17 Amendments of Dragoş PÎSLARU related to 2019/0000(INI)
Amendment 84 #
1. Notes that while the economic conditions in the EU are currently favourable and overall employment is steadily growing, it remains vital to tackle youth unemployment as well as the issues faced by the NEETs swiftly, and there is still a need for improvement in terms of youth unemployment, labour market segmentation and inequalities, in-work poverty and productivity;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission’s 2019 country-specific recommendations (CSRs) and welcomes the stronger focus on investment; notes that almost one third of the CSRs issued until 2018 have not been implemented; welcomes the fact that considerable progress has been achieved in legislation governing labour relations and employment protection; is concerned that progress on the 2018 CSRs is worse than performance in previous years and urges the Commission to put the necessary pressure on Member States to implement the recommendations; believes that strong reform implementation is crucial to strengthen the growth potential of EU economies and to foster social inclusion;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that considerable divergences in employment persist between countries, regions and population groups; the Member States and the Commission should ensure the implementation of specific employment policies in order to address the constraints and difficulties experienced by regions that suffer demographic handicaps, such as depopulated regions or sparsely populated regions, with a special focus on the agricultural sector, with the aim to foster its capacity to create employment and added value in rural areas; considers it necessary to increase employment rates and promote decent job creation in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal of an employment rate of at least 75 %;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for well- designed labour market policies and reforms that create quality employment, promote equal opportunities and the equal treatment of workers, facilitate equal access to the labour market and social protection, facilitate labour mobility, reintegrate the unemployed and tackle inequalities and gender imbalances; calls, in this respect, on the Member States and the Commission to make the fight against youth unemployment their priority and to fully use the financial instruments such as the Youth Guarantee, the EU programs such as Erasmus + and tailored measures to tackle youth unemployment and to foster youth employability;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that participation of women in the labour market continues to grow but that gender inequalities in terms of employment and pay persist; takes the view that efforts should be strengthened to reduce the gender pay gap, the gender pension gap and disincentives to work, improve work-life balance and provide access to affordable childcare, early childcare and long-term care facilities; calls on the Member States to fully and quickly implement the recently adopted directive on work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out the need to fight ageism in labour markets including through an intergenerational equity perspective, thus bridging the gap between youth and older generations, including by raising awareness of Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, and by securing access to life-long learning opportunities, and fostering mobility and skills exchange programs among senior EU citizens;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to draw- up a long-term planning strategy for the integration of ethnical minorities groups into the labour market, in order not only to mitigate the risk of exclusion but also to help them become active members of society;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen efforts against discrimination based on ethnicity, membership of a minority or minority language by raising awareness, implementing national diversity strategies and collecting and analysing reliable disaggregated data on discrimination;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media, the media and the greening of the economy and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greener economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a transformation of the education and training systems is necessary in order to make full use of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies and the media and to develop the skills and competences required to meet the demands of the labour market of the future; considers that skills shortages and mismatches can be major investment obstacles; emphasises that in order to acquire adequate skills it is necessary to improve the quality, availability, affordability and accessibility of education and training, including vocational training, and improve the mutual recognition of qualifications; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital and entrepreneurial skills, taking into account the shift towards the digital economy and to a greener economy; believes that the challenges of climate change and the transition to a greener economy demand support to help workers to adapt, especially in the most affected regions by improving training and education in order to adapt skills and create new jobs in the environmental and digital sectors;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s social and economic goals should have equal priority and that the European Semester process should be enhanced to include a social dimension all throughout its period, involving the competent bodies of the EU and member states which deal with social policies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to reinforce social rights by delivering the European Pillar of Social Rights and including its components and implementing theits social aspects with the help of the Country Specific Recommendations;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Calls on the Member States to ensure that workers who experience new forms of work, in particular platform workers, have access to a social protection system and are guaranteed all their social rights;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)
Paragraph 10 h (new)
10 h. Urges the European Commission to enhance the Country Specific Recommendations for the eurozone members by creating a matrix framework where social policies related to the European Pillar of Social Rights such as inclusive acces to education, health, nutrition, employment, housing, and preserving social rights are analysed per social segments such as children, youth, seniors, minorities, migrants, persons with disabilities therefore creating a much more accurate image of the economic and social health of the member states and examine extending this new component of the CSRs to the non-eurozone members;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 i (new)
Paragraph 10 i (new)
10 i. Welcomes the inclusion in CSRs of various social indicators but notes that they are currently insufficient and that solely annual reporting leads to a loss of tempo; calls on the Commission to produce trimestrial reports on the evolution and implementation of finalized European Pillar of Social Rights policies, making note of the progress of the member states and including recomendations for the future period;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the social situation continues to improve and that poverty is in decline, but that it still remains unacceptably high; stresses that while the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) in the EU continued to decrease in 2017, some 113 million people in the EU and 74 million in the euro area were AROPE in 2017; urges the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary steps to reduce poverty, including child and in-work poverty, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal; stresses the need to reduce poverty and situations of exclusion of children in the EU, in particular through the implementation of a child guarantee; emphasises that decent job creation, access to social protection regardless of employment relationship or contract type, wage growth and well-resourced, quality public education systems have a significant impact on reducing inequalities, the risk of poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 m (new)
Paragraph 11 m (new)
11 m. Notes that as there is a significant number of EU citizens coming from non- eurozone members who are living, working or studying for short to medium- term in eurozone member states, they should be reflected as a special chapter of the Country Specific Recommendations, taking into account the need to provide assistance and care to the families they leave behind in non-eurozone member states;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 n (new)
Paragraph 11 n (new)
11 n. Considers that as a number of member states are yet to join the eurozone, this enlargment should be coordinated in such a manner that social indicators and dynamics promoted in eurozone members are already put into place for candidate countries; underlines that the CSR are an useful tool for this action;