18 Amendments of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2011/0268(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ESF should improve employment opportunities, promote education and life- long learning and develop active inclusion policies and policies to combat poverty in accordance with the tasks entrusted to the ESF by Article 162 of the Treaty, and thereby contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty. In accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty, the ESF should take into account requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, the social partners and non- governmental organisations in the strategic governance of ESF, from shaping priorities for operational programmes, including programmes whose management is entrusted to an intermediate body, to implementing and evaluating ESF results. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The ESF shall benefit people, including disadvantaged groups such as the long- term unemployed, people with disabilities, migrants and asylum-seekers, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing or at risk of social exclusion and poverty. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) Investing in education and training, cooperation from education and youth welfare services, skills and life- long learning through:
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) Enhancing access to lifelong learning, support in finding a first job and measures to accompany practical initial vocational training, upgrading the skills and competences of the workforce and increasing the labour market relevance of education and training systems;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Support for measures to attract a new generation to dual and vocational training and for measures to ensure that this system and the related vocational qualifications are more firmly anchored and enhanced at European level;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Improving skills and competences through sports activities;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, through promoting the adaptability of enterprises and workers and increased investment in human capital and support for bodies providing practical vocational training.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) For more developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 80 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) For transition regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 70 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) For less developed regions, Member States shall concentrate at least 60 % of the ESF allocation to each operational programme on up to four of the investment prioritotal amount of the ESF resources at the national level to the thematic objectives set out in Article 3(1)point 8,9, and 10 in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No[...]/2012[CPR].
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the competent regional, local, urban and other local authorities, umbrella associations representing the local and regional level, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementdesign, the implementation, the monitoring and the evaluation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. To encourage, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...], adequate participation of and access by non-governmental organisations to actions supported by the ESF,and to the preparation, implementation, monitoring and assessment of the programmes supported by the ESF, in particular by means of effective measures and notably in the fields of social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities, the managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount2 % of ESF resources is allocated to capacity-building for, in the form of training and networking measures, and to joint measures taken by non- governmental organisations.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall support transnational cooperation with the aim of promoting mutual learning and thereby increasing the effectiveness of policies supported by the ESF. Transnational cooperation shall involve partners, which can include local and urban authorities, from at least two Member States.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States in cooperation with regional, local, urban and other authorities may select themes for transnational co-operation from a list proposed by the Commission and endorsed by the ESF Committee.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF mayshould support community-led local development strategies, as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No […], territorial pacts and local initiatives for employment, education and social inclusion, as well as Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) as referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […].
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Complementing ERDF interventions as referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No [ERDF], the ESF mayshould support sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental and social challenges affecting urban areas of cities which are listed in the partnership contract. This should include the possibility to designate cities as intermediate bodies.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In addition to the methods referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) No […], the Commission may reimburse expenditure paid by Member States on the basis of standard scales of unit costs and lump sums defined by the Commission. The unit costs and lump sums may be calculated per person on the basis of the actual number of participants, and may be up to 20 % higher or lower than the forecast figures. The amounts calculated on this basis shall be regarded as public support paid to beneficiaries and as eligible expenditure for the purpose of applying Regulation (EU) No […].