Activities of Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ related to 2014/0002(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) SK
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate) SK
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate) SK
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets PDF (1002 KB) DOC (895 KB)
Amendments (43)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In the ‘Compact for Growth and Jobs’, the European Council requested to explore the possibility of extending to apprenticeships and traineeships the EURES network, apprenticeships and traineeships can be covered under the present Regulation, provided that the persons concerned are considered workers with reference to the rights conferred on citizens under Article 45 of the Treaty. Member States should have appropriate flexibility to exclude certain categories in order to take their educational systems and active labour market policies into account. An appropriate exchange of general information on mobility for apprenticeships and traineeships within the Union needs to be introduced and adequate assistance to the candidates for those positions should be developed, based on a mechanism for clearance of offers, once such a clearance is deemed feasible in accordance with the appropriate standards and with due respect to the competences of the Member States.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) EURES should be flexible enough to adapt to meet the changing nature and structure of employment services. Opening up EURES membership would improve the efficiency in service delivery through partnerships, quality improvements and increase the market share of the Network. A EURES member should therefore be any public, private or third-sector organisation which fulfils the criteria set out by EURES.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Many non-profit organisations may not be able to provide the full range of tasks, however, their inclusion in the network could bring, social, economic and financial benefits. It is therefore appropriate for non-profit organisations to become EURES partners and only provide some of the tasks.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The 'European Coordination Office' established within the Commission which is responsible for assisting the EURES network in carrying out its activities through the 'European Coordination Office';
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the 'National Coordination Offices' which are the bodies appointed by the Member States responsible for the application of this Regulation in the respective Member State; Member States may designate their PES as National Coordination Offices;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the "EURES Members" which comprise: (i) the PES as appointed by the Member States in accordance with Article 7(a); and (ii) the organisations admitted in accordance with Article 8, to provide at national, regional and/or local level support with clearance and support services to workers and employers;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall designate a National Coordination Office and notify the European Coordination Office thereof. Each National Coordination Office is responsible for
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organisation of the work for EURES in the Member State, including the information and communication activities and delivery of support services in accordance with Chapter IV;
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
National Coordination Offices shall exchange information on the mechanisms and standards referred to in Article 14(4) as well as on standards regarding data security and data protection of relevance for the common IT platform. They shall cooperate among each other and with the European Coordination Office, in particular in cases of complaints and job vacancies deemed not be compliant with those standards under national law.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network,, by … [two years after the entry into force of this Regulation], have in place a system to admit EURES Members and Partners, to monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Once the requirements and criteria laid down in the system are met, the applicant organisation shall become a EURES Partner.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Employment services and other organisations in a Member State may apply to become EURES Members if they undertake to fulfil all the obligations - contribute to the pool of job vacancies, job applications and CVs and provide support services.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Non-profit organisations may apply to become a EURES partner if they undertake to fulfil all the general obligations and one or two of the tasks referred to in Article 8(1a).
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Member States shall establish criteria for admitting EURES Members and EURES Partners. Those criteria shall include at least the minimum common criteria laid down in the Annex.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States shall revoke the admission of EURES Members and Partners where they cease to fulfil the applicable criteria or requirements referred to in paragraph 1a, 1b or 1c.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. National Coordination Offices shall inform the European Coordination Office of their national systems referred to in paragraph 1, the EURES Members and Partners admitted under that system and any revocation of such admission and the grounds for such a revocation. The European Coordination Office shall distribute this information to the other National Coordination Offices.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
The responsibilities of EURES Members and EURES Partners
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. EURES Partners designate one or more contact points, accessible for persons with disabilities, such as placement and recruitment offices, call centres, self- service tools and the like, where workers and employers can get support with clearance and/or access to support services in accordance with this Regulation. The contact points may also be based on staff exchange programmes, the detachment of liaison officers or involve common placement agencies.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the collection of information to be published via the EURES portal;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall seek to develop one stop shop solutions for the communication with workers and employers on the common activities of the EURES network and those services and networks and take all appropriate steps to ensure that such one-stop-shops are accessible for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) all job vacancies made publicly available with its public employment services as well as those provided by its EURES Partners; other EURES Members, and where relevant, EURES Partners; Members States may introduce a mechanism allowing employers not to have a vacancy published on the EURES portal if the request is duly justified on the basis of the skills and competence requirements relating to the job.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) all job applications and CV's available with its public employment services as well as those provided by itsother EURES Members and, where relevant, EURES Partners, provided that the workers concerned have consented to making the information also available to the EURES portal under the terms defined in paragraph 3.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The EURES portal shall be accessible, complying with the adopted European Standard EN 301549 on accessibility requirements for ICT.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When making available job vacancy data to the EURES portal, Member States may exclude:
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) job vacancies which, due to their nature or to applicable national rules, are open only to citizens of a specific country;
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(b b) job vacancies relating to categories of traineeships and apprenticeships which are: (i) part of curricula, or formal education or vocational education and training; (ii) publicly funded, as part of the Member States active labour market policies;
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(b c) other job vacancies as part of the Member State's active labour market policies.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States cooperate with each other and the European Commission regarding interoperability between national systems and the European classification referred to in paragraph 1of Skills/Competence Qualifications and Occupations ("European classification") being developed by the Commission. The Commission shall keep the Member States informed about the development of the European classification.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall adopt and update, by means of implementing acts, the list of skills and competences and occupations of the European classification. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act.
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts adopt, by means of implementing accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33 to develop further the common indicatts, the common indicators to assess the functioning of the EURES networsk.
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8 and 29 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time2 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation or from any other date set by the legislator. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the two-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.