Activities of Karin KADENBACH related to 2011/0270(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Social Change and Innovation
Amendments (17)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In particular, the Programme should help identify, evaluate and scale up innovative solutions and practice through social policy experimentation to assist the Member States to increase the efficiency of their labour markets and further improve their social protection and inclusion policies, where necessary. Social policy experimentation refers to project-based field testing of social innovations. It allows the gathering of evidence on the feasibility of social innovations. Successful ideas should be pursued on a wider scale with financial support from the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as other sources. Experience shows that social policy experimentation projects often last between three and five years and include a great variety of actors of all sizes. National information centres on social policy experimentation, where established, serve as a one-stop-shop for all interested parties and support the creation and development of networks and partnerships.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Pursuant to Article 9 of the Treaty, the Programme should ensure that the requirements linked to the promotion of a high-level of quality employment, a guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion are taken into account in defining and implementing the Union's policies and activities.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘Social enterprise’ means an enterprise whose primary objective is to achieve social impactobjectives rather than aim at generateing profit for ownits owners, members and stakeholders. It operates in the market through the production of goods and services in an entrepreneurial and innovative way, and usereinvests surpluses mainly to achieveto further promote its social goalaims. It is managed in an accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and stakeholders affected by its business activity.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The Progress axis, which shall support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Union employment and social policy and legislation on working conditions and shall promote evidence-based policy-making and innovation, in partnership with local and regional governments, the social partners, civil society organisations and other interested parties;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Strengthen ownership of the Union objectives in the employment, social and working conditions fields among key Union and, national, regional and local policy- makers, as well as other interested parties in order to bring about concrete and coordinated actions at both Union and Member State level;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 560% to the Progress axis, of which at least 1750% shall be allocated to promoting social experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a viewsocial protection, social inclusion and the reduction and prevention of poverty, at least 10% to fighting youth unemployment and at least 25% to promoting social policy experimentation; funding shall be made available to scmaling them upl, medium-sized and large projects;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 159% to the EURES axis, of which at least 40% shall be allocated to targeted mobility schemes, at least 20% to cross- border partnerships and at least 15% to the training and qualification of EURES personnel;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 20% to the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis, of which at least 45% shall be allocated to microfinancing and at least 45% to social entrepreneurship.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may make use of the appropriationsA maximum of 2 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 to finance technical and/or administrative assistance, in particular relating to auditing, outsourcing of translation, meetings of experts, and information andshall be attributed to the implementation of the Programme to cover, for example, the expenditure related to technical and/or administrative assistance, translation, tenders, expert meetings, communication activities for the mutual benefit of the Commission and the beneficiaries.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) Capacity-building of regional, local and national administrations and specialist services responsible for promoting geographical mobility designated by the Member States and microcredit providers,
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) Organisation of working groups of national, regional and local officials to monitor the implementation of Union law;
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
(f) Exchange of personnel between regional, local and national administrations.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Facilitate effective and inclusive information-sharing, mutual learning and dialogue on Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation at Union, national, regional, local, and international level in order to assist the Member States and the other participating countries in developing their policies and in implementing Union law;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Provide Union and national, regional and local organisations with financial support to step up their capacity to develop, promote and support the implementation of Union employment and social policy and working conditions legislation.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) Non-governmental organisations, and in particularincluding those organised at national level and those organised at Union level;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Develop services for the recruitment and placing of workers in employment through the clearance of job vacancies and applications at European level; this shall cover all phases of placement, ranging from pre-recruitment preparation to post- placement assistance with a view to the applicant’s successful integration into the labour market; such services shall include targeted mobility schemes to fill vacancies where labour market shortcomings have been identified and/or help particular groups of workers such as young people, including minors (though only to a very limited extent).
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Public and private bodies that carry out activities as referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall adhere to high standards concerning governance, management and customer protection in line with the principles of the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision and shall seek to prevent persons and undertakings from becoming over-indebted, aiming instead at earning a decent income from the activity.