Activities of Fernando RUAS related to 2018/0202(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The EGF should offer assistance to displaced workers across sectors and a broad range of employment opportunities. Social actors such as NGOs and trade unions should be more involved in the functioning of the EGF in order to improve the communication and coordination between various Union instruments. Nevertheless, multilateral cooperation with our global partners must remain our preferred approach, by strengthening and reforming the multilateral institutions to make them fairer and more effective.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11) EGF programme should be visible and require more and better data, in order to allow a proper scientific evaluation of the EGF and avoid administrative constraints in the operation of the programme for trade adjustment assistance.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) The EGF should also be linked more directly to certain trade policy and defence instruments, along with foreign direct investments that can have a potential negative social and environmental impact in the European Union;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 (new)
Recital 21 (new)
(21) The European Union and Member States should pay particular attention to the changes and challenges occurring in the world trade patterns, global value chains, automation and digitization and the structural change in labor standards; The combination of globalization and technological innovation will require the EGF to adapt its assistance rules to these new trade, technology and labor standards, and it is therefore essential that the Regulation is in line with these challenges after 2020;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the EGF isEGF shall continue to offer assistance in case of unexpected major restructuring events, particularly those caused by globalisation-related challenges, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes, financial or economic crises, the transition to low- carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation. Particular emphasis shall lie on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups.including in intra-EU trade, making it more flexible and simplified when there is evidence of potential negative effects arising from globalization or Foreign Direct Investments, as well as favoring the recognition of SMEs and start-ups for eligibility purposes;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Every four years the Commission shall carry out on its own initiative and in close cooperation with the Member States, an evaluation of the EGF financial contributions. Therefore Member States have to collect more and better data on EGF cases and assisted workers to enable a proper evaluation of the programme; Also the Commission must carry out a subsequent impact assessment of its application at national, regional and local level;