Activities of Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR related to 2018/0202(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As stated, in order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when a major restructuring event causes a significant impact on the local or regional economy. Such an impact should be defined by a minimum number of job displacements within a specific reference period. Taking into account the findings of the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall be set at 250 jobs displacement within a reference period of four months (or 6 months in sectoral cases)nine months. Taking into account that waves of dismissals in different sectors but the same region have an equally significant impact on the local labour market, regional applications shall be possible as well. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, including the outermost regions as referred in Article 349 of the TFEU, or in exceptional circumstances, such as in the case of regions that have already been severely affected by a high unemployment rate, applications could be submitted in case of a lower number of job displacements.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to express Union solidarity with displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased, the co- funding rate of the cost of the package of personalised services and its implementation should equal that of the ESF+ in the respective Member Stbe 70% of the total estimated concernedsts.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) Member States which have submitted an application to the EGF should also have the opportunity to provide personalised services co-financed by the EGF: (a) to workers in the same region who, without being party to the restructuring event requiring EGF intervention, engage in activities of the same type as the workers who are beneficiaries of coordinated personalised measures within the meaning of this Regulation; and (b) to a certain number of long-term unemployed people or NEETs under the age of 25, or, where Member States so decide, under the age of 30, at the date of submission of the application, with priority being given to persons made redundant or whose activity has ceased, provided that at least some of the redundancies occur in NUTS 2 level regions with a youth unemployment rate of more than 20 %. However, such personalised services should only be able to be allocated to a limited number of persons, which may not exceed the number of eligible beneficiaries of the EGF.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the cessation of activity of more than 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of fournine months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including where that cessation applies in its suppliers or downstream producers;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the cessation of activity of more than 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of sixnine months, particularly in SMEs, whereich may all operate in the sameidentical or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level provided that there are more than 250 workers or self-employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a High unemployment rates For regions with an unemployment rate equal to or above 10%, the applications from Member States referred to in Article 5(1) to (3) may be accompanied by an application for a financial contribution from the EGF for exceptional measures such as those listed in Article 8(2), with a view to increasing employment and socio- economic prospects in the region and/or geographical area concerned, as long as the application concerns one region, or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level, or more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from Article 2, Member States which have submitted an application may provide personalised services co-financed by the EGF: (a) to long-term unemployed people or young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) under the age of 25, or, where Member States so decide, under the age of 30, at the date of submission of the application, with priority being given to persons made redundant or whose activity has ceased, provided that at least some of the redundancies, within the meaning of Articles 3 and 4, occur in NUTS 2 level regions with a youth unemployment rate of more than 20 %.The support may be given to NEETs under the age of 25, or, where Member States so decide, under the age of 30 in those NUTS 2 level regions with a youth unemployment rate of more than 20 %; (b) to workers who are not displaced workers or self-employed persons whose activity has ceased, pursuant to Article 4, but whose jobs are at risk, due to restructuring, provided that they work in the same business sector, as defined at NACE Revision 2 division level, as that to which the workers referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (b) belong.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
The workers and self-employed persons referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be considered eligible provided that a clear causal link can be established with the event which triggered the redundancies during the reference period.number of eligible persons within the meaning of Article 7(2)(a) shall be equal to or less than the number of eligible workers within the meaning of Article 7(1)(a) and (b) for a single application for EGF intervention submitted by a Member State
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Within the bounds of Article 5(5), an EGF contribution may be made for measures to increase employment and socio-economic prospects in a region.The cost of these measures shall not exceed 35% of the total costs of the coordinated package of personalised services listed in Article 8(1) for a single application for EGF intervention made by a Member State, while the co-financing share due by the Member State for these measures alone shall be distributed equally between the public sector and the private sector.These measures may include: (a) capacity building, networking and exchanges of experience to help the social partners, regional authorities and local associations, in consultation with the private sector, assess the region’s economic and social situation, and in particular to monitor employment rate developments nationally, regionally and locally as well as the impact of restructuring on specific sectors and regions;the establishment of early warning systems;the determination of a joint diagnosis and preparation of concerted future actions, for instance by identifying economic sectors whose development could offer significant employment prospects; (b) the strengthening of active labour market policies such as the identification of education and training services that can contribute to the development of these sectors; the drawing up of qualification plans; support for the development of skills based on generic and cross-cutting competencies, placing emphasis on training for low-skilled adults; provision of occupational guidance services in addition to recognition of prior learning, both formal and non-formal, and certification of acquired experience.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The co-financing rate of the EGTF for the measures offered shall be aligned with the highest co-financing rate of the ESF+ in the respective Member Statenot exceed 70% of the total estimated costs referred to in Article 9.