Activities of Elizabeth LYNNE
Plenary speeches (192)
Vote
Health care and care of the elderly
Vote
Vote
Organisation of working time
Discrimination against MS patients
Vote
European Year of People with Disabilities (2003)
Better lawmaking
The rights and dignity of disabled people
Vote
Situation in Indonesia, particularly in the Aceh province
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work
Vote
Exposure of workers to noise
General election in Pakistan
Working conditions for temporary workers
A new Community health and safety at work strategy 2002-2006
Order of business
Tribute
Exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration)
Workers' exposure to asbestos
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Vote
Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (noise)
Terrorist attacks in India, in particular against the Parliament
Order of business
Order of business
Future of the European Union
Announcement by the President
2003, European Year of People with Disabilities
Order of business
VOTE
Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents
Exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents
VOTE
Refugee status in Member States (continuation)
Harassment in the work place
Working time in mobile road-transport activities
Sexual exploitation of children – Trafficking in human beings
Consumption of alcohol by children and adolescents
Agenda
People with disabilities
Final agreement on the reform of the system for international transfers of footballers
Foot-and-mouth disease
Electronic communications
VOTE
Progress of EU and Member State measures to combat BSE
Charging for the use of transport infrastructure
Frontier workers
Developing closer relations with Indonesia
VOTE
Discrimination and equal treatment in the workplace
Sport
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products (continuation)
EU strategy on financial information
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Statements by the President
Equal treatment (continuation)
Organisation of working time
COM in bananas
Identification, registration and labelling of beef
Resumption of the session
Human rights
Sustainable urban development – rural development – EQUAL initiative
Situation in the Moluccas (Indonesia)
Food safety
Resumption of the session
Indonesia
Ban on British beef and veal (continuation)
Ban on British beef – Production and sale of tobacco
British beef and veal
Seafarers’ hours of work – Organisation of working time
Seafarers’ hours of work – Organisation of working time
British beef and veal
Public health and food safety
Agenda
State of the Louise Weiss building
Situation in East Timor (continued)
Resumption of the session
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Organisation of working time (debate)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (debate)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
Employment policy guidelines (vote)
Animal transport (debate)
Organisation of working time (debate)
Need for the Convention on Cluster Munitions to come into effect before the end of 2008 (debate)
Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
Statement by the President
Social package (First part) (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Global treaty to ban uranium weapons (debate)
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (debate)
Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
The demographic future of Europe (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Community strategy on health and safety at work 2007-2012 (debate)
Social reality stocktaking (debate)
Social reality stocktaking (vote)
Commission legislative programme and work programme for 2008 (debate)
An international treaty prohibiting cluster bombs (debate)
Council Question Time
The humanitarian situation in Gaza
European strategy for the rights of the child: against "dys"crimination of children and exclusion of "dys" people (debate)
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)
Cat and dog fur (debate)
Multiple sclerosis (debate)
Kashmir: present situation and future prospects (debate)
Kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston
European Council meeting (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
European Union annual report on human rights (debate)
Situation of people with disabilities
Situation of people with disabilities
Situation of people with disabilities (vote)
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), cluster bombs and conventional weapons (debate)
Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (debate)
Breast cancer (debate)
Commission Question Time
Sri Lanka
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
A European social model for the future (debate)
Situation of prisoners in Guantánamo (vote)
Forced prostitution during the 2006 football World Cup (debate)
Situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo (debate)
Sri Lanka (debate)
Human Rights in the World in 2005 and EU policy (debate)
Commission Question Time
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Monitoring the application of Community law (2003-2004) - Better lawmaking 2004: application of the principle of subsidiarity - The implementation consequences and impact of the internal market legislation in force - Strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (debate)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
Sri Lanka
Guantánamo
Exposure of workers to optical radiation (debate)
Disability and development
Human rights situation in Tibet and Hong Kong
Human rights situation in Tibet and Hong Kong (vote)
Council Question Time
Access to humanitarian aid in Kashmir
Access to humanitarian aid in Kashmir
Council Question Time
Legislative and work programme for 2006
Case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
Council Question Time
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Nepal
Screening of the legislative proposals pending before the legislator
Health and safety at work: Exposure to optical radiation
Zimbabwe
Trafficking in children in Guatemala
Nepal
Health and safety at the workplace
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
Guantanamo
Maldives
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Composition of Parliament
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States - Europe 2020 - Implementation of the guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)
Adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems (debate)
Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations (short presentation)
Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate)
Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Social provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Long-term care for older people (debate)
Long-term care for older people (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (A7-0204/2010, George Lyon) (vote)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (A7-0204/2010, George Lyon) (vote)
Entry into force on 1 August 2010 of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) and the role of the EU (debate)
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
Fight against breast cancer in the European Union (written declaration): see Minutes
G20 labour and employment ministers meeting (Washington, 20/21 April) (debate)
Transportation of horses for slaughter in the European Union (written declaration)
Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector (debate)
Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector (debate)
Statement by the President
Medium-term financial assistance for Member States’ balances of payments and social conditionality (debate)
Question Hour with the President of the Commission
Question Time (Council)
Reports (5)
Report on the Communication from the Commission "Towards a United Nations legally binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (177 KB) DOC (95 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs PDF (268 KB) DOC (199 KB)
REPORT Progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC PDF (165 KB) DOC (105 KB)
REPORT Report on social reality stocktaking PDF (239 KB) DOC (161 KB)
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Opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
Written declarations (20)
Amendments (217)
Amendment 18 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the outsourcing of work through subcontracting and temporary agency work often involves less skilled labour and looser employment relationshipvaries in different Member States, according to different traditions,
Amendment 63 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the next European strategy to set more measurable goals, together with binding timetables and a periodic evaluation; hopes to see the objectiveaim of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers, as recommended by the ILO, become binding considered by the national authorities responsible;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the unequal application across the EU of the Framework Agreement on Work-related Stress and and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposalsocial partners, as the bodies responsible for implementation, to do more to increase awareness and understanding onf work- related stress among employers, workers and their representatives;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention toNotes the proliferation of non-standardmore flexible forms of employment (temporary work, self employment, independent working, seasonal work, part-time work, teleworking), which require a more targeted and specific approach to worker protection; calls for the Commission to develop a legislative instrument on joint and several liability of enterprises in subcontracting chainsMember States and the European Commission to monitor this trend and ensure legislation is adequate;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the results of the Commission's ‘'Scoreboard 2009’' project illustrating the individual performances of the Member States; regrets that the data are not subject to any democratic control and are provided on a purely optional basis;
Amendment 112 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Questions whether rights to OHS are respected in the case of undeclared activities; stresses that OHS is a right irrespective of theNotes the problem of implementing occupational health and safety with respect to worker's status, and that this right must be made effective through legislationwho are engaged in undeclared activities;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that all workers, including those in the public sector, should be covered by risk-prevention arrangements;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is convinced that without assessing the risks it is impossible to properConsiders it is important that the relevant public authority responsible for the implementation of health and safety legislation in Member States does all it can to help assess and minimise all risks and to ensure workers are adequately protect workersed; considers it important to helps SMEs put in place risk-prevention policies; stresses the positive role of simple, free and targeted initiatives, such as the OiRA17;
Amendment 173 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive protectingEncourages employers to support people who legitimately draw attention to and investigate unacknowledged risks in an enterprisetheir workplace; and hopes that Member States and employer organisations engage by exchanging best practice to reduce occupational health risks;
Amendment 204 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that excessive working hours and insufficient rest periods are major factors in thecan increased the level of occupational accidents and diseases; hopes that the opt-out provisions applicable to Directive 2003/88/EC will be removed; stresses that these provisions violate the fundamental principles of OSH;
Amendment 211 #
2011/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is alarmed at the increase in enforced part-time work, disjointed hours and night workNotes that part-time working across the EU, which can result in disjointed hours and night work should continue to be monitored by OSHA; calls for the risks to the balance between work and private life posed by teleworking and multiple jobs to be assessed;
Amendment 1 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that offshore oil and gas production involves extremely high risks for worker health and safety, owing to the at times extreme environmental conditions, the 12-hour shift patterns and the isolated working environment, and considerrecognises that working conditions shouldare, and must continue to be, regulated, in particular in view of the human errors they may cause to mimimise human errors and protect workers;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the Commission intends to review Directive 92/91/EEC, and calls for an approach based on maximum, and not minimum, harmonisation, given that the latter may give rise to disparities in treatment between workers within the same company, depending on their place of work full and open approach, assessing both the effectiveness of existing legislation and the possibilities for future harmonisation of legislation;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of laying down training requirements for workers involved in high- risk tasks and engage positively with international partners to explore the possibility of achieving a global initiative on workers' health and safety rules;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for companies based or operating in the EU to apply the same worker health and safety rules in all their operations around the world and for the Commission to advance a global initiative, working with the Council and the Parliament, to improve these rules within and outside the EU.
Amendment 5 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,
Amendment HH #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the poverty threshold of 60% of median national income is a compelling, helpful and necessary indicator, but where of relative poverty, but should be complemented by other indicators such as the concept and calculation of a ‘basket of basic goods and services’ is just as muchat national level (which does not constitute a direct response to the specific situation of people suffering from poverty) and those agreed at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) in June 2010 (at-risk-of poverty, material deprivation and jobless households) as a matter of public policy needs,
Amendment O #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Rrecommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measures designed to help people with disabilities find jobs with private companiedevelop new measures designed to help vulnerable and socially excluded groups, especially people with disabilities, find jobs with enterprises, including social economy enterprises, or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion, not least in those regions that are economically weakest and socially more vulnerable, and recommends that they implement existing legislation, such as the 2000 Employment Directive; recommends that the Member States safeguard that people with disabilities participate in education from their early childhood by lifting existing barriers and assisting them; recommends that the Member States promote access to barrier-free environments for public bodies, so as to promote inclusioneople with disabilities and pay particular attention to the situation of early childhood education and care in order to prevent instances of children with disabilities dropping out irreversibly and hopelessly at an early stage; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up exchanges of best practices and to introduce multifaceted measures for the integration of the disabled into the job market;
Amendment R #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to initiate a horizontal anti-discrimination directive with a view to further eradicating discrimination; Urges the Member States to agree and adopt as soon as possible the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426); calls on the Commission to continue to support the overcoming of technical difficulties within the Council in order to ensure a swift agreement is reached, and to close gaps in the existing anti-discrimination legislation which is currently not covering all relevant aspects, with a view to further eradicating discrimination, including social discrimination; Note: A citation referring to the Kosa report will be added by oral amendment.
Amendment 86 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the poverty threshold of 60% of median national income is a helpful and necessary indicator, but whereas the concept of a ‘basket of basic goods and services’ is just as much a matter of public policy needs,; highlights that other indicators such as the ‘basket of basic goods and services’ and those agreed at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) in June 2010 (at-risk-of poverty, material deprivation and jobless households) are also useful;
Amendment W #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Wishes the Commission to initiate a framework directive on minimum incomelaunch, in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, a consultation on the possibility of a legislative initiative on a sensible minimum income that will allow economic development, designed to prevent poverty and serve as a basis for people to live in dignity, play their full part in society and make headway with finding employment or identifying training opportunities and playing an automatic stabilising role for the economy, with due regard for differing practices, collective labour agreements and legislation in the various Member States, the definition of a minimum income being the prerogative of the Member State; wishes the Commission to help Member States share best practice on minimum income levels and encourages Member States to develop minimum income schemes based on an average of 60% of the median income in each Member State;
Amendment 250 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes it is wrong for older workers to be forced to stop working because of an arbitrarily concluded compulsory retirement age; believes also that scrapping the compulsory retirement age will help achieve the Europe 2020 target of having at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion; therefore calls on Member States to look again at the feasibility of scrapping compulsory retirement ages, which prevent people who want to carry on working from doing so, while maintaining a pensionable age so that those people who want to retire can do so and still receive their pension and retirement-based benefits;
Amendment 256 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that the Member States introduce or further develop measuresdevelop new measures and implement existing legislation, such as the 2000 Employment Directive, designed to help people with disabilities find jobs with private companies or public bodies, so as to promote inclusion;
Amendment 305 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to initiate a horizontal anti-discrimination directivecontinue to facilitate negotiations to help unblock the horizontal anti-discrimination directive currently being considered by the Council of Ministers with a view to further eradicating discrimination;
Amendment 369 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Wishes the Commission to initiate a framework direhelp Member States share best practivce on minimum income, designed levels to prevent poverty and serve as a basis for people to live in dignity and make headway with finding employment or identifying training opportunities, with due regard for differing practices, collective labour agreements and legislation in the various Member States;
Amendment 391 #
2011/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of developing policy proposals at Member State level to tackle problems associated with poverty and exclusion, such as homelessness and drug and alcohol addiction. Calls for a more effective exchange of best practice in these areas between Member States.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Exposure limit values as well as orientation values and action values for both electric and magnetic fields in the frequency range from 0 to 100 kHz shall be as set out in Annex II.
Amendment 62 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For exposure levels above the action value, appropriate verifications shall demonstrate that the exposure level is not exceeding the relevant exposure limit value for health effects. For exposure levels above the orientation value, appropriate verifications shall demonstrate that the exposure is not exceeding the relevant exposure limit values for safety and health effects or bycedures and training for workers shall be put in place to prevent safety consequences of any occurrence of adverse safety effects, unless appropriate verifications demonstratinge that the exposure level is below the action value. In the latter case, prdoes not exceed the releveantive measures and information to workers shall be adapted exposure limit values for safety effects.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The demonstration that the exposure is not exceeding the relevant exposure limit value is presumed if a machine or an installation of machines in combination meets technical files and /or instruction handbook based on harmonised European standards and establishes safe exposure levels.
Amendment 79 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In order to provide adequate protection for people working within the zone of exposure of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment, with the switched magnetic field gradients in operation, and to take due account of existing precautionary and protective measures against exposure to electromagnetic fields, employers shall perform risk assessments and take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect workers against potential risks arising from exposure to electromagnetic fields. The only workers permitted to be in the zone of exposure of MRI equipment while it is in operation are those performing medical procedures, research, maintenance and cleaning which strictly necessitate their presence. Employers shall define a controlled access zone around the static magnetic field and take technical, organisational, information and training measures for workers who can enter the controlled access zone so as to reduce exposure and prevent risks.
Amendment 99 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. On the basis of the assessment of the levels of electromagnetic fields undertaken in accordance with paragraph 1, if any of the orientaction values referred to in Annexes II or III is exceeded, the employer shall further assess and, if necessary, calculate whether the exposure limit values for healthsafety effects are exceeded.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The assessment, measurement and/or calculations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and 2a need not be carried out in workplaces open to the public provided that an evaluation has already been undertaken in accordance with the provisions of Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)9 , and the restrictions as specified therein are respected for workers and safety risks are excluded. Where equipment, intended for the public and complying with EU product legislation and especially Directives 1999/5/EC and 2006/95/EC are being used as intended these conditions are met.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The assessment, measurement and/or calculations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and 2a shall be planned and carried out by competent services or persons at suitable intervals, taking into account the guidance given in Annexes II and III and taking particular account of Articles 7 and 11 of Directive 89/391/EEC concerning the necessary competent services or persons and the consultation and participation of workers. The data obtained from the assessment, measurement and/or calculation of the level of exposure shall be preserved in a suitable form so as to permit consultation at a later stage.
Amendment 139 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. On the basis of the risk assessment referred to in Article 4(2), workplaces where workers could be exposed to electromagnetic fields exceeding the orientation or acaction values shall be indicated where appropriate by signs unless the risk assessment demonstrates that exposure limit values for health effects are not exceeded so that adverse health effects can be excluded. In the same way, on the basis of the risk assessment referred to in Article 4(2a), workplaces where workers could be exposed to electromagnetic fields exceeding the orientation values shall be indicated bywhere appropriate by signs in accordance with Annexes II and III andunless the risk assessment demonstrates that exposure limit values for safety effects is not exceeded so that adverse safety effects can be excluded. Such signs shall be in accordance with Council Directive 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC). The areas in question shall be identified and access to them limited as appropriate. Where access to these areas is suitably restricted for other reasons then signs and access restrictions specific to electromagnetic fields are not required.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In situations where workers are exposed above the exposure limit values for safety effects, procedures need to be in place and workers trained to ensure that any consequences of adverse safety effects are prevented. In any event, workers shall not be exposed above the exposure limit values for health effects unless the conditions under Article 3(6) are fulfilled. If, despite the measures taken by the employer to comply with this Directive, the exposure limit values for health effects are exceeded, the employer shall take immediate action to reduce exposure below these exposure limit values. The employer shall identify the reasons why the exposure limit values for health effects have been exceeded, and shall amend the protection and prevention measures accordingly in order to prevent them being exceeded again.
Amendment 151 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 89/391/EEC, the employer shall adapt the measures referred to in this Article and in Annexes II and III to the requirements of workers at particular risk, particularly workers who have declared they are equipped with implantable or portable medical devices and women who have declared they are pregnant.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With the objective of prevention and early diagnosis of any adverse health effects due to exposure to electromagnetic fields, appropriate health surveillance shall be carried out in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 89/391/EEC. Those provisions shall be introduced according to national law and/or practices.
Amendment 165 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For exposures in the frequency range up to 100 kHz, where exposure above the exposure limit value for health effects has been detected, any undesired or unexpected health effect reported by a worker shall be transmitted to the person in charge of the medical surveillance who will take appropriate action in accordance with national law and practice.
Amendment 170 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
For exposure in the range from 100 kHz up to 300 GHz, and in any event where exposure above the exposure limit values is detected, a medical examination shall be made available to the worker(s) concernedduring working hours. The cost shall be met in accordance with national law and practice. If health damage resulting from such exposure is detected, a reassessment of the risks shall be carried out by the employer in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 199 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part B – paragraph 1 - Note 1
Annex II – Part B – paragraph 1 - Note 1
Note 1: any situation where the measured value is higher than the orientation value or the action value, a thorough verification must be made according to Article 4(2)a) or Article 4(2) respectively.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0152(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part D – point 2
Annex II – Part D – point 2
Amendment 22 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all eis a problem that must be overcome. In order to tackle this, believes that young people must be protected from discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of age through the effective imployement contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principleation of Directive 2000/78/EC banning age discrimination and through the implementation of all existing EU legislation in the Employment and Social Affairs field;
Amendment 96 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of the family and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupationby Member States to provide as much information, choice and training as possible to help young people to fulfil their potential, but strongly believes this is best delivered by people working on the ground at a local level in each Member State;
Amendment 127 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 164 #
2010/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people mustwould ideally be given access to vocational training during working time and that lifelong learning must be supported from the very first job.;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2278(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the internal market needs to be corrected in order to provide provide services of general economic interest (SGEI) within a framework of universal access, high quality and affordability; takes the view that the Commission's proposal is not sufficient, and regrets that it does not make reference to any legislative proposal, except in respect of concessions and public procurement;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2278(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 36 #
2010/2278(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for athe revision of the Posting of Workers Directive (96/71/EC1 ) with a view to protecting Member States‘ labour standards and industrial relations systems, 1 OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1. 2 OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1. including collective bargaining and different forms of collective action, and upholding the principle of equal pay for work of equal value rather than simply referring to minimum rates;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to gradually introduce compulsory institutional guarantees for the mainstreaming of non- discrimination and anti-segregation measures, and alsotake into account mainstreaming in all policy areas, having regard to Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC, and to monitor such mainstreaming;
Amendment 202 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that national budgets are under severe pressure and that many Member States are reviewing the efficiency of expenditure; calls on Member States to consider introducing compensation so that all taxpayers who cannot achieve the level of ambition in the first and second pillars are entitled to a supplementary offset of pension contributions in the second pillar or of contributions to private pension schemes in the third pillar; notes that this could also help Member States to establish a three-pillar structureshare best practice more effectively to ensure that their citizens receive adequate pensions;
Amendment 233 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that, in view of demographic trends and the need to ensure that pensions can be paid for, it is necessary for more people to participate in the labour market and to do so for longer; observes that life expectancy is growing and calls on Member States to consider linking the statutory retirement age to life expectancylook again at the feasibility of scrapping compulsory retirement ages which prevent people who want to carry on working from doing so, while maintaining a pensionable age set at Member State level so that those people who want to retire can do so and still receive their pension and retirement- based benefits;
Amendment 275 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that, for older employees performing physically and/or mentally demanding work, a labour market geared to flexibility and security must offer creative solutions such as greater flexibility in the statutory retirement age, part-time pensions or adapted working conditions, with the emphasis on ability to work, to strike a lasting balance between the requirements of employment and the capacities of workers; considers there to be a need for an active policy to prevent discrimination on grounds of age, particularly the effective implementation of the 2000 Employment Directive;
Amendment 396 #
2010/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to investigate how employees‘ right to participate in the second pillar can be facilitated and to make proposals for developing such a pillar where it does not yet exist;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 56 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas unconditional respect for the right of association and effective collective bargaining should be recalled, consistent with Article 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 69 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 82 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 115 #
2010/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 9 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the need to reduce the inequalities faced by practitioners in the cultural and creative sector and to fight discrimination in these sectors, especially as regards pay, jobs that match the level of qualifications, and social security; calls on the Member States to introduce changeslook at what changes may be necessary to their social security systems to meet the specific needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Favours initiatives on mobility, particularly for students and young creators whether qualified or not, as well as the development of residencies and workshops for artists, and calls on the Member States to remove barriers to free movement, particularly with reference to exchanges between EU artists and also to look at the feasibility of exchange programmes for people in this sector between EU and non- EU countries; calls on the Commission to ensure that the right to free movement within the EU can be exercised;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates theWelcomes the continued mobilisation of EU funds and programmes for the development of the cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that there are still issues to be clarified regarding the scope of application of the directive; considers that a directive clearly definingcomprehensive overview of the sconcepts of "commercial services", "services of general economic interest" and "social services of general interest" is more necessary thpe of application of the directive will increase the effectiveness and ever in order to precisely delineatefficiency of the Sservice Directive's scope of application ands sector in Europe and of the law applicable to services not subject to the directive, with particular regard to authorisation schemes;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution1 on progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC)2007/2202(INI)), 1 P6_TA(2008)0212, 20.5.2008
Amendment 3 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution on the 2 April 20091 on the proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, 1 P6_TA(2009)0211, 2.4.2009
Amendment 8 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council directive 2000/43/EC on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,1 1 COM(2008)0426 - C6-0291/2008 - 2008/0140(CNS)
Amendment 9 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Strongly believes that much more must be done to end the widespread unfair discrimination often faced by older people on the basis of their age alone, both in employment and in access to goods, facilities and services.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Notes the strong links between discrimination against older people on the basis of age, social exclusion and poverty among older people.
Amendment 13 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Notes that many older people also have a disability and therefore may be subjected to multiple discrimination
Amendment 17 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. convinced that demographic change is manageable if it is properly anticipated and taken seriously, and action is taken to tackle unfair age based discrimination
Amendment 19 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Member States possess the main instruments for promoting justice between the generations (in the form of pension systems and healthcare provision) and ending unfair discrimination but the EU can take important initiatives based on monitoring, exchanges of best practice and action programmes, and by monitoring the implementation of EU anti-age discrimination legislation and agreeing important new proposed anti- discrimination legislation which will outlaw age discrimination in access to goods, facilities and services.
Amendment 34 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Argues that functional cooperation between the generations depends on the basic values of freedom, rights and solidarity and justice and that it must be informed by mutual respect, responsibility and a willingness to give people the fundamental rights that they deserve as human beings and EU citizens and to care for one another;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that a policy for justice between the generations must aim to create the necessary bases, rights and tools for conducting an open and frank intergenerational dialogue with a view to achieving win-win situations;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to make clear thatfight prejudice and discrimination in all its forms and to work towards a society where older people are not seen as a burden on the economy and society, but rather –treated equally as human beings with fundamental rights – and through their experience, their achievements and their knowledge – ans assets;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Strongly believes that unfair discrimination on the grounds of age in the workplace is widespread and that more must be done as a priority to combat it, in particular through the effective implementation of the European Employment Equality Directive 2000 in all Member States and by further non legislative measures to ensure that older people are aware of their rights and can access support and legal advice if needed.
Amendment 69 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Notes that in order to be able to access employment, older people need to be able to get to their place of work in the first place and therefore believes it is important that the proposed antidiscrimination directive to outlaw age discrimination in access to goods, facilities and services is agreed and implemented as soon as possible.
Amendment 70 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Believes it is wrong for any older worker to be forced to stop working against their will because of an arbitrarily concluded compulsory retirement age; therefore calls on Member States to look again at the feasibility of scrapping compulsory retirement ages which prevent people who want to carry on working from doing so, while maintaining a pensionable age so that those people who want to retire can do so and still receive their pension and retirement based benefits.
Amendment 75 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Deplores the fact that some people's patterns of employment are becoming increasingly uneven and insecure as a result of temporary work, the growth of short-term contracts, marginal employment and unemployment; But notes that many forms of independent working, self employment, flexible working, part time work and different types of temporary work, can play an absolutely vital role in helping many older people to increase their income or secure an income, for example if they have caring responsibilities for their immediate family or friends.
Amendment 120 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point i
Paragraph 17 – point i
i) increasing the proportion of the workforce, of both sexes, aged over 50 in paid employment to 55%, through the implementation of EU legislation outlawing age based discrimination in the workplace and through the dismantling of arbitrarily set compulsory retirement ages.
Amendment 136 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – point iv
Paragraph 17 – point iv
iv) Combating age-based discrimination in the workplace and training and developing incentives for workers over the age of 60 to remain available for work and for companies to recruit such workers;
Amendment 145 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Argues that older people's employability depends on initiatives on the part of employers in the fields of health, further training, work patterns, job satisfaction und management behaviour, and that such initiatives should be devised jointly by the social partners;, where applicable.
Amendment 194 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Remembers that many older people may have little or no family to rely upon and calls on Member States to do more to seek to exchange best practice in terms of policies to ensure that older people can remain independent for as long as possible and to ensure that if support services are needed then they are available and personalised to the individual.
Amendment 198 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that tapping into new markets in the "silver economy" offers a major opportunity for improving competitiveness and innovative potential and for boosting growth and employment;. Believes that by opposing proposed antidiscrimination legislation on the grounds of age, many umbrella business organisations have failed to spot this opportunity.
Amendment 200 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that the agreement of strong new antidiscrimination legislation in access to goods and services will offer a major opportunity for economic growth and employment, as the barriers faced by older people to certain services and goods are dismantled. Calls for an end to any unreasonable or unfair blanket bans to goods and services based on age alone, that many older people face when trying to purchase insurance, holidays or car rentals, for example.
Amendment 207 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for more to be done to ensure that older people know what their rights and obligations are with regard to social security systems and pensions and that this information is provided in a simple and accessible format.
Amendment 221 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Takes the view that migration, combined with successful integration, is one of the ways of coping with demographic change and that too many people from a migrant background do not yet feel that they belong in the Member States where they live;, in part because of the discrimination they face.
Amendment 231 #
Amendment 235 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Notes that there is considerable evidence of discrimination against older people in health care. Older patients are less likely than younger patients to receive all of the necessary treatments they require due to discrimination on the basis of their age alone. Such differential medical treatment and care can have significant effects on the health outcomes of older people.
Amendment 239 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that, irrespective of their income level, age or social status or the degree of health risk they face, people must receive affordable, high-quality medical treatment and care; and if this is to be achieved proposed new EU antidiscrimination legislation must be adopted as soon as possible which includes access to health services.
Amendment 242 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Welcomes the EU funded PREDICT ('Increasing the participation of the elderly in clinical trials') project which seeks to discover why discrimination against older people in clinical trials persists. Takes the view that older people should be provided with drugs that have been tested for efficacy and safety for their age group.
Amendment 245 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls for a green paper to be produced by the Commission on elder abuse and safeguarding older people in the community and care settings
Amendment 246 #
2010/2027(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Calls, through the open method of communication, for an exchange of information and best practice between Member States on the provision of long term care for older people and, in particular, measures to safeguard older people in the community and in care setting and tackle older abuse.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission proposed to set up a new strategy for the next decade, the Europe 2020 Strategy8 , to enable the EU to emerge stronger from the crisis, and to turn its economy towards smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to fight poverty. Five headline targets, listed under the relevant guidelines, constitute shared objectives guiding the action of the Member States and of the Union. Member States should make every effort to meet the national targets and to remove the bottlenecks that constrain growth and the fight against poverty and social exclusion.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As part of comprehensive "exit strategies" for the economic crisis, Member States should carry out ambitious reforms to ensure macroeconomic stability and the sustainability of public finance, improve competitiveness, reduce macroeconomic imbalances and, enhance labour market performance and fight poverty. The withdrawal of the fiscal stimulus should be implemented and coordinated within the framework of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Member States" reform programmes should also aim at "inclusive growth". Inclusive growth means building a cohesive society in which people are empowered to anticipate and manage change, thus to actively participate in society and economy. Member States" reforms should therefore ensure access and opportunities for all throughout the lifecycle, thus reducing poverty and social exclusion, through removing barriers to labour market participation especially for women, older workers, young people, disabled and legal migrants. They should also make sure that the benefits of economic growth reach all citizens and all regions. Ensuring effective functioning of the labour markets through investing in successful transitions, appropriate skills development, rising job quality and fighting segmentation, discrimination, structural unemployment and inactivity while ensuring adequate, sustainable social protection and active inclusion to reduce poverty should therefore be at the heart of Member States" reform programmes.
Amendment 149 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 1
Member States should promote growth, thereby creating new quality, sustainable jobs, increase the innovative potential of the economy, in particular by recognising the important role played by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and independent professionals and by working to reduce administrative burdens and unnecessary red tape. Measures shall be taken to increase the participation of older people and disabled people in the labour market and to effectively tackle discrimination in the labour market on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, sexual orientation and religion or belief, in line with existing EU legislation. Member States should integrate the flexicurity principles endorsed by the European Council into their labour market policies and apply them, making full use of European Social Fund support with a view to increasing labour market participation and combating segmentation and inactivity, reducing poverty, social exclusion and gender inequality, whilst reducing structural unemployment. Measures to enhance flexibility and security should be both balanced and mutually reinforcing. Member States should therefore introduce a combination of flexible and reliable employment contracts, active labour market policies, effective lifelong learning, policies to promote labour mobility, and adequate social security systems to secure professional transitions accompanied by clear rights and responsibilities for the unemployed people to actively seek work.
Amendment 172 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 2
Member States should step up social dialogue and tackle labour market segmentation with measures addressing temporary and precarious employment, underemployment and undeclared work. Professional mobility should be rewardedeek to increase the employment rate through positive measures, in particular for less qualified people, through advisory services, personalised support and pathway approaches, through education and professional training adapted to the needs of the individual and the labour market. Antidiscrimination legislation in employment should be implemented effectively in line with EU legislation. Innovative programmes are also required to help to reintegrate disabled people and older people into the labour market. Furthermore, the Member States should remove the barriers which make it more difficult for people to enter the labour market for the first time, support the creation of quality and sustainable jobs, foster social innovation and increase the quality of job placement services. The quality of jobs and employment conditions should be addressed by fighting low-wages and by ensuring adequate social security also for those on fixed contracts and the self- employed. Employment services should be strengthened and open to all, including young people, older people, legal migrants and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and those threatened by unemployment with personalised services targeting those furthest away from the labour market.
Amendment 196 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
Annex – Guideline 7 – paragraph 3
In order to increase competitiveness and raise participation levels, particularly for the low-skilled, and in line with economic policy guideline 2, Member States should review tax and benefit systems and the capacity of public services to provide the necessary support. Member States should increase labour force participation through policies to promote active ageing, gender equality, non-discrimination and equal pay and labour market integration of young people, older people, disabled people, legal migrants and other vulnerable groups. Work-life balance policies with the provision of affordable care and innovation in work organisation should be geared to raising employment rates, particularly among youth, older workers and women, in particular to retain highly-skilled women in scientific and technical fields. Member States should also remove barriers to labour market entry for newcomers, recognise and support self-employment and independent professionals and job creation in areas including green employment and care and promote social innovation.
Amendment 241 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
Annex – Guideline 8 – paragraph 2
In cooperation with social partners and, business and all stakeholders, Member States should improve access to training, strengthen education and career guidance combined with systematic information on new job openings and opportunities, promotion of entrepreneurship and enhanced anticipation of skill needs. Investment in human resource development, up-skilling and participation in lifelong learning schemes should be promoted through joint financial contributions from governments, individuals and employers. To support young people, older people and in particular those not in employment, education or training, Member States in cooperation with the social partners where applicable, should enact schemes to help recent graduates find initial employment or further education and training opportunities, including apprenticeships and non vocational training for all ages, and intervene rapidly when young people become unemployed. Regular monitoring of the performance of up-skilling and anticipation policies should help identify areas for improvement and increase the responsiveness of education and training systems to labour market needs. EU funds should be fully mobilised by Member States to support these objectives.
Amendment 288 #
2010/0115(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Annex – Guideline 10 – paragraph 1
Member States" efforts to reduce poverty should be aimed at promoting full participation in society and economy and extending employment opportunities, making full use of the European Social Fund. Efforts should also concentrate on ensuring equal opportunities, including through access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services and public services (including online services, in line with guideline 4) and in particular health care. Member States should put in place effective anti-discrimination measures. Equally, to fight social exclusion, empower people and promote labour market participation, social protection systems, lifelong learning and active inclusion policies should be enhanced to create opportunities at different stages of people's lives and shield them from the risk of exclusion. Social security and pension systems must be modernised to ensure that they can be fully deployed to ensure adequate income support and access to healthcare thus providing social cohesion whilst at the same time remaining financially sustainable. Benefit systems should focus on ensuring income security during transitions and reducing poverty, in particular among groups most at risk from social exclusion, such as one- parent families, minorities, people with disabilities, children and young people, elderly women and men, legal migrants and the homeless. Member States should also actively promote the social economy and social innovation in support of the most vulnerable and effectively implement adopted antidiscrimination legislation.
Amendment 3 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regards on European Parliament's report on stepping up the fight against undeclared work1, ___________ Text adopted, P6_TA(2008)0466
Amendment 12 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas independent freelance working is now an established career choice for an increasing number of European workers, who see themselves as mini-businesses, and not as “employee”, “employer” or “atypical”,
Amendment 13 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas globalisation and rapid technological developments are causing far-reaching economic restructuring, giving rise to changes in employment relationships and in the content of workers"’ tasks, plus successive waves of new one- person independent businesses across all sectors and age-groups,
Amendment 23 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a substantial and complementary EU approach, focusing strongly on a mutually supportive mix of policy measures in the fields of economic, environmental, employment and social policies, and entrepreneurship, should be developed,
Amendment 28 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas on average every year between one fifth and one quarter of all European workers change job, or launch themselves as independent freelance businesses,
Amendment 30 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the transition rate between unemployment and employment is high, a third of the unemployed and 10% of the inactive population finding jobs within one year, or establish themselves as independent freelance businesses,
Amendment 39 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the assessment of flexicurity is complex and a holistic approach is essential, showing the combination of and interaction between the fourive dimensions of contractual arrangements, lifelong learning, active labour market policies and modern social security systems and entrepreneurship,
Amendment 46 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the transition from work to retirement is increasingly graduated, with over-60’s often supplementing their pensions with freelance work and under- 30s are increasingly turning to independent status as a “way in” to the job market, and entrepreneurship is growing in popularity with young workers and women,
Amendment 68 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise and support the special position of independent freelance workers as a vital force in economic recovery, to treat independent freelancers as a unique subset of micro-businesses as opposed to “atypical workers”, to minimise the burden of regulation and to take special measures to promote lifelong learning for this group;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the priorities for labour law reform, where it is needed, should focus on: extension of the protection of workers in atypical forms of employment; clarification of the situation of dependent employment; action against undeclared work; measures to encourage independent freelancers, and the facilitation of transitions between various situations of employment and unemployment;
Amendment 79 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the distinction made by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions between atypical and very atypical employment relationships. Believes that many forms of atypical employment relationships are important ways for carers, students and others who rely on short term contracts and part time work, for example, to earn an extra income. Whilst it is vital that workers in atypical employment relationships have minimum rights and are protected from exploitation, considers it vital that any new legislation is proportionate, proven to be necessary according to the latest research and subject to a comprehensive impact assessment including social criteria;
Amendment 103 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that non-standard forms of work must go hand in hand with support for workers who find themselves in situations of transition from one job or employment status to another; or launching / growing independent freelance businesses;
Amendment 133 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to create high-quality jobs, including green jobs, and to ensure social cohesion; considers, therefore, that people are more likely to accept the efforts required of them if those efforts are perceived to be fair and to facilitate employment, entrepreneurship and social integration;
Amendment 176 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 190 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the EU and the Member States to give particular support for independent freelancers financing their own lifelong learning strategies;
Amendment 208 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to eliminate administrative burdens in order to facilitate the business environment, especially for SMEs; and independent businesses / freelance professionals;
Amendment 230 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to eliminate administrative burdens in order to facilitate the business environment, especially for SMEs; and independent businesses / freelance professionals;
Amendment 243 #
2009/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that collective bargaining has proven to be an effective instrument for maintaining employment and that it allows companies to find flexible solutions to deal with the economic downturn in some member states but also recognising that in other member states there are other models;
Amendment 21 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Among the adverse events associated with healthcare, healthcare associated infections are easily avoidable. Member States should provide the means to enable the number of persons a year in Europe affected by adverse events to be reduced by 20 % by 2012 and by a further 20 % by 2015.
Amendment 32 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter I a (new) – point 1
Part I – Chapter I a (new) – point 1
(1) Member States should provide the means necessary to bring about a 20 % reduction in the number of persons in the European Union affected annually by adverse events resulting from healthcare, the target thus being to reduce such events by 900 000 cases a year by 2012. A further 20 % reduction should be achieved by 2015.
Amendment 43 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a (new)
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) Provide effective risk assessment mechanisms, including pre-admission diagnostic screening of patients, in order to rapidly identify conditions requiring additional precautionary measures.
Amendment 44 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a a (new)
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a a (new)
(-aa) Provide adequate protection for healthcare staff, through vaccination, post-exposure prophylaxis, routine diagnostic screening, provision of personal protective equipment and the use of medical technology that reduces exposure to blood-borne infections.
Amendment 45 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a b (new)
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point -a b (new)
(-ab) Provide effective infection prevention and control in long-term nursing and rehabilitation facilities.
Amendment 41 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas social dialogue can be important to tackle the confidence crisis that is being aggravated by the economic crisis many people in our society are afraid of the future, and currently their concerns are not of fighting for more rights, but of trying to maintain their current rights,
Amendment 184 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the need to make progress and finalise directives regarding the coordination of social security systems and, the portability of pension rights and the proposal for a directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 186 #
2008/2330(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for an improvement of the law- making process at the EU level, by making it clear why actions at the EU level are needed, ensuring the quality of the content and delivering a solid impact assessment; calls, in particular, for the effective implementation of the 2003 Inter- institutional Agreement on Better Law- Making;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) must not be threatened by Directive 2004/40/EC as MRI technology is at the cutting edge of research, diagnosis and treatment of life- threatening diseases for patients in Europe,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. Whereas MRI has been safely used over 25 years with over 500 million patients exposed to up to 100 times the exposure limit set by the Directive without evidence of harm to workers or patients.
Amendment 12 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. Whereas the MR safety standard IEC/EN 60601-2-33 establishes limit values for electromagnetic fields which have been set so that any danger to patients and workers is excluded.
Amendment 35 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to find a solution enabling Directive 2004/40/EC to be implemented more rapidly and thus ensure that workers are properly protected against electromagnetic fields, just as they are already protected under two other Community acts against noise and vibration and to introduce a derogation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging under Article 1 of that Directive.
Amendment 15 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in these countries income disparities, which had been kept small during the period of State socialism, have grown at an explosive rate; whereas in the newose Member States where industrial sectors have collapsed, regions have seen their prospects of development decline and as a result the Roma1 in particular have been forced to the margins of society through the rapid escalation of poverty,
Amendment 99 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Endorses the view taken by the Commission that the greatest problem in bringing about reintegration into the labour market is that Roma adults are under- represented in the working population and in lifelong learning, but over-represented among the long-term unemployed and those working on low-prestige occupations; calls therefore for the effective implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC which prohibits discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
Amendment 120 #
2008/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. BWelievcomes that the proposal ofor a comprehensive new directive againsto combat discrimination is an excellent opportunity to evaluateoutside employment on the grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and calls for the effective implementation of Directive 2000/43/EC; considers that, in the spirit of the Social Agenda, the Commission should identify specific objectives with the aim of preventing and reducing discrimination against and stigmatisation of the Roma and criminalisation of Roma communities;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Calls, in the framework of the strategy, for more effective exchanges of best practices within the European Union in all areas of health-care provision, in particular in relation to screening programmes and the diagnosis and treatment of serious illnesses such as cancer, but also looking at best practices where Member States have successfully integrated health and social care services so that other Member States can learn from this,
Amendment 37 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in the framework of the strategy, to work towards the development of guidelines for a common definition of disability, which may include people with chronic illnesses or cancer and, in the meantime, for Member States that have not yet done so, to act as quickly as possible to include those people within their national definitions of disability;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the European Union should take further steps to protect health-care workers from accidents or injury in the workplace, where there is scientific or medical evidence of need; welcomes the Commission's intention to put forward a legislative amendment to the 2000 biological agent's directive by the end of 2008 in order to ensure that people working in the health-care sector are protected from infection as a result of needle-stick or other medical sharps injury;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in the framework of the strategy, to do more to reduce the significant threat faced to health-care workers and patients, of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA through the improved sharing of best practices, the implementation of effective screening programmes, and the mandatory isolation of infected patients and health-care workers;
Amendment 99 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Lisbon treaty and the fact that in many Member States, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is made legally binding; this includes the right of trade unions to negotiate and conclude collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend their interests including strike action;
Amendment 300 #
2008/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 9 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses, however, that the Treaty of Lisbon provides for further progress on social Europe and for strengthened social legislation on the basis of the binding character of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, whilst noting that some Member States have ‘opt-outs’ from the binding nature of the Charter, and of a more systematic definition, in 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 176 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 6
Paragraph 6 - Indent 6
Amendment 235 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the financing of projects from European Union funds to be more closely linked to conditions and requirements in the future and considers this to be a suitable instrument for promoting environmentally friendly and widely accessible transport concepts;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas unemployment levels of disabled people, which includes people with mental health problems, older people and ethnic minorities across the European Union remain unacceptably high,
Amendment 50 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes there is a strong and complex link between poverty and crime and that imprisonment without adequate rehabilitation and education often only leads to further social exclusion and unemployment;
Amendment 123 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Agrees with the Commission that employment per se is not always a guarantee against poverty and social exclusion, as according to official statistics 8 % of workers in the EU are at risk of poverty; emphasises, however, that employment must still be viewed as one of the most effective safeguards against poverty and social exclusion; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to implement effectively the Directive 2000/78/EC;
Amendment 126 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States more effectively to implement existing Community legislation in the fields of employment and social Affairs;
Amendment 150 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognises that where there is provision of social assistance Member States have a duty to ensure that citizens understand and are able to access their entitlements;
Amendment 173 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that access to goods and services should be a right for every EU citizen and therefore calls on the Commission to propose specific directives relating to all areas not already covered by Community legislation adopted on the basis of Article 13 of the Treaty in order to combat discrimination in access to goods and services including disability, age, religion or belief or sexual orientation;
Amendment 183 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes the deinstitutionalisation of disabled people but notes that this requires a sufficient level of community- based high-quality support and care services favouring independent living, the right to personal assistance, the right to control your own budget and full participation in society within Member States;
Amendment 184 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Member States to identify and address the problems faced by carers, who are often forced to remain outside the labour market;
Amendment 185 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Highlights the need for Member States to promote the development and implementation of comprehensive local, regional and national ageing strategies;
Amendment 186 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Notes that despite welcome moves towards greater participation in higher education, Member States should be encouraged to maintain and introduce work-based apprenticeships;
Amendment 187 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Urges Member States and the Commission to reject the misleading blurring of economic migration with asylum seeking, and of both with illegal immigration;
Amendment 188 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Believes that more action should be taken both at Member State and EU level to acknowledge, research and tackle domestic violence and the abuse of children and older people;
Amendment 189 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Calls on Member States to develop a more constructive approach to drugs policy with the emphasis on education and treatment for addiction rather than criminal sanctions;
Amendment 190 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21h. Calls on Member States to prioritise public health measures which seek to tackle head-on the inequality that exists in health and access to health care of many ethnic minority communities;
Amendment 191 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 i (new)
Paragraph 21 i (new)
21i. Notes that in all Member States, alcohol and drug abuse can lead to crime, unemployment and social exclusion. It is unacceptable that for many people, their only access to such treatment and advice is through the prison system;
Amendment 192 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 j (new)
Paragraph 21 j (new)
21j. Stresses that there are many forms of disability, including mobility problems, visual impairments, hearing impairments, mental health problems, chronic illness and learning disabilities; highlights the fact that people with multiple disabilities have exceptional problems, as do people subjected to multiple discrimination;
Amendment 193 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21k. Calls for the de-stigmatisation of people with mental health problems and people with learning disabilities, the promotion of mental health and well being, the prevention of mental disorders as well as for increased resources for treatment and care;
Amendment 194 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21l. Calls on Member States to enforce anti-trafficking and anti-discrimination legislation and in particular to sign, ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on action against human trafficking;
Amendment 195 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 m (new)
Paragraph 21 m (new)
21m. Calls on Member States to put forward legislation to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable workers by gangmasters and to sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families;
Amendment 196 #
2008/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 n (new)
Paragraph 21 n (new)
21n. Urges all Member States to safeguard human-rights based asylum policy in accordance with the UN Convention on Refugees and other relevant human rights law, whilst working to end asylum seekers’ dependence on benefits, by allowing them to work and to consider the development of more legal immigration routes;
Amendment 16 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The vulnerability of pregnant workers and of workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 18 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least six weeks allocated after confinement.
Amendment 17 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The International Labour Organization recommends a minimum duration of maternity leave of 18 weeks remunerated at the full amount of the woman's previous earnings. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention of 2000 provides for a period of six weeks' compulsory leave after childbirth.
Amendment 41 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least six weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 3 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2003 on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Towards a United Nations legally binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities'1, ______________ 1 OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 231.
Amendment 6 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2006 on disability and development1, __________________________ 1 OJ C 287 E, 24.11.2006, p. 336.
Amendment 11 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Council to amend the legal basis of the draft Council decision to include and reflect the Community's competence in development cooperation and humanitarian aid;
Amendment 18 #
2008/0171(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member Sates and the Commission to ensure free access to information concerning the UN Convention and the Optional Protocol for European citizens and for organisations of people with disabilities at European and national levedissemination of information in a form that is accessible to citizens of the Union, about their rights under the Convention and the Optional Protocol;
Amendment 4 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 3 September 2003 on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Towards a United Nations legally binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities'1, ______________ 1 OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 231.
Amendment 5 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2006 on disability and development1, ______________ 1 OJ C 287 E, 24.11.2006, p. 336.
Amendment 11 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Approves conclusion of the UN Convention and calls for the withdrawal of the reservation concerning Article 27(1) thereof;
Amendment 13 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Commission to use Article 3 of the EC Treaty as a basis for defining the extent of Community competencies that are listed in the Declaration of the European Community on the application of Article 44(1) of the Convention, set out in Annex 2 of the draft Council Decision; stresses the utmost importance of highlighting development cooperation, health and consumer affairs in application of the Declaration;
Amendment 17 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges all Member States to proceed rapidly and without reservations to ratification of the UN Convention and put its content into effect in advance of completion of the ratification process;
Amendment 21 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of equipping the Commission with all necessary powers and resources to enable it to serve as a focal point in respect of matters falling within the Community'’s competence, relating to the implementation of UN Conventhe Convention; calls for establishment of a procedure that would enable an adequate overview of all policies that inform the implementation of the Convention; requests the Commission to report to Parliament and the Council regularly on the progress in implementation;
Amendment 24 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to consider establishment or designation of a coordination mechanism within government to facilitate action in different sectors and at different levels for matters relating to the UN Convention in accordance with Art.33.1icle33(1) of the UN Convention; requests that special attention be paid to the establishment of an independent monitoring mechanism pursuant to Article 33(2) of the Convention;
Amendment 27 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission and the Member States actively to involve the organisations of persons with disabilities in the monitoring process of the Convention, pursuant to Article 4 and Article 33(2) of the Convention;
Amendment 30 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member Sates and the Commission to ensure free access to information about the UN Convention for European citizens and for organisations of people with disabilities at European and national leveldissemination of information, in a form that is accessible to citizens of the Union, about their rights under the Convention;
Amendment 34 #
2008/0170(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Council to amend the draft Council decision to reflect the competence and commitment of the Community to support the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in development cooperation and humanitarian assistance.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to ensure that new barriers to the free movement of healthcare workers are not created and to ensure patient safety, equal standards of occupational safety for healthcare workers must be provided, in particular with a view to avoiding risks from infections resulting from accidents at the workplace such as needlestick injuries that can lead to potentially fatal infections, including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV, as referred to in the European Parliament's resolution with recommendations to the Commission of 6 July 2006 on the protection of healthcare workers from blood-borne infections due to needlestick injuries1. 1 OJ C 303 E, 13.12.2006, p.754.
Amendment 40 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Member States should in particular ensure a high level of protection is ensured to protect patients, staff and all other persons who have cause to enter healthcare establishments from healthcare associated infections, as these constitute a major threat to public health especially considering cross-border healthcare. All appropriate preventative measures, including hygiene standards and diagnostic screening procedures, should be employed in order to avoid or minimise the risks of healthcare associated infections.
Amendment 54 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Appropriate information on all essential aspects of cross-border healthcare is necessary in order to enable patients to exercise their rights to cross-border healthcare in practice. For cross-border healthcare the most efficient mechanism for providing such information is to establish central contact points within each Member State to which patients can refer, and which can provide information on cross-border healthcare taking into account also the context of the health system in that Member State. Since questions about aspects of cross-border healthcare will also require liaison between authorities in different Member States, these central contact points should also constitute a network through which such questions can be most efficiently addressed. These contact points should cooperate with each other and should enable patients to make informed choices about cross- border healthcare. They should also provide information about options available in case of problems with cross-border healthcare, in particular about out- of- court schemes for settling cross-border disputes. border disputes. In developing arrangements for provision of information on cross-border healthcare, the Member States should give consideration to the need to provide information in accessible formats and potential sources of additional assistance for vulnerable patients, disabled people and people with complex needs.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the application of such standards by healthcare providers and the competence of health professionals in practice is regularly monitored and corrective action is taken when appropriate to promote excellence and to ensure appropriate standards are not met, taking into account progress in medical science and health technology;
Amendment 89 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) patients, health providers and the public have a means of making complaints and are given guaranteed recourse to appropriate remedies and compensation when they suffer harm arising from the healthcare they receiveor become aware of harm caused arising from cross-border healthcare. This is set in the context of an effective health system and professional regulation.
Amendment 154 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where prior authorisation has been sought and given, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that the patient is only expected to pay upfront any costs that they would be expected to be paid in this manner had their care been provided in their home health system. Member States should seek to transfer funds directly between the funders and the providers of care for any other costs.
Amendment 168 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State of affiliationtreatment shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on receiving healthcare in another Member State, and the terms and conditionmake information publicly available including about receiving healthcare and registered health professionals and providers in that Member State, the quality and safety standards that would apply, inter alia, wheneverthe regulatory system in place, and the process for making complaints where harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in anotherthat Member State.
Amendment 172 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made easily accessible, including by electronic means, in formats easily accessible to people with disabilities at no extra cost, and shall include information on patients' entitlements, on procedures for accessing those entitlements and on systems of appeal and redress if the patient is deprived of such entitlements.
Amendment 179 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) provide and disseminate information to patients in particular on their rights related to cross-border healthcare and the guarantees of quality and safety standards, protection of personal data, procedures for complaints and, the means by which professionals and providers are regulated and the means by which regulatory action can be taken, the means of redress available for healthcare provided in anotherthat Member State, and on the terms and conditions applicable;
Amendment 191 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member states shall immediately and proactively inform each other about health providers or health professionals when regulatory action is taken against their registration or their right to provide services.
Amendment 201 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 - point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 - point c a (new)
(ca) measures to ensure that prescriptions issued and information given about medicinal products prescribed are accessible to people with disabilities.
Amendment 203 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Those contracting e-health services from providers and professionals in other Member States shall ensure they are appropriately regulated and qualified and that they have demonstrated, via the relevant competent authority, that they are fit to practise and to provide e-health services.
Amendment 493 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where prior authorisation has been sought and given, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that the patient is only expected to pay up front any costs that they would be expected to pay in this manner had their care been provided in the health system of their Member State of affiliation. Member States should seek to transfer funds directly between the funders and the providers of care for any other costs.
Amendment 609 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall immediately and proactively inform each other about health providers or health professionals when regulatory action is taken against their registration or their right to provide services.
Amendment 28 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with attitudinal or environmental barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 29 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Effective non-discriminatory access can be provided by a variety of means, including through 'design for all' and through facilitating the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities, including aids to mobility and access, such as recognised guide dogs and other assistance dogs.
Amendment 60 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers, whether environmental or attitudinal, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Discrimination on the grounds of disability includes discrimination on the grounds that a person is accompanied by or assisted by a recognised guide dog or assistance dog which has been trained in accordance with either the International Guide Dog Federation or Assistance Dogs International standards.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Differences in treatment related to age and disability may be permitted if they are objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary. Such differences of treatment may include, for example, special age conditions regarding access to certain goods or services such as alcoholic drinks, arms, or driving licences. The promotion of the economic, cultural or social integration of young or older persons or persons with disabilities is regarded as a legitimate aim. Therefore measures related to age and disability which set more favourable conditions than are available to others, such as free or reduced tariffs for the use of public transport, museums, or sport facilities, are presumed to be compatible with the principle of non-discrimination.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point a
(a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or, telecommunication and electronic communications, information including information provided in accessible formats, financial services, culture and leisure, buildings open to the public, transport modes and other public spaces and facilities, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Where discrimination arises from practice, policy or procedure, measures need to be taken so that it no longer has that effect. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alterations to the nature of the goods, services, trade, profession or business in question. An alteration is fundamental if it alters the goods andor services in question or require the provision of alternatives theretoor the nature of the trade, profession or business to the extent that the provider of the goods or services is effectively providing a completely different kind of goods or services.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b a(new)
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - point b a(new)
(ba) For the purposes of paragraph 1, effective non-discriminatory access involves the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers, whether attitudinal or environmental, and the prevention of new obstacles and barriers that hamper the access of persons with disabilities to goods, services and facilities available to the general public, irrespective of the nature of the obstacle, barrier or disability. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, and regardless of the measures chosen to remove the obstacles or barriers, effective non-discriminatory access for persons with disabilities must be provided under the same terms and conditions as for persons without disabilities wherever possible, and the use of assistive devices by persons with disabilities facilitated, including aids to mobility and access, such as recognised guide dogs and other assistance dogs wherever necessary. Where effective non-discriminatory access cannot be provided under the same terms and conditions, and subject to the provisions of this Directive, a meaningful alternative to ensure access must be provided.
Amendment 93 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 3
Article 4 - paragraph 3
3. This Directive shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Community law or national rules covering the accessibility of particular goods or services. However, wherever possible, Member States shall take measures to encourage providers of services and goods, in particular manufactured goods, to design accessible solutions, for instance through public procurement practices. Accessible products and services are those designed so that they can be used by all users.
Amendment 97 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Assessment of alleged discrimination 1. Where an individual alleges that he or she has been the victim of multiple discrimination on the grounds of two or more of the characteristics referred to in Article 13 of the EC Treaty, the judicial or administrative authority shall compare the individual alleging discrimination with an individual who possesses none of the characteristics covered by Article 13 of the EC Treaty which the complainant alleges motivated the discrimination. This provision applies to instances of alleged direct and indirect discrimination. 2. Harassment and an instruction to discriminate which is motivated by two or more of the characteristics covered by Article 13 of the EC Treaty shall be regarded as discrimination and fall under the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur wheren an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of a particular religion or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, or a particular sexual orientation, or persons who are associated with such persons, at a particular disadvantage compared with other persons, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 157 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Discrimination within the meaning of paragraph 1 includes discrimination on the grounds that a person has, or is assumed to have, a family or other relationship with a person who has a particular religion or belief, a particular disability, a particular age, or a particular sexual orientation.
Amendment 222 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive is without prejudice to the responsibilities of Member States for the content of teaching, activities and the organizsation of their educational systems, including the provision of special needs educationwhile realizing the rights of persons with disabilities to education without discrimination and on the basis of equal opportunities. Member States may provide differences in treatment in access to educational institutions based on religion or belief.
Amendment 257 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of assessing whether measures necessary to comply with paragraph 1 would impose a disproportionate burden, account shallould be taken, in particular, of the size and resources of the organisation, its nature, the estimated cost, the life cycle of whether the measure in question is unfeasible or unsafe and could not be made feasible and safe by a reasonable modification of rules, policies or practices or the removal of architectural, communication or transport barriers ofr the goods and services, and the possible benefits of increased access for persons with disabilitiesprovision of auxiliary aids or services. Reasonable accommodation would not necessarily require significant structural changes to buildings whose structure is protected specifically under national law on account of their historical, cultural or architectural value. The burden shall not be deemed disproportionate when it is sufficiently remedied by measures existing within the framework of the equal treatment policy of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 265 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to comply with the obligation to provide effective non-discriminatory access to existing infrastructures, policies or procedures within the meaning of paragraph 1(a), Member States may, if necessary, have an additional period of [X] years [from the deadline for transposition] to comply with this provision. Member States wishing to use the additional period shall submit to the Commission a plan for progressive compliance with the requirements found in paragraph 1(a), including targets, means and timeline. Any Member State which chooses to use this additional period shall report annually to the Commission on the steps taken to provide effective non-discriminatory access and on the progress towards implementation of paragraph 4(1)(a). The Commission shall report annually to the Council.
Amendment 323 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Amendment 66 #
2007/0278(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In their National Action Plans for Social Inclusion, several countries highlight the high poverty and/or exclusion risk faced by some particular groups, including children, lone parents, the elderly, migrants and ethnic minorities, disabled people, the homelessearly school leavers, single parents, large families, young people, older people, migrants and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, homeless people, unemployed people, in particular the long-term unemployed, prisoners, women and children who are victims of violence, and severe substance abusers.
Amendment 29 #
2004/0209(COD)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) It is important that where a worker has more than one contract of work, measures are taken to ensure that the worker's working time is the sum of the periods of time worked under each of the contracts.
Amendment 33 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1c a (new)
Amendment 35 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 2a
Article 2a
The inactive part of on-call time shall not be regarded as working time unless national law or, in accordance with national law and/or practice, a collective agreement or an agreement between the social partners provides otherwise. The entire period of on-call time, including the inactive part, shall be regarded as working time. The inactive part of on-call time may be calculated on the basis of an average number of hours or a proportion of on call time, taking account of experience in the sector concerned, by collective agreement or agreement between the social partners or by national legislation following consultation of the social partners. The inactive part of on-call time shall not be taken into account in calculating the daily or weekly rest periods laid down in Articles 3 and 5 respectively, unless otherwise provided for: (a) in a collective agreement or an agreement between the social partners; or (b) by means of national legislation following consultation of the social The period during which the worker actually carries out his activity or duties during on-call time shall alwaysentire period of on-call time, including the inactive part, shall be regarded as working time.
Amendment 52 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 3 − point a a (new)
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(aa) In paragraph 1, a second subparagraph shall be added as follows: "Where a Member States takes measures pursuant to this paragraph, the Member States shall notify the Commission as soon as possible of: - the measures taken; - the category of workers affected; and - the definitions applicable to such workers, and the Commission shall examine the compatibility with Community law of the measures notified.
Amendment 61 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 24a – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 24a – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) other factors which may contribute to long working hours, such as the use of point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 19 and the use of derogations, in particular, those provided for in Article17 (1) a.
Amendment 62 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 24a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 24a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Member States which make use of the derogation according to Article 17 (1a), shall inform the Commission of the reasons, the sector(s), activities and numbers of workers concerned and of its effects on workers' health and safety, after consulting the social partners at national level. The Commission shall immediately carry out a comprehensive study of the definition of autonomous worker in each Member State in order to ascertain how this derogation is being used as a form of opt out from the working time directive.
Amendment 63 #
2004/0209(COD)
Article 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/88/EC
Article 24a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 24a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Council shall, on the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 2, evaluate the use of the options provided by this Directive and namely those laid down in point (b) of the first paragraph of Article 19, Article 17 (1)a and Article 22(1).