Activities of Jana TOOM related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that effective and carefully consideredsocially inclusive employment policy enhancements reflectingneed to take into account the demographic and automation challenges and the challenges posed by the EU’s commitment to decarbonisation; stresses that such enhancements, accompanied by well-targeted investment strategies and responsible fiscal policies, continue to be an important precondition for sustainable growth which is the key factor leading to quality employment and boosting upward social convergence;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges efforts to make the procedures to claim the funds in the 2020 budget more transparent and accessible; emphasises, in this regard, that more work has to be done, in particular, to improve access to funds for the overseas countries and territories, which are often overlooked and which possess limited administrative resources and expertise due to their special status and size;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores that more than a quarter of all children in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion; stresses the importance of Child Guarantee to ensure that living conditions and opportunities of millions of children in Europe would improve considerably; calls for a pilot project to remedy the situation of Roma children by helping schools to become engines of their social inclusion;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the policy developments in the area of employment and social affairs during the 8th legislature, but emphasises that the policy initiatives need proper, adequate and timely funding to become operational;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that pilot projects (PPs) and preparatory actions (PAs) are very valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies in the fields of employment, in particular enhancing youth employment, and social inclusion and could be used for data and evidence collection in order to improve future Union employment policies;