14 Amendments of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2015/2284(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the very real needs caused by restructuring and job losses as a result of the crisis and globalisation call for an revamped EGF facilitating access to its funds in order to both compensate for job losses and re-skilling measures and pre- empt them;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas measures taken by the EGF have shown that investing in the potential of former employees helps more people to return to work;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas unemployment rates in the EU, especially among young people and the long-term unemployed, mean that initiatives offering new career prospects are urgently needed;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the reduced appropriations earmarked for the EGF in the annual budget have been sufficient to provide the necessary assistance to date; emphasises however that in the event of a significant increase in applications or the addition of new prerogatives, further appropriations should be earmarked to continue to ensure the effective functioning of the EGF;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Observes the significant increase in the number of applications during the derogative period 2009-2011, which allowed applications on the basis of crisis- related criteria; welcomes the extension of this derogation after 2013 owing to the continuing economic crisis;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to better anticipate the effects of trade policy decisions on the EU labour market, particularly by means of social impact assessments of the various free-trade agreements under negotiation; opposes any initiative to consider the EGF, in its current form, as an intervention tool for jobs lost in the European Union as a result of trade strategies decided at EU level, including future trade agreements or those already in place;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the conclusion of the Court of Auditors with regard to the lengthy EGF approval procedure; expectcalls for no effort to be spared to accelerate procedures, especially for the countries in greatest difficulty, which cannot provide pre- financing for e the measures; hopes that the more timely procedure introduced in the current regulation haswill improved the situation; strongly recommends that all Member States start implementing the measures as soon as their applications are sent to the Commission, and is pleased that many Member States already do so;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the conclusion in the Court of Auditors report that nearly all EGF-eligible workers were offered personalised and well-coordinated measures; believes that the involvement of the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives, the social partners, local employment agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the initial assessment and application is essential in order to ensure positive outcomes for beneficiaries;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the importance of national and local employment offices in implementing EGF measures, initiatives to help people return to work and, therefore, the need to maintain the quality of their services, particularly in times of crisis;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes the proposal in the ex-post evaluation that a counterfactual impact evaluation is an important element in understanding the added value of the EGF; notes that such an evaluation is not yet in place; calls for this evaluation to cover, in addition, corporate social responsibility to ensure that the EGF cannot be used as a tool to absolve companies of their social obligations, but rather helps them to make efforts in this area;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the conclusion from the Court of Auditors that the EGF delivered EU added value when used to co-finance services for redundant workers or allowances not ordinarily existing under Member States’ unemployment benefit systems; calls for European policies for the more effective promotion of these services and benefits based on the results achieved by the EGM, and for an examination of the benefits of action to pre-empt restructurings and job conversions;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises the benefits of the EGF's personalised measures to help people return to employment; calls, therefore, for the EGF's action to be strengthened by revamping it facilitate investment in the potential of the EU's people by broadening its scope, bringing greater flexibility to its structures and requirements and allocating it sufficient resources to invest in workers who have been laid off;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to proactively support redundant workers in SMEs using the flexibility provided for in Article 4(2) of the current regulation; urges for other such facilities to be set up to promote wider access to EGF action;