Activities of Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Plenary speeches (345)

Shadow reports (2)

A7-0136/2014

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/0361(APP)
Documents: PDF(161 KB) DOC(268 KB)

A7-0059/2014

2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2013/2154(INI)
Documents: PDF(189 KB) DOC(101 KB)

Shadow opinions (1)

EMPL_AD(2013)519559

2016/11/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2013/2154(INI)
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(308 KB)

Written declarations (2)

2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(83 KB) DOC(45 KB)
Authors: Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Nuno TEIXEIRA, Pavel POC, François ALFONSI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU, Nessa CHILDERS, Susy DE MARTINI, Marisa MATIAS, Francesca BARRACCIU, Antonyia PARVANOVA

2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(85 KB) DOC(47 KB)
Authors: Pavel POC, Alojz PETERLE, Nessa CHILDERS, Seán KELLY, Heinz K. BECKER, Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Minodora CLIVETI, Edit HERCZOG, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Bart STAES, Susy DE MARTINI, Piotr BORYS, Fiona HALL, Marian HARKIN, Olga SEHNALOVÁ, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Csaba SÓGOR

Amendments (48)

2013/2156(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the need for all EU Member States to have gender-balanced electoral lists at all levels of government;

2013/12/19
Committee: FEMM

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to continue to improve the effective work of the SOLVIT network on the informal, swift resolution of cross-border disputes related to the internal market using procedures which are as accessible as possible for ~~members of the public~~the citizens;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the rights of citizens and businesses in the single market need to be used effectively, and whereas EU law guaranteeing these rights needs to be enforced effectively to ensure that citizens and businesses all benefit from the internal market’s potential;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights in particular the importance of SOLVIT for mobile workers with regard to questions of equal treatment and the solving of cross-border problems;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure equal access to SOLVIT centres and online portals for all, and persons with a disability and elderly in particular, and to develop all options of establishing contact between users and SOLVIT centres in this context;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that proper implementation and enforcement of, and compliance with, single market legislation is of utmost importance for European consumers and businesses and, thereby, for the economy at large and citizens’ trust in the functioning of the single market; stresses as well the Member States’ legal obligations in this regard;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a special focus on all cross- border labour law issues, paying particular attention to questions related to pensions;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on Member States to ensure adequate resources for the SOLVIT centres;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights in particular the importance of SOLVIT for mobile workers with regard to questions of equal treatment and the solving of cross-border problems;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stepping-up of SOLVIT public relations ~~work that is in touch~~and linking SOLVIT with othe ~~people~~r related actors and platforms in order to significantly raise awareness of ~~the~~ SOLVIT ~~centres by 2020 at the latest~~by the year 2020 and create multiplier effects;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on Member States to increase the awareness of public authorities about SOLVIT in order to better inform citizens and enterprises how to assert their rights in the internal market;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes ~~that the network of SOLVIT centres be gradually developed in order, in particular, to give the~~, while being aware that the actual resolution of disputes needs to take place at the level of national administrations, to gradually develop the network of SOLVIT centres by giving European regions the opportunity to establish regional ~~and recognised~~SOLVIT centres (‘SolvitRegio’) ~~covering their own administrative competencies as thi~~, which can help to bring SOLVIT closer to citizens can ~~help to~~d raise awareness of the services offered ~~and bring these closer to citizens~~;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Particularly welcomes the protection of personal data demonstrated by ~~the~~ SOLVIT centres and calls for this protection to be continu~~ally increased in line with demand~~ously monitored and, whenever necessary, increased to meet the data protection demands of the users;

2013/11/12
Committee: EMPL

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure equal access to SOLVIT portals for all, and elderly and persons with a disability in particular, and to develop the means of establishing contact with SOLVIT in such a way that all users can benefit; takes into account the Commission proposal for a Directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Bodies’ Websites (COM(2012)0721);

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Stresses the need to link and integrate SOLVIT portals with other related actors and platforms to increase the accessibility and visibility for all users;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of the exchange of information between SOLVIT centres and recommends that Member States invest in improving the cooperation between these centres;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the importance of increasing awareness of and the visibility of the SOLVIT network and of bringing it closer to people who are not aware of it; calls on Member States and the Commission to engage in awareness campaigns to ensure a wide outreach to citizens and businesses about how to enforce their rights;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Catherine STIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on Members of the European Parliament to promote the role of SOLVIT in their constituencies;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Proposes, while being aware that the actual resolution of disputes needs to take place at the level of national administrations, to gradually develop the network of SOLVIT centres by giving European regions and local authorities the opportunity to establish regional or local SOLVIT centres (‘SolvitRegio’) functioning as intermediaries, which can help to bring SOLVIT closer to citizens and raise awareness of the services offered;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Remains committed to monitoring the progress of SOLVIT closely; urges the Commission to set up measurable milestones for the desired development of SOLVIT; believes that, if these milestones are not reached, a replacement of the informal procedure by a legislative act should be reconsidered, taking into account existing mechanisms such as the Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2013/11/EU) and the Regulation on Online Dispute Resolution ((EU)No 524/2013);

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Morten LØKKEGAARD, Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Encourages the Commission to position Your Europe as a tool for businesses in a better way, and to increase its visibility; including by making better use of the social media; considers that through branding, and with the inclusion of SOLVIT, the Your Europe portal should become the single access point for European consumers and businesses when confronted with problems or when seeking information; believes that such a single access point could serve as the reference point of citizens and businesses and better facilitate their access to different information tools and specialised problem solving mechanisms, including SOLVIT;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Morten LØKKEGAARD, Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Commission to widen the scope of Your Europe so as to fully cover rights, obligations and opportunities in the single market and to make it as user-friendly as possible;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2154(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Urges the Member States to provide information on national rules and procedures regarding EU rights; calls on the Member States to ensure that this information is practical, free of jargon, equally accessible for all, up to date and available in the relevant languages, and to link their national portals (e-government) with Your Europe;

2013/12/06
Committee: IMCO

2013/2115(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. -Stresses that undocumented women are vulnerable to abuse, and that barriers for them to engage in legal procedures are often to be found in the fear that their safety is not guaranteed, caused by a lack of shelters and procedural obstacles; calls on Member States to ensure that such women have the possibility to report any abuse suffered, and to be protected from any form of reprisal. Measures to assist such vulnerable women, including by way of provision of shelters, should also be in place. Member States are therefore called upon to take the necessary measures to identify such abuse and to guarantee access to justice

2013/10/14
Committee: EMPL

2013/2093(INI)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to encourage e-commerce; regrets however the absence of the objective to make online services and goods accessible for consumers from all countries in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to prevent traders from adopting discriminatory policies in their e- commerce practices, thus ensuring that all European citizens can have unfettered access to cross-border online trade;

2013/09/11
Committee: IMCO

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The present legal situation, existing in part as result of the specific nature of the seafaring profession, gives rise to unequal treatment of the same category of workers by different Member States, according to whether they apply or not the exemptions and derogations allowed by present legislation. An important number of the Member States have made limited use of the exclusions. and cover seafarers by collective bargaining agreements that provide a certain level of protection. In addition, the entry into force in August 2013 of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention is a step in the right direction guaranteeing an international level playing field on some employees' rights, but not all.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) The rights of seafarers covered by this Directive, recognised by the Member States in the national legislation implementing Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC, 2002/14/EC, 98/59/EC and/or 2001/23/EC should be respected, subject to the qualifications and conditions in the amendments.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) Seagoing workers have a right to a safe and secure workplace in which safety standards are complied with, they should have fair terms of employment, decent living and working conditions, including social protection.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 b (new)

(11 b) The Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 sets out seafarers' rights to decent conditions of work on a wide range of subjects, and provides coherent rights and protection at work for all seagoing workers regardless of their nationality and the flag of the ship. It aims to both achieve decent working conditions for seafarers and secure fair competition for quality shipowners through its global application.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 c (new)

(11 c) The Union should always strive to improve working and living conditions onboard ships in order to make them attractive to European seagoing workers.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 d (new)

(11 d) The Union should aim towards the improvement of internet based communications on board ships such as enhancing the availability of internet, ensuring reasonable use on board in order to assist in the implementation of this Directive.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 3

Directive 2002/14/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3

In Article 3(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Member States may derogate from this Directive through particular provisions applicable to the crews of vessels plying the high seas, provided that such particular provisions guarantee an equivalent level of protection of the right to information and consultation and its effective exercise by the employees concern, paragraph 3 is deleted.’

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – point 3

Directive 98/59EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)

When projected collective redundancies of members of a crew, are carried out in connection with or deriving from a transfer of a seagoing vessel, Member States may, after ~~consulting~~agreement with the social partners, grant the competent public authority the power to derogate, in full or in part, from the period provided for in paragraph 1 in the following circumstances:

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2001/23/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 3

This Directive shall apply to the transfer of a seagoing vessel registered in and/or flying the flag of a Member State and constituting an undertaking, business or part of an undertaking or business for the purposes of this Directive, even when it is not situated within the territorial scope of the Treaty, or any other seagoing vessel operating in the territorial scope of the Treaty.

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0390(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 3

Directive 2001/23/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 (new)

(3) The following paragraph 4 is added: Member States may, after consulting the social partners, provide that Chapter II of this Directive does not apply in the following circumstances: (a) the object of the transfer consists exclusively of one or more seagoing vessels, (b) the undertaking or business to be transferred operates only one seagoing vessel.deleted

2014/01/27
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Recital 8

(8) In its conclusions of 28 June 2013, the European Council noted that the social dimension of the EMU should be strengthened and highlighted in this context the key role of the social partners and social dialogue. Accordingly, the Commission in its Communication (COM(2013)690) of 2 October 2013 on the social dimension of the EMU, addressed the issue of promoting social dialogue at national and EU levels and announced a proposal to revise the 2003 Council Decision, and referred to the tripartite social summit as a key opportunity to involve the social partners in the European Semester process.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) In the Declaration by the European Social Partners on Social Partner Involvement in European Economic Governance adopted on 24 October 2013, the EU social partners confirmed their support for the Tripartite Social Summit for growth and employment and called for a coherent process of consultation of the social partners in the context of the European Semester.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Recital 9 b (new)

(9b) The European Parliament has a role in defining employment policies and all aspects of social policy, working conditions, vocational training and the free movement of workers and pensioners in the European Union.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. The Summit shall consist of the President of the European Council, the Council Presidency and the two subsequent presidencies, the Commission and the social partners, represented at the highest level. The ministers from those three presidencies and the Commissioner responsible for employment and social affairs shall also be present. Depending on the agenda, other ministers from these three presidencies and other Commissioners may also be invited to take part. A delegation of Members of the European Parliament shall be invited as observer to the Summit.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The matters on the agenda shall be discussed by the Council meeting in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration, based as appropriate on a contribution of all its preparatory bodies.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0361(APP)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Article 5

The joint chairmen shall draw up a summary of the Summit’s discussions in order to inform the relevant Council configurations, the European Parliament, and the general public.

2014/01/28
Committee: EMPL

2013/0152(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point B – introductory part

B. Neighbourhood and Partnership countries: EUR 1~~2 40~~3 050 000 000, broken down into the following indicative sub- ceilings:

2013/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2013/0152(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point B – point i

(i) Mediterranean countries: EUR 8 4700 000 000;

2013/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2013/0152(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point B – point ii

(ii) Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Russia: EUR 4 00350 000 000;

2013/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2013/0152(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point D – paragraph 1

Within the overall fixed ceiling, the EIB shall, where appropriate, request the Commission to agree to reallocate an amount of up to 210 % of the sub-regional ceilings within regions and up to 10 % of the regional ceilings between regions.

2013/10/02
Committee: BUDG

2012/0082(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Roberta METSOLA

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

3a. This Regulation shall not affect the sovereign fiscal rights of Member States to charge and levy the applicable taxes with regard to vehicles to which this Regulation applies.

2013/06/07
Committee: IMCO

2012/0082(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO, Roberta METSOLA

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

3b. This Regulation shall not affect the right of Member States to take the necessary measures at law to prevent tax avoidance with respect to vehicles to which this Regulation applies.

2013/06/07
Committee: IMCO

2011/0299(COD)

Claudette ABELA BALDACCHINO

(g) Safer internet service infrastructure: This refers to the platform for acquiring, operating and maintaining shared computing facilities, databases and software tools for the Safer Internet Centres (SICs) in the Member States. SICs in the Member states are the constituting element of the safer internet service infrastructure. Only SICs as part of Union core service guarantee the Union added value. Back-office operations to handle reporting of sex abuse content are also included as well as the link with police authorities including international organisations such as Interpol, and when appropriate, the handling of the take down of this content by the relevant web sites. This will be supported by common databases.

2013/06/26
Committee: ITRE