14 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2014/2055(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this application is based on Article 4(1)(b) of the EGF Regulation and relates to 562 workers in 89 enterprises in the construction of buildings sector in the regions of Gelderland and Overijssel in the Netherlands, who were made redundant or whose activities ceased within the reference period between 1 March 2013 and 1 December 2013;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the number of beneficiaries expected to participate is 475 out of the total 562 eligible workers;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Dutch authorities argue that the events giving rise to the redundancies were the negative trends in the construction sector due to the cutting of public spending, fall in the housing prices and the significant reduction in the provision of credits and mortgages by the banks, which lead to the dramatic shrinking of the construction sector in these two regions;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the vast majority (92,6 %) of the workers targeted by the measures are men and 7,4 % are women; whereas 65,3 % of the workers are between 30 and 54 years old; whereas 21,9 % of the workers are between 55 and 64 years old;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the redundancies occurred in the regions of Gelderland and Overijsse, where redundancies in the construction sector constitute 39% of the total redundancies in both provinces;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the Commission that the intervention criteria set out in Article 4(1)(b) and the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 are met and that, therefore, the Netherlands is entitled to a financial contribution under this Regulation;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Dutch authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 20 February 2014 and supplemented it by additional information until 17 April 2014;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that out of the 562 eligible beneficiaries, 475 are expected to participate in the proposed actions;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that the Dutch authorities began providing the personalised services to the targeted beneficiaries on 1 February 2014;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that application does not contain allowances or incentives in the proposed measures;
Amendment 11 #
6a. Notes that demolition of asbestos is listed amongst the opportunities for training the participants for occupations outside the construction sector; calls on the Dutch authorities to ensure that workers participating in this specific training must be thoroughly informed of the health and safety risks related to working with asbestos;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the idea of creating a mobility pool, which will provide for flexible deployment of workers with the aim to gain work experience and find work through this instrument; expects that the participants will find a non- temporary job;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that in line with Article 7 of the EGF Regulation, the design of the coordinated package of personalised services for training and retraining should anticipate future labour market perspectives and required skills and should incorporate the shift towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economy;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that the total costs for information and publicity actions is estimated at EUR 27 096; reminds of the importance of raising a better awareness about the EGF contribution and more visibility of the role of the Union in it;