18 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2015/0051(NLE)
Amendment 30 #
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 32 #
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council. As the economic crisis has a direct and variable impact on economic performance and social conditions in the Member States, the Union should allow them to take the necessary measures at national level to remedy their situation. When, and only when, they have overcome the crisis, the Union should encourage them to exchange good practices.
Amendment 35 #
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsivecapable of adjusting to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 36 #
Recital 1
(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concernpriority and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council.
Amendment 47 #
Recital 2
(2) The Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing its policies and activities, the Union should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training. The Union should therefore allow Member States to take all measures necessary at national level to comply with these commitments, without imposing either criteria or constraints on them.
Amendment 48 #
Recital 2
(2) The Member States of the Union must combat social exclusion and discrimination, ensure equal access to fundamental rights, and promote social justice and protection. In defining and implementing itstheir policies and activities, the Uniony should take into account requirements linked to the guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education and training.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 3
(3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies and should be compatible with the policies pursued by Member States at national level.
Amendment 54 #
Recital 3
(3) The employment guidelines are consistent with the broad guidelines for the economic policies. However, they are not compatible with the austerity policies imposed by economic governance.
Amendment 57 #
Recital 4
(4) Member States should regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and coordinate them within the Council. EThe Council should adopt employment guidelines and broad economic policy guidelines should be adopted by the Council to guidwhich are suggested and accepted by the Member States’ and Unwhich accord with their national policies.
Amendment 58 #
Recital 4
(4) Member States should regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and coordinate them within the Councishould have full latitude to act accordingly at national level. Employment guidelines and broad economic policy guidelines should be adopted by the Council to guide Member States’ and Union policies.
Amendment 61 #
Recital 5
(5) In accordance with the Treaty provisions, the Union has developed and implemented policy coordination instruments for fiscal policy and macro- structural policies. The European Semester combines the different instruments in an overarching framework for integrated multilateral economic and budgetary surveillance. The streamlining andre is a danger that the strengthening of the European Semester as set out in the Commissmay aggravate the social situation in certain region's 2015 Annual Growth Survey will further improve its functioningwhich are already seriously affected by the crisis.
Amendment 71 #
Recital 6
(6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governanceby Member States and by the regions. Combining supply and demand side measures, these actions should encompass a boost to investment, a renewed commitment to structural reforms and exercising fiscal responsibility.
Amendment 72 #
Recital 6
(6) The financial and economic crisis revealed and emphasised important weaknesses in the economy of the Union and its Member States. It has also underscored the close interdependence of the Member States' economies and labour markets. Moving the Union to a state of strong, sustainable and inclusive growth and job creation is the key challenge faced today. This requires coordinated and ambitious policy action both on Union and national level, in line with the provisions of the Treaty and the Union economic governance. CombiningMeasures should allow Member States to take the necessary steps at national level and to combine their own supply and demand side measures, t. These actions should encompass aable them to boost to investment, and renewed their commitment to structural reforms and exercisingshould encourage fiscal responsibility at national level.
Amendment 80 #
Recital 7
(7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. To demonstrate its respect for democracy and the electoral choices made by European citizens, the Union should take more account of the subsidiarity principle and respect the results of the latest elections, both national and European. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions.
Amendment 81 #
Recital 7
(7) Member States and the Union should also address the social impact of the crisis and aim at building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, and can actively participate in society and the economy. Access and opportunities for all should be ensured and poverty and social exclusion reduced, in particular by ensuring an effective functioning of labour markets and social welfare systems and removing barriers to labour market participation. Member States should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions and should have full latitude to act accordingly at national level.
Amendment 91 #
Recital 8
(8) Action in line with the guidelines is an important contribution to reaching the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. The guidelines constitute an integrated set of European and national policies, which Member States and the Union should implement in order to achieve the positive spill-over effects of coordinappropriated structural reforms, an appropriate overall economic policy mixplanned at national level, economic policies geared to sustainable development and a more consistent contribution from European policies to the Europe 2020 strategy’s objectives.
Amendment 95 #
Recital 9
(9) While these guidelines are addressed to Member States and the Union, they should be implemented in partnership with all national, regional and local authorities, closely associating parliaments, as well as social partners and representatives of civil society. Moreover, as Member States will be the first to feel the impact of these guidelines, they should be free to decide how to apply them, in accordance with their national policies.
Amendment 98 #
Recital 10
(10) The broad guidelines for economic policies give guidance to the Member States on implementing reforms, reflecting interdependence, but are merely suggestions. They are in line with the Stability and Growth Pact. The guidelines should form thea basis for country-specific recommendations that the Council may address to the Member States, without, however, replacing decisions by the Member States.