[ParlTrack]

2018/2120(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas persistent gender gaps in the EU, such as the ~~11.6 %~~ gender employment gap1, the 16.2 % gender pay gap2 and the 37.2 % gender pension gap3, among others, are ~~not only unfair, but also~~ still too wide and put women in vulnerable or precarious situations, such as poverty or social exclusion; ~~_________________ 1 European Institute for Gender Equality, Gender Statistics Database. 2 Boll, C. and Lagemann, A., ‘Gender pay~~whereas urgent action needs to be taken to bridge these gaps in ~~EU countries based on SES (2014)’, Luxembourg: European Commission, 2018. 3 European Commission, Pension Adequacy Report 2018.~~order to improve gender equality in the EU;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas bridging the gender pension gap – which currently stands at almost 40% on average within the EU, and which is also the result of the accumulation of inequalities experienced throughout women’s lives, as well as periods of absence from the labour market – is particularly important; whereas acknowledging women’s work as carers is a sound basis upon which effective action can be taken to address the issue of women accruing fewer pension entitlements;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas the quality of care services varies widely within and among Member States, private and public facilities, rural and urban areas and different age groups; whereas women a~~re mo~~re affected by cuts to public services, including healthcare, education and housing, both directly as service users and employees, and indirectly through their support for family members who rely on core public services;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas women are more likely to take career breaks owing to their role within the family, and whereas it is more often women who stop work to care for a child or sick relative; whereas this role that women play can impede their careers; having regard to the ongoing discussions on establishing a work-life balance;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas the European Semester should contribute to the completion of the European Pillar of Social Rights to ensure equal treatment and equal opportunities for women and men, as well as to uphold the right to equal pay for equal work by women and men and the right of access to good-quality, affordable healthcare;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Regrets the lack of a gender perspective and gender indicators~~ Advocates gender mainstreaming th~~e framework of~~roughout the European Semester, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure greater inclusion of a gender mainstreaming perspective in the development of country-specific recommendations, stability and convergence programmes and national reform programmes by introducing qualitative targets and measures that address persistent gender gaps, and ~~to systematically ap~~by carrying out assessments on the state of play ~~the principle of gender budgeting~~with regard to gender equality in different sectors, in particular by using gender-disaggregated data;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ~~include the G~~monitor the situation with regard to gender Eequality ~~Index as one of~~through the European Semester~~’s tools for monitoring~~, so as to gain a clear idea of progress towards employment and social targets;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that unemployment, poverty and social exclusion are matters of concern, especially for women; stresses, therefore, that it is important to make sure that the European Semester process remains focused on delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with greater coordination of national and European policies in order to create more good-quality jobs within the EU, thereby addressing the gaps between women and men in the areas of unemployment, pay and pensions;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Is concerned that the labour market is vertically and horizontally segregated throughout the EU, that there are pay and pension gaps between women and men, and that few women are involved in decision-making; emphasises that the employment rate of women is still below that of men; emphasises, furthermore, that this divergence in the employment rate is particularly marked among mothers and women with care responsibilities;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Reiterates its c~~Calls on the Commission to ~~support the Member States in making greater use of struc~~adopt a comprehensive approach to all types of care services, and to strengthen provisions that make it possible for appropriate European funding schemes to be used in an effective and mutural ~~funds for invest~~ly reinforcing manner in the areas of lifelong learning, and infrastructure research and development, in p~~ublic care structures and services for children, the elderly and other depend~~articular via existing European Structural and Investment Funds; notes the proposal for a European Social Fund+ and other financial instruments, and the InvestEU fund, which paves the way for sound public and private investments in ~~order to facilitate women’s return to the labour market and ensure a work-life balance~~infrastructure, with the aim being to finance care infrastructure; encourages the Member States to prioritise funding aimed at childcare and long-term care using the European Structural and Investment Funds, without prejudice to the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the Member States to identify effective funding models, including targeted funding, which strike a balance between public and private financing and are also tailored to suit national and local circumstances;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Emphasises the importance of lifelong learning for women, too, since it gives women an opportunity to retrain in a constantly shifting labour market; calls for increased promotion of digital and ICT-related topics that can help girls address the stereotypes that exist in education and bridge gender gaps in employment rates and pensions;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises that it is important to monitor the percentage of the total population considered to be NEETs between the ages of 15 and 24, as well as other auxiliary indicators, and to focus in particular on young women and girls as there is a major difference between the sexes when it comes to the proportion of young people who are not in employment, education or training;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for policies that support entrepreneurship among women, giving them access to financing and business opportunities by providing them with bespoke training and introducing measures to bring about a work-life balance;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2120(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Welcomes the Commission proposal on work-life balance as a good way of encouraging employment among women and making the employment rate among women more balanced; calls on the Member States to improve gender equality in relevant sectors and in businesses whilst placing a special emphasis on disabled women, as they are particularly vulnerable in the labour market; calls on the Council to unblock the Women on Boards Directive;

2018/12/05
Committee: FEMM

2018/2096(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point a

(a) to systematically record the identity of Member State governments and their representatives when they express positions in Council preparatory bodies;

2018/11/06
Committee: AFCO PETI

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Maintains that awareness-raising measures and campaigns to prevent violence against girls and women have to extend to boys as well and should be organised during the first stages of education;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the urgent need for Member States, employers’ organisations and trade unions fully to support and encourage women to report cases of sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination, and bullying, without fear of possible consequences;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on Member States to introduce measures to prevent and combat violence and harassment at the workplace through policies which set out prevention measures, effective, transparent and confidential procedures to deal with complaints, strong and dissuasive sanctions for perpetrators, and comprehensive information to ensure that workers understand policies and procedures; stresses that these measures should not be incorporated into existing structures if these structures already have inbuilt gender barriers;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. C~~alls on~~onsiders that all politicians toshould be held to the highest standards of conduct and act as responsible role models in preventing and combating sexual harassment in parliaments and beyond, taking into account their office, their responsibilities, and the trust which has been placed in them;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Acknowledges that parity lists play a key role in enabling the participation of women in politics; calls on the Member States to introduce such lists for elections to the European Parliament;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2055(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Highlights that awareness-raising campaigns, aimed at people of all ages and from every background, are among the best tools in helping to address gender- based violence in public spaces;

2018/05/28
Committee: FEMM

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the most appropriate EFP model will be put in place in each Member State so as to respect the specific characteristics of the country and the existing schemes and will mostly depend on the size, activity and status of the company, especially if it is listed;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas EFP schemes ~~could~~should be encouraged and developed as they can have positive impacts on the economy of Member States by supporting companies, including SMEs and the job market, in that financial participation by staff can improve their motivation and thus increase the company’s productivity, as well as strengthening staff loyalty and thus encouraging them to remain in their jobs;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas EFP must go hand-in- hand with a high level of information for and consultation with staff so that they are fully aware of the functioning of the financial participation schemes that they could join, to enable them to make a fully informed assessment of the potential risks and benefits of these schemes;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas the EFP consisting of employee share ownership schemes should be accompanied by adequate training for employees, so that they are fully aware of the level of risk inherent in their investment;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas an ESOP ismay be an example of an effective employee buy-out model for non-listed companies in which an intermediate entity acquires the shares for the employees, protecting them from additional risks;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas participation in the EFP should remain voluntary for employees, particularly in SMEs, while not affecting their mobility;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~it is generally assumed that~~ fiscal incentives are key elements to promote EFP that could pay off in a medium to long term, considering that countries which have a long tradition of employee financial participation also have the most developed employee ownership and the highest fiscal benefits;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund~~, which supports re- skilling and EFP, is an avenue for continuously training workers, maintaining their employability and reducing the risks of getting laid off~~ helps people who have lost their jobs as a result of major structural changes due to globalisation or the economic and financial crisis, in particular through measures for re- skilling, training, support for self- employment, business start-ups and employee takeovers;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to consider appropriate ~~measure~~recommendations to encourage Member States and companies, particularly SMEs, that show an interest in EFP to develop and offer EFP schemes;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to provide non-mandatory incentives, in line with best practice principles, when promoting employee ownership schemes among companies and employees;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the transnational obstacles that are faced by both companies offering such schemes in several Member States, and employees, namely discrepancies in legislation and t~~axation which may~~he risks of double taxation which may incur substantial administrative costs and impinge on the freedom of movement of workers, which plays an important role in combating the scourge of unemployment and enhancing convergence and integration among Member States;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Member States to put forward targeted solutions and specific support measures for SMEs, in particular by encouraging the operators of employee savings schemes, such as banks and investment funds, to propose simple incentive schemes tailored to suit this type of company;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission, with the help of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, to continue collecting data on the use and spread of financial participation schemes, as well as to examine the impact of financial participation on the functioning of the company, the quality of its work and retention of workers in employment;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage with social partners, employee ownership organisations and other stakeholders to design the most appropriate EFP schemes, negotiated on a ‘plant-by-plant’ basis and considering the size and type of company, its workforce and financial situation, but also the national legislation and practices;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recommends negotiating employee savings schemes and tools at a branch-by-branch level in order to provide SMEs and VSEs with standard agreements that can be implemented directly and conveniently by these companies;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Invites the Member States to provide, on dedicated institutional sites, model profit-sharing agreements for SMEs and VSEs for ease of implementation;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights that EFP should be open to all employees on a non-discriminatory basis, regardless of age, sex, trade-union membership, full-time / part-time work arrangements, the size of the company, etc.;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that the decision to join EFP schemes should be based on the informed consent of an employee, fully aware of his or her entitlements, obligations and risks, of the situation of the company and of the taxation effects when joining the scheme and the conditions which apply when he or she leaves the company or the scheme by ensuring the employee has a high level of information and training on the nature and characteristics of the financial participation schemes to which he or she may be eligible;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that ~~EFP~~the EFP should always remain voluntary, both for companies and employees, and that its benefits should always be complementary to the contractual remuneration and rights;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the important role that the EFP can play in fostering entrepreneurship and an entrepreneurial mindset by facilitating research and access to capital, especially for start-ups;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2046(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes the overall year-on-year increase proposed by the Commission in the appropriations of heading 1 – Smart and inclusive growth (+3.91 % in commitment appropriations and +1,83 % in payment appropriations);

2018/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/2046(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Acknowledges the modest increase proposed by the Commission in the appropriations of heading1b - Economic, social and territorial cohesion (+2,8 % in commitment appropriations and +1,1% in payment appropriations);

2018/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/2046(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the proposal to increase the commitment appropriations for the FEAD and the EGF (+2% for each); regrets, however, the decrease (-60%) of the payment appropriations for the EGF, as well as the decreases (respectively 1.5% and -0.4%) of the commitment and payment appropriation for the EaSI; stresses that the commitment appropriations for 'Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship' will have to be maintained at an ambitious level;

2018/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/2046(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses, furthermore, that the budget lines supporting European social dialogue and measures for social partners are of prime importance when it comes to strengthening social partners’ involvement, for example in the European Semester and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights; a~~nd thus~~cknowledges the slight increase in commitment appropriations (6,4%) but regrets the decrease in payment appropriations (- 21.8%) proposed by the Commission as regards industrial relations and social dialogue;

2018/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/2046(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the creation of the European Labour Authority, which is expected to begin operating in 2019; highlights the need to provide for additional funding to ensure that sufficient financial resources are set aside for its establishment; regrets that the funding proposed by the Commission (EUR 11 million, appropriations are to be entered into the reserve until such time as the basic act is adopted by the legislator) is of a lower magnitude than the one of other EU agencies in the area of employment and social affairs; insists that this funding cannot be accomplished by redeploying allocations from the other employment and social affairs agencies; notes that the EURES portal will gradually be shifted under the ELA in 2019 and 2020 and calls for assurance that this transfert of activities does not lead neither to any cut in the EURES budget nor to any disruptions in the functionning of the portal;

2018/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the 2019 budget should contribute towards achieving the Europe 2020 targets in the social and employment area, which are furthest from being achieved, and a successful implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, particularly when it comes to combating youth and long-term unemployment, ~~rising~~ inequalities, social exclusion and poverty; stresses, in this regard, that the 2019 budget cannot be understood outside the context of the 2014- 2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF);

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that robust recovery ~~and~~, sustainable growth and structural reforms are key factors to creating quality jobs, increasing prosperity and boosting upward social convergence, and that the European structural and investment funds should be directed more effectively towards creating employment, promoting inclusive growth, fostering social cohesion ~~and~~, reducing inequalities and promoting upskilling measures and life-long-learning;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the importance of adequate funding for the programmes and initiatives within the 2014-2020 MFF that seek to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and especially those aimed at the most disadvantaged in society, such as the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the various axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the separate budget lines supporting European social dialogue and ~~workers’ organisation~~measures towards social partners, and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); insists, therefore, that the resources of these programmes should be increased for the 2019 budget, or at least maintained at the levels of the previous year;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Expects the 2019 budget to continue demonstrating great ambition to fight youth unemployment; calls on the continuation of efforts to improve the implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative, by ensuring that the offers of employment, education or training match with participant profiles and labour market demand in order to place participants in sustainable employment;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Sees that the low absorption rate is partly due to administrative barriers; calls therefore further reduction of administrative barriers to improve the access to funds;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the principle of proportionality must prevail in the management and control of structural programs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the possibilities of an online system of application more conducive to administrative simplification for project managers;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission, in line with the ECA Special Report 06/2018, to better identify and monitor funding addressed to labour mobility in the scope of EaSI and ESF, to ensure complementarity and better performance monitoring of the funds, and hence their efficient and effective use;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/0243(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The general objective of the Programme "Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument" (the ‘Instrument’) should be to uphold and promote sustainable development and the fight against inequalities in all their forms, in particular gender inequalities, and to preserve the Union’s values and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5), Articles 8 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Pursuant to the Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to reinforced monitoring and reporting with a focus on results, covering outputs, outcomes and impacts in partner countries benefiting from the Union's external financial assistance. In particular, as agreed in the Consensus, actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 20 % of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation to social inclusion and human development, ~~including~~with special attention to be paid to basic social services, and in particular health and education, taking into account gender equality and ~~women's~~the empowerment of women and girls as a cross-cutting issue.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

2018/0243(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) The main approach for actions financed under this Regulation should be through geographic programmes, in order to maximise the impact of the Union's assistance and bring Union's action closer to partner countries and populations. This general approach should be complemented by thematic programmes and by rapid response, gender-based actions, where relevant.

2018/11/07
Committee: FEMM

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Persons reporting information concerning breaches of Union law detrimental to the public interest externally to competent authorities or making a public disclosure in accordance with this Directive shall not be considered to have breached any restriction on disclosure of information imposed by contract or by any legislative, regulatory or administrative provision, and incur liability of any kind in respect of such disclosure.

2018/09/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/0106(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Geoffroy DIDIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Directive 2018/0106
Article 15, paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Where the legal proceedings instituted against the whistleblower are a clear consequence of their reporting and there is sufficient evidence that they have been initiated with abusive intent, the competent court shall sanction the applicant for abuse of procedure.

2018/09/07
Committee: AFCO

2018/0106(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Geoffroy DIDIER

2018/0064(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Geoffroy DIDIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d

Regulation 2018/0064
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) facilitate cooperation between competent services at the national level designated in accordance with Directive 2014/54/EU to provide information, guidance and assistance to individuals and employers on cross-border mobility, and the national contact points designated in accordance with Directive 2011/24/EU to provide information on healthcare, without impinging on the mediation role and powers of the Administrative Commission for Social Security Regulations.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0064(COD)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Geoffroy DIDIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The Authority shall promote the use of electronic tools and procedures for message exchange between national authorities, including the Internal Market Information (IMI) system, once it is fully functioning and operational, and the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) system.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0064(COD)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Geoffroy DIDIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4

Regulation 2018/0064
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The Authority shall encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, – the establishment of the Platform Tackling Undeclared Work being a good example of such cooperation – and explore the potential use of electronic exchange mechanisms between the Member States to facilitate the detection of fraud, providing reports to the Commission with a view to their further development.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0064(COD)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Where the authority of a Member State decides not to participate in or carry out the concerted or joint inspection referred to paragraph 1, it shall inform the Authority in writing of the reasons for its decision ~~duly in advanc~~within a reasonable deadline. In such cases, the Authority shall inform the other national authorities concerned.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Geoffroy DIDIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a

Regulation (EU) 2016/589
Article 1 – point a

(a) the organisation of the EURES network between the Commission, the European Labour Authority ~~and~~, the Member States and the EURES-T cross-border partnerships;

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the employment rate in the EU has been growing for four consecutive years and now surpasses the 2008 figure, but still remains below the pre-crisis level in half of the Member States; whereas regional disparities have started to narrow but remain high in some Member States;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas while the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU has fallen back to its pre-crisis level, it remains very high including in more developed regions and far from reaching the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas infra-regional disparities are growing, including in more prosperous regions which contain pockets of poverty; whereas most prosperous regions allow driving effects in favor of growth;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that Cohesion Policy, as the main investment policy of the Union, should be maintained at at least a similar budgetary level in the future multiannual financial framework; considers that the European Social Fund (ESF) should be retained as the main EU instrument for the integration and reintegration of workers into the labour market as well as for supporting measures for social inclusion, combating poverty and inequalities; defends the consideration of social criteria for the allocation of funds, in particular the unemployment rate and the youth unemployment rate, in addition to GDP per capita;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that the principle of proportionality must prevail in the management and control of cohesion programs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore the possibilities of an online system of application more conducive to administrative simplification for project managers;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Geoffroy DIDIER, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines that social and fiscal convergence contribute to the cohesion objective and that divergent practices in this area are liable to cause further problems for territories most vulnerable to globalisation;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points to the fact that early intervention is a critical success factor in occupational rehabilitation and therefore asks the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the prevention of risks and illnesses at the workplace;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the person’s occupational profile and their socio- economic situation as well as that of the business; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to work;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement reintegration plans which are adapted to the specific profile and situation of each worker concerned;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework, flexitime and reduced working hours, play an important role in returning to work; stresses the importance of encouraging early return to work (if medical conditions allow) through flexible working arrangements and reduced working time arrangements, which could be accompanied by partial sickness benefit and financial incentives for businesses;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that raising employers’ awareness of occupational rehabilitation and return-to- work policies and improved company culture are critical success factors in the return-to-work process and fighting negative attitudes;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Commends enterprises that have initiatives to support people with health problems or reduced working capacity such as comprehensive preventative programmes, modification of tasks, training and re-training; strongly encourages more enterprises to get involved by drawing up such initiatives;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2273(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that effective implementation of EU law is essential in order to enhance citizens’ trust in EU policies and institutions; recalls that Article 197 of the TFEU states, in this respect, that ‘effective implementation of Union law by the Member States, which is essential for the proper functioning of the Union, shall be regarded as a matter of common interest’;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the crucial importance of transparency, besides efficiency, in the drafting and application of EU law by the EU institutions, meaning that EU legislation has to be clear, understandable, consistent and precise, while also taking into consideration the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which insists on the need for foreseeability and predictability in EU norms2 ; _________________ 2 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2009, Plantanol GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt Darmstadt, C-201/08, ECLI:EU:C:2009:539, paragraph 46.

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2273(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the principle of transparency as enshrined in the EU Treaties, as well as the right of EU citizens to justice and good administration, as stipulated in Articles 41 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; points out that those rights and principles require citizens to be given adequate and easy access to drafts of the legal acts that concern them; insists that those rights and principles should also be of paramount importance to the Member States when proposing draft acts aiming at implementing EU law;

2018/03/07
Committee: AFCO

2017/2259(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7% in 2016, even exceeding 40% in some countries, which is an unacceptable level;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a ~~comprehensiv~~suitable education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting skills that promote critical thinking, universality and multicultural dialogue, and which is more in line with labour market needs, thus fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Notes~~Emphasises that the qualifications of the workforce do not match the needs of the labour market, and notes, with that in mind, that despite strong demand in the labour market for high-level skills, and the response of the education system in the form of the massive development of HEI (Higher Education Institutes), approximately 20 % of Europeans, including university graduates, lack basic skills such as reading, writing or numeracy1 ; recalls, moreover, that a similar number of Europeans have a low level of basic skills and that 44 % lack basic digital skills2, which creates serious barriers to their participation in the technologically advanced labour market and everyday life; __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/school /math_en 2 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/digital-skills-factsheet- tallinn_en.pdf

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to enable the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning – gained from free online courses such as MOOCs – which ~~often~~ broaden access to education for underprivileged groups and therefore increase their opportunities for a better job and life, thereby making it possible to combat unemployment, in particular among young people;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to internationalise education systems and expand student mobility programmes to better prepare students for the EU labour market, in which a lack of skills in foreign languages and cultures is the first barrier to mobility; emphasises that enhancing and supporting mobility for young people in Europe will help reduce unemployment rates in the EU;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make vocational and educational training more visible and enhance its quality and attractiveness, and to promote dual education, work-based learning and reality-based learning at every level and form of education, including universities, in order to ensure stronger ties between the education and labour markets; calls for the policy of apprenticeships and entrepreneurship for young people to be developed and strengthened, to make their entry into the labour market smoother;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that while women make up a clear majority of journalism and media graduates in the EU, they are still significantly under-represented at the decision-making level, for example on boards of directors; notes that this under- representation ~~is a major contributing factor~~contributes to the negative and stereotypical portrayal of women in the media in the EU;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that women working in the media will benefit from the general advancement of conditions for women in the workplace~~, including end~~; considers, however, that this improvement is not sufficient and that inequalities remain; stresses the need to promote the principle of equal pay, including by combating the gender pay gap, reducing precarious work, ~~ensuring affordable and accessi~~increasing the accessibility of affordable childcare and ~~boost~~ensuring collective bargaining rights;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that achieving equality for women at all levels, and particularly decision-making levels, in the media requires ~~transparency in pay systems, gender-neutral classification, effective measures to end sexual harassment~~pro-active andeffective measures to end sexual harassment, the full implementation in the Member States of the European directives, reversing the onus of proof in challenging gender discrimination ~~in the workplace~~, and desegregation of the workforce;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Insists that it is important to ensure that women enjoy a work-life balance, especially in view of the irregular working hours in the media sector, for example;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the adoption ofand implementation of the directive on women on boards of directors, which sets up a quota system in both public and private media organisations in order to ensure women’s equal representation at the decision-making level; ~~calls for Member State governments to link the award of public contracts in the media to obligatory gender-equality measures;~~ notes the positive role of women’s councils and women’s equality officers in workplaces;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2210(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the Commission and Member States to ~~provide financial support to~~support and promote women’s organisations which are active in the sphere of promoting gender equality in the media;

2017/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Sofia RIBEIRO, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Reiterates the call for the three new headline employment indicators to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2069(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s continuous efforts to ensure that EU citizenship rights are upheld; is convinced that EU citizens will only be able to exercise their rights fully if they are aware of them and if the Member States make a firm commitment to protecting them;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is engaged in enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections by reforming current European electoral law with a view to increasing citizens’ participation and confidence in the EU democratic system, thanks to increased transparency and awareness and ~~new voting systems, including e-~~ the renewal of democratic practices inspired by the innovations introduced by the Member States, including new voting systems and e-democracy ~~tools~~;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Warns against possible legal uncertainty over the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and those of UK citizens living in the EU arising as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; believes that core rights and certain social rights, such as access to care, should be safeguarded in the UK withdrawal agreement and the agreement on the future relationship between the EU and the UK; stresses that any agreement should be based on the principle of reciprocity;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2069(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the security of EU citizens and the fight against terrorism should be a top priority for the EU; welcomes the steps taken by the EU to reinforce the Security Union; calls for the speedy implementation of the interoperability of EU information systems for security, migration and border management; emphasises that the coordination of internal and external EU action in the field of security is essential for the efficient protection of EU citizens. and will give them greater confidence in its ability to help protect them;

2017/09/08
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all acquis shall cease to apply to it on the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement, or failing that, two years after the date of submission of its notification, meaning at the latest on 29 March 2019~~, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period~~;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all acquis shall cease to apply to it on the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement, or failing that, two years after the date of submission of its notification, meaning at the latest on 29 March 2019, ~~unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period~~i.e. before the next European elections in 2019;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU ~~will be necessary~~ to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency will be necessary at least one year prior to the 2019 European elections;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats ~~only partially~~does not respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore ~~should~~must be corrected a~~s soon as possible~~t least one year prior to the 2019 European elections;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the legal uncertainty created by the triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union by the United Kingdom, the unknown date for finalisation of the Brexit negotiations and the impossibility of adjusting, without a change in the Treaty, the Council’s qualified majority voting system, which should be defined in connection with the allocation of seats in Parliament in order to better ensure the inter-institutional balance;deleted

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that~~, whilst~~ the mathematical formulas display great potential for providing a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future~~, the political and legal uncertainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stage~~;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that until the United Kingdom withdraws from the Union, the most viable solution providing legal certainty to Member States would be to maintain the same distribution of seats in Parliament as the one applied in respect of the 2014 - 2019 parliamentary term;deleted

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same time;deleted

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same timefor the 2019 European elections;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and ~~based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality~~transparent and that it should be consistent with the principle of degressive proportionality, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union before the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of ~~only a minimal fraction~~some of the seats vacated by the UKnited Kingdom;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to ~~699~~700 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~onsiders that the proposed distribu~~alls for the introduction, b~~ased on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future~~efore the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, of a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament on the basis of a mathematical formula consistent with Article 4 of the European Council decision of 28 June 2013, to apply as from the 2019-2024 parliamentary term; proposes, in that ~~this system be chosen well in advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024~~connection, the use of the formula ‘Fixed number of seats, proportional to the population and square root of the population’ as the basis for determining the number of seats allocated to each Member State;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~onsiders that the proposed distribu~~alls for the introduction, based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future; proposes that this system be chosefore the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, of a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament on the basis of a mathematical formula consistent w~~ell in advance of the elections to the European P~~ith Article 4 of the European Council decision of 28 June 2013, to apply as from the 2019-2024 parliament ~~in 2024~~ary term;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) From the 2019 European elections ~~after the adoption of the legal basis for transnational lists~~, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 10

France 789

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. If the date on which the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective falls after the European Parliament elections in 2019, each Member State concerned shall designate the persons who will fill the additional seats resulting from the difference between the number of seats allocated to that Member State in Article 3 of Decision 2013/312/EU and the number of seats allocated to it in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. Member States shall designate the persons who will fill those additional seats in accordance with their legislation, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage and by reference to the results of the European Parliament elections in 2019.deleted

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The legal basis enabling a joint European constituency to be established for the entire territory of the Union should be adopted; accordingly, the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage will have to be amended;

2017/10/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024 – 2029 parliamentary term, the European Parliament shall submit to the European Council, in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, a proposal for a permanent method for the allocation of seats between Member States.deleted

2017/10/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2054(INL)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024 – 2029 parliamentary term t~~The European Parliament shall submit to the European Council, in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union and before the European Parliament elections in 2019, a proposal for a permanent method for the allocation of seats between Member States.

2017/10/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas cities represent the level of politics best understood by the public and they therefore hold great potential as places for citizens to engage in constructive discussions, for which the ~~experiences of the~~ Committee of the Regions' experience in organising ~~the~~ Citizens' Dialogues, in conjunction with local and regional partners, provides optimistic prospects;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Deems it necessary to build upon the current institutional set-up of the EU, and to gauge recent developments, in order to reinforce cities’ involvement in the current EU decision-making and institutional architecture, in the light of the principle of subsidiarity, and to strengthen democratic legitimacy and accountability ~~with~~in the spirit of the Treaties, while ~~also safeguarding transparency in policy and decision-making~~ensuring that policy- making and decision-making remain transparent and effective;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Advocates ~~the~~ consolidati~~on of~~ng the involvement in policy design of associations representing local authorities and urban interests ~~in policy design~~, such as the Eurocities network and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), and considers that such associations should become permanent consultants ofn EU policies;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that cities should be regarded more broadly than as mere structures of public management under democratic control, and that urban centres should be seen as potential fora for public debate, and the transfer of knowledge and for shaping political space in the EU; emphasises that cities represent the level of politics best understood by the public, and the level at which people can most readily become involved;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recommends harnessing the potential of EU cities for the purposes of designing and implementing EU policies, by means of debates and consultations ion ~~areas~~matters of relevance to them which extend~~ing~~ beyond urban policy sensu stricto;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Insists that such an objective will only be feasible if the debates are held in urban areas, other than national or regional capitals, which may constitute an easily accessible forum for citizens living nearby, the main aim being to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Suggests, furthermore, that the councils of the cities recognizsed as ~~the~~ European debateing forums should be responsible for providing local universities, the media, social organisations, associations and citizens with extensive professional and public experience and free and open access as well as the possibility to participate in debates and consultations; believes that the councils should also ~~be responsible for inviting th~~invite representatives of all levels of urban governance, including smaller units or partner councils from the wider urban area, and that it would also be sensible to specify the territorial scope of such an obligation in the agreement concluded between the EU- level or relevant bodies and the council of the European forum city;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2037(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Believ~~Emphasises that the consolidation of ~~the~~ cities’ position in shaping ~~the~~ EU policies does not undermine ~~the~~ trust in the Member States, as it reinforces multi-level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structures;

2018/03/26
Committee: AFCO

2017/2024(INL)

Alain LAMASSOURE, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part B – point 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) To ensure that citizens can participate on equal terms, the signing arrangements should be the same in all Union Member States, and the requirement imposed by some countries to provide a personal identification number should be abolished.

2017/09/11
Committee: AFCO

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Eduard KUKAN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the collaborative economy offers many opportunities for growth and jobs, especially for people who are distant from the labour market, such as young people, students, women and seniors, and provides innovative new services for citizens and consumers;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Eduard KUKAN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘A European Agenda for the collaborative economy’ stresses the increasing significance of the platform economy, its important contribution to growth and jobs by providing new opportunities for citizens and innovative entrepreneurs, and its impact on economic and employment policies;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Heinz K. BECKER, Sven SCHULZE, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas with the Communication on a European agenda for the collaborative economy, the EU provides welcomed guidelines on applicable EU rules and recommendations to help citizens, businesses and EU countries to fully benefit from these new business models and promote a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Commission communication on collaborative economy is a starting point of the EU contribution to a balanced and fair development of the collaborative economy, given the rapid evolution of this economy and its related regulatory loopholes and uncertainties that still must be clarified;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the European Commission and the Member States need to address more deeply the social dimension of the collaborative economy by providing in depth analysis and data on new forms of employment, by monitoring the evolving regulatory environment and by encouraging the exchange of good practices among EU countries, in order to overcome the social challenges related to this new economy;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need for a clear distinction between ~~‘professional’ and ‘non-professional’ platforms and to recognise activities in the platform economy that are properly categorised as ‘work’~~platforms with a lucrative business model and those based on the sharing of costs, resources or skills, in order to ensure a level playing field for EU businesses and citizens; in parallel, calls for a clear distinction between non-professional peer-to-peer activity and service providers acting in their professional capacity by further developing sector specific criteria and thresholds, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders; amongst service providers, underlines the need to distinguish employees and self-employed, in order to apply them rights and duties accordingly;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, Sofia RIBEIRO, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. States that all workers in the platform economy are either employed or self-employed based on the primacy of facts; recalls in this context that, for the purpose of applying EU law, the Court of Justice has defined the concept of ‘worker’ on the basis of an employment relationship characterised by certain criteria such as ~~subordination, remuneration and the nature of work~~the existence of a subordination link, the presence of a remuneration and the nature of work, even so EU Member States are responsible for deciding who is to be considered a worker in their national legal order; calls also to clarify self- employment in order to prevent bogus self-employment and to ensure the rights of self-employed workers;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls ~~for a framework directive~~on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with social partners, to assess the impact of the collaborative economy on forms of employment and working conditions, to check if the current legislations are able to cover platform workers and, if necessary, to consider accordingly the need to update the current social acquis, to better enforce legal frameworks on working conditions into the platform economy, in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers ~~and~~, to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy and to ensure a level playing field for businesses; Underlines that digital technologies are evolving so fast that policy making should not be based on a catch-up approach but rather on a logic of anticipation;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a framework directive on working conditions in the platform economy in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers and to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy, with the aim of preventing the development of jobs in the shadow economy to which labour law would not in practice apply;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes note of the multiplication of national and local regulatory initiatives affecting the collaborative economy; Stresses the importance of rapid clarification at European level of the applicable rules in order to limit the fragmentation of the internal market;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to ensure adequate social security for self-employed workers, who are key players in the digital labour market; stresses that freedom of association and collective action are fundamental rights which must apply to all workers, whether they are employees or self-employed, on the most egalitarian basis possible;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for more reliable data ~~on job~~and evidence on jobs, skills and working conditions in the platform economy and, if necessary, for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platforms and traditional ~~economie~~businesses, especially SMEs, in particular in the field of consumer protection, taxation and working conditions;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for more reliable data on jobs and working conditions in the platform economy and for the adjustment of related policies to create a level playing field between the platform and traditional economies and for no worker, whatever his or her status, to suffer any encroachment on his or her rights, while all should have the same access to employment in the platform economy and the traditional economy;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Eduard KUKAN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for Member States to adapt their education and training policies to the new skills requested in the collaborative economy; Encourages Member States to include digital trainings in their school programs, from primary school; underlines the need to develop lifelong learning programs to be able to acquire new skills related to technological developments all along the professional career;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Eduard KUKAN, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Underlines that the collaborative economy fosters entrepreneurship; Stresses the need to adapt training mechanisms to this new kind of businesses;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls on the national public employment services and the EURES Network to communicate better on the opportunities offered by the collaborative economy;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to reflect on the appropriate means to ensure that digital platforms inform providers on the regulatory framework that has to be complied with, when offering services, as individuals using platforms are sometimes not even aware of the requirements they should fulfil; considers that digital platforms should play a more proactive role in checking whether the service provider fulfils its legal requirements; Calls on Member States to operate specific controls in order to check if operators stick to the rules, especially in terms of taxation, consumer protection, working conditions and skills requirements;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Emphasizes that the economic model of collaborative economy is based on users' trust, particularly in online comments; calls in this context on the European Commission to propose tools for certification of online consumer opinions in order to allow users to have reliable and fair information on the quality of the services offered on collaborative platforms;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Ádám KÓSA, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that con~~stant accessibility repres~~nectivity can help for a better work life balance by facilitating working time arrangements; a ~~serious health and safety risk in the platform economy; advocates the establishment of a ‘right to log off’.~~cknowledges however the need to assess the effects of collaborative economy on health and safety at work and to adapt accordingly the existing health and safety framework;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2003(INI)

Anne SANDER, David CASA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Sven SCHULZE, Heinz K. BECKER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Georges BACH, Deirdre CLUNE, Claude ROLIN, Krzysztof HETMAN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that the collaborative economy has flourished mainly so far in urban areas; Stresses therefore the importance of deploying broadband in rural areas in order to enable all EU territories to benefit from the potential of the collaborative economy, especially in terms of employment; Calls for Member States to strengthen financial and human resources to enable people from rural areas to acquire basic digital skills;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

2017/2002(INI)

Anne SANDER, Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas skills, digital literacy included, have a strategic importance for growth, innovation and social cohesion and the complexity of jobs is increasing across all sectors and occupations and there is inflation in relative skills demand, even for low-skilled jobs;