Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2012/2150(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph A
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,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
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;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
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;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
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;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
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";
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
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;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
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.