6 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2016/2211(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Finland is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 5 364 000 under that Regulation, representing 60 % of the total cost of EUR 8 940 000;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Finland submitted the application for a financial contribution from the EGF on 11 March 2016, and that following additional information provided by Finland, its assessment was finalised by the Commission on 29 July 2016 who concluded that the conditions for awarding a financial contribution from the EGF had been met;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the main reason behind the redundancies at Microsoft is the declining market share of its phones using the Microsoft Windows operating system from over 50 % in 2009 to 0,6 % in the second quarter of 2016;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Union share in global ICT sector employment has decreased in recent years, and that ICT plays a key role in Finnish economy, with 6,7 % of employees working in the ICT sector in 2014, the highest percentage amongst all Member States; considers that the redundancies in Microsoft are linked with the trend that affects the entire Finnish electronics industry since the decline of Nokia in its country of origin and for which four previous applications were presented; concludes that those events are directly linked to structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Notes that redundancies are concentrated in NUTS 2 regions Helsinki- Uusimaa (FI1B), Etelä-Suomi (FI1C) and Länsi-Suomi, (FI197) and concern workers with highly varying competencies, 89% of them between 30 and 54 years of age; is concerned about the already difficult unemployment situation of highly skilled and educated people whose employment prospects would otherwise be traditionally good, especially women, who face a greater challenge in finding employment, taking into consideration that they represent almost half of the targeted beneficiaries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Finnish authorities started providing the personalised services to the affected workers on 11 September 2015, well ahead of the application for the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package, since these actions are eligible for co-funding from the EGF;