Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN

Jean LAMBERT, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2

2. Calls on Member States to adopt ~~growth-~~economic friendly policies aimed at maintaining and creating jobs; regrets that, contrary to budgetary discipline, employment has not been considered as a EU top priority increasing the risk that, considering the financiarisation of the economy, initiatives designed to stabilise financial markets are pro-cyclical in their impact; is of the opinion that a legal framework making EU2020 commitments binding would lead not only to the increase of employment and social cohesion throughout the EU but it would also improve the quality of public spending and the overall sustainability of public finances.

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4

4. Calls for a balanced interaction between economic policies on the one hand and employment and social policies on the other hand since the European social model is a driver of economic competitiveness without which the Union's social market economy will not be able to climb out of the rut; stresses that minimum social standards should be introduced and extended in order to stop aggravating social inequalities and to ensure adequate social protection;.

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Jean LAMBERT, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5

5. Observes that the roadmap «For a stable and prosperous EU» presented to the June 2012 European Council by President Van Rompuy does not address employment and social policies, though they are a fundament element as Europe moves towards a true monetary and economic union; considers that by not addressing these aspects there is a risk of following economic policies which ignore the consideration of other indicators, and which would therefore not deliver in terms of work and social inclusion;.

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Jean LAMBERT, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that policy guidance for fiscal consolidation is fully coherent with the Union's objectives of social and sustainable development, based on Article 9 TFEU and that it is supplemented by a growth and employment package; calls on the Commission to bear in mind when proposing legislation on social and economic governance that wages and pensions are not merely an economic variable but, above all, the income that people need to live on;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 9

9. Calls for the monitoring of access to capital market depending on the employment content of investments and for the alleviation of taxation on labour, and transfer to environmentally harmful activities and shifting the burden to a better equilibrium with capital;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that most Member States have not submitted a National Job Plan as part of their National Reform Programme 2012 and that the Commission has not insisted on Member States with their submission; considers that an integrated and strengthened economic policy framework must build on the principles of sustainable development and employment, while promoting social cohesion;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to strengthen fair mobility, combat brain drain and step up the fight against social dumping due to the misuse of posted workers, both in host and home countries;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to include, in its assessment of Member States national budgetary plans, the promotion of the EU2020' growth, employment and social targets and to develop a systematic approach to recommendations, addressing all cases where Member States are not on track to achieve the different targets;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2151(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 17

17. Calls for the need to improve social governance at the European level in parallel of the establishment of European economic governance. therefore stresses the need to make social and employment objectives as binding as the budgetary ones and to ensure genuine involvement of the actors of social and employment policy making such as the EPSCO Council, DG EMPL, the EP's EMPL committee and the ILO in the work of their respective counterparts - the ECOFIN Council, DG ECFIN, the EP's ECON committee and the Troika;

2012/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph A

A. whereas greater efforts must be made to achieve the targets, set in the EU 2020 Strategy, of increasing the labour market participation of women to 75 % as this would free an important amount of untapped talent, especially in the field of science and technology, and would contribute to economic efficiency and increased productivity;, as well as lifting at least 20 million people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion with attention to the specific situation of women and men,

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1

1. Reiterates its call on the Member States to integrate a gender equality perspective into the European Semester process by taking into account women's needs and situation when implementing the policy guidance given in the Annual Growth Survey; commends those Member States that have mainstreamed the gender dimension throughout their National Reform Programmes (NRPs) but regrets that many Member States have omitted any mention of gender; calls on the Commission to propose a uniform format and criteria to Member States for the integration of a gender equality perspective into the National Reform Programmes;

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission to systematically assess the impact of the National Reform Programmes and National Stability and Convergence Programmes on gender equality, on the situation of women on the labour market and on poverty among women;

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls on the Commission to assess the impact of the economic adjustment programmes of Member States receiving financial assistance on gender equality, on the situation of women on the labour market and on poverty among women;

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to add gender- sensitive indicators, to allow the monitoring of progress made towards the EU 2020 objectives, and to break down the EU 2020 targets and indicators by gender as much as possible; calls on the Commission to follow up on the recommendations of the study by the Parliament's policy department "Data for the evaluation of the European semester process from a gender equality perspective";

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission to actively promote the consultation of civil society organisations in the field of gender equality before drawing up the Annual Growth Survey and before addressing country specific recommendations to Member States;

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5

5. Stresses that women should be encouraged and better trained to enter sectors with the highest employment potential, such as sectors within the low- carbon, resource-efficient economy («green jobs») or the digital economy; stresses that in the health and social sectors («white jobs»), which employ many women, jobs should receive better recognition in terms of types of contracts and salaries; calls on the Commission to address this matter in the upcoming Annual Growth Survey;

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2150(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the country specific recommendations aimed at shifting taxes from labour to environmentally harmful activities; calls on Member States to implement these recommendations with specific attention to the regularisation of undeclared work, for instance among workers in the domestic care sector.

2012/09/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2131(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to grant immigrant women arriving under family reunification arrangements a legal status independent of that of their spouse, if possible within one year of their arrival;

2012/10/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2131(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

(3b) Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to guarantee immigrant women and immigrant girls a residence permit in particular for victims of physical and psychological violence, and that all administrative measures are taken to protect them; including effective access to assistance and protection mechanisms;

2012/10/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2131(INI)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

(3c) Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to establish a legal framework guaranteeing immigrant women the right to hold their own passport and residence permit and making it possible to hold a person criminally responsible for taking these documents away;

2012/10/16
Committee: FEMM

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in point b) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that regulation;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the European Commission on 18 June 2012; welcomes the relatively speedy evaluation process;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the employment situation in the region is difficult as the unemployment rates doubled in the period 2008-2011 and that the region is suffering from depopulation; welcomes the fact that EGF is seen as an efficient tool to support local labour markets and that the region already applied for the EGF support (EGF/2008/004 ES Castilla y León & Aragón automotive and EGF/2010/016 ES Aragón retail);

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the Spanish authorities inform that in their assessment based on the experience with previous EGF applications, only 320 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the fact that in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures on 28 December 2011 well ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the fact that the regional authorities engage in dialogue with the social partners in order to improve the match between the demand and supply in the labour market and that the coordinated package of personalised services has been discussed and developed with the social partners;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes in particular the training course which was designed to match the identified needs of local enterprises, which will in turn undertake to employ some of the workers participating in this action;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Regrets that the measures supporting entrepreneurship are foreseen only for 20 workers; hopes that the Spanish authorities will promote entrepreneurship and be able to adapt the coordinated package of services in case of increased interest in this kind of measures;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that the coordinated package foresees several participation incentives to encourage participation in the measures: job search allowance of EUR 300 (lump sum), outplacement allowance of EUR 200 and EUR 400 for self-employed per month for a maximum of three months; recalls that the EGF support should be primarily allocated to training and job search as well as training programs instead of contributing directly to unemployment benefits which are the responsibility of national institutions;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2121(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO, Milan CABRNOCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that the case at hand reflects the social and economic landscape of the specific region which could in the future be addressed by extending the scope of the EGF to self-employed workers (as proposed by the Commission in the proposal for the EGF 2014-2020);

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 (a) of the Regulation No. 1927/2006 are met and that, therefore, Denmark is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the Danish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 October 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 6 June 2012; urges the Commission to speed up the evaluation process, in particular in case of applications targeting sectors where EGF was already deployed on several occasions;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the Danish authorities have indicated that, in their assessment, only 550 of 981 workers dismissed would choose to participate in the measures while others would either decide to retire or would find new employment themselves; calls on the Danish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the fact that the municipalities of Odense and Kerteminde, which are heavily affected by the dismissals in the Odense Steel Shipyard, were closely involved in the application, which is a part of a strategy for new growth opportunities in the region formulated by a consortium of local, regional and national stakeholders following the announcement of the closure of the shipyard in 2009;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that the Danish authorities propose a relatively expensive coordinated package of personalised services (EUR 11 737 of EGF support per worker); welcomes, however, the fact that the package consists of measures that are additional and innovative compared to those offered regularly by the employment agencies and which are adapted to assist highly skilled workers in a difficult employment market;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the fact that the vocational training courses target new areas of strong growth or where strong public commitments are to be implemented in coming years, namely Energy Technology, Construction and Landscaping, Robotics and Welfare Technology;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the fact that the coordinated package of personalised services offers also incentives and courses to start a new business which are foreseen for ten workers (including one start up loan of EUR 26 000), especially in the region where entrepreneurship is weak;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes, however, the proposed subsistence allowance of EUR 103 per worker per day of active involvement and that the amount foreseen for those allowances represent more than one-third of the total cost of the package; recalls that that EGF support should primarily be allocated to job search and training programmes rather than contributing directly to financial allowances which are the responsibility of Member States by virtue of the national law;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Welcomes the fact that the EGF support in this case is coordinated by a newly set-up EGF Secretariat under the Odense Municipality and that a dedicated website was established and two conferences are planned to promote the outcome of the two EGF applications;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that the Danish authorities recognise the advantages of the EGF and its unique capacity to assist dismissed workers immediately with specific tailored measures; notes that in the Danish authorities' view those measures could have been deployed either in the framework of the European Social Fund or of the European Regional Development Fund;

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2110(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Deplores the fact that, despite several successful Danish mobilisations of the EGF under both the trade-related and the crisis related criteria, Denmark is among the countries undermining the future of the EGF after 2013, blocking the extension of the crisis derogation and decreasing the financial allocation to the Commission for technical assistance for the EGF for 2012.

2012/06/29
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 4 May 2012; welcomes the fact that the evaluation process and submission of additional information by the Member State were speedy and accurate;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that the footwear sector represented 26% of the total employment in the region of Valenciana and therefore was an important contributor to local economy, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises in traditional sectors like textile, shoes and ceramics;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Notes that the region of Valenciana has been hit in the past by four mass dismissals and welcomes the fact that the region decided to use the EGF support to address those redundancies: EGF/2009/014 ES/Valencia - Ceramic industry, EGF/2010/005 ES/Valencia - Stone marble, EGF/2010/009 ES/Valencia - Textile sector, EGF/2011/006 ES/Valenciana - Construction sector; welcomes the fact that the region builds on the experience with the EGF and quickly assists workers in several sectors;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Notes the information given by the Spanish authorities that in their assessment based on the experience with previous applications, only 350 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Notes that the educational background of the dismissed workers is rather poor and recalls the importance of improving the employability of such workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained through out the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted to the level and needs of the dismissed workers;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Notes that the training measures target high-added value jobs in the footwear sector, which according to the Spanish authorities are unlikely to relocate, as well as jobs in sectors, which offer prospects for growth in the short or medium-term;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on the contents of the coordinated package, allocation of roles and distribution and scheduling of tasks;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2089(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)

1j. Highlights the fact that lessons should be learned from the preparation and implementation of this and other applications addressing mass dismissals in a high number of SMEs in one sector, in particular, in terms of the eligibility of self-employed and owners of the SMEs for EGF support in the future regulation and the arrangements used by the regions and the Member States to come up quickly with sectoral applications covering a large number of enterprises;

2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG

2012/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for enhanced surveillance of social and employment policies comparable to and compatible with the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;

2013/09/03
Committee: EMPL

2012/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social benchmarks such as income inequality, employment, poverty, in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the euro area to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU;

2013/09/03
Committee: EMPL

2012/2078(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the emergence, existence and aggravation of internal and external imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a ~~youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance~~transfer mechanism based on unemployment developments, or a European unemployment insurance; calls on the Commission to present a green paper with the different options for such a mechanism before the end of 2013;

2013/09/03
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation1, _____________ 1 OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2011 on the Mid-term review of the European Strategy 2007-2012 on occupational health and safety1, _____________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0589

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 20 September 2011 on a "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" (COM(2011) 0571),

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 8 March 2011 on "A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050" (COM(2011) 0112),

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the crisis which began in 2008 has served to speed up the rate of change sharply; whereas it has added to the structural pressures to adapt to change resulting from the need to transform unsustainable parts of the economy and globalisation's more immediate constraints which subject undertakings, workers, territories and governments to critical tensions;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas restructuring becomes an issue for stakeholders only at a late stage, most often when redundancies are being considered;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas, when restructuring, it is the immediate and easily perceptible impact on employment that attracts most attention, while the adverse effect on working conditions and worker's health is not properly recognised and tackled;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the multiple and diverse stakeholders involved in restructuring are isolated and rarely cooperate long-term;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas, as consistently highlighted in recent policy papers from the Commission, especially the Europe 2020 Strategy and the Industrial Policy Communication of 278 October 2010, ‘Better anticipating and managing restructuring would help employees and companies to adapt to transitions imposed by excess capacities and by modernisation and structural adjustment~~’. (…) ‘~~"; . "Management and employees’ representatives are the key players to agree on restructuring strategies at company level. Policy interventions should accompany such restructuring to avoid social hardship and promote new skills and jobs, thus ~~avoid~~minimising mass redundancies and the decline of entire regions or the relocation of entire industries, by facilitating economic conversion and professional transition.‘";

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas there is a need to prepare workers in a timely manner for a shift towards a resource efficient, climate- friendly economy which has a huge employment potential, but will give rise to the restructuring of unsustainable sectors and companies;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas restructuring in unsustainable sectors is necessary to attain the Europe 2020 Strategy goal of a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy and can help economic recovery if the transition is well planned, making sure employees in unsustainable sectors are provided with security, protection and training to make the transition to green jobs;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas, in cases of restructuring where redundancies are unavoidable, younger and older workers are more often targeted for redundancy than other age groups, even when this constitutes age discrimination under the relevant Union legislation;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas the deepening of the single market results in defragmentation of markets, which leads to extra competition which promotes restructuring; whereas the Union should take responsibility for this process by setting the framework to alleviate the social consequences of restructuring;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas, in spite of the strong statements referred to above, the Commission has delivered disappointing responses to parliamentary resolutions on information, consultation and restructuring, highlighting the need for urgent and concrete steps in this area, and to requests coming from other relevant economic and social players;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas there are currently large differences in national law on the responsibilities of employers towards their employees in the process of restructuring; whereas, in some countries, the European Adjustment Globalisation Fund is used for measures that in other countries are the responsibility of the employer;

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas, with a view to helping workers and companies to anticipate changes more effectively, the Commission1 has launched in-depth research and analyses, both on the restructuring phenomenon itself and on the monitoring of activity sectors, including a series of studies on changes in employment between now and 2020; whereas this prospective analysis is being carried out in conjunction with independent researchers, social partners and other European institutions, such as the European Parliament, and Union agencies and bodies such as EUROFOUND's European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)2 and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). __________________ 1 SEC(2008) 2154 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING PAPER, Restructuring and employment the contribution of the European Union. 2 In 2001 one of the proposals of the Gyllenhammar Expert Group was implemented. This involved the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) within EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in Dublin. The EMCC manages in particular the European Restructuring Monitor (ERM), which collects information on restructuring operations on a certain scale.

2012/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1 Recital 2

(2) Anticipation, preparation and management of change must take place in the context of strengthening social dialogue and with a view to promoting change in a manner compatible with the presentrvation of the priority objectives of employment and health of workers.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1 Recital 3

(3) There is a need to envisage, promote and enhance anticipatory measures concerning the company situation and likely development of employment and working conditions, in particular where ~~employment~~these may be under threat.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) Restructuring processes impact beyond the perimeter of a single company, as companies increasingly work in networks, which intensifies the need to set up multipartite forums for debate on social issues.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 5

(5) Good restructuring practices require preparation as early as possible and starting as soon as the need to restructure is envisaged, making it possible to avoid or to reduce to a minimum its economic, social, environmental and territorial impact.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 6

(6) It is a widely recognised that any restructuring operation should be subject to an explanation and of justification to the stakeholders, including on the choice of the measures envisaged in relation to the objectives and to alternative options.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 1, Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) Too much emphasis on fiscal consolidation threatens to limit the capacity of public authorities to mitigate the negative impact of restructuring, and therefore the capacity of the economy as a whole to adapt and recover.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 2, paragraph 1

1. The purpose of the Directive is to promote and facilitate information and consultation in economic change and improve the way in which companies, employees' representatives, public authorities and other relevant stakeholders throughout the Union anticipate, prepare and manage in a socially and environmentally responsible way corporate restructuring.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 2, paragraph 2

2. To that end, companies and employees' representatives, when dealing with restructuring, in a spirit of cooperation, by recognizing that these processes aim at protecting at the same time the interests of companies as regards competitiveness and sustainability and those of their employees, as regards social security and employment, health and working conditions.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point a

(a) "companies" mean companies and groups of companies employing at least 2500 employees in the Union or being at least medium size according to the EU recommendation 2003/361, as well as any company part of the group referred to above;

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 3, paragraph 1, point e

(e) "~~employee~~workers" mean the ~~employees of the companies covered by the Directive, irrespective of the type of employment contract~~workers with contracts of employment of indefinite duration as in Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006, but also workers with fixed- term contracts, temporary agency workers and dependent self-employed workers;

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 2

2. Long-term strategic planning shall include human resources, employment and skills objectives that focus on developing, on a permanent basis, the skills and competences of the workforce in order to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of the company and its capacity of adaptation, as well as to increase the employability of employees and to manage their internal and external mobility.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 2

2. Long-term strategic planning ~~shall~~ includes human resources, employment and skills objectives ~~that~~ focussed on developing, on a permanent basis, the skills and competences of the workforce in order to increase the competitiveness of the company and its capacity of adaptation, as well as to increase the employability of employees ~~and to manag~~, to ease the transitions of employees and to facilitate their internal and external mobility.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 4, paragraph 3

3. To that end, companies recognize the right for every employee to benefit from appropriate training, whatever their age or type of contact. Employees shall recognise that education and lifelong learning are necessary to enhance their employability and shall accept relevant training offers.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point a

(a) mechanisms for the long-term planning of quantitative and qualitative employment and skills needs that are linked to innovation and development strategies and that take into account the foreseeable evolution of employment ~~and~~ skills and working conditions, both positive and negative;

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b

(b) multiannual plans of employment, skills and working conditions development covering the following areas:

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 2, point b, subpoint 2 a (new)

– regular working conditions assessments especially in regard to the organisation of work;

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 5

5. Dependent companies shall be informed of the mechanisms and plans provided for in paragraph 2. Their employees shall be covered by those mechanisms and plans upon the request of the dependent company, justified on the grounds that those mechanisms and plans are required or useful for their own adaptation and development. This shall not preclude dependent companies from developing their own mechanisms.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 5, paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Companies shall reserve adequate financial means to be able to cofinance the activities referred to in points 1-5.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 1

1. ~~Except in circumstances where restructuring is triggered by unforeseen or sudden events, a~~Any restructuring operation shall be preceded by an appropriate preparation with all the stakeholders concerned, including workers´ councils, with a view to preventing or alleviating its economic, social and local impact, except in circumstances where restructuring is triggered by a sudden and unforeseen event for which the employer could not reasonably be expected to prepare, e.g. a natural disaster.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 6, paragraph 2

2. This preparation shall be carried out as early as possible and shall start as soon as the need to restructure is contemplated except in the exceptional circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 above, it shall be carried out within a timeframe that allows for meaningful consultation of all concerned stakeholders and the adoption of measures making it possible to avoid or to ~~mitigat~~reduce to the minimum its economic, social and local impact.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 7, paragraph 3

3. Companies shall from the beginning inform the public authorities and trade unions at the relevant level, in particular at local level, and involve them in the preparation of the restructuring process.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 2, point d

~~(d) re-negotiation of working conditions;~~deleted

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3

3. When redundancies cannot be avoided or as part of the package to be implemented in the context of alternative options, ~~companies~~employers shall respect anti- discrimination legislation, particularly in the field of age discrimination, in selecting the employees targeted for redundancy and shall make available to the employees concerned measures that aim to enhance their employability and help them to re-enter the labour market as quickly as possible.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3

3. When redundancies cannot be avoided or as part of the package to be implemented in the context of alternative options, companies shall make available to the employees concerned measures that aim to enhance their employability and help them to re-enter the labour market in as quick~~ly as possible~~ and sustainable way.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3

3. When redundancies cannot be avoided or as part of the package to be implemented in the context of alternative options, companies shall make available to the employees concerned measures that aim to enhance their employability, awarding reemployment rights for previously made redundant workers if times get better and the firm subsequently wants to hire again and helping them to re-enter the labour market as quickly as possible.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 8, paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notwithstanding their obligations resulting from EU and national law and practices, companies shall envisage the following employability measures insofar as they prove to be necessary or useful for limiting the impact of the operation: – setting-up of an advice centre to provide information to employees threatened by redundancy or made redundant about the labour market, their rights and the conditions negotiated during the restructuring process; – creating redeployment and/or mobility cells; – training and re-training; – individualised professional guidance; – help in job-search, including paid time- off to search for jobs; – monitoring, surveillance and counselling aimed to avoid or minimise the negative impact of the restructuring process on both the physical and psycho- social for both redundant employees, if any, and those staying; – supporting to the creation of own, businesses and co-operatives; – fair compensation.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10 Title

Minimising external economic ~~and soci~~, social and environmental impacts

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 10, paragraph 1

1. When a restructuring operation has major local effects, companies shall seek to develop complementarities and synergies between their preparatory action and the actions of the all the other actors, with a view to maximising the re-employment opportunities of employees at risk of being or to be made redundant, in order to encouraging economic ~~and soci~~, social and environmental re- conversion and to developing new sustainable economic activities generating ~~jobs~~quality jobs in an environmentally friendly way.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 1, point b

b) Supporting the anticipation of processes and particular restructuring operations, with a view to alleviating their economic ~~and soci~~, social and environmental impact

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point b

b) promote territorial employment pacts aimed at favouring employment creation and adaptation as well as decent working conditions;

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 11, paragraph 3, point e

e) favour regional employment and economic ~~and soci~~, social and environmental re- conversion.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to the obligations of companies resulting from Union law, national laws or practices, public authorities shall co- finance employability measures that favour employees of companies undergoing restructuring, insofar as this type of support is necessary or appropriate for allowing them to quickly re-enter the labour market.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 2

2. In accordance with the rules governing them, European Union Funds, and in particular ERDF~~, ESF~~ and EGSF funds, may be used in supporting integrated action to anticipate and to prepare for restructuring, as well as to help employers to adapt to change for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 12, paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Without replacing any obligations of Member States or employers resulting from Union law, national laws or practices, in accordance with the rules governing it, the EGF fund may be used to provide financial support for the rapid reintegration of redundant workers into employment.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 14, paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The competent public authorities should ensure that the reporting requirements on the number and type of workers notified of dismissal according to the Collective Redundancies Directive are collected and compiled at the national level.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 15, paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall provide, in specific cases and subject to the conditions and limitations laid down by national legislation, that companies are not obliged to transmit information when its nature is such that, according to objective criteria, it would seriously harm their functioning or would be prejudicial to them.deleted

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 1

1. Member States shall provide for appropriate measures in the event of failure to comply with the Directive; in particular, they shall ensure that adequate penalties and administrative or judicial procedures are available to enable the obligations deriving from the Directive to be enforced.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 2

2. Member States shall provide that ~~companie~~employers that do not comply with the provisions resulting from the Directive shall refund and not benefit from any funding in provenance of European Union budget in the five-year period following a judicial decision recognising the breach.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 3

3. Member States shall exclude from the benefit of public aids and contracts from the national budgets during the same period ~~the companies~~employers who are in the situation referred to in paragraph 2.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2061(INI)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Proposal for a recommendation
Recommendation 16, paragraph 4

4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3, nothing shall preclude the use of funds from the general budget of the European Union and from national budgets for the direct benefit of the employees of the ~~compani~~workplaces referred to ~~in those paragraphs~~therein.

2012/08/02
Committee: EMPL

2012/2058(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the measures proposed by the Commission to be financed as technical assistance in accordance with Article 8(1) and (4) as well as with Article 9 (2) of the EGF Regulation;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the Commission will start to prepare the final evaluation of the EGF; regrets, however, that the results will arrive too late to feed into the discussion on the new regulation for the EGF in 2014-2020, especially regarding the effectiveness of the use of the crisis derogation criterion, since the concerned EGF cases were not analysed in the EGF mid-term evaluation report;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Regrets that the Commission does not envisage any particular awareness raising activities for 2012 in the situation where the utility of the EGF and its existence in the next financing period are questioned by Member States, including the frequent users of the Fund; recalls that the current proposal for the technical assistance will leave around EUR 630 000 unused for 2012;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Interrogates the Commission on the impact and efficiency of the information tools funded by technical assistance in previous years; asks for reliable data on the use of those tools;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Notes that the Commission will continue to work on the standardised procedures for simplified applications, faster processing of the applications and better reporting; asks the Commission to present the progress made following the use of technical assistance in 2011; recalls the need to shorten the application procedures;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Recalls the importance of networking and exchange of information on the EGF; supports, therefore, the funding of the Expert Group of Contact Persons of the EGF; underlines further the importance to liaise all those involved in EGF applications, including the social partners, to create as much synergies as possible;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2058(BUD)

Pervenche BERÈS, Edit BAUER, Frédéric DAERDEN, Marian HARKIN, Marije CORNELISSEN, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Mara BIZZOTTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Encourages the Member States to profit from the exchange of best practices and to learn particularly from those Member States that have already put in place national information networks on the EGF involving the social partners and stakeholders at local level with a view to having a good structure for assistance in place once mass redundancies might occur;

2012/05/16
Committee: BUDG

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

– having regard to the Commission communication of 18 April 2012 entitled ‘Towards a job-rich recovery’ (COM(2012)0173) and its accompanying document on exploiting the employment potential of the personal and household services (SWD(2012)95),

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take concrete steps towards a further deepening of the market for services in order to develop its significant jobs potential and to allow workers to benefit from the flexible working ~~condition~~arrangements specific to many jobs in this sector (with a view, for example, to reconciling work and care duties), while ensuring decent working conditions with respect to, inter alia, pay, health and safety, career prospects, social security and lifelong learning; Stresses the importance to enforce the principle of equal pay for women and men as enshrined in article 157 of the Treaty; reiterates its resolution of 24 May 2012 with the request to review Directive 2006/54/EC by 15 February 2013 at the latest;

2012/06/04
Committee: EMPL

2012/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Member States to ratify without delay the Convention No. 189 of the International Labour Organisation on domestic workers, adopted by the tripartite organisation in 2011 aiming at ensuring decent working conditoons for domestic workers and the same basic labour rights as those available to other workers;

2012/06/04
Committee: EMPL

2012/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for all workers in the service sector to have access to up-skilling programmes ~~in order to improv~~and life-long learning in order to improve their future labour market opportunities and to reduce the mismatch between skills and work duties ;

2012/06/04
Committee: EMPL

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that flexible working hours are becoming more commonplace: weekend work, irregular and unpredictable working hours and adding to them, and given that the demand for flexibility is greatest amongst part-time workers, who are mostly women, this means that more women than men suffer changes in their working hours from week to week, making it even harder for women to find a balance between work and family life; stresses on the other hand that the right to flexible working hours can be beneficial for balancing work, family and private life provided that workers have control over, and clarity on their working hours and that part-time work is voluntary;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Member States to develop policies for the transformation of precarious workers in the informal economy into regular workers for instance by introducing tax benefits and Service Vouchers; calls for the development of a programme aiming to educate workers in the service sector on their rights and promote their organisation; calls for initiatives aimed at employers and the wider public raising awareness of the negative effects and impacts of precarious irregular work, including on occupational safety and health;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the Commission to issue an independent study on the effects of liberalisation of the domestic care services sector on the position and conditions of workers;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is concerned about the situation of female immigrant workers in the service sector, in particular those employed in private households, as the vast majority work without a contract in domestic service, with very low wages and no social rights of any kind; calls on Member States to encourage these workers to report abusive working conditions without risk of any effects on residence status;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Member States to ratify without delay the Convention No. 189 of the International Labour Organisation on domestic workers, adopted by the tripartite organisation in 2011 aiming at ensuring decent working conditions for domestic workers and the same basic labour rights as those available to other workers;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that the economic crisis has led to a reduction in gender equality measures, which together with the fact that male employment rates tend to recover more quickly than they do for women, is having a negative impact on women's employment in the service sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to avoid any further negative impacts of fiscal consolidation measures on low pay and working conditions in the services sector for instance by shifting taxes from labour to environmentally harmful economic activities;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Notes with concern that~~Calls on Member States to take measures against abuse of personal care services, such as massage and sauna, a~~re often actually~~s masking services of a sexual nature~~, frequently~~ if provided under duress and controlled by human trafficking networks;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2046(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that, although there are increasing numbers of women using computers and surfing the Internet in an elementary way, the digital divide in terms of skills ~~remains very wide~~persists in some Member States, hampering women's ability to seek and find skilled work; calls therefore, for the better incorporation of women in the use of new technologies ~~giving them priority~~by promoting access to free training courses;

2012/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, any European state which respects and remains committed to the promotion of the values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union; whereas these ~~values are common to~~are the fundamental values upon which the EU is based and they must be respected and upheld by all the Member States;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas enlargement has been a success story for the EU and Europe as a whole, in helping to overcome the division of the Cold War, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity throughout Europe, enhancing conflict-prevention, stimulating reforms and consolidating liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, as well as the market economy and socially and ecologically sustainable development;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas it is of the utmost importance that Member States continue to fully respect and uphold the accession criteria and fundamental rights in order to strengthen the credibility and the consistency of the enlargement process and avoid any kind of discrimination towards potential new members;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas, in line with the renewed consensus on enlargement of 2006, this process should be based on consolidation, conditionality and communication, combined with the EU's capacity to integrate new members; whereas integration capacity is a major consideration and a prerequisite for the sustainability of enlargement policy and the overall integration process; whereas this consideration has been a positive incentive for institutional deepening, as demonstrated by the consecutive treaty revisions that have accompanied the different waves of enlargement, extending the functions and activities of the Union but should not be used as a pretext to deny or refuse the legitimate European aspirations of candidate, potential candidate or potential applicant countries;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas true reconciliation between different peoples, peaceful resolution of controversies and the establishment of good neighbourly relations between countries contribute substantially to a genuine European integration process, and are of key importance to the enlargement process; whereas a number of candidate and potential candidate countries continue to have unresolved issues with their neighbours;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Strongly supports the enlargement process and believes that enlargement needs to continue to be a credible policy; considers it, therefore, important for the EU to fulfil the promises already made and to create the conditions for ensuring that future enlargements are successful;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that the EU continues to be attractive, also because of its unique combination of economic dynamism with a social model, and regrets that this social dimension has been largely neglected in the enlargement process; invites the Commission to attach the necessary importance and pay due attention to social justice and reflect on possible options, including developing a set of social criteria, to address this deficiency and foster positive social transformation in the future EU Member States; stresses that failure to comply with the EU's common basic social standards constitutes a form of social dumping which is detrimental to European enterprises and workers;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recognises the need for the economies of accession countries to develop in the same direction as those of EU Member States to facilitate alignment; encourages therefore accession countries to formulate feasible country-specific targets for each of the EU 2020 headline targets towards a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Ulrike LUNACEK, Marije CORNELISSEN, Hélène FLAUTRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that strict conditionality requires that the progress of a country is effectively assessed at every stage of the process, and that countries wishing to join the EU should proceed from one stage to the next only once all the conditions have been met at each stage; ~~notes, however, certain tendencies to exaggeration, and~~ recommends avoiding requiring of candidate and potential candidate countries higher standards than those applying in the EU; stresses the importance of setting transparent and fair benchmarks throughout the process and to avoid setting or promising an accession date if negotiations have not been finalised;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that the objective of the accession process is full EU membership and that this in no way should be turned into an open-ended process with delaying tactics leading to possible different solutions unless a new perspective has been agreed between the parties;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that, in order to maintain the credibility of the enlargement process, the EU's integration capacity should be evaluated at an early stage and should be properly considered in the Commission's ‘opinion’ for each potential candidate state, outlining the major concerns in this regard and the ways to overcome them; is of the view that a comprehensive impact assessment should then follow;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers it important to give adequate priority within enlargement policy to the building of an efficient, independent and impartial judicial system that can strengthen the citizens' confidence in the rule of law; underlines, at the same time, the need to ensure freedom of the media in law and in practice, as well as to effectively fight corruption and organised crime; calls, in this respect, on the Commission to take a firmer and more active and timely stance towards those Member States whose internal policies undermine the credibility of the EU in these fields;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process and calls on candidate and potential candidate countries to ensure their involvement at all stages; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU ~~and~~, create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda~~; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;~~ , improve the transparency of the process and promote an open and balanced debate in the relevant public opinions and fora; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility; encourages accession countries not to spare efforts to provide civil society organisations with information regarding the enlargement process to facilitate their involvement;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. In recognition of the important role that social dialogue plays in EU decision- making, calls for stronger emphasis on strengthening the capacities of social partners and the role of social dialogue within the enlargement process; furthermore, asks for more attention for developing enforcement mechanisms such as labour inspection to protect workers, in order to ensure their social rights, health and safety standards and to combat exploitation of especially undeclared workers;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Str~~ongly believes in the need to promote~~esses that a climate of tolerance and respect, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, asre prerequisites for stability and asindispensable means of facilitating a genuine and lasting reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes, the peaceful coexistence of different communities in multiethnic, multicultural and multireligious states, the protection of minorities and the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons must be fundamental elements of the accession process in regions with a recent history of conflict;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Points to the particularly vulnerable situation of Roma people in most accession countries; calls on those countries to actively participate in the Decade for Roma Inclusion and to improve the social and economic position of Roma people, to ensure their access to housing and to guarantee their fundamental rights;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN Charter, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of creating an EU arbitration mechanism to solve bilateral or multilateral disputes;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls the need to accompany EU enlargement with a concerted and more effective and transparent communication policy involving all EU institutions, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and representatives of civil society with a view to triggering an open and frank debate on the consequences of enlargement in both the public opinions of EU Member States and the ones of candidate countries;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. . Is of the opinion that, in order to maintain the support of the EU's citizens for further enlargement and the commitment of the citizens of the candidate and potential candidate countries to continue with reforms, it is crucial to present them with clear and comprehensive information on the political, socio- economic and cultural benefits of enlargement; considers it essential, in particular, to explain to the public how the pursuing of enlargement policy has brought in its wake new investment and export opportunities for the older Member States, and how it can help attain the EU's objectives in terms of promoting conflict- prevention, enhancing peaceful conflict- resolution, tackling the economic crisis, creating jobs, protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, and enhancing security and safety, while at the same time accelerating the reform agenda and improving living conditions in the enlargement countries for the benefit of all European citizens; stresses the need to target, as a priority in this regard, young people and trade unions, as well as key opinion-formers such as journalists, representatives of civil society and economic actors;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/2025(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls, furthermore, for the development of a credible long-term strategy for those European non-EU countries that, based on the provisions of Article 49 of the Lisbon Treaty, may apply for EU membership in the future;

2012/06/08
Committee: AFET

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Title 1

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on improving the gender balance among ~~non-executive~~ directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and public undertakings and related measures (Text with EEA relevance)

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The EU institutions, agencies and the ECB should lead by example concerning gender equality in decision making. Stringent rules on internal and external recruitment to all EU-institutions and agencies should be implemented without delay. Particular attention needs to be given to recruitment policies for senior management positions. The EU institutions and agencies should publish an annual report setting our their effort to that end.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) ~~While t~~This Directive does not aim to harmonise national laws on the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in detail, the introduction of certain minimum standards as regards the requirement for listed companies without balanced gender representation to take appointment decisions for non- executive directors on the basis of an objective comparative assessment of the qualifications of candidates in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance is necessarybut requires listed companies without balanced gender representation to adjust their recruitment, selection and appointment procedures in order to attain gender balance among ~~non-executives~~ directors. Only an EU-level measure can effectively help to ensure a competitive level-playing field throughout the Union and avoid practical complications in business life.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) ~~While t~~This Directive does not aim to harmonise national laws on the selection procedures and qualification criteria for board positions in detail, the introduction of certain minimum standards as regards the requirement for listed companies without balanced gender representation to take appointment decisions for non- executive directors on the basis of an objective comparative assessment of the qualifications of candidates in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance is necessarybut requires listed companies without balanced gender representation to adjust their recruitment, selection and appointment procedures in order to attain gender balance among ~~non-executives~~ directors. Only an EU-level measure can effectively help to ensure a competitive level-playing field throughout the Union and avoid practical complications in business life.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) All board systems distinguish between executive directors, who are involved in the daily management of the company, and non-executive directors who are not involved in the daily management, but do perform a supervisory function. The quantitative objectives provided for in this Directive should apply only to the non- executive directors in order to strike the right balance between the need to increase the gender diversity of boards and the need to minimise interference with the day-to-day management of a company. As the non-executive directors perform supervisory tasks, it is also easier to recruit qualified candidates from outside the company and to a large extent also from outside the specific sector in which a company operates – a consideration which is of importance for areas of the economy where members of a particular sex are especially under- represented in the workforceto all directors.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) In line with ~~that~~Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and where applicable related case- law, Member States should ensure that the selection of the best qualified candidates for non- executive directors is based on a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate on the basis of pre- established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criransparency in their recruitment, selection and appointment procedures while respecting private life with regard to the processing of personal data, recognised by the Articles 7 and 8 of the Charteria. Examples of types of selection criteria that companies could apply include professional experience in managerial and/or supervisory tasks, knowledge in specific relevant areas such as finance, controlling or human resources management, leadership and communication skills and networking abilities. Priority should be given to the candidate of the under- represented sex if that candidate is at least equally qualified as the candidate of the other ~~sex in terms of suitability, competence and~~. Member States should ensure that companies that do not profgress~~ional performance, and if an objective assessment taking account of all~~ towards the Directive's key objective disclose additional information on their recruit~~eria specific to the individual candidates does not tilt the balance in favour of a candidat~~ment, selection and appointment policies, and in particular deliver concrete plans to improve gender balance ofn the ~~other sex~~ir boards.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) The methods of recruiting and appointing directors differ from one Member State to another and from one company to another. They may involve the pre-selection of candidates to be presented to the shareholders' assembly, for example by a nomination committee, the direct appointment of directors by individual shareholders or a vote in the shareholders' assembly on individual candidates or lists of candidates. This legislative instrument therefore respects the diversity of selection procedures while insisting that adjustments to these procedures are made in order to attain the aim of increasing women's participation on boards is attained. The requirements concerning the selection of candidates should be met at the appropriate stage of the selection process in accordance with national law and the articles of association of the listed companies concerned. In this respect, this Directive ~~only establishes a minimum harmonisation of selection procedures, making it possible to apply the conditions provided for by the case- law of the Court of Justic~~allows for a diversity of selection procedure with a view to attaining the objective of a more balanced gender representation in the boards of listed companies.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)

(27a) Where preselection of candidates is based on election or voting procedures, for example by workers or their representatives, the procedures throughout the whole process should be adjusted in order to contribute to the attainment of the objective of more gender balance on the board of directors as a whole, while ensuring that the sex of the director elected in this procedure is not in any way predetermined.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) All board systems distinguish between executive directors, who are involved in the daily management of the company, and non-executive directors who are not involved in the daily management, but do perform a supervisory function. The quantitative objectives provided for in this Directive should apply only to the non- executive directors in order to strike the right balance between the need to increase the gender diversity of boards and the need to minimise interference with the day-to-day management of a company. As the non-executive directors perform supervisory tasks, it is also easier to recruit qualified candidates from outside the company and to a large extent also from outside the specific sector in which a company operates – a consideration which is of importance for areas of the economy where members of a particular sex are especially under- represented in the workforceto all directors.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) In several Member States, a certain proportion of the ~~non-executive~~ directors can or must be appointed or elected by the company's workforce and/or organisations of workers pursuant to national law or practice. The quantitative objectives provided for in this Directive should apply to all ~~non-executive~~ directors including employee representatives. ~~However, the practical procedures for ensuring that those objectives are attained, taking into account the fact that some non-executive Directors are employee representatives, should be defined by the~~This Directive should therefore take account of the diversity of selection procedures that exists in Member States ~~concerned~~.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) Listed companies in the Union should be imposed obligations of means providing for appropriate procedures with a view of meeting specific objectives regarding the gender composition of their boards. Those listed companies in whose boards members of the under-represented sex hold less than 40 per cent of ~~non-executive~~ director positions should make the appointments to those positions on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate, by applying pre- established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteriaadjust their recruitment, selection and appointment procedures, in order to attain the said percentage at the latest by 1 January 2020. Therefore, the Directive establishes the objective of at least 40 per cent of ~~non-executive~~ directors of the under-represented sex by that date. This objective in principle only concerns the overall gender diversity among ~~the non- executive~~ directors and does not interfere with the concrete choice of individual directors from a wide pool of male and female candidates in each individual case. In particular, it does not exclude any particular candidates for director positions, nor does it impose any individual directors on companies or shareholders. The decision on the appropriate board members thus remains with the companies and shareholders.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35

(35) Member States may have already taken measures providing for means to ensure a more balanced representation of women and men in company boards before the entry into force of this Directive. Such Member States should have an opportunity to apply those measures in place of the procedural requirements relating to appointments where they can demonstrate that the measures taken are of equivalent efficacy in order to attain the objective of a presence of the under-represented sex of at least 40 per cent among non-executive directors of listed companies at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of listed companies which are public undertakings. The Commission should evaluate whether enough progress has been made towards the objectives of this Directive. If progress is insufficient in a certain Member State, the provisions of this Directive will automatically come into force for that Member State;

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)

(22a) Listed companies and public undertakings should consider putting in place training programmes and mentoring programmes for the underrepresented sex as one tool to achieve gender balance if there is a clear gender gap in the selection pool for recruitment to board positions.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) Member States exercise a dominant influence over ~~listed~~ companies which are public undertakings within the meaning of Article 2(b) of Commission Directive 2006/111/EC of 16 November 2006 on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings, as well as on financial transparency within certain undertakings.32 Due to that dominant influence, they have the instruments at their disposal to bring about the necessary change more rapidly. Therefore, in such companies the objective of least 40 per cent of ~~non-executive~~ directors of the under-represented sex should be set at an earlier date.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1

(1) ‘listed company’ means a company ~~incorpor~~situated in a Member State whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of Article 4(1) (14) of Directive 2004/39/EC, in one or more Member States;

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) Determining the number of ~~non- executive~~ director positions necessary to meet the objective requires further specification since for most board sizes it is mathematically possible only to go beyond or remain below the exact share of 40 per cent. Therefore, the number of board positions necessary to meet the objective should be the number closest to 40 per cent. At the same time, in order to avoid discrimination of the initially over- represented sex, listed companies and public undertakings should not be obliged to appoint members of the under-represented sex to ~~half or more of the non-executiv~~more than half of the board positions. Thus, for example, members of the under- represented sex should hold at least one position on boards with three ~~or four non- executive~~ directors, at least two positions on boards with four, five or six ~~non-executive~~ directors, and at least three positions on boards with seven or eight ~~non-executive~~ directors.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) In line with ~~that~~Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and where applicable related case- law, Member States should ensure that the selection of the best qualified candidates for non- executive directors is based on a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate on the basis of pre- established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criransparency in their recruitment, selection and appointment procedures while respecting private life with regard to the processing of personal data, recognised by the Articles 7 and 8 of the Charteria. Examples of types of selection criteria that companies could apply include professional experience in managerial and/or supervisory tasks, knowledge in specific relevant areas such as finance, controlling or human resources management, leadership and communication skills and networking abilities. Priority should be given to the candidate of the under- represented sex if that candidate is at least equally qualified as the candidate of the other ~~sex in terms of suitability, competence and~~. Member States should ensure that companies that do not profgress~~ional performance, and if an objective assessment taking account of all~~ towards the Directive's key objective disclose additional information on their recruit~~eria specific to the individual candidates does not tilt the balance in favour of a candidat~~ment, selection and appointment policies, and in particular deliver concrete plans to improve gender balance ofn the ~~other sex~~ir boards.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that listed companies in whose boards members of the under-represented sex hold less than 40 per cent of the ~~non-executive~~ director positions ~~make the appointments to those positions on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate, by applying pre-estab~~adjust their recruitment, including pre-selection, selection, or appointment procedures for all director positions, in such a way that they effectively contribute to the attainment of the said percentage at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of listed companies which are public undertakings. Member States shall ensure that lishted, c~~lear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous~~ ompanies make the adjustments at the appropriate stages of the recruit~~eria, in order to attain the said percentage at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of listed companies which are public undertakings~~ment, pre- selection, selection or appointment process. In particular, Member States shall ensure that companies select candidates for a board position from a gender balanced selection pool. To the extent that the selection procedure takes place on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate, Member States shall ensure that such adjustments include the application of pre-established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) The methods of recruiting and appointing directors differ from one Member State to another and from one company to another. They may involve the pre-selection of candidates to be presented to the shareholders' assembly, for example by a nomination committee, the direct appointment of directors by individual shareholders or a vote in the shareholders' assembly on individual candidates or lists of candidates. This legislative instrument therefore respects the diversity of selection procedures while insisting that adjustments to these procedures are made in order to attain the aim of increasing the underrepresented sex' participation on boards is attained. The requirements concerning the selection of candidates should be met at the appropriate stage of the selection process in accordance with national law and the articles of association of the listed companies concerned. In this respect, this Directive ~~only establishes a minimum harmonisation of selection procedures, making it possible to apply the condi~~allows for a diversity of selections pro~~vided for by the case- law of the Court of Justic~~cedure with a view to attaining the objective of a more balanced gender representation in the boards of listed companies.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)

(27a) Where preselection of candidates is based on election or voting procedures, for example by workers or their representatives, the procedures throughout the whole process should be adjusted in order to contribute to the attainment of the objective of more gender balance on the board of directors as a whole, while ensuring that the sex of the director elected in this procedure is not in any way predetermined.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28

(28) This Directive aims to improve the gender balance among directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and thus to contribute to the realisation of the principle of equal treatment between men and women, recognised as a fundamental right of the Union. Listed companies should therefore be required to disclose, ~~upon the request of an unsuccessful candidate,~~ not only the qualification criteria upon which the selection was based, but also the objective comparative assessment of those criteria and, where relevant, the considerations tilting the balance in favour of a candidate who is not of the under- represented sex . These limitations to the right to respect for private life with regard to the processing of personal data, recognised by the Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter, and the obligation for listed companies to supply that information, upon request, to the unsuccessful candidate, are necessary and, in conformity with the principle of proportionality, genuinely meet recognised objectives of general interest. They are therefore in line with the requirements for such limitations laid down in Article 52(1) of the Charter and with the relevant case- law of the Court of Justice.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. In order to attain the objective laid down in paragraph 1, ~~Member States shall ensure that, in the selection of non-executive~~and in accordance with Article 23(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Member States shall ensure that, in the recruitment, selection and appointment of directors, priority shall be given to the competent candidate of the under-represented sex if that candidate is equally qualified as a candidate of the other sex in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance, unless an objective assessment taking account of all criteria specific to the individual candidates tilts the balance in favour of the candidate of the other sex, unless an objective assessment taking account of all criteria tilts the balance in favour of the candidate of the other sex. In the case of a competence-based selection procedure, priority shall be given to the candidate of the under- represented sex in cases where that candidate is at least equally qualified as a candidate of the other sex in terms of suitability, competence or professional performance.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30

(30) Member States should provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for breaches of this Directive, which could include, inter alia, administrative fines ~~and~~restricted access to or exclusion from EU funding, nullity or annulment declared by a judicial body of the appointment or of the election of non- executive directors made contrary to the national provisions adopted pursuant to Articles 4~~(1)~~ and 5.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that listed companies undertake further individual commitments regarding gender-balanced representation of both sexes among executive directors, in accordance with the procedures described in Article 4. The aim of such commitments shall be to make tangible progress towards achieving better gender balance to be achieved at the latest by 1 January 2020, or, in case of listed companies which are public undertakings, by 1 January 2018.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall require listed companies to provide information to the competent national authorities, in their annual reports once a year as from [two years after adoption], about the gender representation on their boards, distinguishing between non-executive and executive directors and about the progress made and the measures taken in view of the objectives laid down in Article 4(1) and in paragraph 1 of this Article, and where applicable, about the gender of all appointed directors during the reference period, and to publish that information in an appropriate and publicly accessible manner on their website.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) Since the gender composition of the workforce has a direct impact on the availability of candidates of the under- represented sex, Member States may provide that where the members of the under-represented sex make up less than 10 per cent of the workforce the company concerned should not be required to meet the objective laid down in this Directive.deleted

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Since ~~listed companies should aim to increase the proportion of the under- rep~~the percentage of women among executive directors is even lower, an additional incentive should be created to increase~~nted sex in all decision-making positions,~~ the number of female executive directors. Member States may provide that the objective laid down in this Directive should be considered to be met where listed companies can show that ~~membe~~directors of the under-represented sex hold at least one third of all director positions~~, irrespective of whether they are executive or non-executive~~ under the condition that at least one of the executive directors is of the under-represented sex.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33

(33) In addition to the measures relating to non-executive directors, and with a view also to improving the gender balance among directors involved in daily management tasks, listed companies should be required to make individual commitments regarding the representation of both sexes among executive directors, to be achieved at the latest by 1 January 2020. These commitments should aim to achieve tangible progress from the individual company's current position towards better gender balance.deleted

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The Member State in question shall notify this information to the Commission. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and Council of the Member State's request. The Commission suspension shall be automatically revoked if insufficient progress is made towards the aim of this Directive which is deemed the case if the percentage of the under- represented sex is lower than 30% by 2017 or by 2015 where listed companies are public undertakings.

2013/05/17
Committee: EMPL

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35

(35) Member States may have already taken measures providing for means to ensure a more balanced representation of women and men in company boards before the entry into force of this Directive. Such Member States should have an opportunity to apply those measures in place of the procedural requirements relating to appointments where they can demonstrate that the measures taken are of equivalent efficacy in order to attain the objective of a presence of the under-represented sex of at least 40 per cent among non-executive directors of listed companies at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of listed companies which are public undertakings. If the percentage of the under-represented sex is lower than 30% by 2017 or by 2015 in case of public undertakings the suspension should be automatically revoked because of insufficient progress.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Directive lays down measures to ensure a more balanced representation of men and women among the ~~non-executive~~ directors of listed companies and public undertakings by establishing measures aimed at accelerated progress towards gender balance while allowing companies sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘listed company’ means a company ~~incorpor~~situated in a Member State whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of Article 4(1) (14) of Directive 2004/39/EC, in one or more Member States;

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – title

Objectives with regard to ~~non-executive~~ directors

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that listed companies in whose boards members of the under-represented sex hold less than 40 per cent of the ~~non-executive~~ director positions make the appointments to those positions on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate, by applying pre-established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria, in order to attain the said percentage at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of listed companies which are public undertakingsadjust their recruitment, including pre-selection, selection, or appointment procedures for all director positions, in such a way that they effectively contribute to the attainment of the said percentage at the latest by 1 January 2020 or at the latest by 1 January 2018 in case of public undertakings. Member States shall ensure that listed companies and public undertakings make the adjustments at the appropriate stages of the recruitment, pre-selection, selection or appointment process. In particular, Member States shall ensure that companies select candidates for a board position from a gender balanced selection pool and in case of an election procedure, ensure gender diversity in the composition of the short-list of candidates while ensuring that the sex of the director elected in this procedure is not in any way predetermined. To the extent that the selection procedure takes place on the basis of a comparative analysis of the qualifications of each candidate, Member States shall ensure that such adjustments include the application of pre-established, clear, neutrally formulated and unambiguous criteria.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States may provide that the objective, laid down in paragraph 1 is met where listed companies and public undertakings can show that members of the under-represented sex hold at least one third of all director positions, provided that they are represented among both types of directors – executive and non-executive. The number necessary for meeting this one third objective shall be the number closest to the proportion of one third.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. The number of ~~non-executive~~ director positions necessary to meet the objective laid down in paragraph 1 shall be the number closest to the proportion of 40 per cent, but not exceeding 49 per cent or the number closest to the proportion of on third in case the objective referred to in paragraph 1 a new.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. In order to attain the objective laid down in paragraph 1, ~~Member States shall ensure that, in the selection of non-executive~~and in accordance with Article 23(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Member States shall ensure that, in the recruitment, selection and appointment of directors, priority shall be given to the competent candidate of the under-represented sex if that candidate is equally qualified as a candidate of the other sex in terms of suitability, competence and professional performance, unless an objective assessment taking account of all criteria specific to the individual candidates tilts the balance in favour of the candidate of the other sex, unless an objective assessment taking account of all criteria tilts the balance in favour of the candidate of the other sex. In the case of a competence-based selection procedure, priority shall be given to the candidate of the under- represented sex in cases where that candidate is at least equally qualified as a candidate of the other sex in terms of suitability, competence or professional performance.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that listed companies are obliged to disclose~~, on the request of an unsuccessful candidate~~ to an unsuccessful candidate, the number and gender of the candidates in the selection pool while respecting their anonymity in accordance with EU law on data protection, the qualification criteria upon which the selection or appointment was based, the objective comparative assessment of those criteria and, where relevant, the considerations tilting the balance in favour of a candidate of the other sex.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Member States shall ensure that the requirements concerning the selection of candidates should be met at the appropriate stage of the selection process in accordance with national law and the articles of association of the listed companies concerned.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6

6. Member States may provide that listed companies where the members of the under-represented sex represent less than 10 per cent of the workforce are not subject to the objective laid down in paragraph 1.deleted

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – title

~~Additional m~~Measures by companies and reporting

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that ~~listed companies undertake individual commitments regarding gender-balanced representation of both sexes among ex~~based on the procedures described in Article 4 listed companies and public undertakings that have not yet achieved the objecutive ~~directors to be achieved at the latest by 1 January 2020, or, in case of listed companies which are public undertakings, by 1 January 2018.~~s in Article 4(1) or Article 4(2) publish a detailed plan with measures that will lead to progress towards these objectives within one year of adoption of this Directive;

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall require listed companies and public undertakings to provide information to the competent national authorities, where applicable in their annual reports, once a year as from [~~two~~one years after adoption], about the gender representation on their boards, distinguishing between non-executive and executive directors ~~and about the measures taken in view of the objectives laid down in Article 4(1) and in paragraph 1 of this Article, and to publish that information~~. Listed companies and public undertakings that have not yet achieved the objectives laid down in Article 4 (1) or (1 a new) shall provide additional information to the competent national authorities, where applicable in their annual reports, once a year as from [one year after adoption], about the progress made and measures taken in view of the objectives laid down in Article 4(1) or (2) and where applicable, about the gender of all appointed directors during the reference period and the percentage difference in remuneration and compensation scheme between men and women in executive and non-executive director positions. All information shall be published in an appropriate and accessible manner on their website.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Where a listed company ~~does not meet~~or a public undertaking does not make progress towards the objectives laid down in Article 4 (1) or ~~its own individual commitments taken pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article~~(1 a new), the information referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include the reasons for not reachi~~ng the objectives or commitments and a~~eving progress and a comprehensive description of the additional measures which the company has adopted or intends to adopt in order to meet the objectives ~~or commitments~~.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Member States shall require listed companies and public undertakings to report on adjustments in selection processes following the implementation of Article 4.1 to the works council where applicable.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall lay down rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that they are applied. These sanctions shall come into force not later than [one year after adoption of this Directive].

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The sanctions apply to listed companies or public undertakings infringing national provisions pursuant to Article 4 and Article 5 of this Directive. The sanctions must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and may include the following measures:

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall report to the Commission on the sanctions that are in place to comply with the provisions of this Directive;

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) So as to ensure cross-compliance with other EU instruments, where obligations under this directive are breached, EU funding may be suspended.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1

Member States ~~may~~are encouraged to introduce or maintain provisions which are more favourable than those laid down in this Directive with a view to achieve the aim of Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and to ensure a more balanced representation of men and women in respect of companies incorporated in their national territory, provided those provisions ~~do not create unjustified discrimination, nor hinder the proper functioning of the internal market~~are geared towards the aim of this Directive and do not go beyond what is necessary to achieve this aim and do not create unjustified discrimination.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

The Member State in question shall notify this information to the Commission. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and Council of the Member State's request. The suspension shall be automatically revoked if insufficient progress is made towards the aim of this Directive which is deemed the case if the percentage of the under-represented sex is lower than 30% by 2017 or by 2015 in case of public undertakings.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The Commission shall present a report by 31 December 2015 on how the principles of this Directive can be incorporated into the rules governing the internal staffing procedures of all EU institutions and agencies. If appropriate this report should be accompanied by a legislative proposal extending the scope of the Directive to cover all EU institutions and agencies.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Member States having suspended pursuant to Article 8(3) the application of the procedural requirements relating to appointments contained in Article 4(1), (3), (4) and (5) shall include information in the reports mentioned in paragraph 1 demonstrating the concrete results obtained by the national measures referred to in Article 8(3). The Commission shall then ~~issue~~publish a specific report ascertaining whether those measures effectively enable members of the under-represented sex to hold at least 40 per cent of the ~~non-executive~~ director positions by 1 January 2018 for ~~listed~~ companies which are public undertakings, and by 1 January 2020 for listed companies which are not public undertakings. The first such report shall be ~~issu~~published by the Commission by 1 July 2017, and subsequent reports shall be ~~issu~~published within six months after notification of the respective national reports under paragraph 1.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0299(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. In its report, the Commission shall, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council, assess whether, in the light of developments in the representation of men and women in the boards of listed companies and at different levels of decision-making throughout the economy and taking into account whether the progress made is sufficiently sustainable, there is a need to extend the duration of this Directive beyond the date specified in Article 10(2) or to amend it.

2013/09/02
Committee: JURI FEMM

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

1. The co-financing rate at the level of the operational programme shall not be higher than ~~85% of the public eligible expenditure.~~:

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

2012/0295(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) (a) 60% of the public expenditure; (b) 85% of the public expenditure in the case of support in Member States eligible for support under the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) or the Cohesion Fund;

2013/03/01
Committee: FEMM

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020) adopted by the Council on 7 March 2011,

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission recommendation 2008/867/EC of 3 October 2008 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (notified under document number C(2008)5737)1 and to its resolution of 6 May 2009 thereon 2, __________________ 1 OJ L 307 , 18.11.2008, p.11. 2 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2009)0371.

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to SPC Opinion and Report on the Social Dimension of the Europe 2020 Strategy (SPC/2010/10/7 final),

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the gender dimension is crucial to achieving the EU 2020 headline targets, as women form the greatest reserve of as yet unused labour and form the majority of those living in poverty in the EU; whereas specific attention therefore needs to be paid to both gender mainstreaming and policies targeted at women throughout the European Semester process;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the austerity measures and measures aimed at fiscal consolidation might have a disproportionately negative effect on the position of women in the labour market and on poverty among women, for instance due to cuts in the public sector that affect women or by limiting fiscal benefits for childcare;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the European Council to endorse the policy guidance to shift the tax burden away from labour, making hiring and retaining employees more attractive in order to improve the ~~situation~~overall labour market situation, particularly of vulnerable groups, young unemployed people, low- skilled workers, people with low incomes and second earners; calls on the European Council to endorse the guidance on increasing revenue through fair, effective and efficient taxation and better tax coordination to combat tax evasion;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that policy guidance aimed at making work more attractive does not address the quality of jobs and that too little attention is devoted to putting in place the necessary preconditions for increasing labour market participation, notably of women; calls on the European Council to include guidance on decent work and efforts to support the reconciliation of work, family and private life, by means of affordable childcare provision, family- related leave and flexible working arrangements;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to ensure the involvement of national and regional parliaments, social partners, public authorities and civil society in the design, implementation and monitoring of the policy guidance in order to ensure ownership;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on Member States to increase the coverage and effectiveness of public employment services and adopt effective active labour market policies mutually supported by adequate benefit systems in order to maintain employability ~~and help~~, support people back into work and safeguard decent living conditions;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers that the EU2020 headline target for the employment rate can only be achieved if the labour market participation of women is increased significantly; ~~believes that~~calls on the Commission to ensure stronger guidance to Member States which should aim at putting in place the necessary conditions for higher employment rates among women, such as affordable child care, adequate maternity, paternity and parental leave schemes and flexibility in working hours and place of work;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on Member States to combat in-work poverty by pursuing labour market policies which aim at ensuring living wages for those in work;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Calls on the Commission to request separate national targets for male and female employment rates from the Member States in their national reform programmes and to demand that they use gender disaggregated data in their progress reports;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Member States to create working conditions that enable older workers who so choose to participate and remain in the labour market, by combating age discrimination, replacing incentives for older workers to leave the labour market with incentives for an inclusive labour market and adapting working conditions to the needs of older workers, such as putting in place the right to flexible working time and place of work, the right to training and the right to a flexible exit into retirement, ensuring the adequacy of pension provision for all;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Regrets the insufficient efforts to implement gender mainstreaming in the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey, despite the fact that the European Pact for Gender Equality 2011-2020 invites the Commission to integrate a gender equality perspective to the Annual Growth Survey; calls on the European Council to ensure that the policy guidance will address gender inequalities; calls on Member States to implement gender mainstreaming in the design of National Reform Programmes; calls on the Commission to address country specific recommendations in the case of Member States failing to take the gender dimension into account;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Encourages the Commission, Member States and employers to create more opportunities for female workers in the sectors of new technologies in order to strengthen the high-tech sector in accordance with the EU 2020 objectives;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on ~~the~~ Member States to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of social protection systems ~~and to make sure that social automatic stabilisers~~, including access to gender equal pension systems, and to make sure that they continue acting as buffers against poverty and social exclusion;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Member States to implement active inclusion strategies and adequate and affordable high-quality services, andequate minimum income support and pathway approaches to quality employment to prevent marginalisation of low-income and vulnerable groups;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to follow-up the SPC's call for participative National Social Reports to underpin the National Reform Programmes, based on the Social OMC Common Objectives and providing multidimensional poverty solutions promoting access to rights, resources and services;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24 b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to put in place, implement and enforce effective anti-discrimination measures; calls on the Commission to address the lack of progress in implementing and enforcing anti- discrimination measures in the Country Specific Recommendations;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on Member States to ~~elaborate~~specify in their National Reform Programmes how EU funds will be used to support ~~specific policy objectives set to achieve their national~~the national poverty and other social, employment and education targets ensuring the achievement of the EU2020 targets;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Is concerned about the social impact of the crisis on poverty among women; calls on Member States and the Commission to ensure that fiscal consolidation is compatible with the social dimension of the EU 2020 strategy and the employment guidelines; calls on the Commission to also assess the effects of austerity measures on gender equality and female employment;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25 b. Calls on the Commission to develop gender analysis and mainstreaming on the impact of pension reforms on women's lives in the EU with the objective of individualising pensions rights and social security and tax systems as well;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Is concerned about the fact that the European Parliament and national parliaments continue to play a limited role in the European Semester; ~~consider~~deplores that policy guidance in the AGS initiated by the Commission, and to be endorsed by the European Council, lacks parliamentary involvement and therefore democratic legitimacy;

2011/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2295(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the role of political parties as key factors in the promotion of parity; calls in consequence for the Member States to require national parties~~, where appropriate,~~ to set quotas and apply rank-ordering rules to electoral candidate lists for national and EU elections, and to define and enforce appropriate sanctions for non-compliance;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2295(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on political parties across Europe to introduce a quota system for candidate lists for party organs and elections, regards the procedure for drawing up electoral lists whereby women candidates alternate with men at the top of the list as the best way of improving women's participation in politics;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2295(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance gender parity~~, if necessary~~ by using quotas, when recruiting high-level officials; calls on the national governments to nominate both women and men to high- level positions at EU level;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2295(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the Member States to link party funding to the finalisation of lists based on parity between the sexes;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2295(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to enable women and men to take an active part in political decision making by promoting a balance between family life and working life by means of measures such as sharing the costs of parenthood equally between both parents' employers, providing in-house childcare at the political institution with opening times adapted to the political agenda, and calls on the Commission to support equal access to services, minimum income and freedom from gender-based violence by appropriate legislative proposals in the form of directives;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2295(INI)

Marije CORNELISSEN, Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. CRecalls its demand for gender parity at all levels in the appointment of staff of the European External Action Service (EEAS); calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to promote women's participation in decision making in the external relations of the European Union;

2012/01/05
Committee: FEMM

2011/2285(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Requests the Commission to submit to Parliament on the basis of Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a legislative proposal on the revision of the existing legislation relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women,

2012/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to European Parliament and Council Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA1, __________________ 1 OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Fundamental Rights Agency’s Report on Homophobia, Transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (2010),

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of its resolution of 17 June 2010 on gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis1, __________________ 1 P7_TA(2010)0231

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas there is a risk that the current recession will delay advances, or even reverse progress towards gender equality, due to negative longer term impacts on social protection systems, social inclusion and demography;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights and should be guaranteed for all women;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on Member States to set specific employment targets in the framework of their National Reform Programmes to ensure that women and men enjoy equal right to access the labour-market; particular emphasis should be placed on women with disabilities, migrant and ethnic minority women, women in the age group 54-65 years (according to Eurostat and OECD classification), Roma women.

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that fiscal consolidation without consideration for gender equality risks leading to increased gender segregation in the labour market, increased precarious work among women, a wider gender pay gap, increased feminisation of poverty and more difficulties to combine caring and working;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Council to move forward on the European Parliament’s position to amend the Maternity Leave Directive, particularly with regard to pay for women who have recently given birth, to ensure continuity of women’s economic independence during this period.

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Points out that women are underrepresented in sectors where Green Jobs are likely to expand, calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to introduce measures and positive actions for integrating women in projects and programmes on ecological transformation, i.e. the renewable sector, science and technology-intensive jobs,

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on Member States to actively promote and closely monitor the implementation of the Social Partners Framework Agreement on Parental Leave, particularly with regards to the non-transferable period and to ensure that all barriers are removed to increase men’s take-up rate;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls on the Member States and the social partners to include especially female workers into training and vocational training in ‘green jobs’ which are regarded by the EU Commission as ‘key growth segment’ of the European labour market;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls on Member States to invest current Structural Funds spending for the period 2007-2013 in the development of care services to enable both women and men to combine professional and private life;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide gender disaggregated data for green jobs in order to monitor gender gaps for example among different age and education groups;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the gender impact of the economic and financial crisis through gender impact assessments and subsequent gender budgeting measures;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to address the gender pension gap as a direct consequence of the gender pay gap in policies that aim to reform pensions and to secure the adequacy and sustainability of pensions;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Takes note of the non-legislative consultation of the Social Partners on equal pay and the gender pay gap, regrets, however, that no legislative proposal has been put forward by the Commission since the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 18 November 2008 with recommendations to the Commission on the application of the principle of equal pay for women and men1; _____________________ 1 P6_TA(2008)0544

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Points out that the use of electoral quotas has positive effects on women’s representation and welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to consider introducing legislative measures;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recalls that the European Elections 2014, followed by the appointment of the next European Commission and the nominations for the senior administrative positions within the European institutions, are a chance to move towards parity democracy on the EU level.

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on Member States to support parity by proposing a woman and a man as their candidates for the office of European Commissioner; calls on the nominated President of the Commission to aim at parity when forming the Commission; calls on the present European Commission to publicly support this procedure;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the use of electoral quotas has positive effects on women’s representation; welcomes the legislated parity systems and gender quotas introduced in France, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal and Poland; calls on the Member States with particularly low representation of women in political assemblies to introduce legislative measures;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls on the EC to establish 2015 as the EU Year to End Violence against Women, and to deliver a related EU-wide strategy to end violence against women, comprising legally-binding instruments, awareness raising actions, data collection, and funding for civil society institutions;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Regrets that the Commission has not yet come forward with a Directive on the eradication of violence against women as requested by Parliament in several resolutions and the latest in date of 5 April 2011 on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women1; ____________________ 1 TA_P7(2011)0127

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the Council within the on- going negotiations on the EU Multi- annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 to introduce gender-responsive budgeting in the EU budgetary process and to guarantee predictability and no reduction of the level of EU funding for activities on women’s rights and gender equality, including combating violence against women, as related to both internal and external policies;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2244(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Regrets the lack of progress by Member States on plans to modernise ~~existing~~ legislation on maternity and paternity leave and calls for a balanced compromise with the future Danish Presidency of the EU with a view to adoption in the first half of 2012 to respond to the needs of European families and of the European economy; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for leave arrangements for care for elderly or sick relatives;

2012/01/09
Committee: FEMM

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Croatia~~n membership~~’s accession will make the EU stronger, enrich its European culture and heritage and make an important contribution to maintaining the credibility of the enlargement process;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Croatia’s successful accession would have wider regional implications and give positive impetus to the process of European integration in the Western Balkan region; whereas the prospect of EU ~~membership~~accession is a powerful incentive for candidate and potential candidate countries in the region on the path to European integration to pursue the necessary political, economic and legislative reforms and the strengthening of peace, stability and reconciliation based on good- neighbourly relations; whereas the EU should reinforce the European perspective for Croatia’s neighbouring countries;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Expects the Commission to monitor further preparations for accession with rigour and objectivity and to help the Croatian authorities fulfil their commitments and obligations entered into in the negotiations; welcomes the reference in the Accession Treaty to civil society involvement throughout the monitoring process and calls on the Commission to make full use of this clause and consult closely with representatives of civil society; is of the view that the pre-accession monitoring mechanism is a way to provide Croatia with additional support in its continued reform efforts;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to focus in particular on commitments undertaken in the area of the judiciary, fundamental rights, freedom and security, including the continued implementation of judicial reform and efficiency, impartial handling of war crimes cases, the fight against corruption, the protection of minorities, border management, police cooperation, the fight against organised crime, judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, as well as on commitments in the area of competition policy with a view to the restructuring of the shipbuilding and steel industries; considers it important that Croatia builds up a positive track record in these areas before accession;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Considers it important~~Is determined to continue to follow the process closely and calls on the Commission to keep it regularly informed of the extent to which the Croatian authorities honour the commitments given in the Treaty of Accession in order to fully assume their membership obligations upon accession on 1 July 2013; reserves the right to address recommendations, in its regular or ad-hoc reports, to the Commission and the Croatian authorities whenever there is a risk that the commitments undertaken by Croatia are not fully honoured;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Croatian authorities to implement the commitments undertaken in the accession process in a transparent and inclusive manner, involving the Croatian Parliament and civil society to the largest extent possible; encourages the Croatian government to set up a domestic monitoring mechanism to keep track of the reform process which includes both the Croatian Parliament and representatives of civil society;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Croatian Government to continue actively to encourage and support prosecutions for war crimes and to continue cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); expects Croatia to comply with all remaining recommendations of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTY;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the Strategy for the Investigation and Prosecution of War Crimes Committed in the Period 1991- 1995, published by the Croatian authorities in February 2011, and their May 2011 decision to establish four specialised courts for the prosecution of war crimes and to significantly increase the personnel allocated to this field; however, notes with concern that impunity remains a serious problem with regard to the pending 1100 war crimes cases, especially where the victims were ethnic Serbs and the perpetrators members of Croatian security forces; urges the Croatian government to allocate adequate financial resources and to provide full political support to the Croatian judiciary in order to significantly speed up investigations of priority war crimes;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the Croatian authorities to ~~continue~~step up their efforts to combat discrimination and to enforce the anti- discrimination legislation as well as to address resolutely cases of hate crimes, racial threats and intolerance against sexual minorities; further ~~invites Croatia to continue~~calls on Croatia to act in the spirit of tolerance and take appropriate measures to protect those who may still be subject to threats or acts of intimidation; regrets the closure of the office of the Ombudswoman for gender equality and encourages the Croatian authorities to evaluate the effects of this decision;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Is deeply concerned by the violence against participants of the LGBT pride march in Split on 11 June 2011 and the inability of the Croatian authorities to protect the participants; urges the Croatian authorities to fully investigate and prosecute the crimes committed and to develop strategies for preventing similar incidents in the future; calls on the Croatian authorities to quickly adopt and implement an action plan against homophobia;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. As the Croatian economy is still vulnerable and exposed to risks, calls on Croatia’s Government to address the structural weaknesses of the economy, to stimulate employment by reviving the labour market, which is rigid, and to pursue fiscal consolidation in order to boost competitiveness, to enable Croatia to catch up with EU Member States and to fully benefit from EU accession; calls on the Croatian authorities to ensure that economic recovery goes hand in hand with ecological modernisation, including through significantly improving energy efficiency, abandoning the restrictive policy towards renewable energy sources and harmonising spatial development and energy policies;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Calls on the Croatian authorities to restructure the process of spatial development in such a way that it guarantees maximum transparency and civil society involvement and fully respects the public interest and environmental standards for projects that might have an irreversible impact on the environment and the local population;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for progress in the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues with some neighbouring countries, in particular as regards border demarcation, missing persons, property restitution and refugees~~, and~~; strongly believes that open issues of a bilateral nature must not halt the process of EU accession of candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans and therefore welcomes the draft declaration to this end proposed by the Croatian government; calls on the Croatian Parliament to swiftly endorse the draft declaration;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. As regards transitional measures provided for in Article 18 of the Accession Treaty, calls on Member States not to restrict the fundamental rights of EU citizens more than absolutely necessary; calls on Member States, in particular, not to make use of the transitional measures restricting the free movement of persons; recalls that the restriction on the access to their labour markets during transitional periods after previous rounds of enlargement has proven detrimental to the welfare of those Member States enacting the restrictions;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the gender dimension is crucial to achieve the EU 2020 headline targets as women form the greatest reserve of as yet unused labour and form the majority of those living in poverty in the EU; whereas specific attention needs to be paid to both gender mainstreaming and policies targeted at equality between women and men throughout the European Semester process,

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas the austerity measures and measures aimed at fiscal consolidation might have a disproportionately negative effect on the position of women in the labour market and on poverty among women, for instance by cuts in the public sector that affect women or by limiting fiscal benefits for childcare,

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to demand separate national targets for male and female employment from the Member States and to request that they use gender segregated data in their reporting on progress towards the EU 2020 objectives;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to raise awareness among civil society, social partners and the public in general about the 2020 headline targets, and the national targets, including gender segregated targets for employment;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and Council to ensure that policy guidance for fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are fully coherent and consistent with the Union's objectives of social and sustainable development; considers that in defining and implementing the Annual Growth Survey, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health; believes that the country specific recommendations need to be subject of social impact assessments;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to extend and improve the facilitation of exchange of national good practices among civil society and national parliaments, among others on the gender dimension of the EU 2020 Strategy, for example by organising a meeting every three years before the revision of the guidelines;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines that the guidelines for the employment policies of Member States and the broad economic guidelines both form integral parts of the European Semester and are equally important for the achievement of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that all policy recommendations are consistent with the Integrated Guidelines;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Commends those Member States that have mainstreamed the gender dimension throughout their NRPs under the first European Semester and pay specific attention to women in the design and monitoring of employment, anti-poverty and educational policies; is disappointed with those Member States that have omitted any mention of gender in their NRPs;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council and the Commission, when providing policy guidance to Member States, to respect the principles of subsidiarity and social dialogue in the field of wages and pensions as well and, in keepUnderlines that the policy guidance to Member States partly concerns policy areas like wages and pensions that in linge with Article 153~~(5)~~ TFEU~~, to respect~~ fall under the competences of ~~the~~ Member States and social partners ~~in these areas~~; emphasizes that democratic accountability needs to be ensured and the principles of subsidiarity and social dialogue need to be respected in order to preserve the policy space required for national implementation;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Notes that the quality of National Reform Programmes under the first European Semester varies greatly regarding concreteness, feasibility and comprehensiveness, calls on the Commission to elevate the National Reform Programmes of best quality to the standard format for next European Semesters;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Calls on Member States to increase their efforts in raising women's labour participation in particular by investing in measures to reconcile work and care;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Expresses its concern about the social impact of the financial and economic crisis on women; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that fiscal consolidation is consistent with the social dimension of the EU 2020 strategy and the employment guidelines; calls on the Commission to assess the effects of austerity measures on gender equality, female employment and female poverty;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the national policies and targets announced in the National Reform Programmes together add up to a level that is sufficiently ambitious to reach the EU 2020 headline targets; expresses its concern about the fact that under the first European Semester this was not the case; calls on the Commission to make sure that all Member States contribute to the headline targets according to ability.

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. States its intention to contribute actively to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester, including to its employment ~~and~~, social and gender aspects, keeping them high on the political agenda throughout the year;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) Encourages the Employment Committee (EMCO) to share the results of its employment surveillance with the re~~sponsible~~levant committees of the European Parliament,

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the national policies and targets announced in the National Reform Programmes together add up to a level that is sufficiently ambitious to reach the EU 2020 headline targets; expresses its concern about the fact that under the first European Semester this was not the case; calls on the Commission to make sure that all Member States contribute to the headline targets according to their potential;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Notes that the quality of National Reform Programmes under the first European Semester varies greatly regarding concreteness, feasibility and comprehensiveness; calls on the Commission to elevate the National Reform Programmes of best quality to the standard format for next European Semesters;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2071(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater comparability of the National Reform Programmes and establish common benchmarks to assess the Programmes;

2011/06/21
Committee: EMPL

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas the EU 2020 Strategy puts an emphasis on ecological transformation, the renewable sector, and science and technology-intensive green jobs for a sustainable economy; whereas the active inclusion and reintegration of women on the labour market is crucial to reach the employment targets,

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas over 60% of students graduating from universities are women, whereas not enough women and girls go into science, leading to severe gender segregation by sector; whereas the gender gap between women and men's employment in the IT sector has tended to widen rather than narrow over time;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas gender gaps in the EU labour markets persist in pay, in part-time versus full time rates and in employment rates among others due to parenthood; whereas labour market segregation in employment is a major obstacle to a well functioning EU labour market;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that investment in social infrastructure is an opportunity to modernise Europe and promote equality and can be seen as a parallel strategy to investment in green technologies modernising the physical infrastructure; considers that gender equality should therefore be a policy priority and an essential tool;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the Commission's announcements on reviewing the pension system for those with gaps in pension- saving contributions, due to periods of unemployment, sickness or caring duties which concern mainly women, calls in this context on the Commission to put forward new legislative proposals covering paternity leave, adoption leave and care leave for dependants;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Member States to deliver on the Barcelona childcare targets in order to improve labour market participation and economic independence of women; calls on the Member States to overcome obstacles which keep women from working the amount of hours they want - be it part-time or full time work; stresses the need for decent wages and access to full social security whether working full-time or part-time;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2067(INI)

Karima DELLI, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that 'green jobs' have the potential to become a key growth segment of the future European labour market, that today more than 20 million jobs in the European Union can be considered as 'green' and that recent evidence shows that job in the renewable energy sector alone have a potential to double to 2.8 million by 2020; calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to assure that women equality profit from this;

2011/06/23
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

Pa. whereas the increasing poverty in the EU is currently aggravated by the economic and financial crisis and soaring food prices in the context of almost inexistent food surpluses in the EU, and 43 million people are currently at risk of food poverty, whereas the Scheme for food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union, set up in 1987, provides currently food-aid for 13 million people suffering from poverty in 19 Member States and involves some 240 food banks and charities in the distribution chains, whereas the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice T-576/08, which deems purchasing food on the market for the Scheme illegal, puts EU food-aid for the most deprived in peril, given the increased dependency of the Scheme on market purchases, and whereas the annulment by the ECJ of Article 2 of Regulation 983/2008 seems to have an immediate negative impact on the Scheme in 2012 and the years to come, leading to an abrupt end of food-aid for the most deprived citizens in 19 Member States,

2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2011/2052(INI)

Karima DELLI, Marije CORNELISSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to address the urgent problem of food delivery for the Scheme in years 2012 and 2013 on which currently 13 million people are dependent; Calls on the Commission, in the light of the ECJ Ruling, to withdraw its proposal COM(2010)0486 currently under consideration by the Council and replace it by a new one, so that a solution is found with all Member States for the coming years; Underlines that a lasting solution from the Commission should aim at the eradication of food poverty in the European Union;

2011/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2011/2019(BUD)

Emilie TURUNEN, Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Underscores the role of the~~Emphasizes the need for a rapid intervention tool to address mass redundancies related to the crisis or globalisation, combined with medium and long term measures that address the transformation process to a more green sustainable economy; underscores the role of an improved European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in this process, a~~nd calls for~~s part of an in~~crease in payment~~tegrated approach, and calls for appropriat~~ions~~e funding for the relevant budget heading;

2011/05/05
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is ~~concerned, however~~of the opinion, that greater harmonisation may have a ~~nega~~positive impact on Member States' competitiveness and, therefore, on potential employment opportunities; disparities between national insolvency and restructuring laws create obstacles, competitive advantages and/or disadvantages or difficulties for companies with cross-border activities or ownership within the EU; harmonisation of insolvency regimes will further promote a level playing field, remove obstacles to a successful restructuring of insolvent companies and preserve employment;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that employment law is the responsibility of the Member States and that any debate surrounding the establishment of common rules on insolvency must not include any reference to common rules on employment lawinsolvency law can have an impact on employment law and calls on the EU to take account of rules on employment law when establishing rules on insolvency;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that Directive 2008/94/EC ~~has met its objective of~~is ensuring a minimum degree of protection for employees in the event of insolvency, whilst maintaining adequate flexibility for Member States; however, is very concerned about the low ceilings and very short time limits set by Member States under the possibility offered by Articles 4(2) and 4(3), which gives as a result a large number of workers with unpaid wages exceeding the limits set by national law; stresses that the wording of Articles 4(2) and 4(3) in particular is very vague and leaves a considerable amount of discretion to Member States to significantly water down their obligations under the Directive; considers that a revision of these provisions should be envisaged;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Does not consider it necessary to set a minimum figure for the payments made by the guarantee institution at European level;~~deleted

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Highlights the changing nature of employment contracts across the EU and the diversity of such contracts within Member States; considers it counterproductive, therefore, to seek to define ‘employee’ at European level;deleted

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Takes the view that an information centre on cross-border insolvency proceedings should be established that will maintain an electronic insolvency register with information on the opening of proceedings and the basic features of insolvency procedure law, in order to facilitate the enforcement of claims;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Is of the opinion, that the scope of application of the Directive 2008/94/EC, in particular the understanding of ‘outstanding claim’ is too wide as a number of Member States apply a narrow definition of remuneration (e.g.: excluding severance pay, bonuses, reimbursement arrangements, etc.) that can result in the non-fulfilment of considerable claims;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Takes the view that exemptions from the scope of Directive 2008/94/EC on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer should be avoided as far as possible;

2011/04/20
Committee: EMPL

2011/2006(INI)