10 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2020/2244(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Asserts that the Recovery and Resilience Facility is reshaping the European Semester process and stimulating reforms that create jobs; underlines that the two processes should be fully coordinated towards building resilience and supporting the recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis; stresses that such resilience should be ensured in such sectors as healthcare and critical transport infrastructure to strengthen the preparedness for economic shocks; highlights that upskilling, crisis- preparedness and adequate availability of employees in critical infrastructure sectors play a key role in avoiding disruptions; calls for the cooperation at all governance levels to ensure crisis- preparedness plans with adequate financing, which would include inter alia algorithms of staff and resources mobilisation in emergency situations;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the area of social and employment policies, Next Generation EU (NGEU) and the EU budget can play a subsidiary but instrumental role in triggering, bundling and directing investments towards social development, in particular education, and resilience; appreciates that this role will be enhanced by better coordination of national policies towards overarching EU objectives such as the European Green Deal, the digital transition and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that vocational training systems provide youth and those who lost their jobs during the crisis with a reliable pathway towards long-term employment, which is a crucial step in overcoming the crisis;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that the access to digital infrastructure is still limited for certain groups of the population, stresses therefore the need to increase financing of digitalisation efforts to make sure that all economic actors and consumers have equal access to digital tools;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the partnership of public and private financial institutions has an important potential in providing income to the workers who are most seriously affected by the crisis, particularly those employed by SMEs in the sectors of culture, education, tourism and HORECA (hotels, restaurants, cafés);
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU budget’s backstop and borrowing and lending functions, and notably the SURE scheme, are perfect examples of how the credit capacity and reputation of the EU budget can be used to support Member State actions in line with European priorities in the exceptional circumstance of an unprecedented health and economic crisis in the history of the EU;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that the decline in remittances has significantly affected GDP indicators of some Member States, putting households at the risk of poverty; stresses that the European Semester process should give major attention to migrant workers and the social security coordination systems;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the EU’s growth strategy should reduce systemic imbalances among EU Member States and within each of them, particularly addressing growth-enhancing reforms, low spending on investments and unequal access to healthcare, including e- healthcare services; stresses that additional financial resources should be allocated for the infrastructure, education, healthcare and social services in rural areas;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the delivery of financial resources under NGEU and MFF, as well as public and private resources aiming at recovery and resilience, should be done in the most swift manner in order to avoid further losses; stresses in this regard that the quality and effectiveness of public administration, its transparency and sound financial management are crucial for the implementation of the recovery resources; calls on the European Commission to assist national, regional and local public administration, where necessary, with specific expertise, digital and operational support, inter alia via the Technical Support Instrument.