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10 Amendments of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2012/2089(BUD)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Agrees with the Commission that the conditions set out in Article 2 b) of the EGF Regulation are met and that, therefore, Spain is entitled to a financial contribution under that Regulation;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the Spanish authorities submitted the application for EGF financial contribution on 28 December 2011 and that its assessment was made available by the Commission on 4 May 2012; welcomes the fact that the evaluation process and submission of additional information by the Member State were speedy and accurate;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that the footwear sector represented 26% of the total employment in the region of Valenciana and therefore was an important contributor to local economy, which is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises in traditional sectors like textile, shoes and ceramics;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that the region of Valenciana has been hit in the past by four mass dismissals and welcomes the fact that the region decided to use the EGF support to address those redundancies: EGF/2009/014 ES/Valencia - Ceramic industry, EGF/2010/005 ES/Valencia - Stone marble, EGF/2010/009 ES/Valencia - Textile sector, EGF/2011/006 ES/Valenciana - Construction sector; welcomes the fact that the region builds on the experience with the EGF and quickly assists workers in several sectors;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Notes the information given by the Spanish authorities that in their assessment based on the experience with previous applications, only 350 of the workers targeted for the EGF support will choose to participate in the measures; calls on the Spanish authorities to use the EGF support to its full potential;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Welcomes the fact that, in order to provide workers with speedy assistance, the Spanish authorities decided to start the implementation of the measures ahead of the final decision on granting the EGF support for the proposed coordinated package;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Notes that the educational background of the dismissed workers is rather poor and recalls the importance of improving the employability of such workers by means of adapted training and recognition of skills and competences gained through out the professional career; expects the training on offer in the coordinated package to be adapted to the level and needs of the dismissed workers;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Notes that the training measures target high-added value jobs in the footwear sector, which according to the Spanish authorities are unlikely to relocate, as well as jobs in sectors, which offer prospects for growth in the short or medium-term;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Welcomes the fact that the social partners were consulted on the contents of the coordinated package, allocation of roles and distribution and scheduling of tasks;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Highlights the fact that lessons should be learned from the preparation and implementation of this and other applications addressing mass dismissals in a high number of SMEs in one sector, in particular, in terms of the eligibility of self-employed and owners of the SMEs for EGF support in the future regulation and the arrangements used by the regions and the Member States to come up quickly with sectoral applications covering a large number of enterprises;
2012/05/23
Committee: BUDG