18 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2011/0268(COD)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The European Union is confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation, technological change and an increasingly ageing workforce and, growing skills mismatches and labour shortages in some sectors and regions. They have been compounded by the recent economic and financial crisis, which has resulted in increased levels of unemployment, hitting in particular young people and other vulnerable groups, such as migrants. The ESF should aim to promote employment and support labour mobility, invest in education, skills and life-long learning, promoall of which will contribute to greater social inclusion and combat poverty reduction. In promoting the better functioning of labour markets by enhancing the transnational geographical mobility of workers, the ESF should, in particular, support European Employment Services (EURES activities) to complement national employment services in relation to recruitment and the related information, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The ESF has the potential to add value, especially in the current economic climate, by focusing on improving employment opportunities and investing in skills. The ESF must not support actions that go beyond its legal base to other social policy areas, but it is more important to refocus the fund to support growth and job creation, which will, among other benefits, result in greater inclusion and poverty reduction.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In addition to these priorities, in the less developed regions and Member States, and with a view to increasing economic growth and employment opportunities, the efficiency of public administration should be improved and the institutional capacity of stakeholders delivering employment, education, training and social policies should be strengthened.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is crucial to support the development and competitiveness of European small, medium and mediumicro-sized enterprises and to ensure that people can adapt, through acquiring appropriate skills and through lifelong learning opportunities, to new challenges such as the shift to a knowledge-based economy, the digital agenda, and the transition to a low-carbon and more energy-efficient economy. By pursuing its primary thematic objectives, the ESF should contribute to addressing these challenges. In this context, the ESF should support the labour force transition towards greener skills and jobtransition from education to employment and also between jobs and address growing skills shortages, therefore creating employment opportunities, in particular in the energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport sectors, taking into account the Union's intention to increase the proportion of the EU budget that is related to climate mainstreaming to at least 20%, with contributions from different policy fields.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The ESF should contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy, and should allow sufficient flexibility for member states to use the fund to address their own specific bottlenecks with regard to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives, thus ensuring greater concentration of support on the priorities of the European Union. The ESF should in particular increase its support for the fight against social exclusion and poverty, through a minimum ring-fenced allocationby refocusing funding on growth, creating employment opportunities and addressing important skills mismatches. According to the level of development of the supported regions, the choice and number of investment priorities for ESF support should also be limited.
Amendment 90 #
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 social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non- governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty, the implementation of the priorities financed by the ESF should contribute to combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. TWhile respecting the principle of subsidiarity, the ESF should support the fulfilment of the obligation under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with regard inter alia to education, work and employment and accessibility. The ESF should also promote the transition from institutional to community-based care.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Support for social innovation is crucial for making policies more responsive to social change and to encourage and support innovative social enterprises and entrepreneurs. In particular, testing and evaluating innovative solutions before scaling them up is instrumental in improving the efficiency of the policies and thus justifies specific support from the ESF.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The mobilisation of regional and local stakeholders is necessary to deliver the Europe 2020 Strategy and its headline targets. Territorial pacts, local initiatives for employment and social inclusion, community-led local development strategies and sustainable urban development strategies may be used and supported to involve more actively regional and local authorities, cities, social partners and non-governmental organisation and all relevant actors in the implementation of programmes.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Duplication of funding and overlaps between the ESF and other European programmes, particularly the Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020, must be avoided.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The ESF shall promote high levels of employment and job quality, support the geographical and occupational mobility of workers, facilitate their adaptation to change, encourage a high level of education and training, promote gender equality, equal opportunities and non- discrimination, enhance social inclusion and combat poverty, thereby contributing to the priorities of the European Union as regards promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. It shall do so by supporting Member States in pursuing the priorities and headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy foran Union by allowing sufficient flexibility for Member States to address their specific bottlenecks with regard to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The ESF shall support the design and implementation of policies and actions, taking account of the integrated guidelines for the economic and employment policies of Member States19 and the Council Recommendations on the National Reform Programmes.
Amendment 158 #
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, ethnic minorities, marginalised communities and people facing social exclusion. The ESF shall also provide support to enterprises, systems and structures with a view to facilitating their adaptation to new challenges, including growing skill mismatches, and promoting good governance and the implementation of reforms, in particular in the fields of employment, education and social policies.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the social partners and otherrelevant stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementation 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 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the social partneall relevant actors in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity-building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of the social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by relevant actors including the social partners.