19 Amendments of Dan BARNA related to 2024/2077(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (Common Provisions Regulation),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) supports, complements and adds value to the policies of the Member States in order to ensure equal opportunities, equal access to the labour market, fair and high-quality working conditions, social cohesion, protection and inclusion and to develop a skilled and resilient workforce across all regions that is prepared for the green and digital transition; Whereas the ESF+ is and shall continue to be a key pillar of the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ESF+ is the only EU structural and investment fund primarily focused on social policies, and is therefore unique in itself and is strongly effective in achieving social inclusion, together with the cohesion policyensuring that cohesion policy contributes to social inclusion, convergence, and fairness;
Amendment 20 #
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 and elderly people; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and w - and different regions have specific needs,; whereas the Union shall complete the digital and green transition by leaving no one behind; Whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just and harmonious transition, that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable people in regions lagging behind, in regions in or at risk at falling into development traps, in rural areas and in outermost regions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the ESF+ must continue to be thea key and primary instrument for supporting the Member States, people and regions in strengthening the social dimension and cohesion of the Union;
Amendment 63 #
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; insists, therefore, on doubladjusting the funding for the ESF+ post- 2027 to the financing needs of an enlarging Union in the process of embracing the twin digital and green transition;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a differentthe ESF+ governance wshould lead to the loss of priority given to social aspects, including employment and social inclusion projects, and to the funding not reaching local levels and those most in need, while increasing the risk of reallocation of funds for other purposesbe streamlined to facilitate access by regions and by local authorities to structural funds, with a view to boost tailor-made and place-based investment favouring employment and social inclusion projects, affordable housing and future-proof training of the European workforce;
Amendment 88 #
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) and representatives of theregional and local authorities and target groups in allthe 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 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the current ESF+ programme was adopted before the emergence of crises that have caused high inflation and increased costs of living, and therefore require higher public and social investment such that the existing ESF+ cannot meet current needs; calls on the Commission to ensure that a comprehensive, stable and large-scale needs- and rights-based budget and which is targeted to the needs on the ground is guaranteed for the ESF+ in the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the ESF+ post-2027 should invest in tackling enduring social challenges and stay close to the general and specific objectives set out in the current ESF+; emphasises the importance of the fund’s principles of shared management, partnership, multilevel governance, place- based approach, clear objectives and thematic concentrations, and that most of the fund should be spent as close as possible to those using the fund;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the ESF+, and more broadly the Cohesion Policy funds, should focus on long-term investments in European regions and should not be regularly used to respond to emergencies or crises; insists that a social rescue facility capable of reacting to social emergencies and crisis situations should supplement 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 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that the ESF+ should targetreach all regions but concentrate on the most disadvantaged territories and people in our societies, regardless of their sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, or racial or ethnic origin – in particular marginalised communities such as Roma people, people with disabilities or chronic diseases, homeless people, children and elderly people; underlines that the ESF+ must be inclusive, with special attention given to all kinds of families, including single-parent families, families with more than two parents and rainbow families;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that reaching the EPSR’s targets on poverty becomes challenging, unless specific support is dedicated to alleviating the pressure on social protection systems and mitigating the social impact of crises; insists on dedicating support to ensure decent living conditions for all, with access to high-quality essential services; calls for the EU anti-poverty strategy, outlined in Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines for the 2024-2029 term, to be implemented via thean adequately financed ESF+, with its binding poverty-reduction targets, national living wage indices and reference budgets used as benchmarks, applying a multidimensional approach;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the need to ensure sufficient financing of the ESF+ post-2027 for access to high-quality and public education for all, skills development, upskilling, reskilling, training, and lifelong learning, and for the addressing of skills shortages, ensuring that individuals can successfully navigate labour market transitions;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of the ESF+ in focusing on different groups and regions with different needs; stresses, therefore, the importance of allocating support to projects on the socio-economic position of migrants, including labour migrants, 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 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to ensure that regional and local authorities and organisations have a say inmeaningful role in the definition of projects co-financed from national budgets;
Amendment 202 #
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;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for 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; warns that simplification must not compromise the fundamental principles of shared management, multilevel governance, transparency and accountability, ensuring the proper administration of publicEuropean funds;
Amendment 217 #
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 ovulnerable groups, rural regions, and outermost regions have limited access to high-quality digital infrastructure; Reiterates its call for a place-based approach to Cohesion policy, aimed at ensuring harmonious and just digital transition in regions lagging behind; Underlines the importance of Cohesion Policy in enhancing institut ion funding opportunities as a resultal quality in all regions, to allow local authorities to properly absorb and invest Structural and Investment Funds;