Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2014/0002(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (A8-0224/2015 - Heinz K. Becker) ES
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate) ES
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 (51)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The free movement of workers is a key element to the development of a more integrated Union labour market which allows worker mobility from high unemployment areas to areas characterised by labour shortages. Itn effective freedom of movement and residence. It may also contributes to finding the right skills for vacant positions and overcoming bottlenecks in the labour market.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) While the freedom of movement for workers is an important right, labour mobility is not the solution to high unemployment, and labour mobility cannot replace the need to create more jobs in areas with high unemployment.
Amendment 61 #
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. 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. EURES will cooperate with national institutions to ensure that apprenticeship and traineeship offers do not hide irregular labour relationships.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The social partners' participation in the EURES network contributes in particular to the analysis of obstacles to mobility as well as the promotion of fair and voluntary labour mobility within the Union, including in the cross-border regions. Social partners representatives at Union level should therefore be involved in the overall governance structure of the EURES network, while national employers' organisations and trade unions may apply to become a EURES Partner.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A broader membership of the EURES network has social, economic and financial benefits. It improves efficiency in service delivery by facilitating partnerships, enhancing complementarity and quality improvements. It increases the market share of the EURES network insofar as new members make available job vacancies, job applications and curriculum vitae ('CV’s'). Transnational and cross-border co- operation, which is a key feature of the operation of the EURES network, could generate innovative forms of learning and co-operation between employment services, including on quality standards for job vacancies and support services. The EURES network wshould therefore enhance its relevance as one of the key Union tools available to Member States and the European Commission for supporting concrete measures towards a high level ofactive employment policies within the Union.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In line with their competences on the organisation of labour markets, Member States themselves should be responsible for authorising the participation of organisations as EURES partners for the EURES network, each on their own territory. Authorisations should be subject to minimum common criteria and a limited set of basic rules on the process of authorisation, to ensure transparency and equal opportunities when joining the EURES network, without prejudice to the flexibility necessary to take into account the different national models and forms of co-operation between public employment services and other labour market actors in the Member States.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The common IT platform which brings together job vacancies and the possibility of applying for those vacancies, while enabling job seekers and employers to automatically match data according to various criteria and levels, should facilitate the achievement of equilibrium on the Union labour markets which would bring a high level of employment and help avoid serious threats to the standard of living and levels of employment in the various regions and industries.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A profound understanding of labour demand in terms of occupations, sectors and needs of employers would benefit the right of free movement of workers within the Union and therefore support services should include good quality assistance to employers, small and medium sized enterprises in particular. Close working relationships between employment services and employers will increase the pool of job vacancies and job matching of suitable candidates, secure pathways for job seekers in particular those in vulnerable groups and improve labour market intelligence.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Particular attention should be paid to supporting mobility in the cross-border regions for and providing services to frontier workers who are living in one Member State and working in another and have to cope with different national practices and legal systems and encounters specific administrative, legal or tax obstacles to mobility. Member States may choose toshould set up specific support structures to facilitate this kind of mobility, s including public authorities, employment services and social partners. Such structures should, within the framework of the EURES network, address the specific needs for information, guidance, cross- border matching between labour demand and supply and the resulting placements.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Transparency of labour markets and adequate matching capabilities are pre- conditions for labour mobility within the Union. A better balance between labour supply and demand can be achieved through aAn efficient system at Union level for exchanging of information on national and sectoral labour surpluses and shortages that should be set up between Member States and the European Commission and used as a basis for Member States to develop their mobility policies and underpin the practical cooperation within the EURES network.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) A programming cycle should be established to support the coordination of action on mobility within the Union. To be effective, the programming of Member States' activity plans should take into account data on mobility flows and patterns, the data analysis of existing and forecast labour shortages and surpluses, and recruitment experiences and practices under the EURES network and it should consist of a review of the existing resources and tools at the disposal of the organisations in the Member State to facilitate intra-EU labour mobility.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The sharing of draft activity plans under the programming cycle among Member States should enable the National Coordination Offices, acting on behalf of the Member States, together with the European Coordination Office and with the appropriate involvement of the social partners, to direct the resources of the EURES network toward appropriate actions and projects, and thereby steer the development of the EURES network as a more result-oriented tool responsive to the needs of workers according to the dynamics of labour markets.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In order to obtain adequate information for measuring the results of the EURES network, common indicators should be established. Those indicators and a thorough assessment of the impact of mobility on labour markets be made. Those indicators and that impact assessment should guide the organisations participating in the EURES network in identifying their results and should help assess the progress made against the objectives set for the EURES network as a whole, including its contribution towards the implementation of a coordinated strategy for employment in accordance with Article 145 of the Treaty.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purpose of the first paragraph, tThis Regulation provides for objectives, principles and rules on
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the functioning of a European network of employment services between Member States and the Commission, with the appropriate involvement of the social partners;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cross-border regions, EURES cross-border partnerships comprising regional or local public authorities and employment services, trade unions and employers' organisations from at least two Member States, provide cross-border support services.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) increasedto support voluntary geographical and occupational mobility in the Union on a fair basis, in full respect and promotion of safe, decent and regulated working conditions and rights;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the development of a net of support services on worker and labour rights, access to social security, public and social services and, where appropriate, integration support in matters such as linguistic competence and others related to the full exercise of resident and citizenship rights supporting worker mobility.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the rights benefiting, and rules applicable to, workers;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) where applicable, the situation of frontier workers in particular in cross- border regions in close cooperation with the EURES cross-border partnerships.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration with the national social partners and other stakeholders such as career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State ensures that its National Coordination Office gets the staff and other resources necessary to carry out its tasks as defined under this Regulation. It shall also define the fees required from EURES partners to carry out those tasks.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. EURES Partners are authorised to participate in the EURES network in accordance with the minimum common criteria laid down in the Annex. The participation of any EURES Partner in the EURES network, with the exception of public employment services, may be suspended upon the request of a Member State.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission may, by means of implementingdelegated acts, adopt a template for the description of the national system and procedures for sharing information on national systems between Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 34(2).
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States mayshall require EURES Partners to contribute to:
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the functioning of the national hub referred to in Article 15(5) through a fee or in another fproportional to the EURES Partner's activity within the EURES networmk;
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Coordination Group ishall be composed of representatives of the European Coordination Office and the National Coordination Offices and the social partner organisations.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) shall not make any distincmay consider exceptions according to the nature and duration of contracts nor the recruitment intentions of employers, of which workers must be duly informed;
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 8
Article 14 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementingdelegated acts, the necessary technical standards and formats aimed at reaching the uniform system referred to in paragraph 7. Those implementing acts shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(3).
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The public employment services shall set up a similar mechanism to facilitate the registration as employer on the EURES portal for those employers which use their services to publish job vacancies at national level either directly through their job search portals or via other platforms supported by the Member States.
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) through the EURES cross-border partnerships; or
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) with a combination of points (a) to (c a).
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) where appropriate, to refer to another EURES Partnerthe public employment services.
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Upon recruitment of a worker in another Member State as a result of the services provided in accordance with this Article, the EURES Partners concerned provide the person concerned with the contact details of organisations in the Member State of destination which can offer post- recruitment assistance, including on the subject of worker and labour rights, access to social security, public and social services and, where appropriate, integration support in matters such as linguistic competence and others related to the full exercise of resident and citizenship rights. The EURES network shall be responsible for the development of an affordable network of those services.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where appropriate, to refer to another EURES Partnerthe public employment services.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to jointly promote in the Member State's territory the registration of employers on the EURES network and their use of the common platform for European clearance;
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EURES Partners concerned shall provide, upon request of workers and employers, general information on post- recruitment assistance and about where to obtain post-recruitment assistance such as training on intercultural communication, language courses and support with integration.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) labour shortages and labour surpluses on national and sectoral labour markets and the extent to which labour mobility can address them;
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The National Coordination Offices, after consulting the national social partners, and the European Coordination Office review together the draft work programmes before finalising them.
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33 to develop further the common indicators and ensure their quality.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Taking into account the information gathered as referred to in this Chapter, the European Commission shall submit every two years a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee on labour mobility within the Union, its effects on the structure and functioning of national labour markets, including worker protection and wages and the services provided to workers to facilitate the exercise of the freedom of movement in accordance with Article 46 TFEU.
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – subparagraph 1
The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee an ex-post evaluation on the operation and effects of this Regulation fivetwo years after its entry into force.