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26 Amendments of Georgiana TEODORESCU

Amendment 28 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people, generates several millions industry-linked jobs and accounts for over 80 % of exports and has dominant role in placing direct foreign investments; whereas Europe has centuries-old strong industrial traditions and is therefore fit for efficient twin transition based on social economy and EU values;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas further investment in research and innovation is crucial to boost productiveness and development of the European industry; whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are essential for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 42 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be job and productiveness retention;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is a vital economic pillar in Europehas been traditionally one of Europe’s vital industrial engines; whereas automotive supply chain in the EU is currently suffering competitive gaps, both concerning cost and technology;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU climate policy is demanding ambitious targets from the European companies which decrease their competitiveness and lead to layoffs;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 72 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the current crisis in the automotive industry is endogeneous and is resulting from restrictive EU policies that have not taken into account the social impact thereof on SMEs and companies;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is imperative, but it must be achieved in a way that avoids job losses in traditional automotive manufacturing;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 109 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that European competitiveness is primarily determined by the general business climate in the EU; calls therefore for the continued work to strengthen the business environment for SMEs as well as strategic industries; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the investments needed in infrastructures to guarantee broad access in all European regions, in particular rural areas and the regions covered by the174 Article of the TFEU and in order to encourage entrepreneurship and new jobs opportunities;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for a permanent investment tool at EU level to ensure that the necessary resources are available in all sectors for developing an industrial policy and for policies that help reach the social and green targets, based on the positive experiences of NextGenerationEU and the strong labour focus of the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency instrument (SURE);deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission to revise the Green Deal in order to prevent deindustrialisation of the EU and to protect job opportunities within the Union; underlines the importance of upholding the technological neutrality principle;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the European Commission to provide an impact assessment of the social impact of the Green Deal policies, in particular in industry, in cooperation with the social partners; underlines that relocation and offshoring of companies and the related forced labour migration can lead to irreversible changes and further exacerbation of regional disparities; urges, therefore, the European Commission to address the problem of industrial and social desertification of certain areas in the Member States;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to adopt trade policies that protect European jobs while promoting fair and ethical trade; calls for countervailing tariffs to be applied to imports from countries where unfair labour practices, low environmental standards, or heavy state subsidies distort competition; stresses that future trade agreements must include strong labour clauses to ensure that global trade benefits workers, rather than undermining their rights;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to revise the European Public Procurement Directive6 in order to establish preferential treatment for companies complying with collective bargaining agreements; calls on the Commission to strengthen the social clause and exclude from tenders companies that have engaged in criminal activities or union busting or that have refused to participate in collective bargaining; highlights the importance of ensuring that public money is used to invest in those engaged in just transitions with the aim of promoting collective agreements and increasing trade union densities; considers, furthermore, that all EU financial support to undertakings should be made conditional on their compliance with the applicable working and employment conditions and/or employer obligations resulting from the relevant collective agreements; believes that this support should also be conditional on their commitment to investing in European industries and maintaining jobs in the EU; __________________ 6 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj.deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call for EU funding, including State aid, to be conditional on public policy objectives, especially in strategic sectors, and on social requirements, in order to offer high- quality jobs, promote collective bargaining, respect EU labour rights and standards, and ensure improved working conditions;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that in order to limit and hopefully invert the current occupational crisis, which concerns both big companies and the supply chain, the loss of jobs and skills should not be taken for granted; calls on the European Union and Member States to put in place accompanying measures for companies, both at union and trade association level and measures aimed at enhancing cross- cutting skills and on improving skills within different industrial sectors;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Supports investments in sectors such as electric vehicle battery production, charging infrastructure, renewable energy and digital technologies; insists that these investments must prioritise workers’ rights and community development;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that restructuring processes are essential in achieving the green transition objectives and are an imperative for a net-zero economy that sustains its social and environmental standards; warns that restructuring processes must never come at the cost of workers’ rights; calls on the Commission to take action to reinforce and promote collective bargaining, ensuring an increase in collective bargaining coverage to at least 80 % in all Member States, and guaranteeing full respect of the right to collective bargaining;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 219 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Warns that restructuring must not be used as a pretext to violate workers’ and trade union rights7 ; deplores the violation of the fundamental rights of collective bargaining and information and consultation before a decision is made; calls on the Commission to put in place safeguards to prevent the misuse of restructuring as a means to exploit workers or avoid obligations, particularly in cases of tactical insolvency; __________________ 7 Study – ‘Study on monitoring the application of the EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Publications Office of the European Union, 2018, https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/1c22896d-4e10-11ea- aece-01aa75ed71a1/language-en.deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of maintaining competitive transformation costs in the EU, as well as short-term measures to reduce regulatory burden, ensure coherence, predictability and appropriate timing and consultation for future legislation; calls on the Commission to follow recommendations of Draghi’s report in order to ensure that EU remains a leader in the global automotive industry, preserves jobs, R&D facilities, and manufacturing within the region; underlines that the radical displacement of production away from the EU’s automotive sector or the rapid takeover of EU plants and companies by state-subsidised competitors should be avoided;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 242 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that in order to prevent the loss of jobs, and in the absence of an industrial plan agreed with the social partners, a moratorium on closures and forced redundancies should be possible; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently agree on a moratorium on forced redundancies with a temporary support programme to protect employment during transitions, creating space for the clean industrial deal and avoiding the loss of strategic industrial capacity; demands stronger protections against unfair dismissals and calls for workers affected by restructuring to be guaranteed adequate compensation, retraining opportunities and support in securing new employment; reaffirms that the dignity of workers must always take precedence over corporate profits;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 251 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards vocational education training and dual formation and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; underlines that EU industry and enterprises should play a key role in planning and developing educational and training programs in order to ease the transition to the labour market; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive plan, similar to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, focused on boosting investment in green technologies, renewable energy and sustainable industries, with the objective of accelerating the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral economy while strengthening the European social model and social justice;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to anticipate a safeguard clause to revise the 2025 targets for CO2 emissions; underlines that many companies will not be able to meet the deadlines which might lead to another wave of layoffs;
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2024/2829(RSP)

Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for green collective bargaining in the form of negotiable clauses between the social partners of collective agreements that have a direct and indirect effect on the environment; highlights that green collective agreements can cover the impact of companies’ activities on the environment, the protection of workers from the effects of climate change and the impact of the green transformation on employment and work organisation; notes that two main forms of green collective agreements can be identified; insists on the integration of green clauses and agreements to manage green restructuring;deleted
2024/11/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 156 #

2024/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) reiterate the essential contribution of mothers to the global economy, and encourage nations to ensure that women who wish to become mothers can make that choice without being constrained by their social circumstances;
2024/11/05
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 179 #

2024/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ensure that women in all their diversity have access to health services, including for sexual rights and reproductive health, including age- appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe and legal abortion, maternal healthcare and care- based, whatever their age and social status, have access to comprehensive health services;
2024/11/05
Committee: FEMM