Activities of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - General Introduction - Total expenditure - General statement of revenue - Statement of revenue and expenditure by section
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
Amendments (27)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the social and employment related consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic demand a strong response for people, families, workers and businesses; highlights in this regard the crucial role of the Cohesion Policy, including the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will be the main driver for strengthening the social dimens and the Just Transition Fund, in mitigating the adverse effects of an integration project such the European Union ofor the Union and ensuring a socially sustainable recovery, as well as of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and the Just Transition Fund (JTF)most vulnerable, for workers and at grass-roots level, especially in the Member States that have been the most weakened in economic and social terms; urges, therefore, that resources for these funds to be stepped up;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the budget should help create quality employment, reduce poverty and increase upward social convergencewith fully respect of labour rights and the highest standards of working conditions, poverty eradication, fight against social exclusion and discrimination, and increase upward social, economic and territorial convergence and cohesion; recalls that this is even more crucial in a time of unprecedented crisis following the containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that the crisis has exacerbated existing social and economic inequalities and has worsened the living and working conditions of many workers and their families; insists on the need to tackle territorial and regional disparities; Stresses, in this regard, the urgent need for EU programmes, funds and instruments with sufficient budgetary means and with objectives fully aligned with this;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Warns, however, that this is insufficient without a new strategy focusing on social progress and social justice and geared to economic, social and territorial cohesion, breaking away from right-wing policies and the restrictions imposed by the EU on Member States’ economic, social and labour policies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses, however, that many of the activities and measures supported by the funds and programmes aiming at addressing social and labour problems are being compromised by the restrictions resulting from the European economic governance framework;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls for more funding from the European Union for Member States to strengthen the protection of maternity, paternity and paternity in labor legislation, in particular by increasing corresponding leave and guaranteeing 100% pay, as well as reducing working hours during the period of breastfeeding and taking steps to ensure this protection, but also investing in providing a free public network of early childhood care and education services, long-term care services; Notes that unavailability, prohibitive costs and lack of sufficient infrastructure to provide quality childcare services remain a significant barrier to women's equal participation in all aspects of society, including employment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that EU funds do not support any projects, investments and programmes that contribute to segregation, discrimination or social exclusion; urges the Commission to prevent potential or current private beneficiaries, practising inequality policies or social and labour dumping, with ongoing collective dismissal processes and/or relocation processes, to access EU fundings;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Expresses its concern at the low take-up of EU funds and programmes; considers that it can be significantly leveraged if support is stepped up for public structures providing technical assistance, and if co-funding rates were increased and if public investment financed by EU funds and programmes was excluded from budget deficit criteria;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of policies and measures to support labour market transition, especially in the context of the COVID-19 crisis; insists on the need for up- and reskilling policies to address the challenges posed by demographic change as well as the green and digital transition; recalls that the integration, with rights and on equal footing, into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups, such as people in poverty, people with disabilities, young and elderly people, and the unemployed, is paramount;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Stresses, however, that many of the activities and measures supported by the funds and programmes aiming at addressing inequalities problems are being compromised by the restrictions resulting from the European economic governance framework;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that EU funds do not support any projects, investments and programmes that contribute to segregation, discrimination or social exclusion; urges the Commission to prevent potential or current private beneficiaries, practising social and labour dumping, with ongoing collective dismissal processes and/or relocation processes, to access EU funding;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Reiterates the need for the EU budget to increase its funding to close the gender pay gap, strongly applying the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, not just through legislation and measures to combat pay discrimination , but in order to promote collective bargaining; calls, furthermore, for measures to combat discriminatory practices in hiring and promotion decisions; calls for measures to increase social protection in maternity, unemployment, illness, work accidents and occupational diseases;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 13 ,173 5 billion in 2022 to the ESF+; highlights that the ESF+ must play a key role in supporting the Member States to achieve high , and regrets the lack of ambition; states that the growing precarisation, the alarming poverty figures, including in-work and child poverty, the worrying unemployment levels, adequateincluding the young one, and social protectexclusion, and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the transition to a green and digital economythe persistent discrimination problems need a more ambitious budgetary answer; highlights that the ESF+ can play a key role in supporting the Member States to tackle the mentioned problems; welcomes the transfer from REACT-EU of an additional EUR 10,8 billion to cohesion in 2022, of which 30 % will be allocated to the ESF +;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that all budget appropriations under the 2021-2027 MFF respect the principle of equality between men and women and promote it in all European Union policies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern at the low take-up of EU funds and programmes; considers that it can be significantly leveraged if support is stepped up for public structures providing technical assistance, and if co-funding rates were increased and if public investment financed by EU funds and programmes was excluded from budget deficit criteria;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that, before the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, most women already had precarious or part-time jobs, and that this trend was exposed and reinforced by the worsening economic situation;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Reiterates its call for more investment to defend the rights of women and girls; calls for budget allocations to support women's economic independence through EU programs and funds; advocates a more strategic application of the ESF, capable of promoting equality between men and women, improving access to and reintegration into the labor market, combating unemployment, poverty, social exclusion and all forms of discrimination; asks the Commission to propose proactive measures through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development in order to support women's employment in rural areas;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Stresses that in the last decade, with the onset of the economic and financial crisis, economic, social, labor and gender inequalities within and between Member States have become more acute; recalls the important role played by the European Institute for Gender Equality in understanding the extent and causes of inequality between men and women in the EU; calls, therefore, for the budget, staff and independence to be strengthened, as well as for an increase in the budget under the heading "Promotion of non- discrimination and equality";
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reiterates the need for the EU budget to play a more active role in the pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; calls, therefore, for it to support measures and projects aimed at eradicating female and child poverty, promoting greater and better integration in the labor market, eliminating labor and wage inequalities between men and women, and improving accessing and providing health care or combating violence against women, children and young people;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets the fact the annual budgetary answer is financial constrained by a Multiannual Financial Framework that is far from being the adequate financial answer to the population and workers’ needs;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses the need to increase European Union funding so that Member States can provide public social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation, with psychological and social support, staffed by specialized professionals, and implement policies social and economic policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, namely through the guarantee of jobs that effectively lead to their social inclusion;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that, even taking into account the balance of personal, family and professional life, the Union budget should include an increase in investment in public services for the provision of high quality care, namely public networks of nurseries, day care centers and public services free time activities for children, a public health care network, as well as the defense of public, accessible and quality health systems and a public Social Security system, ensuring its universality;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that the economic situation aggravated by the COVID 19outbreak favours harassment and violence in all its forms, as well as prostitution, which women are victims of, and violation of human rights; insists on the need to increase public, financial and human resources, to intervene with groups at risk of poverty and at risk situations for children and young people, the elderly, or people with disabilities, as well as those designated homeless;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Higlights that subcontracting services often put workers, mainly women, in an extremely vulnerable position; urgently calls for the revision of the working conditions and status of workers providing services at the European institutions and to explore alternative solutions like the internalisation to improve their working conditions;
Amendment 74 #
7 a. Demands that the creation of job offers based on precarious employment must be rejected; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote collective bargaining, wage appreciation, the promotion of open- ended contracts and the regulation of working hours;