Progress: Procedure completed
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VANA Monika ( Verts/ALE)
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NOVAKOV Andrey ( PPE),
VIOTTI Daniele ( S&D),
KÖLMEL Bernd ( ECR),
JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli ( ALDE),
ZANNI Marco ( EFDD)
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PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to come to the aid of Italy following redundancies in its civil aviation sector.
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/1870 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (application from Germany — EGF/2015/004 IT/Ford Alitalia).
CONTENT: with this Decision, the European Parliament and Council decide to mobilise the sum of EUR 1 414 848 in commitment and payment appropriations from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the general budget for the financial year 2015.
This sum is intended to assist Germany following redundancies in Gruppo Alitalia in Italy.
Noting that the application complies with the requirements for determining a financial contribution from the EGF as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 ( EGF Regulation 2014-2020 ), Parliament and Council decided to respond by granting the above amount.
To recall, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund aims to provide support for workers made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, as a result of a continuation of the global financial and economic crisis, or as a result of a new global financial and economic crisis, and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market.
The EGF is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million as laid down in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 .
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20.10.2015. The Decision is applicable from 6.10.2015.
The European Parliament adopted by 605 votes to 77, with 12 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for an amount of EUR 1 414 848 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Italy following redundancies in its air transport sector.
Parliament recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.
Italian application : Italy submitted application EGF/2015/004 IT/Alitalia for a financial contribution from the EGF following 1 249 redundancies in Gruppo Alitalia , operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 51 ('Ait transport') in the NUTS level 2 region of Lazio. Parliament noted that the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation are met. Therefore, Italy is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation .
Nature of the redundancies : Parliament noted that the international air transport market has undergone serious economic disruption, in particular a decline in the Union’s market share and a huge increase in the number of passengers carried by Gulf and Turkish carriers that has occurred at the expense of European companies such as Alitalia.
The resolution stressed that, although employment in Lazio has been affected by the effects of the economic and financial crisis to a lesser extent then employment at national level, each additional increase in unemployment puts the CIG benefit system under pressure.
A package of personalised services : Members noted that the Italian authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 1 April 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package.
Italy is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application:
intake and skill assessment, active job search support, training, reimbursement of mobility costs, and hiring benefits for over 50s.
The allowances and incentives are limited to mobility costs and hiring benefits and will stay below the allowed maximum amount of 35% of the total costs for the coordinated package of personalised services, as set out in the EGF Regulation.
Parliament welcomed the focus on active job search and training measures proposed by the Italian authorities, including the re-employment scheme targeting dismissed workers over 50 years of age.
Members also welcomed that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the social partners, the accredited agencies which provide job search support and the workers and that the accredited agencies providing active job-search support to the workers are paid on the basis of the results achieved.
The Italian authorities confirmed that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments. In this regard, Parliament reiterated its call to the Commission to present a comparative evaluation of those data in its annual reports in order to ensure full respect for existing regulations and that no duplication of Union-funded services can occur.
Lastly, Parliament appreciated the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following the Parliament's request for the accelerated release of grants and noted the time pressure that the new timetable implies and the potential impact on the effectiveness of case instruction.
The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Monika VANA (Greens/EFA, AT) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for an amount of EUR 1 414 848 in commitment and payment appropriations in order to assist Italy following redundancies in its air transport sector.
Members recalled that the Union set up legislative and budgetary instruments to provide additional support to workers who are suffering from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market.
Italian application : Italy submitted application EGF/2015/004 IT/Alitalia for a financial contribution from the EGF following 1 249 redundancies in Gruppo Alitalia , operating in the NACE Rev. 2 division 51 ('Ait transport') in the NUTS level 2 region of Lazio. Members noted that the conditions set out in Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation are met. Therefore, Italy is entitled to a financial contribution of EUR 1 414 848 under that Regulation.
Nature of the redundancies : Members noted that the international air transport market has undergone serious economic disruption, in particular a decline in the Union’s market share and a huge increase in the number of passengers carried by Gulf and Turkish carriers that has occurred at the expense of European companies such as Alitalia.
A package of personalised services : Members noted that the Italian authorities decided to initiate the implementation of the personalised services to the affected workers on 1 April 2015, well ahead of the decision on the granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package. Italy is planning five types of measures for redundant workers covered by this application: (i) intake and skill assessment, (ii) active job search support, (iii) training, (iv) reimbursement of mobility costs, and (v) hiring benefits for over 50s.
The allowances and incentives are limited to mobility costs and hiring benefits and will stay below the allowed maximum amount of 35% of the total costs for the coordinated package of personalised services, as set out in the EGF Regulation.
Members welcomed that the coordinated package of personalised services has been drawn up in consultation with the social partners, the accredited agencies which provide job search support and the workers and that the accredited agencies providing active job-search support to the workers are paid on the basis of the results achieved.
The Italian authorities confirmed that the eligible actions do not receive assistance from other Union financial instruments. In this regard, Members reiterated their call to the Commission to present a comparative evaluation of those data in its annual reports in order to ensure full respect for existing regulations and that no duplication of Union-funded services can occur.
Lastly, Members appreciated the improved procedure put in place by the Commission, following the Parliament's request for the accelerated release of grants and noted the time pressure that the new timetable implies and the potential impact on the effectiveness of case instruction.
PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to assist Italy following redundancies in its air transport sector.
PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT: Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 provides that the EGF shall not exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 150 million (2011 prices) over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework.
The rules applicable to financial contributions from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) are laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 .
The Commission examined the application for mobilisation of the EGF to assist Italy and concluded the following:
Italy: EGF/2015/004 IT/Alitalia : on 24 March 2015, Italy submitted application EGF/2015/004 IT/Alitalia for a financial contribution from the EGF, following redundancies in Gruppo Alitalia in Italy.
Italy submitted its application within 12 weeks of the date on which the intervention criteria set out in the EGF Regulation were met. The deadline of 12 weeks of the receipt of the complete application within which the Commission should finalise its assessment of the application's compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution expires on 11 August 2015.
In order to establish the link between the redundancies and major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation, Italy argues that although globally, the international air transport market is still dominated by European airlines, this sector has undergone serious economic disruption, in particular a decline of the EU’s market share.
Europe grew by 3.8% in 2013 and 5.7% in 2014 compared to the previous year, below the world average (5.2% and 6.3% respectively), and accounts for 38% of the world traffic (measured in RPK), one percentage point less than in 2012. The Middle East region remains the fastest growing in the world, expanding by 10.9% in 2013 and 13.4% in 2014 and accounting for 14% of world international traffic.
The huge increase in the number of passengers carried from/to Italy by the Gulf carriers and Turkish airlines was made at the expense of Alitalia. The decrease in the number of passengers transported in 2014 back to the figures in 2010, which represent a decline by 3.6% compared to 2013 and by 6.4% compared with 2012 coupled with the losses accumulated since the full privatisation of Alitalia in 2009, which in Q1 2014 were EUR 1 137 million are the events giving rise to these redundancies in Gruppo Alitalia for which Italy has requested the EGF support.
Basis of the Italian application : Italy submitted the application under the intervention criteria of Article 4(1)(a) of the EGF Regulation, which requires at least 500 workers being made redundant over a reference period of four months in an enterprise in a Member State, including workers made redundant by suppliers and downstream producers and/or selfemployed persons whose activity has ceased.
The reference period of four months for the application runs from 31 August 2014 to 30 December 2014. During the reference period 1 247 workers were made redundant in Gruppo Alitalia .
In view of the Italian request, it is proposed to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 1 414 848 to make a contribution to the package of personalised services.
BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: having examined the application in respect of the conditions set out in Article 13(1) of the EGF Regulation, and having taken into account the number of targeted beneficiaries, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, the Commission proposes to mobilise the EGF for the amount of EUR 1 414 848, representing 60% of the total costs of the proposed actions, in order to provide a financial contribution for the application.
The proposed decision to mobilise the EGF will be taken jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, as laid down in point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management.
At the same time as it presents this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will present to the European Parliament and to the Council a proposal for a transfer to the relevant budgetary line for the required amount.
At the same time as it adopts this proposal for a decision to mobilise the EGF, the Commission will adopt a decision on a financial contribution, by means of an implementing act, which will enter into force on the date at which the European Parliament and the Council adopt the proposed decision to mobilise the EGF.
Documents
- Final act published in Official Journal: Decision 2015/1870
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 275 20.10.2015, p. 0026
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0335/2015
- Budgetary report tabled for plenary: A8-0274/2015
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE567.783
- Committee draft report: PE567.624
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2015)0397
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE567.624
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE567.783
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Votes
A8-0274/2015 - Monika Vana - Résolution #
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to its Resolution of 17 September 2014 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/000 TA 2014 – Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission)3a, _____________ 3a Texts adopted P8_TA(2014)0016
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Welcomes the hiring benefits for workers over 50 years of age; considers that the way the payment benefits are differentiated will incentivise hiring the concerned workers with better conditions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes that the accredited agencies providing active job-search support to the workers are paid on the basis of the results achieved;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Re
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Parliament in its Resolution of 17 September 2014 has expressed the need to extend access to EGF support to young people up to the age of 25 who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in equal numbers to workers receiving support in regions with high youth unemployment, if it is demonstrated in the mid-term evaluation that there is a need to maintain this measure after December 2017; and to accordingly review the MFF in order to enable such a change to take place in a more sustainable manner; whereas the Parliament also underlined that the mid- term evaluation to be launched in current 2015 should also take into account the long-term impact of the crisis and globalisation on SMEs and therefore evaluate the possibility of lowering the criteria of 500 workers being made redundant set up in Article 4 of the EGF Regulation;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that the competitive pressure in the international air transport market is not exclusive to Alitalia; notes that the majority of European airlines have adapted to changing market conditions; stresses that the EGF should not be used as a vehicle for transferring costs of commercial decisions to European taxpayers;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the focus on active job search and training measures proposed by the Italian authorities, including the re- employment scheme targeting dismissed workers over 50 years of age;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that actions under Article 7(4) of the EGF Regulation - preparatory activities, management, information and publicity and control and reporting - represent a relatively high share of the total costs (3.99%);
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that less than 15% of the total eligible beneficiaries are targeted by the measures included in the application;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Appreciates that all 184 targeted beneficiaries are expected to benefit from the personalised services;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that allowances and incentives are limited to mobility costs and hiring benefits and will stay below the allowed maximum amount of 35% of the total costs for the coordinated package of personalised services, as set out in the EGF Regulation;
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