Activities of Isabelle THOMAS related to 2014/2166(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/005 FR/GAD, from France) PDF (175 KB) DOC (95 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the local authorities in the Bretagne region were not involved in setting up the personalised services (Cellule de reclassement) to the affected workers, even though they are in charge of vocational training; whereas the local trade union representatives of the main sites concerned were not associated to the negotiation of the measures;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that other factors played an important role in the company's difficulties, such as unfair competition within the internal market from competitors making an abusive use of the Posting of Workers Directive or the absence of minimum decent wage in all Members States;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets, however, the insufficient association of local political authorities and trade unions; suggests, in the framework of a future review of the EGF Regulation, to include a formal consultation of the local political authorities and trade unions in the file containing the mobilisation request submitted by national authorities to the Commission; deems it necessary to better integrate the EGF to the reconversion programmes and processes of local economic fabrics;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NoteRegrets that the personalised services which are to be provided consist of only one action: Advice and guidance to the redundant workers provided by a team of expert consultants (Cellule de reclassement); expresses its concerns on the low amount of funds per worker (approximately EUR 1 200); calls the French authorities to propose a more ambitious programme including a wider range of measures, such as reception centre and casework, external experts guidance, thematic workshops, training, training allowances, grants for business creation, in its programmed EGF application for the remaining closing sites of GAD;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Deplores the absence of funds devoted to EGF communication and promotion measures; considers that publicity and information around these actions plays an important role not only in attracting beneficiaries, but also in highlighting the Union's action in the social field;