5 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2015/2284(INI)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to better anticipate the effects of trade policy decisions on the EU labour marketcome together with stakeholders in the relevant sectors well ahead of trade policy decisions in order to assess their impact on the EU labour market; calls on the Commission to suspend existing trade agreements (or, in the case of those yet to be concluded, such as TTIP, to suspend the negotiations) which are resulting in (or will result in) a permanent state of crisis or the disappearance of entire economic sectors; opposes any initiative to consider the EGF, in its current form, as an intervention or compensation tool for jobs lost in the European Union as a result of trade strategies or policies decided at EU level, including future trade agreements or those already in place;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that some Member States have preferred to use the ESF rather than the EGF because of higher ESF co- financing rates, swifter implementation of ESF measures, the lack of EGF pre- financing and the lengthy EGF approval procedure; believes however that the increased co- financing rate and the more timely application and approval process contained in the new regulation have helped address some of these concernare incremental improvements and still not sufficient to meet the needs of citizens affected by the crisis;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets the fact that one third of EGF funding compensates national workers’ income support schemes with no EU added value; nNotes the restriction in the current regulation where such costs are capped at 35 % and believes that this cap should be lowered;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that SMEs account for 85 % of all EU enterprises and, in this context, expresses concern that the EGF has had a very limited impact on SMEs, despite the fact that it clearly provides scope for SMEs to be targeted; calls on the parties concerned to comprehend the reasons for this and make the required amendments to the Regulation in order to increase the impact of the EGF on SMEs;