8 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2012/2277(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Austrian authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 21 December 2011, supplemented by additional information up to 25 June 2012, and that its full assessment was made available by the Commission on 19 October 2012; regrets the lengthy evaluation period of 10 months;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with immediate assistance, the Austrian authorities decided to start the implementation of the measur the Austrian authorities decided to address the dismissals immediately and launched the coordinated package of services on 1 October 2011 -, well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the region of Steiermark has already been affected by mass lay-offs and workers in this region have benefited from the EGF support by means of three applications, viz.: EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark, EGF/2010/007 AT/Steiermark-Niederosterreich and EGF/2010/008 AT/AT&S;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that EGF project will be carried out in the framework of a labour foundation established at the regional level managed by a development association experienced with a past EGF application (EGF/2009/009 AT/Steiermark); recalls that labour foundations are institutions set up by sectoral social partners in order to accompany workers in industrial change with training measures to enhance their employability; recalls further that this model of providing active labour market measures was very successful in the past regarding the reintegration of workers into the labour market and the use of the EGF funds for this purpose;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that this EGF application is a direct result of budget cuts in social policy which are being implemented despite a controversial debate between the social services providers and the regional government; further regrets that more social workers are expected to be dismissed in the region in the course of 2012;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the proposed co-ordinated package of personalised services and the detailed descriptions of the measures presented in the Commission proposal; welcomes the fact that the training on offer is combined with the future economic prospects and the future skills and qualification needs in the region;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws the attention to the subsistence allowance for workers on training and on job search which is said to amount EUR 1000 per workers per month (calculated for 11 months, unemployment benefit will be interrupted during that period) which will be combined with training allowance of EUR 200 per worker per month; recalls that the EGF should in future be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as occupational orientation programs and its financial contribution to allowances should always be of additional nature and in parallel to what is available to dismissed workers by virtue of national law or collective agreements;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the proposed measures cost approximately EUR 22 000 per worker, of which roughly EUR 14 000 is to be covered by the EGF, making it a very high contribution per capita compared to other EGF applications;