6 Amendments of Mary Lou McDONALD related to 2008/2063(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that Articles 43 and 49 of the EC Treaty, which the Court of Justice of the European Communities, in recent judgments, has interpreted unfavourably as regards employment rights, will remain unchanged if the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Regrets that the Lisbon Treaty will not amend Articles 43 and 49 of the EC Treaty as they undermine workers’ rights and encourage a race to the bottom in terms of pay and conditions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Supports the call by the European Trade Union Confederation for a ‘social progress clause’ to be inserted into the EC Treaty in order to ensure the primacy of social rights over those relating to the functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Expresses its concern that the addition of the words "particularly economic and financial conditions" in Article 16 EC Treaty, as amended, will be interpreted in such a way as to place further restrictions on the ability of governments to invest in public services;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses, howBeliever,s that the Treaty of Lisbon provides for further progress on social Europe and for strengthened social legislation on the basis of the binding character offundamental flaws in the Treaties are not adequately addressed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of a more systematic definition, in, nor by Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, as amended, of the values underpinning the European Union's actions and main aims;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines, in addition, the importance ofWelcomes the horizontal clause in Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union, as amended, which will act as a general principlebut recognises that it will have no real impact ofn the European Union's policy makingcontent of EU legislation;