27 Amendments of Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER related to 2024/2077(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard the 2019 and 2021 European Court of Auditors Annual Reports,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ESF+ is the only EU fund primarily focused on social policies, and is therefore unique in itself and is strongly effective in achieving social inclusion, together with the cohesion policy;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different vulnerable groups have different needs, such as women in poverty, labour migrants, children, peoplechildren, single parents and big families, women in poverty, persons with disabilities and, elderly people and labour migrants; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed and brings many opportunities but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and; whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just transition that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable peopleeave anybody behind;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different vulnerable groups have different needs, such as women in poverty, labour migrants, children, people with disabilities, youth and elderly people; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just transition that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable people;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the availability and affordability of decent housing is decreasing because of over-liberalisation of the marketdue to a lack of supply and rising market prices, which are further impacted by seasonal fluctuations in certain touristic regions; whereas the EU will have its first- ever Commissioner for tackling the housing criseis, andlong with the launch of the first -ever European aAffordable hHousing pPlan, expected in 2025;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas Europe’s overall increase in life expectancy and ageing demographic is generating a growing demand for care in all age groups; whereas 80% of Long-Term Care is provided by informal carers, predominantly women; whereas care sector faces growing shortage of workforce in all Member States;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the ESF+ is the main funding instrument to support the Member States for implementing the new EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Child Guarantee aims to prevent and combat thepoverty and social exclusion of children by guaranteeing effective and free access to high-quality early childhood education and care, education and healthcare, and effective access to healthy nutrition and adequate housing;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas strong focus on complementarity of the ESF+ should be upheld in order to motivate the Member States to use the fund to set structural reforms rather than use finances to fund everyday needs;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas implementation of the ESF+ on the national level is often accompanied by unnecessary burden and complicated or ineffective rules adopted by the national governments that lower the efficiency of projects and undermine the overall goals of the fund;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong, reinforced, stand- alone ESF+ with significantly increased public support for existing instruments aimed at providing for the poorest in our societies; and complementing national employment and social policies insists, therefore, on doublincreasing the funding for the ESF+ post- 2027;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that the objectives of the ESF+ should be to achieve high employment levels with adequate wages, decent working conditions, healthy working environments and social security coverage, in order to develop a skilled, competitive and resilient workforce, ready for the twin transition and the future world of work, and to build fair social protections and inclusive and cohesive societies, with the aims of eradicating poverty and delivering on the principles and the headline targets set out in the EPSR;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the participation of social partners, civil society organisations (CSOs), local and regional entities, and representatives of the target groups in all design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation stages of the ESF+, to allocate adequate funding for this purpose and to prevent the exclusion of smaller actors;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong concerns over attempts to split or merge the existing ESF+ with other funds, since that wcould create serious risks for the implementation of its objectives and those of the EPSR and its action plan, and the reaching of the ESPR’s headline targets; warns that unifying or simplifytreamlining funds may not improve their effectiveness;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. BelieveExpresses its concerns that a different ESF+ governance wcould lead to the loss of priority given to social aspects, including employment and social inclusion projects, potentially loss of focus, and to the funding not reaching local levels and those most in need, while increasing the risk of reallocation of funds for other purposes;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the need to share best practices on the most efficient and transparent implementation of the ESF+; reiterates that the most successful ways to use the ESF+ is in the closest possible cooperation with the local and regional actors;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes with concerns that the efficient implementation of the ESF+ in the ongoing term is often hindered by the national governments who are adding unnecessary administrative burden or preventing local actors like in several Member States successful Local action groups (which consist of municipalities, local SMEs, local organisations and entrepreneurs including within the LEADER program) from the management of the support under the fund and of the funding opportunities;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the ESF+ should not be used to respond to emergencies or crises; insists that a social rescue facility capable of reacting to social emergencies and crisis situations should supcomplement the ESF+; calls on the Commission to build on the success of the temporary EU instrument launched in 2020, entitled ‘Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)’, in fighting temporary unemployment, and to put forward an EU unemployment reinsurance scheme without further delay;.
Amendment 140 #
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 levele implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level in order to address child poverty with appropriate and integrated funding, 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 States with a higher portion of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises 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 particularly in regions with skill mismatches, and for the addressing of skills shortages, ensuring that individuals can successfully navigate labour market transitions;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the EPSR and the reforms needed to comply with the country-specific recommendations in the European Semester are also dependant on the strong support of the ESF+ for certain policy measures, especially those related to strengthening social welfare systems, ensuring inclusive and high-quality public educattargeted support for regions with high youth unemployment ensuring inclusive and high-quality education, promote traditional professions, reducinge child poverty and eradicating homelessness;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Shares the ambition to prioritisze the tackling ofaddressing the housing crises,is and insistemphasizes that the ESF+ post-2027 ESF+ should enhance timely and equal access to affordable, decent, sustainable, and high- quality services promoting access to housinghousing access, and that this should be achieved by increasing supply while protecting property owners and investors; believes that all the Member States mustshould invest at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources into tackling homelessness, ensuring a balance between social protection and property rights;
Amendment 220 #
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 thatthorough reformulation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the findings and shortcomings identified by the European Court of Auditors in its Annual Reports 19 and 21; stresses the importance of an effective Youth Guarantee that genuinely delivers high-quality opportunities, especially for young people not in education, employment, or training (NEETs); proposes a revised Youth Guarantee that prioritizes sustainable employment and quality apprenticeships, while focusing on skills development and creating accessible pathways to stable jobs and not temporary; recommend that Member States dedicate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources; repeats in this context its call on the Member States to ban unpaid traineeships to the implementation of this improved Youth Guarantee; emphasizes the need for robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure the program’s long-term impact and effectiveness; reiterates the call for Member States to guarantee that all work experiences under the Youth Guarantee offer fair compensation and contribute to skill-building; recommends strengthening partnerships with employers and educational institutions to enhance career prospects and ensure valuable, long-term outcomes for young people;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. 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 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls forInsists on the reduction of the administrative burden, notably by simplifying the application processes for accessing funds and the reporting procedures for organisations, in particular for those of a smaller size, as well as for municipalities; warns that simplification must not compromise the fundamental principles of shared management, transparency and, accountability and independent scrutiny, ensuring the proper administration of public funds;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Warns that not all people are prepared for digitalisation, and that certain groups of people, especially the most vulnerable, could miss out onReiterates that the digitalisation is one of the important tools to reduce administrative burden and streamline applications for funding opportunities, and as such it shall be promoted, and the digital skills of people shall be strengthened; notes, however that not all people are prepared for digitalisation; insists therefore, that the lack of digital skills shall not be an obstacle to get information about and apply for funding opportunities as a result;