Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2016/0265(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-17, by extending it to 2018-2020
Amendments (10)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Better statistics are therefore crucial to achieving better results and contributing to a better Europe, and greater efforts should be made to boost investments in official statistics at both European and national levels. This should provide guidance in priority policy areas and for capacity-building, in addition to current guidance and ongoing re-prioritisation. More specifically, action should be taken to tackle the most urgent statistical gaps, increase timeliness and support political priorities and economic policy coordination through the European Semester. The Commission (Eurostat) should also provide new population projections in close cooperation with the national statistical institutes to update the analysis of the economic and budgetary implications of population ageing and provide an accurate picture of the depopulation and population dispersion affecting many European regions and the additional costs they thus incur in providing public services for their citizens.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – introduction – paragraph 1
Annex I – introduction – paragraph 1
(1a) The first paragraph of the introduction is amended as follows: “The implementation of Union policies requires high-quality, comparable and reliable statistical information about the economic, social, territorial and environmental situation in the Union and its components at national and regional level. European statistics are also indispensable for Europe, allowing the general public and European citizens to understand as well as to take part in the democratic process and debate about the present and future of the Union.” Or. es (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:039:0012:0029:EN:PDF)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – objectives – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – objectives – paragraph 2 – indent 1
(1b) Objective 1 is amended as follows: “— Objective 1: provide statistical information in a timely manner, to support the development, monitoring and evaluation of the policies of the Union properly reflecting priorities, while keeping a balance between economic, social, territorial and environmental fields and serving the needs of the wide range of users of European statistics, including other decision-makers, researchers, businesses and European citizens in general, in a cost-effective manner without unnecessary duplication of effort;” Or. es (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:039:0012:0029:EN:PDF)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
(1c) in indicator 1.1, the first paragraph is amended as follows: “The endorsement of Europe 2020 by the European Council of June 2010 has shaped to a large extent the strategic agenda for the Union and national policies in the years ahead. That agenda establishes a number of headline targets and flagship initiatives for which statistical indicators, disaggregated by age and gender, where appropriate, have to be delivered by the ESS in a number of areas (i.e. improving the conditions for innovation, research and development, promoting employment, meeting Union climate change and energy objectives, resource efficiency, improving education levels, including learning mobility, active and healthy ageing, and promoting social inclusion through the reduction of poverty).” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:039:0012:0029:EN:PDF), paying particular attention to vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities and ethnic minorities).” Or. es (http://eur-
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
(ab) In Objective 1.1.1, the third indent of the second paragraph is replaced by the following: “— additional indicators as an input for the ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of the economic, social, territorial and environmental policies of the Union; and” Or. es (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/ES/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0099&qid=1486550039675&from=EN)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – point I – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
(ba) In Objective 1.2.1, the third indent of the second paragraph is replaced by the following: “— developing and producing a set of indicators to measure competitiveness; and” lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:039:0012:0029:EN:PDF) productivity; and” Or. es (http://eur-
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point h – point i
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point h – point i
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 3.1.1 – paragraph 1
Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of statistical production processes. Considering the fact that the Lisbon Treaty has called for better regulation, a streamlining of the legislation related to the pillar of business statistics is needed. In so doing, due consideration should be given to the limitations of the resources available to producers and the overall burden on respondents in line with the Commission Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT). Provide high-quality statistics on key areas where enterprises are the centre of interest, such as business statistics, short-term indicators, their investment in human capital and skills, international transactions, globalisation, internal market monitoring, R&D and innovation, and tourism. Special attention should be paid to the availability of data in high value-added industrial or services sectors, in particular in the green, digital, collaborative or social economy (such as health and education).
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i – point ii b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i – point ii b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 7a
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 7a
(iib) A new indent is inserted after the seventh indent as follows: “— the provision of indicators for a comparison of the cost of providing public services, in particular education and health care, between European regions;”
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
(ia) In Objective 3.2.1, the first paragraph is amended as follows: “Provide statistics on key areas of social policy where the citizen is the centre of interest, such as well-being, sustainability, social cohesion, poverty, inequalities, demographic challenges (in particular population ageing, depopulation, population dispersion and migration), the labour market, education and training, including childhood education, adult learning, vocational training and learning mobility of young people, culture, physical activity, quality of life, safety, health, disability, consumption, free movement and the internal market, mobility of young people, technological innovation and new lifestyle choices. Those statistics shall be disaggregated by gender where appropriate, for groups that are of special interest to social policy makers. Priorities shall be set in accordance with Article 6.” Or. es (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:039:0012:0029:EN:PDF)
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i – point ii a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i – point ii a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 99/2013
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 7b
Annex I – point I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 7b
(iia) (ii) A new indent is inserted after the seventh indent as follows: “— the provision of statistics disaggregated by gender on what offers are made to Youth Employment Initiative beneficiaries;”