66 Amendments of Monika VANA related to 2018/0202(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 9 and 10 TFEU, including principles of non- discrimination, subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development, UN SDGs and the Union's commitment to the Paris Agreement, promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights15 was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. Taking into account the changing realities of our societies and the world of work, the Union shall be made ready for the current and future challenges of climate change, globalisation and digitisation, making growthdevelopment more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies. The twenty key principles of the Pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The European Pillar of Social Rights shall act as an overarching guiding framework of the European Globalisation AdjustmentJust Transition Fund (EGJTF), allowing the Union to set the relevant principles into practice in the case of major restructuring events. _________________ 15 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/ deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary- union/european-pillar-social-rights_en.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 20 June 2017, the Council endorsed the Union response16 to the ‘UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’17 — a sustainable European future. The Council underlined the importance of achieving sustainable development across the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), including culture, in a balanced and integrated way. It is vital that sustainable development is mainstreamed in the European policy framework, and that the Union is ambitious in the policies it uses to address global challenges. The Council welcomed the Commission Communication on ‘Next steps for a sustainable European future’ of 22 November 2016 as a first step in mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals and applying sustainable development as an essential guiding principle for all Union policies, including through its financing instruments. _________________ 16 http://eu-un.europa.eu/eu-response-2030- agenda-sustainable-development- sustainable-european-future/. 17 https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post 2015/transformingourworld.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In February 2018, the Commission adopted its Communication on ‘A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020’18 . The Communication stresses that the Union budget shall support Europe’s unique social market economy. Therefore, it will be of utmost importance to improve employment opportunities and to address the skills challenges, especially also those linked to digitisation, automatisation, phasing-out coal regions and the transition towards a climate-friendly, circular, energy and resource-efficient economy. Budgetary flexibility shall be a key principle in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Flexibility mechanisms shall remain in place to allow the Union to react to unforeseen events, and to ensure that budgetary resources are used where most urgently needed. _________________ 18 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/communication-new- modern-multiannual-financial- framework_en.pdf
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In its ‘Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation’20 the Commission identifies the combination of trade related globalisation and technological change as the major drivers of an increased demand for skilled labour and a reduced number of jobs that require lower qualifications. Despite the overall tremendous advantages of more open trade and further integration of world economies, these negative side effects need to be tackled. As the current benefits of globalisation are already unequally distributed among people and regions, causing a significant impact on those adversely affected, there is a danger that the ever faster evolving technological advances will further fuel these effects. Therefore, in line with the principles of solidarity and sustainability, it will be necessary to ensure that the benefieffects of globalisation will bare better anticipated, and its potential benefits are shared more fairly by reconciling economic opening and technological advance with strong social protection. _________________ 20 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicatio ns/reflection-paper-harnessing- globalisation_en.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In its ‘Reflection Paper on the Future of Union Finances’21 the Commission underlines the need to reduce economic and social divergences between and within Member States. Therefore, a key priority is to invest in sustainable development, equality, social inclusion, education and training as well as health. _________________ 21 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicatio ns/reflection-paper-future-eu-finances_en.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) GClimate change, globalisation and technological change is likely to further increase the interconnectedness and interdependence of world economies. Labour reallocation is an integral and inevitable part of such economic change. If the benefits of change are to be distributed fairly, offering assistance to displaced workers and those threatened by displacement is of utmost importance. The ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’22 , is the Union policy instrument that sets the framework of best practice for anticipating and dealing with corporate restructuring. It offers a comprehensive framework on how the challenges of economic adjustment and restructuring and their employment and social impact should be addressed by adequate policy means. It also calls upon Member States to use EU and national funding in a way to ensure that the social impact of restructuring, especially the adverse effects on employment, can be cushioned more effectively. The main Union instruments to assist workers affected are the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which is designed to offer assistance in an anticipatory way, and the EGF, which is designed to offer assistance in the case of unexpected major restructuring events in a reactive manner. _________________ 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring, (COM(2013)882 final, 13.12.2013).
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission underlines the continuing importance of the role of the EGF as a flexible fund to support workers who lose their jobs in large-scale restructuring events and to help them to find another job as rapidly as possible. The Union should continue to provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the re- integration into employmentquality and sustainable employment, such as green jobs, of displaced workers in areas, sectors, territories or labour markets suffering a shock of serious economic disruption. Considering the interplay and mutual effects of open trade, technological change or other factors like the transition to a low carbon economy, and therefore considering that it is increasingly difficult to single out a specific factor that causes job displacements, the mobilisation of the EGF shall in the future only be based on the significant impact of a restructuring event. Given its purpose, which is to provide support in situations of urgency and unexpected circumstances, complementing the more anticipatory assistance offered by the ESF+, the EGF shall remain a flexible and special instrument outside the budgetary ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework, as set out in the Commission's communication.' A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends - The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021 – 2027'and its annex27 . _________________ 27 Commission SWD (2018) 171 final and its annex COM (2018) 321 final.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market measures and personalised services aimed at reintegrating beneficiaries rapidly into quality and sustainable employment, either within or outside their initial sector of activity. Measures should reflect the prospected needs of the local or regional labour market. However, whenever relevant, the voluntary and fair mobility of displaced workers should also be supported in order to help find new employment elsewhere. A particular focus shall be laid on the dissemination of skills required in the digital age in a circular, energy and resource-efficient economy. The inclusion of pecuniary allowances in a coordinated package of personalised services should be strongly restricted. Companies could be encouraged to participate inThe financial contributions should be in addition and never in replacement to any financial obligations that are the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of law or collective agreements. Companies should contribute to the national co-founding ofor the EGF-supported measuresmeasures unless they are unable to do so.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) When drawing up the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, Member States should favour measures that will significantly contribute to the employability of the beneficiaries. Member States should strive towards the reintegration into quality and sustainable employment of the largest possible number ofall beneficiaries participating in these measures as soon as possible within the six-month period before the final report on the implementation of the financial contribution is due. The design of the coordinated package of personalised services shall take into account the underlying reasons for the redundancies and anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills. The coordinated package shall be fully compatible with the shift towards a climate-friendly, circular, energy and resource-efficient economy.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should pay particular attention to disadvantaged beneficiaries, including young and older unemployed persons and those at risk of poverty, persons with disabilities or with a migrant background, when designing the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, given that those groups experience particular problems in re- entering the labour market. Notwithstanding, the principles of gender equality and of non-discrimination, which are among the Union’s core values and are enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, should be respected and promoted when implementing the EGF.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to support beneficiaries effectively and rapidly, Member States should do their utmost to submit complete applications for a financial contribution from the EGF and the EU institutions should do their utmost to assess them rapidly. In case the Commission requires further information for the assessment of an application, the provision of additional information should be limited in time.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the interest of beneficiaries and bodies responsible for implementation of the measures, the applicant Member State should keep all actors, both on regional and local level, involved in the application process informed of the progress of the application and keep them engaged during the implementation process.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In compliance with the principle of sound financial management, financial contributions from the EGF should notever replace but should, where possible, complement support measures which are available for beneficiaries within the Union funds or other Union policies or programmes.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The EGF shall contribute to a just transition to a climate-friendly, circular, energy and resource-efficient economy, phasing-out coal regions, and better distribution of the benefits of globalisation and technological advance by helping displaced workers adapt to structural change. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social and, economic and territorial cohesion among all regions and Member States.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support in the just transition to displaced workers and self- employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the EGF is to offer assistance in case of unexpected major restructuring events, particularly those caused by globalisation-related challenges, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, financial or economic crises, the transition to low- carbon economy, phasing-out coal regions, or as a consequence of digitisation or automation. Actions benefiting from financial contributions by the Fund shall aim to ensure that all workers participating in these actions find quality and sustainable employment within six months from the date of application. Particular emphasis shall lie on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGFJust Transition Fund (EJTF) (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 9 and 10 TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 TEU should be respected in the implementation of the Funds, taking into account the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment as set out in Articles 11 and 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) On 17 November 2017, the European Pillar of Social Rights15 was jointly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission as a response to social challenges in Europe. Taking into account the changing realities of our societies and the world of work, the Union shall be made ready for the current and future challenges of climate change, globalisation and digitisation, making growthdevelopment more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies. The twenty key principles of the Pillar are structured around three categories: equal opportunities and access to the labour market; fair working conditions; social protection and inclusion. The European Pillar of Social Rights shall act as an overarching guiding framework of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), allowing the Union to set the relevant principles into practice in the case of major restructuring events. __________________ 15 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/ deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary- union/european-pillar-social-rights_en.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In February 2018, the Commission adopted its Communication on ‘A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020’18 . .The Communication stresses that the Union budget shall support Europe’s unique social market economy. Therefore, it will be of utmost importance to improve employment opportunities and to address the skills challenges, especially also those linked to digitisation, automatisation and the transition towards a climate-friendly and resource-efficient economy. Budgetary flexibility shall be a key principle in the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Flexibility mechanisms shall remain in place to allow the Union to react to unforeseen events, and to ensure that budgetary resources are used where most urgently needed. __________________ 18 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/communication-new- modern-multiannual-financial- framework_en.pdf
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In its ‘Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation’20 the Commission identifies the combination of trade related globalisation and technological change as the major drivers of an increased demand for skilled labour and a reduced number of jobs that require lower qualifications. Despite the overall tremendous advantages of more open trade and further integration of world economies, these negative side effects need to be tackled. As the current benefits of globalisation are already unequally distributed among people and regions, causing a significant impact on those adversely affected, there is a danger that the ever faster evolving technological advances will further fuel these effects. Therefore, in line with the principles of solidarity and sustainability, it will be necessary to ensure that the benefieffects of globalisation will bare better anticipated, and its potential benefits are shared more fairly by reconciling economic opening and technological advance with strong social protection. __________________ 20 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicatio ns/reflection-paper-harnessing- globalisation_en.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) GClimate change, globalisation and technological change is likely to further increase the interconnectedness and interdependence of world economies. Labour reallocation is an integral and inevitable part of such economic change. If the benefits of change are to be distributed fairly, offering assistance to displaced workers and those threatened by displacement is of utmost importance. The ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’22 , is the Union policy instrument that sets the framework of best practice for anticipating and dealing with corporate restructuring. It offers a comprehensive framework on how the challenges of economic adjustment and restructuring and their employment and social impact should be addressed by adequate policy means. It also calls upon Member States to use EU and national funding in a way to ensure that the social impact of restructuring, especially the adverse effects on employment, can be cushioned more effectively. The main Union instruments to assist workers affected are the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which is designed to offer assistance in an anticipatory way, and the EGF, which is designed to offer assistance in the case of unexpected major restructuring events in a reactive manner. __________________ 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring, (COM(2013)882 final, 13.12.2013).
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A financial contribution from the EGF may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services, designed to facilitate the re-integration of the targeted beneficiaries and, in particular, the most disadvantaged among the displaced workers, into quality and sustainable employment or self- employment.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The dissemination of skills required in the digital industrial age in a circular, energy and resource-efficient economy is a mandatory horizontal element of any package of personalised services offered. The level of training shall be adapted to the qualifications and the needs of the respective beneficiary.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission underlines the continuing importance of the role of the EGF as a flexible fund to support workers who lose their jobs in large-scale restructuring events and to help them to find another job as rapidly as possible. The Union should continue to provide specific, one-off support to facilitate the re- integration into quality and sustainable employment of displaced workers in areas, sectors, territories or labour markets suffering a shock of serious economic disruption. Considering the interplay and mutual effects of open trade, technological change or other factors like the transition to a low carbon economy, and therefore considering that it is increasingly difficult to single out a specific factor that causes job displacements, the mobilisation of the EGF shall in the future only be based on the significant impact of a restructuring event. Given its purpose, which is to provide support in situations of urgency and unexpected circumstances, complementing the more anticipatory assistance offered by the ESF+, the EGF shall remain a flexible and special instrument outside the budgetary ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework, as set out in the Commission's communication.' A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers and Defends - The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021 – 2027'and its annex27 . __________________ 27 Commission SWD (2018) 171 final and its annex COM (2018) 321 final.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
The design of the coordinated package of personalised services shall anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills. The coordinated package shall be compatible with the shift towards a climate-friendly, circular, resource- efficient and sustainable economy, phasing-out coal regions, and shall also focus on the dissemination of skills required in the digital industrial age and take into account the demand on the local labour market.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to express Union solidarity with displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in all Member States, the co- funding rate of the cost of the package of personalised services and its implementation should equal that of the ESF+ in the respective Member State concerned.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Financial contributions from the EGF should be primarily directed at active labour market measures and personalised services aimed at reintegrating beneficiaries rapidly into quality and sustainable employment, either within or outside their initial sector of activity in a future- oriented sector. Measures should reflect the prospected needs of the local or regional labour market. However, whenever relevant, the voluntary and fair mobility of displaced workers should also be supported in order to help find new employment elsewhere. A particular focus shall be laid on the dissemination of skills required in the digital age in a resource- efficient economy. The inclusion of pecuniary allowances in a coordinated package of personalised services should be strongly restricted. Companies could be encouraged to participaThe financial contributions should be in addition and never in replacement to any financial obligations that are the responsibility of Member States or companies by virtue of law or collective agreements. Companies should contribute into the national co-f founding ofor the EGF-supported measures. measures unless they are unable to do so.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f a (new)
(f a) Detailed information proving the compatibility with the shift towards a climate-friendly, circular, resource- efficient and sustainable economy and the link between the coordinated package of personalised services and the Just Transition Roadmaps of the Member States or region’s, where available;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point k
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point k
(k) the procedures followed for consulting the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives or the social partners, civil society organisations, as well as local and regional authorities or other relevant stakeholders as applicable;
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. A financial contribution from the EGF shall notever replace measures which are the responsibility of companies by virtue of national law or collective agreements.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) When drawing up the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, Member States should favour measures that will significantly contribute to the employability of the beneficiaries. Member States should strive towards the reintegration into quality and sustainable employment of the largest possible number ofall beneficiaries participating in these measures as soon as possible within the six-month period before the final report on the implementation of the financial contribution is due. The design of the coordinated package of personalised services shall take into account the underlying reasons for the redundancies and anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills. The coordinated package shall be fully compatible with the shift towards a climate-friendly and resource-efficient economy.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Support for targeted beneficiaries shall complement measures of the Member States at national, regional and local level including those co-financed by Union funds and programmes, in line with the recommendations set out in the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the applicant Member State shall ensure the coordination of the assistance from Union funds and programmes.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should pay particular attention to disadvantaged beneficiaries, including young and older unemployed persons and those at risk of poverty or with a migrant background, when designing the coordinated package of active labour market policy measures, given that those groups experience particular problems in re- entering the labour market. Notwithstanding, the principles of gender equality and of non- discrimination, which are among the Union’s core values and are enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, should be respected and promoted when implementing the EGF.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall implement information and communication activities on EGF cases and outcomes based on its experience with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the EGF and ensuring that Union citizens and workers know about the EGF, including citizens and workers living in rural, mountainous and remote areas.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to support beneficiaries effectively and rapidly, Member States should do their utmost to submit complete applications for a financial contribution from the EGF and the European Institutions should do their utmost to assess them rapidly. In case the Commission requires further information for the assessment of an application, the provision of additional information should be limited in time.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the interest of beneficiaries and bodies responsible for implementation of the measures, the applicant Member State should keep all actors involved in the application process informed of the progress of the application and keep them engaged during the implementation process.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In compliance with the principle of sound financial management, financial contributions from the EGF should notever replace but should, where possible, complement support measures which are available for beneficiaries within the Union funds or other Union policies or programmes.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the European Globalisation AdjustmentJust Transition Fund (EGJTF). (This amendment applies throughout the Articles.)
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The EGF shall contribute to a just transition to a climate-friendly and resource-efficient economy, and a better distribution of the benefits of globalisation and technological advance by helping displaced workers adapt to structural change. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support in the just transition to displaced workers and self- employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the EGF is to offer assistance in case of unexpected major restructuring events, particularly those caused by globalisation-related challenges, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, financial or economic crises, the transition to low- carbon, climate-friendly and resource- efficient economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation. Actions benefiting from financial contributions by the Fund shall aim to ensure that all workers participating in these actions find quality and sustainable employment within 6 months from the date of application. Particular emphasis shall lie on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A financial contribution from the EGF may be made for active labour market measures that form part of a coordinated package of personalised services, designed to facilitate the re-integration of the targeted beneficiaries and, in particular, the most disadvantaged among the displaced workers, into quality and sustainable employment or self- employment.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The dissemination of skills required in the digital industrial age in a resource- efficient economy is a mandatory horizontal element of any package of personalised services offered. The level of training shall be adapted to the qualifications and the needs of the respective beneficiary.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) tailor-made training and retraining, including in information and communication technology and other skills required in the digital age, certification of acquired experience, personalised job- search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self- employment, business start-ups and employee take-overs, and cooperation activities;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) special time-limited measures, such as job-search allowances, employers’ recruitment incentives, mobility allowances, training or subsistence allowances, including allowances for carers, or, exceptionally, employers’ recruitment incentives.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The costs of the measures referred to in point (b) may not exceed 35 20% of the total costs for the coordinated package of personalised services listed in this paragraph.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The investments for self-employment, starting an own business or for employee take-overs may not exceed EUR 2015 000 per displaced worker.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
The design of the coordinated package of personalised services shall take into account the underlying reasons for the redundancies, and anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills. The coordinated package shall be compatible with the shift towards a climate-friendly, resource-efficient and sustainable economy, and shall also focus on the dissemination of skills required in the digital industrial age and take into account the demand on the local labour market.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) measures which are the responsibility of enterprises by virtue of national law or collective agreements or which would be replacing such responsibilities.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) measures which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of law or collective agreements or which would be replacing such responsibilities.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the confirmation that, where the dismissing enterprise has continued its activities after the lay-offs, it has complied with its legal obligations governing the redundancies and a list of such obligations;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) where the dismissing enterprise has continued its activities after the lay- offs, the confirmation of its contribution to the co-financing;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) a brief description of the events that led to the displacement of workers;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) a detailed description of the coordinated package of personalised services and related expenditure, including, in particular, any measures in support of employment initiatives for disadvantaged, older and young beneficiaries or persons with a migrant background;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point f a (new)
(fa) Detailed information proving the compatibility with the shift towards a climate-friendly, resource-efficient and sustainable economy and the link between the coordinated package of personalised services and the Just Transition Roadmaps of the Member States or regions, where available;
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point g
(g) an explanation to what extent the recommendations set out in the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring were taken into account, and; (ga) the description of how the coordinated package of personalised services complements actions funded by other national or Union funds, including detailed information on measures that are mandatory for the dismissing enterprises and the Member States concerned by virtue of national law or pursuant to collective agreements and the reference list these legislations and agreements;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point k
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point k
(k) the procedures followed for consultand planned during the implementation process for involving the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives or the social partners as well as local and regional authorities or other relevant stakeholders as applicable;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point l
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point l
(l) a statement of compliance of the requested EGF support with the procedural and material Union rules on State aid as well as a; (la) a detailed statement outlining why the coordinated package of personalised services does not replace measures that are the responsibility of companies or Member States by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. A financial contribution from the EGF shall notever replace measures which are the responsibility of companies or Member States by virtue of national law or collective agreements.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the applicant Member State shall ensure the coordination of the assistance from Union funds. The applicant Member States shall ensure that ESF programmes and funding are available to ensure the continuity of the EGF measures where necessary.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall maintain and update regularly an online presence, accessible in all official languages of the institutions of the Union, to provide updated information on the EGF, guidance on the submission of applications, and on eligible actions, regularly updated list of contacts in the Member States as well as information on accepted and rejected applications and on the role of the European Parliament and the Council in the budgetary procedure.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The co-financing rate of the EGF for the measures offered shall be aligned with the highest co-financing rate of the ESF+ in the respective Member State. as provided for in Article (X) of the (new CPR 2018/0196 (COD)). Or. en (currently Article 106, 2018/0196 (COD))
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When a company continues its activity after the lay-offs, it shall finance at least 50% the total national co-funding. The applicant Member State shall assess whether a lower percentage of co-funding by companies is justified on the basis of the financial position of the company involved in the application.