6 Amendments of Maria João RODRIGUES related to 2016/2024(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the 2017 budget has to be key in enhancing the Union’s contribution to growth, the creation of jobs and combatting poverty and should financially support further achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets in the social and employment area;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the budget should support programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages in the labour market, such as women, long-term unemployed, elderly unemployed, people with disabilities and people from minority backgrounds, as well as should support programmes for improving the adaptability of the work force and prolonging employability of elderly workers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EInsists that adequate commitment and especially payment appropriations are ensured in Budget 2017 for the European Social Fund given that the ESF is entering a period of intense implementation and payment requests by Member States will increase; calls as well for including commitment and payment appropriations for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) in Budget 2017 and recalls article 14 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 envisaging a Global MFF Margin for commitments to be made available for the years 2016 to 2020 for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment; emphasises the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of other programmes aiming at addressing unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses in this regard the important contribution of the EMPL Agencies (CEDEFOP, ETF, Eurofound, EUOSHA) in dealing with a wide range of employment and social issues, as well as their potential to address problems related to migrants’ integration in the labour market and their needs for vocational training, and calls for sufficient financial resources to be ensured both for Agencies’ work and staff;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights the need of dedicated resources to be provided for combating child poverty and for supporting measures addressing children’s basic needs such as food supplies, housing, education and healthcare;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the budget should promote high level of workers’ protection and prevention culture across the EU and help to address new challenges to occupational safety and health and safety at work;