13 Amendments of Pál SZEKERES related to 2024/2077(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the Budapest Declaration of 8 November 2024 on the New European Competitiveness Deal,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the EU must be made more competitive, productive, innovative and sustainable, building on economic, social and territorial cohesion, and ensuring convergence and a level playing field both within the EU and globally;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, in the light of current challenges, to include in the specific objectives of the ESF+ the promotion of the just transition, the socio- economic integration of labour migrants, including labour migrants legally resident in the EU, the social inclusion of women who are victims of gender-based violence and the integration of, and the integration of people with disabilities and older people;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level, and insists that it constitute a central pillar of the EU anti-poverty strategy; repeats its previous demands for the ESF+ post-2027 to include a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion for the European Child Guarantee;insists that all the Member States should allocate at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to the European Child Guarantee and at least 10 % for those Member Stateunderlines that the ESF+ plays an indispensable role in regions with a higher portion of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to raise the earmarking for social inclusion beyond the current 25 % and the earmarking for food aid and basic material assistance for the most deprived persons to 5 %, in response to rising living and food costs;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Shares the ambition to prioritise the tackling of the housing crises, and insists that the ESF+ post-2027 should enhance timely and equal access to affordable, decent, sustainable and high-quality services promoting access to housing by means of housing support; believes that all the Member States must invest at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources into tackling homelessness;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the importance of tapping the talent potential in Europe and investing in skills; urges the need to ensure sufficient financing of the ESF+ post-2027 for high-quality and public education for all, skills development, upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning, and for the addressing of skills shortages, ensuring that individuals can successfully navigate labour market transitions;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a strengthening of efforts to support the implementation of the Youth Guarantee with an increased earmarking for all Member States that dedicate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources; repeats in this context its call on the Member States to ban unencourage paid traineeships;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of the ESF+ in focusing on different groups with different needs; stresses, therefore, the importance of allocating support to projects on the socio-economic position of migrants, including labour migrantsthird- country workers legally resident in the Union, the social inclusion of people with disabilities, the ageing population in society, women and children, and female- headed households; insists that the ESF+ post- 2027 incorporate other aspects of social inclusion, such as housing, health and family circumstances and the support of community-based services;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the Employment and Social Innovation strand of the ESF+ provides support regarding the precarious situation of mobile workers and secures funding for trade union-related counselling; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure permanent funding for national and transnational trade union counselling services for such workers; underlines the importance of tapping the talent potential in Europe and investing in skills to promote quality jobs across the EU;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. CEmphasises the need to strengthen social dialogue, uphold equal opportunities and reduce inequalities, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights; calls on the Commission to allocate consistent financial resources to capacity- building, with the aims of empowering social partners to play a relevant role in areas of their competence, of strengthening their capacity to engage in social dialogue both at EU and national level and of enhancing social partners’ actions – and include technical assistance for these three purposes – with an adequate minimum percentage investment obligation from the Member States; further insists that social partners and CSOs should be guaranteed access to funding for social policy objectives in all the Member States on an equal basis;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that it is of the utmost importance that small social enterprises and CSOs have access to all aspects of the ESF+; calls for an increased co-financing rate of at least 90 % for measures targeting the most deprived implemented by CSOs, and at least 70 % for thosethe measures implemented by social enterprises;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Insists that the rules governing the use of the ESF+ must ensure and enhance compliance with the rule of law, the EU acquis, the highest EU social standards, social rights and democratic principles, and be aligned with the EPSR, the UN’s sustainable development goals and fundamental human and workers’ rights;