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35 Amendments of Michal ŠIMEČKA related to 2021/2251(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)2021/2106 of 28 September 2021 on supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility by setting out the common indicators and the detailed elements of the recovery and resilience scoreboard2a, _________________ 2a OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 83.
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)2021/2105 of 28 September 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility by defining a methodology for reporting social expenditure3a, _________________ 3a OJ L 429, 1.12.2021, p. 79.
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to the recovery and resilience scoreboard4a, _________________ 4a https://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/rec overy-and-resilience-scoreboard/
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 d (new)
— having regard to the European Commission’s Recoveryand Resilience Facility Annual Report of 01 March 20225a, _________________ 5a COM(2022) 75 final
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas youth have significant decrease in personal income and a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion, as well as a considerable risk for the future labour market involvement; whereas immediate action is needed to secure and improve the future and well-being of young people; whereas the youth unemployment rate in the EU, while showing initial signs of recovery by mid- 2021, still stood at 17.4% in Q2-2021, nearly triple the unemployment rate of the population aged 25-741a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /economy- finance/2022_european_semester_propos al_for_a_joint_employment_report_0.pdf
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas, according to the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, Member States have put forward 228 measures with a focus on supporting children and youth; whereas 74% of the measures focus on general, vocational and higher education and training capacity, as well as accessibility, affordability, quality and inclusiveness, including digitisation and infrastructure, the performance of education and increasing capacity in higher education; whereas 14% of the measures that Member States included are dealing with early childhood education and care, early school leaving and child poverty; whereas 12% of the measures focus on tackling youth unemployment through job creation, hiring, job transition incentives and support for self-employment;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutionaims to mitigate the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and make European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the green and digital transitions through reforms and investments; whereas it created an unprecedented structure under the NextGenerationEUrecovery instrument making available EUR 385.8 billion in loans and EUR 338 billion in grants;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the RRF created an unprecedented structure adapted to addressing the complex effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on economy, society and institutions; whereas the RRF will drive Member States' reforms and investments in line with the EU’s priorities as set out in the six pillars;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the release of funds under the RRF is contingent on the satisfactory fulfilment of relevant milestones and targets of reforms and investments by Member States as set out in their recovery and resilience plans (RRPs);
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas social and territorial cohesion is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas creating and fostering high- quality employment creation is one of the objectives included in the RRF Regulation; whereas this should be achieved through a comprehensive package of reforms and investments in order to promote social impact investments, as well as stable employments contracts, decent wages, collective bargaining and social protection coverage;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas social and territorial cohesion is oneand policies for the next generation are two of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas creating and fostering high- quality employment creation is one ofmitigating the social and economic impact of the COVID crisis, in particular on women, and contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights are among the objectives included in the RRF Regulation;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas policies for the next generation, children and youth, including education and skills, is one of the six pillars of the RRF; whereas the constant development of digital skills, as well as the development of skills with economic potential, such as green or entrepreneurial skills, is key for a healthy inclusive and future-oriented European labour market and should create access for every European to quality and paid employment; whereas the same applies to vocational education, trade skills and life skills; whereas in 2022 and 2023 3.4 million jobs are expected to be created1a,making it will be essential to ensure young people take part of these new employment opportunities; whereas an increasing number of young adults are now relying on the parental home to protect them from poverty, but 29 % of households with three generations are at risk of poverty and 13 % are severely deprived2a; whereas 40% of employers cannot find people with the right skills to fill their vacancies3a; whereas the EU needs to overcome all forms of skills mismatch in order to make effective use of its human capital4a; whereas access to proper digital infrastructure and training on digital skills should be available to all in order to avoid widening the gap between people on digital literacy and ensure equal opportunities for all in the education system and in the labour market; _________________ 1a European Commission Autumn 2021 Economic Outlook, p.2. 2a Source: Recital N – EP Resolution on Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions) 3a Source : https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId =1146⟨Id=en 4a Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/BRIE/2016/573893/EPRS_BRI%2 82016%29573893_EN.pdf
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Article 16 of the regulation requires the European Commission to present a review report on the implementation of the Facility to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 July 2022; whereas this report should assess the extent to which the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans is in line with the six pillars and contributes to the general objective of the Regulation;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the methodology for reporting on social expenditure in Member States’ recovery and resilience plans should ensure all reforms and investments with a primary social dimension are associated to one of nine social policy areas under the four broader social categories set out in the delegated act; whereas additionally all measures of a social nature that include a focus on children and the youth, or on gender equality, should be flagged in order to ensure specific reporting on expenditure under the RRF on these areas;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the COVID-19 crisis has already left many young people jobless or in precarious employment; calls on the Commission and Member Sstates to fight against youth unemployment and to ensure that young people, especially those not in employment, education or training (NEETs), receive adequate, paid and quality first working experience; condemns the practice of unpaid internships as a form of exploitation of young workers, and a violation of their rights, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, in collaboration with Parliament, and respecting the principle of subsidiarity, to propose a common legal framework to ensure fair remuneration for traineeships and apprenticeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In this regard welcomes the early disbursement of EUR 56.6 billion in pre- financing by the Commission to 21 Member States in order to ensure the frontloading of financial support to address the crisis andit’s consequent impacts;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and includeHighlights that, according to the Commission estimates provided to the European Parliament working group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Member States included in their plans measures dedicated to children and youth worth EUR 49.21 billion, representing approximately 11,5% of the total budget of the 22 recovery and resilience plans currently approved; stresses that Member States must include reforms and investments in the next generation, children and the youth in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility in order to access financing under the RRF and ensure complementarity between RRF, ESF+ and EU programmes; calls on the Commission to closely monitor Member States' investment in this area via the Semester cycle and the national reform programmes in line with the RRF, while involving social partners in the monitoring and evaluation of the national recovery and resilience plans;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Member States must adopt reforms and include investments in access and opportunity for the next generation, children and youth related to education, health, nutrition, jobs and housing in line with the objectives of the Child Guarantee and reinforced Youth Guarantee; recalls that there is RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills and calls on the Member States to ensure such investment in human capital, in particular through up- and re-skilling and requalification of the workforce as well as for reintegration of the unemployed; stresses, further, the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to address skills gaps and skills obsolescence in the EU in order to address labour market shortages which are holding back productivity and economic growth; stresses the need to transform and modernise education and training in light of the digital and green transitions enhancing the acquisition of digital skills and education particularly and promoting VET and lifelong learning; recalls the RRF funding expressly available for the development of education, training and skills, particularly digital skills; further stresses the importance of the mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences in fostering labour mobility and addressing labour market; demands and welcomes in this regard the Commission proposals for Council Recommendations on individual learning accounts and micro-credentials and urges the Council to adopt and implement the proposals without delay;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes that reforms and investments proposed by many Member States exceed the requirement of at least 20% of total allocation in each RRP to support digital objectives amounting to EUR 117 billion or 26%; stresses in particular the importance of investments in digital skills development for workers and citizens, digitalisation of businesses including SMEs and improving connectivity infrastructure particularly for rural areas to reduce the digital divide;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes that measures supporting social and territorial cohesion amount to EUR 193 billion of estimated expenditure including EUR 17.4 billion for adult learning, employment support and modernisation of labour market institutions, EUR 45.6 billion for accessibility, affordability, quality and inclusiveness, including digitalisation and infrastructure of education and early childhood education and care and EUR 37 billion for healthcare resilience, sustainability, adequacy, availability, accessibility, affordability and quality, including digitalisation and infrastructure; calls on Member States to continue investing in social expenditure under pillar 4 of the regulation to, inter alia, support job creation and entrepreneurship, life-long learning and VET, labour market and social inclusion of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, improved child and long-term care and resilient social protection systems;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has already received first payment requests under the RRF; urges the Commission to ensure a fast deployment of payments and to closely monitor the implementation of reforms and investments;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Notes measures related to the next generation pillar account for EUR 49 billion, representing approximately 11% of estimated expenditure covering early childhood education and care, general primary and secondary school education, initial vocational education and training, and higher education and youth employment support and youth job creation;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. CNotes that, according to the Commission estimates provided to the European Parliament working group on the Recovery and Resilience Facility, EUR 188 bln have been allocated for measures related to the social and territorial cohesion in the 22 approved plans; regrets that social investment measures were rather restricted towards social infrastructure and did not allow the development of proper care services and temporary relief measures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support legislative and policy initiatives aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting decent working conditions for all, with a particular focus on telework, the right to disconnect, mental well-being at work, occupational health and safety, ensuring quality jobs for essential workers, and strengthening the role of the social partners and collective bargaining; calls in this regard for the swift adoption of the directives on improving working conditions in platform work pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms and on adequate minimum wages in the European Union;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard. steps taken by the Commission in order to ensure full transparency in implementing of the RRF, such as making the Operational Arrangements concluded with the Member States available of the dedicated RRF website as well as launching Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard, that contains data on the plans submitted by Member States, approved by the Commission and endorsed by the Council; Reiterates the importance of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard in providing a clear framework for the additionality impact, as well as ensuring a qualitative analysis of the reforms and investments proposed; urges the Member States to provide detailed information to the Commission in order to ensure an effective reporting of the impact of the RRF;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the creation and publication of the Recovery and Resilience Scoreboard. as a performance-reporting tool to monitor the implementation of the RRF generally as well as Member States’ individual recovery and resilience plans and enhance transparency for the general public;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Deplores that national parliaments, regions and local authorities, as well as civil society organisations, including youth organisations have had a limited involvement in designing national plans; recalls that regions and local authorities and civil society organisations are at the forefront of RRP local implementation and asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure proper and deep involvement of social partners, civil society, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the plans, as well as effective coordination between the relevant levels of government;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the share of RRF social expenditure under the four social categories of employment and skills (20.4%), education and childcare (33%), health and long-term care (32%) and social policies (14.6%)for the RRPs endorsed thus far; calls on Member States to ensure ambitious social objectives in their investments and reforms;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Observes Member States have put forward 320 measures with a focus on supporting children and youth and 115 measures with a focus on gender equality for the RRPs endorsed thus far; notes that while most Member States integrated a gender equality dimension in their RRPs, the extent to which such measures are covered varies greatly and could be improved for a number of Member States9a; stresses the importance of mainstreaming gender equality and equal opportunities for all throughout the implementation of RRPs; further stresses that investment in robust care infrastructure in particular is crucial to tackling the gender employment gap; _________________ 9a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/IDAN/2021/689470/IPOL_IDA(20 21)689470_EN.pdf
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Reiterates the importance of a successful implementation by the Member States in order to ensure a long-term impact on the EU economy and society; urges the Commission to use all lessons learned from the creation and implementation of the RRF in shaping the new EU economic governance framework;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Recalls that EUR 220 billion in loans is still available under the RRF; highlights the opportunity that new loans under the Facility could provide to Member States in addressing the current Ukrainian refugee crisis and encourages Member States to make use of the potential funding available to support refugees' needs in particular their educational, care, social and labour market integration in advance of the request deadline for loan support in mid- 2023;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #
4 d. Recalls that respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for compliance with the principles of sound financial management and that RRF funds are subject to Regulation 2020/2092;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Recalls the need to ensure complementarity and coordination of RRF funding with other EU funds in particular ESF+;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Recalls Member States should consult local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders in the preparation and, where available, implementation of RRPs in accordance with their national legal frameworks; stresses the importance of active engagement with such stakeholders by Member States during the implementation phase;
2022/03/25
Committee: EMPL