Activities of Elżbieta RAFALSKA related to 2021/2251(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility
Amendments (12)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU's socio-economic situation in recent years has been determined by the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic, mainly due to changes in social behaviour and administrative constraints, taken with a view to protecting the population and maintaining the capacity of the health system;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas one of the major challenges for the European Union is that of negative demographic trends; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this phenomenon;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the national recovery plans of four Member States have still not been approved by the European Commission;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the digital skills indicator in the EU is only 56%; whereas, according to the EU digital objectives, the digital skills indicator should increase to 80% by 20301a; _________________ 1a Digital Economy and Society Index 2021, p. 15
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the inflation can lead to a significant negative change in the expected outcome of the RRF and more importantly to the expected results of the milestones, targets and estimated costs of the Member States’ NRRPs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to immediately approve the recovery plans for Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary and Sweden; recalls that further delay in deciding on the mobilisation of funds under this instrument means that, in the end, these funds may not be used at all for post-pandemic recovery assistance; points out that in the context of a new challenge for the EU and the world, namely the war in Ukraine, funds should reach the Member States as soon as possible;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the need to adapt labour market policy instruments to support those groups that are particularly disadvantaged on the labour market, such as young people, women, people with disabilities, people with low qualifications, people remaining in the agricultural sector due to a lack of alternative forms of employment, and the older people;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for Member States to take action in the area of increasing adult participation in education and other forms of lifelong acquisition of skills and qualifications and to match vocational training with labour market needs;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that in order to maximise the benefits of the digital economy and promote productivity in the long term it is needed to continuously improve the level of digital literacy in the society as well as to increase the coverage of fixed networks with very high speed;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to supporttake legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls ion this regard for the swift adoptione Commission and the Member States to cooperate constructively ofn the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes that extraordinary inflation should be recognised by the Commission as a justified reason for a Member State to amend its NRRP including the potential of downgrading the milestones and targets;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to reassess the potential amount of RRF loan support that would not be requested by the Member States due to limited interest for the loan component, thereby calls on the Commission to exercise more flexible framework for the provision of support of the Facility to Member States particularly in respect to the fallout of the Russian aggression on Ukraine, namely related to social aspects such as aid for children, housing, infrastructure etc.;