8 Amendments of Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that effective and carefully consideredsocially inclusive employment policy enhancements reflectingneed to take into account the demographic and automation challenges and the challenges posed by the EU’s commitment to decarbonisation; stresses that such enhancements, accompanied by well-targeted investment strategies and responsible fiscal policies, continue to be an important precondition for sustainable growth which is the key factor leading to quality employment and boosting upward social convergence;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the 2020 budget should contribute towards achieving the Europe 2020 targets in the social and employment area, which; notes that these targets seem to be within reach as regards the employment rate target but remain far from being achieved as regards the target of reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses, in this regard, the need for comprehensive policy reforms and integrated approaches that strengthen social inclusion and combat youth and long-term unemployment and the often neglected issue of elderly employability;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the crucial role of the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Guarantee (YG), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); highlights, in this regard, that the activities implemented in these areas should always result in strategic measures with clearly defined objectives and targets and that efficient and effective spending is equally as important as the total budget ceilings; recalls that these financial instruments must also support companies and workers in their transition to a digital and greener economy by improving education and training so that they can acquire the necessary skills and create new jobs in these sectors;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges efforts to make the procedures to claim the funds in the 2020 budget more transparent and accessible; emphasises, in this regard, that more work has to be done, in particular, to improve access to funds for the overseas countries and territories, which are often overlooked and which possess limited administrative resources and expertise due to their special status and size;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, in the context of ongoing budgetary constraints, it will be critical to make the best use of the 2020 general budget, including future skills policies and measures to support labour market transition and better adjustment to demographic change, particularly by improved integration of potentially vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the labour market; calls, therefore, on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment their priority, and to make full use of financial instruments, such as the Youth Guarantee and EU programmes such as Erasmus+, to promote the employment and employability of young people;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores that more than a quarter of all children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses the importance of Child Guarantee to ensure that living conditions and opportunities of millions of children in Europe would improve considerably; calls for a pilot project to remedy the situation of Roma children by helping schools to become engines of their social inclusion;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the policy developments in the area of employment and social affairs during the 8th legislature, but emphasises that the policy initiatives need proper, adequate and timely funding to become operational;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are very valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies in the fields of employment, in particular enhancing youth employment, and social inclusion and could be used for data and evidence collection in order to improve future Union employment policies;