Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2014/2236(INI)
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REPORT on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in combating unemployment PDF (165 KB) DOC (119 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased, as hasve youth unemployment and long-term unemployment;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas increasing the employment rate in the 20-64 age range from 69% to at least 75% and reducing by 25% the number of people in Europe living below national poverty thresholds, taking more than 20 million people out of poverty, are targets of the EU 2020 Strategy which have not so far been attained;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas social innovation refers to new ideas, whether they be products, services or social organisation models, designed to meet new social and environmental demands and challenges, such as the ageing population, balancing work and family life, managing diversity, youth unemployment and climate change, the need to create an employment model different to that which has been created so far;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. having regard to the need to provide training and retraining for the long-term unemployed in the social sector in order to afford them new opportunities in an innovative environment such as that of the social economy;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the social economy, and in particular training and placement enterprises, offer job opportunities for people who are furthest away from the labour market, such as people with disabilities, the long-term unemployed and the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that, in order to strengthen entrepreneurial skills, professionalisation, the conditions enabling social economy enterprises to develop and grow and the creation of social innovation poles, it is vital to promote exchanges with other innovative social enterprises, with schools, with the academic world and with social investors, also taking into account the points of view of the social partners, who are the prime dialogue partners who should be consulted;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the EU is a long way away from achieving the targets set in the 2020 Strategy, particularly those relating to employment, innovation and, poverty reduction and social exclusion, and that the social economy contributes to a sustainable, smart and inclusive economic model in line with the objectives of the 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Noting that the EU has not attained the targets of the EU 2020 Strategy, calls for the review of the Strategy to devote ample attention to the social economy as an instrument for attaining those targets, particularly reducing poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States to include measures to promote social entrepreneurship and social innovation in their national Youth Guarantee schemes; stresses furthermore how the Youth Guarantee must be structured;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the reform of the Public Procurement Directive, which includes social clauses and criteria in order to promote social inclusion and social innovation, inter alia; urges the Member States to include social clauses and criteria in public procurement procedures, to reduce administrative burden, to simplify procedures and to take increasingly strong measures against corruption;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the adoption of the regulation on European social entrepreneurship funds and calls for the European Social Fund to assign a specific budget heading to social investment;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to support social economy enterprises with sufficient financial resources at local, regional, national and EU level, creating a virtuous circle among the various enterprises; considers it necessary to improve access to financing for the social economy through various forms of financing, such as European funds, risk capital funds, micro- credit and crowdfunding;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on Member States to reinforce public services (for example health and education) through local authorities, using them as a driving force to improve the quality of services so as to provide job opportunities and raise the level of the services provided with the aim of reducing poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to equip employment centres to provide effective information to those who intend to work in the social enterprise sector;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to create communication platforms which facilitate the circulation of information on social economies, exchanges of best practices, sharing of opportunities and knowledge and exchanges of the various experiences;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the creation of business incubators for social economy enterprises, to promote relations between schools, universities and social enterprises and to increase public social spending;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on Member States to take account of best practice with regard to adapting national tax systems to favour social enterprises and social investment and to reduce the tax burden on social enterprises and on workers;