Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2011/2071(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European semester for economic policy coordination (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination
Amendments (18)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
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,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
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,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
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;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
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;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
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;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
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;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
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;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
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;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
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.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b) Encourages the Employment Committee (EMCO) to share the results of its employment surveillance with the responsiblelevant committees of the European Parliament,
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
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;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
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;