in exceptional caseson occasion, where information shows that a substance classified as hazardous is present at a level above the concentrations set for any hazard class in part 2 of Annex I or above the generic concentration limits set for any hazard class in parts 3 to 5 of that Annex, but there are conclusive data showing that the hazard of the substance is not evident.
Amendment 79 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 10 - paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The supplier shall set concentration limits in accordance with the criteria set out in the guidance made available by the Agency, and shall include the justification therefore either in his notification according to the classification and labelling inventory or in his registration according to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 84 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 15 - paragraph 1
Article 15 - paragraph 1
1. Subject to paragraph 3, where the supplier of a substance or mixture may reasonably be expected to have becomes aware of new scientific or technical information that he has ascertained to be adequate and reliable for the purposes of the evaluation pursuant to this Chapter and that warrants a change in the classification of the substance or mixture, he shall carry out a new evaluation of that information in accordance with this Chapter.
Amendment 88 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
Article 18 - paragraph 3 - point (b)
(b) the identity of all substances in the mixture that contribute to the classification of the mixture as regards acute toxicity, skin corrosion or serious eye damage, germ cell mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, respiratory or skin sensitisation, or specific target organ toxicity (STOT).
Amendment 102 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 26 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 26 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If the Agency does not accept the request, it shall inform the manufacturer or importer at least four weeks before any intended publication of the information. An appeal may be brought in accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 against the decision not to accept the request. This appeal shall have a suspensive effect and the data shall not be published.
Amendment 107 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 1 - point (k)
Article 31 - paragraph 1 - point (k)
(k) Chronically Aquatic Hazardous of category 1, 2, 3 and 42.
Amendment 113 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 31 - paragraph 2
Article 31 - paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission so requests, the Agency shall prepare and submit to the Commission draft exemptions from the obligations to label provided for in Articles 17 and 34 as follows: (a) where the packaging is either too small or otherwise unsuitable for affixing the label, the conditions for applying the label elements; (b) where packaging contains a quantity other than 125 ml which does not entail a risk to workers or human health or the environment, the quantities and the appropriate exemptions from the labelling requirements for substances and mixtures classified as follows: (i) Flammable Gases; (ii) Oxidising Gases; (iii) Flammable Liquids ; (iv) Flammable Solids ; (v) Substances which in contact with water emit Flammable Gases; (vi) Oxidising Liquids; (vii) Oxidising Solids; (viii) Acutely Toxic of category 4; (ix) Skin Irritant of category 2; (x) Eye Irritant of category 2; (xi) Hazardous to the Environment. 2a. Where the packaging is an awkward shape or so small that it is technically impossible to attach a label, the hazard labelling information shall be supplied in some other appropriate manner, e.g. tie- on tags. If practicable, full hazard labelling shall be applied to at least one layer of packaging.
Amendment 116 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 32 - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 - paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Packaging of substances and mixtures destined for the general public and fulfilling the criteria for Hazard Class 2.16 shall be exempted from the obligation to bear a label relating to this hazard, provided that where both an outer and an inner packaging is used, the outer packaging does bear a pictogram in accordance with rules on the transport of dangerous goods provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91, Directive 94/55/EC, Directive 96/49/EC or Directive 2002/59/EC.
Amendment 117 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 32 - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 32 - paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. For certain mixtures classified as hazardous to the environment, exemptions to certain provisions on environmental labelling or specific provisions in relation to environmental labelling may be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 53, where it can be demonstrated that there would be a reduction in the environmental impact. Such exemptions or specific provisions are defined in Part 2 of Annex II.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
Article 37 - paragraph 1 - point (a)
(a) the packaging shall be so designed and constructed that its contents cannot escape during normal handling and use, except in cases where other more specific safety devices are prescribed;
Amendment 133 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 45 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 45 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. No later than 1 December 2010 the Commission shall present a legislative proposal with a view to the harmonisation of the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 142 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 58, paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 58, paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. No later than 1 December 2010 the Commission shall present a report on the effectiveness of Article 45 (1) to (3) of the Regulation, in order, if necessary, to submit modifications with a view to further harmonisation in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 54(3).
Amendment 6 #
2006/0006(COD)
Recital 21
(21) Informing insured personspersons concerned of their rights and obligations is a crucial component of a relationship of trust with the competent authorities and the Member States’ institutions. Information should include guidance on administrative procedures.
Amendment 8 #
2006/0006(COD)
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. To the extent necessary for the application of the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation, the relevant institutions shall without delay forward the information and issue the documents to the persons concerned. Persons concerned may be the insured persons, their family and/or their survivors.
Amendment 10 #
2006/0006(COD)
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. At the request of the person concerned or of the employer, tThe competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is applicable pursuant to Title II of the basic Regulation shall provide an attestationthose concerned with a document certifying that such legislation is applicable and shall indicateing, where appropriate, until what date and under what conditions.
Amendment 11 #
2006/0006(COD)
Article 86 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1
No later than the fourth full calendar year after the entry into force of the implementing Regulation, the Administrative Commission shall present a comparative report on the time limits set out in Article 67(2), (5) and (6) of the implementing Regulation.
Amendment 157 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The regulation includes measures and procedures to promote the mobility of employees and the unemployed. A frontier worker who has become completely unemployed may make himself available to the employment services in both the country of residence and the Member State where he was last employed. In both cases he should be entitled to benefit only from the Member State where he lives.
Amendment 162 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. At the request of the person concerned or of the employer, tThe competent institution of the Member State whose legislation is applicable by virtue of a provision of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall provide an attestationinform the person concerned by means of a certificate of legislation applicable that this legislation is applicable and shall indicate, where appropriate, until what date and under what conditions. The certificate shall indicate the wages stated by the employer.
Amendment 166 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The forwarding of the document referred to Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not exempt the insured person from fulfilling the obligations provided for by the applicable legislation, in particular with regard to his/her employer. The employer and/or the competent institution may call the employee for activities designed to promote reintegration into employment at the work place.
Amendment 169 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a If the competent institution awards a person family benefit in lieu of wages under a statutory scheme for paid parental leave, the institution of the country of residence may not for that reason reduce family allowance on the grounds of residence or work.