Activities of Petru FILIP
Plenary speeches (22)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Temporary workers (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Social package (First part) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Creation of a Roma fingerprints database in Italy (debate)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (debate)
Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION The review of the "European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument"
Amendments (134)
Amendment 1 #
2008/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that irregularities in the use of EU funds relating to mismanagement and sometimes even fraud occur in a large number of Member States. Notes that the Member States reported 3 832 irregularities in 2007 (which is an increase by 19,2% in relation to 2006), that the total financial amount affected in 2007 was about EUR 828 million, that suspected frauds as a percentage of the total number of reported irregularities represent around 12-15% in 2007 and that the total irregular amount for the European Regional Development Fund has risen by 48% in comparison to 2006; stresses once again that Member States should ensure the adequacy of their financial control mechanisms and emphasises the importance of preventive action by the Member States in order to increase the detection of irregularities before any payment is effectively made to the beneficiaries. Underlines the fact that fighting fraud and corruption is an ongoing responsibility of all Member States and also that a concerted effort is needed in order to achieve real improvements.
Amendment 6 #
2008/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Commission has published a series of reports assessing the progress in Bulgaria and Romania of judicial reform and the fight against corruption under the Cooperation and Verification mechanisms and a separate report on the management of EU funds in Bulgaria, which highlight the need for sustained political commitment and implementation on the ground if the benchmarks set at the time of accession are to be met in full; notes also that specifically in the case of Bulgaria the Commission has provisionally suspended EU funding because of irregularities found through its control and auditing system; therefore calls upon; consequently encourages these Member States to take urgconsistent action to implement the concrete follow-up measures put forward in these reports.
Amendment 53 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the policies of the Union institutions and the Member States geared to improving access to employment can only be based on the recognition that the economic reform in Eastern and Central Europe has madealso had negative effects, particularly in social terms, by making millions of former workers unemployed or kepteping them inactive the inactive population category;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the socioeconomic disadvantage suffered by Roma children in practice puts early development and quality education out of their reach throughout the region; notes that these disadvantages in turn determine their subsequent chances on the labour market and hence their integration into the corresponding societies;
Amendment 73 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, although the proportion of Roma young people in secondary and higher education has increased, their level of qualifications still remains far below the European average owing to Roma children's very limited access to preschool education, which creates a gap between them and the remaining pupils, leading to school segregation according to criteria of proficiency and ability, and subsequently the reduced labour market absorption of Roma young people; observes that, as a result of this, the Member States' economies often draw labour from third countries to make good labour shortages;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it a fact that the Roma community in some Member States particularly influences demographic processes; notes that, for instance, the proportion of Roma children in the population is high, while their life expectancy at birth is a full 10 years less than that of people belonging to the majority nationalities, a fact that reflects the precarious conditions in which this ethnic minority lives;
Amendment 93 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the Member States have used substantial European Union and Member-State resources to help the long- term unemployed find work, but owing to a lack of coordination these have typnot significalntly set in stonechanged the existing situation; stresses that the number of long- term unemployed people and their marginalisation have grown since enlargement, thus widening the social disparities;
Amendment 106 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws it to the attention of the Member States that this social dichotomy compels many Roma job-seekers to transfer from the legal economy to the black market, and that a Europeacoordination effort is needed at European level and in particular at Member State level to bring that market into the legitimate sphere;
Amendment 123 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the proposal of a comprehensive directive against discrimination is an excellent opportunity to evaluate Directive 2000/43/EC; considers that, in the spirit of the Social Agenda, the Commission should identify specific objectives and draw up proportional programmes with the aim of preventing and reducing discrimination against and stigmatisation of the Roma and criminalisation of Roma communities;
Amendment 161 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that Roma women's tendency to leave school early not only damages their own opportunities on the labour market but affects the health status and schooling of their children, facilitating social exclusion;
Amendment 166 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the transmission of poverty and social exclusion can only be prevented effectively at an early stage in life, that an appropriately supportive environment is needed for children's development and that it is necessary to provide an institutional framework for early childhood serviccommunity-based social services for children and families which meets regional and personal needs, guaranteeing equal access to quality services; notes, however, that, in disadvantaged areas where Roma live, early childhood services either are not available or, if they are, frequently suffer from inadequate infrastructure and therefore operate dysfunctionally; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide particular support for programmes for the early integration of Roma children in all countries where European Union resources (Phare, IPA, Structural Funds) can be accessed;
Amendment 174 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the part of their active lives which Roma have spent in a state of exclusion hinders their access to health services and is responsible for their helplessness in old age and that work already done at an early age, frequent unemployment, lack of employment protection, invisible work performed in the black economy, which is often physically onerous, while there is no pension cover arising from such periods of employment, prevent them from drawing proper pensions and debar them from a dignified old age;
Amendment 188 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to ask the Member States to adopt clear employment policies for disadvantaged groups, including the active Roma population, as soon as possible, with support measures to facilitate their phased integration on the labour market, measures that will combat the effects of dependence created by the social security system;
Amendment 195 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the drawing-up, verification and confirmation of a portfolio of best practices in programmes for Roma (housing, education, employment, etc.), following analyses carried out by an independent body;
Amendment 196 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that creating the database is not an alternative but a precondition for a system of assessment and evaluation which can weigh up the impact of exchanges of best experiences and of the use of resources; believes that, to this end, an indicator system is needed which extends to all areas of life and can be used by everybody, which, in addition to output and input indicators for programmes, also concerns the use of social result and impact indicators, including as a condition for financing; recommends, therefore, that the Commission establish this system of indicators in the Framework Regulation on the Structural Funds and in the regulations relating to other types of grants;
Amendment 201 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Would like resources on which decisions are taken at EU level to be used, inter alia, for 'targeted' programmes that also involve experts from organisations with experience in this area who would provide support and advice, to counterbalance Roma disadvantages in education and qualifications; considers that the Member States, in allocating EU funds and their own funds, should - when deciding on funding of fields other than early development and public education - give consideration to whether local government bodies, organisations, etc. which have applied for support have complied with their obligations to eliminate segregation;
Amendment 64 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the coastal Member States apply the integrated approach on the programme level when selecting and executing projects related to the coasts, adopting an intersectoral method and prioritising the creation of public-private partnerships, targeted on reducing pressure on coastal areas and proposing a wider range of activities and leisure opportunities;
Amendment 70 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Laments the fact that the current lack of transparency as regards EU expenditure in the coastal zones prevents quantification or impact assessment in respect of the funds allocated to tourism in those regions; calls on the Commission to activate suitable instruments for making those data available for analytic and statistical purposes;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends that the public authorities concerned at national, regional and local level act to promote strategic projects for coastal tourism under their cooperation programmes, providing technical assistance for the preparation of projects and making available suitable levels of funding for such actions;
Amendment 113 #
2008/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the coastal regions to set up and support regional or local development agencies, which would help network professionals, institutions, experts and administrations within the same area and between Member States and would offer consultation and information to potential beneficiaries from both public and private sectors; ;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the criteria traditionally used to distinguish rural areas from urban areas (lower population density, different employment structure, lower level of income and worse access to public goods and services) fail to provide a complete picture of the situation. tending also to separate rural development from territorial cohesion policy; considers, therefore, that from the point of view of territorial cohesion, per-capita income, not lower population density, should be the decisive characteristic;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, in view to the major differences between rural areas in the various Member States, that it is necessary to adopt and implement a suitably targeted and integrated approach should be taken to the development of such areas, which account for up to 80% of EU territory, as also to ensure complementarity and coordination between rural and urban aspects;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that proper implementation of rural development policy requires due account to be taken of each area's natural resources and specific features, ensuring social continuity and rural economies that are viable in the long term;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Member States and regional authorities to formulate, in cooperation with the Commission, a transparent, long- term rural development strategy at national and regional level, in order to be able to identify clearly rural development priorities and objectives and adapt to themensure the adaptation, coordination and complementarity of the aid originating in the various sources of funding available;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that rural development policy has a huge influence on territorial cohesion and that due consideration should be given to whether it is justifiable toit is neecesary to review the justification and the effects of separateing rural development measures from cohesion and regional development policy;
Amendment 89 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to supply detailed figures onand forecasts for the take- up of EAFRD and structural funding in rural areas and to look into whether the separation between the EAFRD and the Structural Funds has resulted in better take- up of the funding available in rural areas;
Amendment 94 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that per-capita income levels and access to public goods and, together with both access as such and equality of access to means of transport and communication, education, health and administrative services and all other essential services, remain the biggest challenges for territorial cohesion and can be most effectively improved through support for non- agricultural activities in rural communities;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take systematic account of the countryside in EU policies and to provide appropriate support for projects to develop human capital, in particular through the provision of retraining and further training opportunities for inhabitants of rural areas;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the role played by small and medium-sized enterprises in rural development and the contribution they make to convergence at regional and local levels; calls on the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to foster entrepreneurship in rural areas, in particular by creating new financial instruments to that end and by removing administrative and legal barriers;
Amendment 121 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Council to convene a joint meeting of agriculture and regional development ministers and ministers responsible for implementing regional policy, to discuss the best means of coordinating cohesion policy and rural development measures;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative, and reaffirms the crucial importance of mobility, both between jobs and Member States, for and regions, for consolidating a European labour market and attaining the Lisbon objectives; supports the launch of the Action Plan, and wishes to be informed with regard to the monitoring of the implementation of the measures contained in it;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU needs to support the mainstreaming of the concept of labour mobility in all Community policies, especially those concerning completing the internal market, taxation, justice and home affairs and company law; calls on the Commission to treat labour mobility as a transversal policy, involving all relevant EU policy areas and all levels of authority;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2098(INI)
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 the provision of proper information on mobility and preparation for mobility via the teaching of foreign languages;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that labour mobility is a key instrument for the efficient working of the internal market, via the objectives of the Lisbon strategy and the eight principles adoptproposed on 'flexicurity' in the Commission communication of 27 June 2007 (COM(2007)0359);
Amendment 46 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that labour mobility is based on the fundamental principle of the free movement of persons within the internal market as laid down in the EC Treaty;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the failure of some Member States to observe the legislation on the free movement of labour, especially as regards workers from the new Member States; calls for greater involvement and closer monitoring on the part of the Union institutions, especially the EP, inwith regard to the process of authorisation and justification by Member States of the transition periods for access to their labour markets for the citizens of the new Member States, including from the first year of membership;
Amendment 52 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern certain moves by Member States to alter their internal legal framework regarding immigration and interpret and apply the principle of the free movement of labour in a manner that is contrary to the letter and spirit of the EU rules in force; calls for an immediate end to such practices, and asks the Member States to introduce comprehensive schemes for the integration of European citizens exercising their right of free movement on their territory, in cooperation where appropriate with the Member States of origin;
Amendment 56 #
2008/2098(INI)
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, implement, monitor and evaluate a programme of reintegration for citizens returning to their Member State of origin after a period spent working in another;
Amendment 73 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers, in regard to the new forms of mobility, that it is necessary to examine the existing legislation with a view to determining if it is still up-to-date and finding means of adapting it to the new conditions on the European labour market; believes, at the same time, that an analysis needs to be made of the real implementation in all Member States of the Community legislation on the free movement of labour and the right of residence of workers and their families; considers that, where relevant, recommendations should be drawn up for improving the legislative and operational framework;
Amendment 79 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates reopening the discussion on the gradual extension of harmonisation of social security arrangements and the fact that workforce mobility can, in some cases, lead to the loss of social benefits; supports the Commission, accordingly, as regards drawing up new legislative instruments which will be better adapted to labour market needs, and asks to be informed of the results achieved following consultation of all parties;
Amendment 84 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the proposal for improving exchanges of information 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 and contribute to 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 88 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its ongoing support for the contribution of the EURES network to facilitating workforce mobility in the EU; recommends that EURES' services should include information on specific Internet networks and portals for particular sectors, and that it should also cooperate with other information providers, especially specialist bodies in the Member States, with regard to job opportunities in the Union;
Amendment 96 #
2008/2098(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the supplementary budget of EUR 2 m allocated to innovative mobility projects up to 2013 to beis on the low side, given the need to inform as many European citizens as possible on labour mobility in the Union, as well as on the objectives set out in the various programme documents in support of labour mobility in the Union;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is in the general interest that the rules on working time, driving time and rest periods for both mobile workers and self-employed drivers should be properly applied; whereas verification of compliance with these rules should be the exclusive responsibility of persons specialising in this area; whereas this measure is necessary owing to the various possibilities of evading the relevant provisions;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is important to eliminate disparities between the Member States and help to ensure fair competition in the road transport sector by, including self-employed drivers, by means of harmonisation in this sector,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to speed up the process of transposition and show the utmost diligence in transposimplementing social legislation in the road transport sector into national law and implement it, so as to properly comply with the general interests of road safety and the health and safety of drivers and provide a clear framework of fair competition;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to display the utmost firmness in dealing with infringements of European law by Member States as regards social provisions in the road transport sector, to provide for coercive measures in the event of failure to comply with provisions and to take preventive measures, if necessary via judicial process, to ensure strict compliance with Community law;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2062(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to submit the relevant measures and steps to be taken and to inform the Member States thereof sufficiently well in advance to ensure that the directive as a whole, including all its elements, can enter fully into force on 23 March 2009 and that its scope is extended to include self- employed workers;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the importance of access to the available European and national funds on the basis of projects aimed at actively including women, who are considered as being among the groups deemed vulnerable, in the labour market;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve the legislative framework as regards material support for women who are obliged to withdraw from the labour market or who work on the basis of part-time contracts so that they can take on family responsibilities, and to recalculate their pensions to take account of such periods;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Proposes that social protection programmes be implemented for the purpose of creating preschool care facilities close to the workplace with a view to facilitating women's dual role;
Amendment 61 #
2008/2047(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6k. Proposes that education policies be drawn up carefully so as to avoid preconceived ideas as regards careers that are 'inaccessible' for women, and proposes that access to management posts should be fully transparent so as to avoid discrimination on grounds of sex;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point da (new)
Paragraph 2 – point da (new)
(da) A unitary approach across the EU Member States' education systems to the professional orientation process, on the basis of similar coaching formulas enabling younger people to obtain training in work-oriented areas chosen by them in the context of career paths;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point db (new)
Paragraph 2 – point db (new)
(db) Introduction of a consistent system for monitoring the future careers of graduates and their practical preparation for entering the labour market, via the creation of grants and employment opportunities, on the basis of regional as well as national criteria, with a view to providing jobs within the EU;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point dc (new)
Paragraph 2 – point dc (new)
Amendment 41 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point dd (new)
Paragraph 2 – point dd (new)
(dd) Further development of schemes for exchange of experience at similar levels of qualification and specialisation, in the context of the Community labour market;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point de (new)
Paragraph 2 – point de (new)
(de) An end to technocratic attitudes to access to the higher levels of professional hierarchies, via the presence of monitors and observers for job competitions and interviews, in line with the relevant organisation and development plans;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point df (new)
Paragraph 2 – point df (new)
(df) Allocation of genuine employment counsellors to jobseekers, with a view to developing a sense of responsibility and awareness as regards the new circumstances at social and Community level;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point dg (new)
Paragraph 2 – point dg (new)
(dg) Positive use of examples of best practice via their dissemination, and launching of projects for active inclusion by means of experimental exchanges based on the uniform criteria of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC);
Amendment 45 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d h (new)
Paragraph 2 – point d h (new)
(dh) Creation of services related to the education process with a view to offering practical assistance regarding access to job offers using information and communication technologies, on the basis of a natural and real relationship between the recruiter and the virtual candidate, who should also be given the opportunity of prior experience of the duties relating to the post applied for;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point di (new)
Paragraph 2 – point di (new)
(di) Network diversification with a view to training Community educators in order to strike a balance between emotional and professional wellbeing, so that professional retraining is not seen as a handicap or an obstacle to professional development;
Amendment 61 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Council to agree on an EU target for the regulation of minimum income schemes and contributory replacement income schemes of providing income support of at least 60 % of actual national median equalised income and on a timetable as to when this target shall be achieved by all Member States;
Amendment 84 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b)
Paragraph 10 – point b)
(b) ensuring thatcouraging the raising of children grow up in families with sufficient resources to meet all aspects of their emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs, and preventing the abandonment or institutionalisation of children by parents in difficult material circumstances,
Amendment 94 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point da (new)
Paragraph 10 – point da (new)
(da) educating school pupils via labour discipline actions at Community level;
Amendment 139 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point iiia (new)
Paragraph 14 – point iiia (new)
(iiia) monitoring the state of job preservation, via advisers able to offer support regarding behaviour related to work discipline and efficient professional promotion;
Amendment 140 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point (iii) b (new)
Paragraph 14 – point (iii) b (new)
(iiib) monitoring the cessation of work by persons of retirement age in the context of releasing posts:
Amendment 141 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point iiic (new)
Paragraph 14 – point iiic (new)
(iiic) evaluating professional performance and encouraging ongoing training on the basis of suitable training proposals for those already in work;
Amendment 142 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point iiid (new)
Paragraph 14 – point iiid (new)
(iiid) creating a working and viable information network based on accumulated intranet and internet data, with a view to improving the dynamics of access to jobs which are 'reserved' for firms' existing staff;
Amendment 159 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of a global and integrated approach to social inclusion policies via the development of a national system for the collection and analysis of data on poverty and social exclusion, thus enabling the drawing-up of comprehensive studies and analyses in the field, as well as the formulas needed for recommendations and proposals for improving decision-making in this area;
Amendment 170 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19a (new)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. Encourages the Member States to take responsibility for the monitoring and assessment of the implementation of strategies for social inclusion and the transmission of progress reports on the implementation stage of the priority measures for social inclusion to the relevant Commission services;
Amendment 211 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24a (new)
Paragraph 24a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to create a social monitoring unit to verify the effectiveness of social policy systems and develop a vision at regional level for tackling poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 212 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24b (new)
Paragraph 24b (new)
24b. Calls for the creation of a single institution at Community level for the protection of employees - a type of 'labour ombudsman' - with a view to avoiding communication barriers between employers and employees, as well as possible attacks on rights and dignity in the workplace from both parties;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 2
Part A – paragraph 2
2. Draws attention to the fact that the relevant statistics must be coherent, comparable, complete and designed to take account of new systems of classifying and organising staff and reforming work organisation, and considers that the pay gap should not simply be determined on the basis of differences in gross hourly earnings but should also take account of factors such as individual pay supplements, job classificationprofessional qualifications, personal aptitudes and skills, work organisation patterns, professional experience and productivity, which should be measured not only in quantitative terms (hours when the worker is physically present at the workplace) but also in qualitative terms;.
Amendment 10 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Part A – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Considers that the various approaches proposed to reduce the pay gap, bearing in mind the various stakeholders at whom they are directed - Member States, social partners and equal opportunity organisations - should be based on an appropriate combination of economic, employment and social policies and measuresinstruments characterised by innovative strategies for developing employment policy following a gender mainstreaming approach, including:
Amendment 18 #
2008/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
Part A – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) the insertion of a clause requiring respect for gender equality and equal pay in public contracts and the introduction of a specific label such as a 'quality certificate' for gender and pay policies which could be awarded to firms and confer on them certain advantages in terms of access to national, local and European support measures and funding and boost their chances of securing public contracts., given that the promotion of women's business spirit also requires moving beyond existing prejudices and gender discrimination concerning women's capacity to compete and integrate into the labour market, especially in management positions;
Amendment 4 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The additional effort to be made by the European economy requires inter alia that the revised Community scheme operate with the highest possible degree of economic efficiency and on the basis of fully harmonised conditions of allocation within the Community. Auctioning should therefore be the basic principle for allocation, as it is the simplest and generally considered to be the most economically efficient systemFree allocation based on benchmarks and actual production is the most economically efficient system that can provide for setting incentives for low carbon technologies and for the achievement of the reduction target. This should also eliminate windfall profits and put new entrants and higher than average growing economies on the same competitive footing as existing installations.
Amendment 5 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 7 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 8 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Consequently, full auctioning should be the rule from 2013 onwards for the power sector, taking into account their ability to pass on the increased cost of CO2, and no free Emissions trading is an instrument that should help meet the CO2 reduction targets at minimal cost. Free allocation based on benchmarks and actual production sets the necessary incentives for efficiency improvements. Costs arising from emissions trading, both for participating installocation should be given for carbon capture and storage as the incentive for this arises from allowances not being required to be surrendered in respect of emissions which are stored. Electricity generators may receive free allowances for heat produced through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC s as well as indirectly for consumers can thereby be limited to the financial needs for abating the CO2 emissions to be reduced in accordance with the target set. The CO2 emissions still allowed in line with the cap consequently do not generate costs for the Community. They will do so only when they fall under a future, strengthened reduction target. Such a limitation does not jeopardize the climate change policy goals at all. The achievement of the CO2 reduction target can be safeguarded by setting the event that such heat produced by installations in other sectors were to be given free allocations, in order to avoid distortions of competitbenchmarks correctly. The option of a downward adjustment of the benchmarks in subsequent years makes it actually possible to meet the overall reduction target. Consequently, free allocation based on benchmarks and actual production should be the rule from 2013 onwards for all sectors and during the entire periond.
Amendment 9 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 12 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional fFree allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions from inefficient installations.
Amendment 13 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, this could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (“carbon leakage”), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub-sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community. To address the risk of carbon leakage, the Community will allocate allowances free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteria. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measurso adopt the scheme of allowances frequired will be subject to re-assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowancese of charge based on a benchmark to sectors or sub-sectors meeting the relevant criteria.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should therefore review the situation by June 20110 at the latest, consult with all relevant social partners, and, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations, submit a report accompanied by any appropriate proposals. In this context, the Commission should identify which energy intensive industry sectors or sub-sectors are likely to be subject to carbon leakage not later than 30 June 20109. It should base its analysis on the assessment of the inability to pass on the cost of required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to installations outside the Community not taking comparable action to reduce emissions. Energy-intensive industries which are determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage could receive a higher amount of free allocation or an effective carbon equalisation system could be introduced with a view to putting installations from the Community which are at significant risk of carbon leakage and those from third countries on a comparable footing. Such a system could apply requirements to importers that would be no less favourable than those applicable to installations within the EU, for example by requiring the surrender of allowances. Any action taken would need to be in conformity with the principles of the UNFCCC, in particular the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, taking into account the particular situation of Least Developed Countries. It would also need to be in conformity with the international obligations of the Community including the WTO agreement.
Amendment 17 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive − amending act
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission. In particular power should be conferred on the Commission to adopt measures for the auctioning of allowances, for transitional Community- wide allocation of allowances within the benchmark scheme, for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, for the accreditation of verifiers and for implementing harmonised rules for projects. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and to supplement this Directive by the addition or modification of new non- essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0013(COD)
3a. Should the amount of allowances additionally allocated to operators in a specific sector due to production increases in accordance with the second sentence of Article 10a((2) exceed the amount of allowances returned by operators in that sector due to reduced reduction according to the ex-post adjustments, the benchmarks for this specific sector shall be reduced in the year following the year in which the imbalance occurred in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)] in a way that ensures the achievement of an overall reduction of emissions falling within the scope of Article 9. For this purpose, the competent authorities shall inform the Commission by 30 April each year whether the quantity of emission allowances has been exceeded.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 24 #
2008/0013(COD)
1. From 2013 onwards, Member States shall allocate all allowances free of charge for the entire period. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2011,09 adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 83 in a harmonised manner. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. The definition of sectors to which the directive applies constitutes however an essential element and any amendment thereto shall therefore form the subject of a regulation. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production. The Commission shall, upon the conclusion by the Community of an international agreement on climate change leading to mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions comparable to those of the Community, review those measures to provide that free allocation only takes place where this is fully justified in the light of that agreement and shall not give incentives to increase emissions.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0013(COD)
2. Subject to paragraph 3, no free allocation shall be given to electricity generators, to installations for the capture, pipelines for the transport or to storage sites for greenhouse gas emissionsInstallations shall be allocated the number of allowances corresponding to the arithmetical product of the expected average annual production volume, the installation’s respective benchmark, as well as the number of calendar years within the allocation period since commissioning. Should the production volume in any calendar year deviate from the expected average annual production, the operator shall, in the event of a decrease in production, return, by 30 April of the following year, the number of allowances to the relevant authority that results from the multiplication of the reduced production volume with the benchmark allocated to the plant. In the event of an increase in production, the relevant authority shall, upon application and by 30 April of the following year, allocate additional allowances on the basis of the same calculation. The benchmarks shall be laid down in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. They shall take into account the technical reduction potential of the plants in question. Technically unavoidable process-related emissions shall not be reduced when determining the benchmark. The same shall apply to unavoidable waste gases. Where a waste gas is used as a fuel, allowances should be allocated to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas according to the same allocation principles as are applied under this directive.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0013(COD)
2a. a) Should no benchmarks have been laid down for certain products or processes in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)], the installation in question shall be allocated emission allowances according to the annual average allocation for the second ETS trading period, adjusted by the linear coefficient in accordance with Article 9. The technical reduction potential of the plants in question shall be taken into consideration. b) Where products or processes are not covered by the second ETS trading period, "grandfathering" shall apply.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0013(COD)
3. Free allocation may be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heat through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9Highly efficient combined heat and power plants (CHP) within the meaning of Directive 2004/8/EC shall be granted for an indefinite period free allowances for their power and heat generation on the basis of a benchmark.
Amendment 28 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 29 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 30 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 31 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 32 #
2008/0013(COD)
Amendment 34 #
2008/0013(COD)
1. Each Member State shall publish and submit to the Commission, by 30 September 2011, the list of installations covered by this Directive in its territory and any free allocation to each installation in its territory calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 10a(12).
Amendment 22 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 32 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights, in the context of 3 Highlights, in the context of current demographic, economic and current demographic, economic and social trends and the prevention of social trends and the prevention of inter-generational and inter-societal inter-generational and inter-societal conflicts, the importance of finding conflicts, the importance of finding new models for the distribution of new methods for the distribution of costs and benefits among what will costs and benefits among what will be a smaller economically active be a smaller economically active and a larger economically inactive and a larger economically inactive population in an efficient and population in an efficient and equitable manner; equitable manner;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the existing 11. Draws attention to the existing discrimination against vulnerable discrimination affecting vulnerable groups groups in the labour market, which in the labour market, which leads to lower leads to lower employment rates employment rates and lower wages and and lower wages and therefore therefore fewer opportunities for those fewer opportunities for those groups to built up adequate pensions; groups to built up adequate insists on the need to provide equal pensions; insists on the need to opportunities for all by equalising pension provide equal opportunities for all; ages and contribution periods for both genders;
Amendment 80 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that increasing public spending on pensions could be reduced by a partial switch to privately funded schemes; emphasises that a stronger focus on privately funded pensions would increase the need for appropriate regulation of private pension funds, while also stressing the risk of women losing their existing protection under public pension schemes should pension schemes based on intergenerational solidarity be replaced by individual savings, and seeking to reduce that risk by granting pension rights during maternity leave and leave for bringing up and caring for children, as well as for periods when paid work is interrupted for family reasons;
Amendment 86 #
2007/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls upon the Member States to take serious account of the need to redesign traditional pension systems which are based on systematic risk assessments and the assumption of a typical, standard life course, given that the assumed standard life course is changing rapidly and so-called patchwork biographies will become more and more common, leading to the new social risk of increasing unpredictability for many individuals and for vulnerable groups in particular, especially immigrants, low-skilled workers, and single parents, it therefore being necessary to coordinate the reform of pensions with the rest of the social welfare system;
Amendment 50 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph following Guideline 17 – indent 1
Annex – paragraph following Guideline 17 – indent 1
Amendment 55 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – paragraph following Guideline 17 – indent 2
Annex – paragraph following Guideline 17 – indent 2
– improve adaptability ofand security for workers and enterprises (boosting job security),
Amendment 101 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Title
Annex – Section 2 – Title
2. improve adaptability ofand security for workers and enterprises (boosting job security),
Amendment 132 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 2
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 2
- addressing the issue of undeclared work, with a view to reducing the prevalence of non-legal forms of work, via the reinforcement and capacity development of the specialist workplace inspection bodies,
Amendment 137 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 4
Annex – Section 2 – Guideline 21 – indent 4
- the promotion and dissemination of innovative and adaptable forms of work organisation, with a view to improving quality and productivity at work, including workplace health and safety,
Amendment 152 #
2007/0300(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph 1
Annex – Section 3 – paragraph 1
Europe needs to invest more and more effectively in human capital. Too many people fail to enter, progress or remain in the labour market because of a lack of skills, or due to skills mismatches. To enhance access to employment on a basis of equal opportunities for men and women of all ages, raise productivity levels, innovation and quality at work, and assist workers in adapting to new conditions arising from rapid change, the EU needs higher and more effective investment in human capital and lifelong professional training, via access to the various forms of lifelong learning, in line with the flexicurity concept for the benefit of individuals, enterprises, the economy and society.
Amendment 131 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may withdraw or refuse to renew an EU Blue Card for reasons of public policy, public security or public health. They may not refuse to renew the card on grounds related to statistical appreciations or official evaluations concerning the situation on their labour markets.
Amendment 148 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Unemployment in itself shall not constitute a reason for revoking an EU Blue Card, unless the period of unemployment exceeds threesix consecutive months.
Amendment 175 #
2007/0288(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. .In cases where a Member State decides to apply the restrictions on access to the labour market provided for in Article 14(3) of Directive 2003/109/EC, it shallmust give preference to holders of the residence permit "long-term resident – EC / EU Blue Card holder" over other third-country nationals applying to reside there for the same purposes.
Amendment 82 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Recognition — Recognisof rights — Confirming the right of people in a situation of poverty and social exclusion to live in dignity and to play a full part in society. The European Year shall help in acknowledgingraising public awareness via the provision of accurate information on the situation of people experiencing poverty and promoting their effective access to social, economic and cultural rights as well as to resources and services and shall help in combating stereotypes and stigmatisation;
Amendment 83 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) OwnershipInvolvement and awareness — Iencreasouraging public ownership ofparticipation in social inclusion policies and actions, emphasising everyone’s responsibility in tackling poverty and social marginalisation. The European Year shall foster greater participation and involvement, awareness, participation and engagement, and create new opportunities for ordinary citizens to contribute.
Amendment 96 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 102 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 39 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) working conditions, including working time, pay and dismissal as well as health and safety at the workplace;
Amendment 41 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) freedom of association and affiliation and membership of an organization representing workers or employers or of any organization whose members are engaged in a specific occupation, including the benefits conferred by such organizations, information and support, without prejudice to the national provisions on public policy and public security;
Amendment 48 #
2007/0229(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) payment of acquired pensions when moving to a third country where the conditions for a pension have been met;
Amendment 5 #
2007/0152(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Simplified common procedures The Commission shall, by means of a Regulation, introduce simplified standard procedures for recognition by the Member States of the status of third-country nationals, on the basis of which those fulfilling the conditions may benefit from the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 81 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 95 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Sanctions applied in respect of each infringements of the provisions of Article 3 shall include:
Amendment 99 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In respect of each infringements of the provisions of Article 3 Member States shall ensure that the employer pays:
Amendment 107 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) any outstanding amount equal to all taxes and social security contributions, including which would have been paid by the employer for employed third country nationals if they had been employed legally, including penalty payments for delays and relevant administrative fines.
Amendment 121 #
Amendment 122 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – introductory part
Article 10 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall ensure that the infringement referred to inof the provisions of Article 3 constitutes a criminaln offence when committed intentionally, in the following circumstances:
Amendment 126 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
(d) the infringement is committed by an employer who uses work or services exacted from a person, with the knowledge that that person is a victim of trafficking in human beings or is underage.
Amendment 127 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (d) a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point (d) a (new)
(da) repeated avoidance by employers of controls by labour inspectors or efforts by employers to mislead labour inspectors regarding the employment of illegally resident third country nationals.
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 129 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the commission of the criminal offence referred to in Article 10 is punishabled by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal sanctions.
Amendment 130 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The criminal sanctions provided for in this article may be accompanied by other sanctions or measures, in particularfor example those provided for in Articles 6, 7 and 8, and by the publication of the judicial decision relating to the conviction or anthe decision to apply sanctions or other measures applied.
Amendment 131 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that legal persons can be held liable for the criminalommission of the offence referred to in Article 10 where such offence has been committed for their benefit by any person, acting either individually or as part of an organ of the legal person, who has a leading position within the legal person, based on:
Amendment 132 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point (b)
(b) an authority mandate to take decisions on behalf of the legal person, or
Amendment 133 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Liability of a legal person under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not exclude criminal proceedings against natural persons who are perpetrators, instigators or direct accessories in the offence referred to in Article 10.
Amendment 146 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Database In order to make this directive more enforceable and discourage the illegal recruitment of labour, the Commission shall set up and manage a special database covering the territory of the Community listing natural or legal persons who have recruited illegally resident third country nationals.