Activities of Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU related to 2008/2098(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UrgesCalls on the Commission to prioritise streamlining of administrative practices andand the Member States to fight efficiently against all legal and administrative barriers as well as obstacles to geographical mobility at European, national, regional or local levels, such as the non-recognition of mobility related experiences for career prospects or social security and pensions, particularly within SMEs; considers that it is also important to promote administrative cooperation between national institutions and authorities, whose interaction is decisive when trying to resolve problems related to worker mobility between Member States efficiently in all fields of financial, social and personal relations;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 23 May 2007 on promoting decent work for all1,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to implement fully Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and, which will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (to be applicable fromin 2009), as well as related legislation on social security matters and the payment of allowances of any kind; calls on the Member States and the Commission to urgently address the recurring problems raised in petitions and complaints on social security, pensions, and health care; supports the Commission's plans for the introduction of an electronic version of the European Health Insurance Card, which will considerably reduce the time taken to process EU mobile workers' social security claims; suggests that this should also be done for form "E106";
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for close cooperation between national administrations in order to identify and eliminate injustices in the fields of taxation, such as discrimination of foreign nationals and doublejustice and taxation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the regional and national authorities to remove practical obstacles to mobility, in accordance with the concept of "fair mobility", particularly by combating undeclared work and social dumping;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages educational authorities to work together pro-actively on mutual recognition of qualifications gained from formal, informal and non-formal education, and professions which correspond to the standards set by Member States; considers it crucial that Member States makimplement efficiently the European Qualifications Framework and give appropriate fuoll useow-up to upcoming initiatives ofn the European Qualifications FCredit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET), so that classification in the levels of the national educational system and of the Lifelong Learning programmework allows mobile workers to continue their training; endorses the Commission's commitment to developing Europass in order to make qualifications more readable for employers; stresses the value of the Euraxess Services;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that EURES is also designed to meet the needs of specific categories of workers such as the long- term unemployed, young or older workers, women, researchers, self-employed workers and seasonal workers, and intends to support individuals in preparing a full, high-quality career plan; points out that, where appropriate, it will be expanded to the benefit of third- country nationals, including those who have not yet acquired long-term resident status;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Fully endorses the existing information mechanisms and the exchange of good practices but at the same time suggests that all relevant sites, portals etc. be checked in terms of efficiency and, if necessary, be reorganised, harmonised or regrouped so as to make them more user- friendly and to improve public awareness of sustainable development and social cohesion;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that Member States should promote good practice and mutual learning schemes for mobility actions, financed from the EU Cohesion Fund, and especially from the European Social Fund;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in addition to online services, supplementary means of information should be explored and put in place in the Member States and in the regions of the EU with a view to widely distributing information on job mobility within Member States; considers that a job mobility call centre related to EURES should be put in place to promptly provide workers with information on specific questions; in the national language and at least in a second European language;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, since mobility entails facilitating matters across the entire range of needs and activities of workers and their families, Parliament has in numerous resolutions drawn attention to the obstacles to mobility and to European citizens' right to reside outside their Member State of origin, and has proposed possible means of removal,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the development of appropriate training for professional mobility consultants, who will also contribute to the resolution of the upcoming issues needing to be solved;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, while the Commission's Action Plan covers the main issues related to mobility, much more action still needs to be taken, notably regarding creating stronger links between education systems and the labour market, as also on aspects such as preparation for mobility via the teaching of foreign languages and maintaining acquired linguistic abilities for workers and their children;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that guaranteed labour mobility is a means of consolidating the Lisbon strategy's economic and social dimensions, achieving the objectives of the renewed social agenda, and tackling a range of challenges including globalisation, industrial change, technological progress, population trends, migrations and alterations in the social and employment model;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to include both labour and geographical mobility as a priority in their national employment and lifelong learning programmes;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to work together in order to draw up a programme of reintegration for citizens and their families returning to their Member State of origin after a period spent working in another;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that there remain within the EU a large number of administrative or legislative barriers to labour mobility and to the mutual recognition of qualifications of every level and professional experience; reaffirms its commitment to a solution to these problems, and calls on the Commission to undertake close monitoring of Member States failing to implement EU legislation in this area;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the proposal for improving exchanges of information and best practice between national authorities, as well as that concerning an electronic version of the European health insurance card; requests further information on this initiative and how it can enhance workforce mobility; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of creating, in the near future, a single European card including all information relating to the contributions paid by and the social rights of the individual concerned in all Member States where that person has worked;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the objectives announced in the third section of the Action Plan for Work Mobility, in line with the enhancement of EURES' institutional capabilities; stresses the diverse make-up of the workforce and the need for services adapted to all categories of worker, including older people, the self-employed, seasonal workers, workers with disabilities, workers who return to employment after a break from work, etc.;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the issue of access to the EURES network for citizens living in the countryside or in regions of the Union where Internet access tends to be limitedrural, island, mountain and remote regions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the information on this portal is also made accessible to these population groups;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports and encourages the implementation of the concept of equitable mobility, and calls on the Commission to ensure its application, e.g. by involving workers' and employers' organisations on a sectoral basis in order to prevent undeclared work and the downgrading of working conditions;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the Commission's intention to follow up the proposal which it submitted in 2005 and its amended proposal of 2007 for a directive laying down minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility by improving the vesting and preservation of supplementary pension rights;·
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote programmes in support of mobility for young professionals; believes that such programmes need to be grounded in the employer/employee relationship, and should recognise the value added arising from experience, abilities and skills, including knowledge of languages, acquired outside one's home country;