Activities of Lothar BISKY related to 2011/0268(COD)
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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006
Amendments (43)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of 17 June 2010 called for all common policies, including cohesion policy, to support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth". In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF with the objectives of this strategy, pParticularly as regards employment, education, and the fight against social exclusion, the ESF should support Member States in implementing the Council recommendations on broad guidelines for economic policies of the Member States and the Union and the Council decisions on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted in accordance with Articles 121 and 148(4) of the Treaty. It should also contribute to the implementation of the flagship initiatives, with special regard to the "Agenda for New Skills and Jobs", "Youth on the Move", and the "European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion". It will also support the activities in the "Digital Agenda" and the "Innovation Union" initiatives.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European small and medium-sizedsustainable development of micro- enterprises and SMEs, including cultural and creative enterprises, and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, people can meeto new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transitioninclude the contribution of cultural and creative skills, which facilitate access to decent work, and support training possibilities for workers and job-seekers geared towards greener skills and jobs, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular by increaseing its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limit. The bottom- up approach to cohesion policy which allows investment priorities to be geared to the specific needs of the region concerned will be retained.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and, develop active inclusion policies in accordance withand fight poverty and social exclusion in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty and the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against poverty and social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders, in particular those operating on a cross-border basis, is necessary to deliachiever the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headlcohesion policy's objectives, especially the ESF's objectives, and the targets specific to the ESF ine targetshe Europe 2020 Strategy. Territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non-governmental organisations in the implementation of programmes.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council of 17 June 2010 called for all common policies, including cohesion policy, to support the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth‘'12. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF with the objectives of this strategy, particularly as regards employment, education, and the fight against poverty and social exclusion, the ESF should support Member States in implementing the Council recommendations on broad guidelines for economic policies of the Member States and the Union and the Council decisions on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States adopted in accordance with Articles 121 and 148(4) of the Treatytheir efforts to achieve those objectives. It should also contribute tosupport the implementation of the flagship initiatives, with special regard to the ’'Agenda for New Skills and Jobs‘'13, ’'Youth on the Move‘'14, and the ’'European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion‘'15. It will also support the activities in the ’'Digital Agenda‘'16 and the ’'Innovation Union‘'17 initiatives.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. It shall do so by also supporting Member States in pursuing the priorities and headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with the aim of ensuring enhanced social cohesion. The ESF shall support the design and implementation of policies and actions, taking account of the integrated guidelines for the economic and employment policies of Member States and the Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmes.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and, demographic change, an increasingly ageing workforce, and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to promote employment and support labour mobilitygood work, high quality employment and support the phasing out of precarious employment, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promote social inclusion and combat poverty. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing theinclusive labour markets by facilitating the voluntary transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular, support European Employment Services (EURES activities) in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, young people, children, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and peoplegroups threatened by or facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterpriseorganisations, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to employmentdecent work for job-seekers and inactive people, including local employment initiatives and, support for labour mobilityguidance, mobility, retraining and acquiring skills;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limitedin particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocation.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the involve social partners, non-governmental organisations, local and regional authorities in the preparaticipation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation ofon, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the ESF in a timely and consistent manner. High-quality partnerships should be forged at all political levels. The partnership principle should be strengthened and extended as the guiding principle to all actions supported by the ESF.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) EnhancImproving the competitiveness of small and medium-sized nditions for the sustainable development and competitiveness of micro-enterprises and SMEs, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes are consistent and focused on addressing the challenges identified in the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Council Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, in order to contribute to achieving the headlincohesion policy's objectives (Article 174 TFEU), enhanced social cohesion and the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Member States and the Commission shouldall ensure that the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF contribute to the promotion of equality between women and men in accordance with Article 8 of the Treaty. Evaluations have shown the importance of taking the gender aspect into account in all dimensions of programmesand in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes in a timely and consistent manner, while ensuring that specific actions are taken to promote gender equality.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Member States and regions should be encouraged to leverage the ESF through financial instruments in order to support for example students, job creation, voluntary mobility of workers, social inclusion and the social entrepreneurshipconomy. The provision of grants should always be retained as an option to use the funding mix best suited to regional and local needs.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment and job quality, support the voluntary geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change anticipation and development of new skills and competencies needed for a transition towards environmental and social sustainable development, encourage a high level of education and training, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. It shall do so by supporting Member States in pursuing the priorities andat least the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The ESF shall support the design and implementation of policies and actions, taking account of the integrated guidelines for the economic and employment policies of Member States19 and the Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmesconcept of 'good work' and ensuring that activities supported by the ESF contribute to implementing the UN and ILO Decent Work Agenda in all its aspects. All policies and actions supported by the ESF shall strictly respect International Labour Standards and ILO Conventions, and in particular the commitment to promote full, productive and freely chosen employment as laid down by ILO Convention No. 122.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion, homeless people and other groups of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, including children and young people. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reformsocial progress, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Promoting employment and supporting labour mobilityhigh quality employment, good and decent work through:
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) Access to high quality employment for job-seekers and inactive people with a targeted support for long-term unemployed, including local employment initiatives and support for voluntary labour mobility;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) Adaptation of workers, enterprises and entrepreneurs to change; related to the transition towards environmental and social sustainable development
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
(vii) Modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions, including actions to enhance transnational labour mobility;Phasing out precarious forms of employment and providing stepping stones for upward social mobility into stable and secure regular employment
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) Active inclusion;: - Integrated active inclusion approaches for working age people which support holistic, personalised pathways to inclusion, quality work and social participation (with social, community integration and re-integration measures), contributing to ensure adequate minimum income, access to quality services and inclusive labour markets; - Mainstreaming of a life-cycle approach to ensure the provision of integrated support to reduce poverty and social exclusion of children and older people.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) Promoting the social economy and social enterprisservices of general interest including public services;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi a (new)
(vi a) Measures aimed at breaking the poverty cycle such as family support, access to high-quality services and promoting children's participation in society;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) Capacity building for stakeholders delivering employment, education and social policies and sectoral and territorial pacts to mobilise for reformimprovements and social progress at national, regional and local level.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitivenessntribution of small and medium-sized enterprises to achieve environmental and social sustainable development, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in humnew skills and capitalompetencies.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes are consistent and focused on addressing the challenges identifiposed inby the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Countransition towards environmental and social Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treatysustainable development, in order to contribute to achieving at least the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. At least 20 % of the total ESF resources in each Member State shall be allocated to the thematic objective ‘'promoting social inclusion and combating poverty’' set out in Article 9(9) of Regulation (EU) No […]...]. The investment priority "Active Inclusion" shall be included in all Operational Programmes. Prior to the drafting of partnership contracts and Operational Programmes, the Commission shall provide guidelines on how the ESF should deliver on the poverty reduction target through integrated and socially inclusive approaches.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the local and regional authorities, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementdesign, in the implementation and the evaluation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […...], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it...] and may take the form of technical assistance as defined in Articles 108 and 109 of Regulation (EU) No [...]. Member States shall make accessible global grants schemes for small NGOs in all ESF Operational Programmes. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it. Technical Assistance resources shall be made available in all ESF Operational Programmes with a particular support for NGOs and small local and regional authorities - driven technical assistances services at EU and regional level.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Member States and the Commission shall promote equality between women and women through mainstreaming as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No […]...] integrating gender perspective to actions under all thematic priorities and to all stages of planning and implementation of programmes. The Member States shall allocate funding for and specific targeted actions as referred to in Article 3(1)(a)(iv), in particular with the aim of increasing the sustainable participation and progress of women in employment, reduceliminating gender-based segregation in the labour market, combating gender stereotypes in education and training and promotddressing the feminisation of poverty, promoting equal sharing of care responsibilities between women and men and enforcing reconciliation of work and personal life for women and women.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and after a consultation with civil society organisations and local and regional authorities and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 87(1) of Regulation (EU) No […...], operational programmes may set out priority axes for the implementation of social innovation and transnational cooperation as referred to in Articles 9 and 10.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 110(3) of Regulation (EU) No […...], the maximum co-financing rate for a priority axis shall be increased by ten percentage points, but not exceeding 100%, where the whole of a priority axis is dedicated to social innovation or to transnational cooperation, or a combination of both.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) to social innovation and transnational cooperation, as referred to in Articles 9 and 10, where they are not covered by a dedicated priority axis.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Specific provisions on conditionalities Article 15 a (new) 1. Article 17.5 of Regulation (EU) No [...] on ex ante conditionalities shall not be applicable with regard to suspending payments from the ESF. 2. Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No [...] on conditionality linked to the coordination of Member States' economic policies shall not be applicable with regard to suspending payments from the ESF.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
· migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, people with a foreign background, minorities (including marginalised communities such as the Roma)**
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
• People at risk of poverty • People suffering from severe material deprivation • Lone parents • Homeless people • People from poorest districts
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 4 – point 1
· participants in full-time, part time and self-employment 6 months after leaving• participants with an improved labour market situation 6 months after leaving (nature of employment – full or part time, wages compared to minimum or national level, nature of contracts)• participants are actively involved in community and social networks•participants in full-time, part-time and in self-employment 1 year after leaving•participants with an improved labour market situation 1 year after leaving•Participants lifted above the relative poverty line living above the relative poverty 1 year after leaving•Participants lifted out of severe material deprivation remaining out of severe material deprivation 1 year after leaving