Activities of Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas EFP can contribute to overcoming ~~widespread~~natural reluctance among retail investors to invest their savings in shares owing to rate manipulations by certain banks and financial operators and a lack of knowledge about its benefits and risks;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the proportion of European shares held by Europeans must be increased;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas it is crucial that the shares of companies based in Europe are majority-owned by Europeans.

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, which supports re-skilling and EFP, is an avenue for continuously training workers, maintaining their employability and reducing the risks of getting laid off;deleted

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

~~Q. whereas EU guidelines for EFP will help Member States develop EFP schemes throughout Europe, leading to the benefits mentioned above;~~deleted

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the transnational obstacles that are faced by both companies offering such schemes in several Member States, and employees, namely discrepancies in legislation and taxation ~~which may impinge on the freedom of movement of workers, which plays an important role in enhancing convergence and integration among Member States~~;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that that experience shows that some financial intermediaries charge excessive administrative fees in view of the work required and that public oversight should be introduced to ensure that these small shareholders are protected;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses the importance, especially for SMEs, of Member States each introducing a one-stop service proposing a model for employee financial participation so as to reduce administrative costs;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to exclude financial institutions and managers convicted of banking misconduct from trading in or administering employee financial participation schemes for a period of 10 years from their conviction;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Adds that differentiation between employees may be justified to meet the different needs and interests of the employees, s~~uch as restricted shares plans that are confined to executives~~eeking to increase their involvement in the capital of the company;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Points out that employees having left the company following redundancy or voluntary resignation are often overlooked in internal communications related to the EFP scheme and that there needs to be an authority to guarantee their rights to information and fair management if the scheme does not automatically put an end to their participation;

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes initiatives led by directorates-general of the Commission such as DG EMPL, FISMA and GROW supporting employment, SMEs and the capital markets union, and calls for a coordinated approach for the best use of available resources, remembering that the final beneficiary is the European citizen;deleted

2018/06/14
Committee: EMPL

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the security of one Member State is the security of all in the Union; whereas in the last two years the ~~EU and the~~ Member States have made progress in countering the threats posed by terrorism;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the Commissioner for Security Union is a valued actor in joining up the Commission’s policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; whereas the establishment of the position of Commissioner for Security Union signals the EU’s commitment to encouraging cooperation between Member States on issues of internal security while fully respecting the status of these matters as national competencies as laid down in the Treaties;deleted

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas of 88 legally binding counter-terrorism measures proposed from September 2001 to summer 2013 only a quarter were subject to impact assessments and only three to public consultation; whereas this ratio has improved in recent years and the most recent initiatives presented by the Commission in 2017 and 2018 were accompanied by the necessary justification; ~~whereas with the Agenda on Better Regulation adopted in 2015 the Commission has also strengthened its policy on stakeholder consultation;~~

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas in the counter-terrorism field, which is a particularly sensitive case, even if it is possible to encourage public consultation, it is not required;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired ~~by jihadist groups such as Daesh or Al-Qaeda; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are also matters of concern~~the vast majority of the time by jihadist groups such as Islamic State/Daesh or Al-Qaeda;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas 3 400 deaths have been recorded in Europe since 2001;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas developments and instability in the Middle East, North Africa, and Caucasian regions have enabled Daesh and other terrorist groups to gain a foothold in countries bordering the EU such as those of the Western Balkans, and the nexus between internal and external security has become more ~~prominent~~incontrovertible;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas there has been a change of strategy since the military collapse of Daesh in its territory, with a decline in numbers of those travelling to Syria and Iraq for terrorist purposes ~~and~~, firstly due to certain jihadists returning from these countries, and secondly jihadists and ‘sleeper-cells’ inside the EU being encouraged to carry out attacks in their home countries;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas Daesh and Al-Qaeda are financially self-reliant and whereas illicit trade in goods, firearms, oil, drugs, cigarettes and cultural objects, among other items such as VAT fraud, as well as trafficking in human beings, slavery, child exploitation, racketeering and extortion, have become means for terrorist groups to obtain funding; whereas the link between organised crime and terrorist groups constitutes a growing security threat; whereas these sources could enable the continued funding of future criminal activities by Al-Qaeda, as well as by Daesh following its territorial collapse in Syria and Iraq;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas terrorists continue to use small arms and explosives and have increasingly resorted to ~~ad hoc~~so-called improvised weapons such as vehicles, trucks, axes, and knifes; whereas recent attacks have been prepared thoroughly or carried out spontaneously;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas the use of drones is also a real and concerning threat, especially as regards chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas, similarly, jihadists who have served time in prison but who still remain radicalised afterwards pose just as big a threat;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the EU very often include EU nationals, often migrants who arrived during recent waves of immigration, or if not, second or third generation migrants, who have grown up in the Member States which they have attacked, as well as foreigners who may in some cases have resided for a significant time in the Member State targeted;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas ~~most migrants wish to seek a new life and integrate into our countries but~~ a major terrorist threat can be created by relatively few people, and our open societies and open borders are vulnerable to abuse, with some terrorists making use of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ routes of access to European countries and exploiting the freedom of movement across Europe;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas new forms of terrorism may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction; whereas there is the precedent of a foiled attack involving the highly toxic biological agent ricin; whereas there are cases where Daesh has used or planned to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials, and shared via social media channels possible t~~actic~~utorials and methods for attacks and targets;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U

~~U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within society;~~deleted

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Preventing and Countering Islamist Radicalisation

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. whereas national strategies against radicalisation are important in terms of providing general frameworks for programmes at local level; whereas these strategies must ensure sufficient financing for local authorities~~, vetted NGOs~~ and civil society partners so that these programmes can be implemented;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)

Za. whereas professionals working in this area claim that the anti-radicalisation programmes have been a failure;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z b (new)

Zb. whereas these experts deem disengagement to be a temporary solution to Islamist terrorism because it is an opportunity to deter individuals from committing a terrorist act if attempts to change their ideology have already failed;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA

AA. whereas it is estimated that there are between 50 000 and 70 000 radicalised jihadists in the EU, of whom a large percentage reside in France, where according to Samir Amghar there are between 20 000 and 30 000 followers of a fundamentalist and ultra-conservative version of Islam and 10 500 flagged by law enforcement for their ‘belonging or connection to the Islamic movement’ according to the French Prime Minister in 2015;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AB

AB. whereas a violent radical~~ised~~ Islamist discourse has been increasingly present in the territory of the EU, often in the form of books, teaching or audiovisual content, including on social media and satellite TV channels; whereas this discourse opposes European values, undermines pluralism, promotes violence and intolerance against all other religions, is openly anti-Semitic, refuses equality between men and women, and rejects ~~the~~ science and education ~~which have been promoted by Islam during centuries~~;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC

AC. whereas there is not a definitive hierarchy, and whereas there is a prevalence of Wahhabi and Salafist literature available in certain bookshops and online in Europe, leaving little alternative interpretation available to Muslim communities;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD

AD. whereas throughout Europe significant numbers of cases of radical Islamist hate preachers have been documented; whereas the hate preachers often originate from outside the EU, while mosques receive opaque funding from third countries;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD a (new)

ADa. whereas when Member States have the legal means to prevent the Islamist hate preachers from operating, they do not make the necessary arrangements to do so;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AG

AG. whereas in the European Internet Forum launched in 2015 companies cooperate to remove terrorist content from their websites on a voluntary, albeit insufficient, basis;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AI

AI. whereas although ~~major~~some progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, there is a need to scale up the companies’ engagement; whereas the removals are often not complete and are temporary, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive reporting by companies has to be improved;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AI a (new)

AIa. whereas effective, comprehensive and transparent reporting by companies should be improved;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AI b (new)

AIb. whereas if some progress has been made, the ‘dark web’ still remains a major problem as it is one of the biggest sources of illegal content;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AM

AM. whereas the use of encryption (optimistic in itself) by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerable challenge for law enforcement, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence, which are required for a court ruling; whereas encryption becomes particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communication; whereas service providers’ refusal to cooperate cannot be tolerated;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AM a (new)

AMa. whereas the use of new communication channels, such as online games (the game ‘Clash of Clans’ available on smartphones, for example), also complicates matters;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AN

AN. whereas there is a fragmented framework of existing systems, new systems in the process of development, proposals for future systems and proposals for reforms to address identified gaps and barriers still under negotiation; ~~whereas this fragmented framework is the result of historical factors and a reactive approach in the proposal and adoption of new legislation;~~

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AS

AS. whereas several pilot projects are being implemented with the aim of overcoming the disadvantages of a decentralised EU PNR system; whereas there is a need for a quick reply to requests from passenger information units (PIUs) of other Member States, which may prove challenging as they are always processed manually;

2018/09/18
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ a (new)

AZa. whereas when these foreign terrorist fighters are arrested on the territory of Member States they are not deported to their countries of origin;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BB

BB. whereas security services tend to cooperate and exchange information bilaterally or through the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG); whereas it is necessary to find a practical solution to fill the existing gaps between the parallel tracks of the law enforcement community and the intelligence community, as well as between Europol’s ECTC and the CTG, in order to allow a more systematic interaction between both communities and an enhanced operational cooperation, while still keeping them separatein order to allow a more systematic interaction between the different communities (law enforcement and intelligence) and ensure that there is effective operational cooperation between them;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BC

BC. whereas the UK government has expressed its intention of leaving the EU on 29 March 2019; whereas the EU and the UK are highly interdependent in the area of security and counter-terrorism; whereas ~~both should be able~~it is imperative for both to continue to share, collect and analyse vital operational intelligence in the fight against serious crime on a level equivalent to the current one;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BE

BE. whereas designated CT Liaison Officers ~~can~~ bring added value both to the work of the agencies and to their own Member States;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BH

BH. whereas mutual legal assistance (MLA) mechanisms are progressively being replaced by mutual recognition instruments as the latter help improve cross-border cooperation between competent authorities within the EU by speeding up and streamlining the procedures; whereas the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) Decision and the European Investigation Order (EIO) Directive are examples of mutual recognition instruments that have been found by practitioners to be useful;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BK

BK. whereas close cooperation with online service providers (OSPs) is ~~necessary~~indispensable when it comes to securing and obtaining electronic evidence, given its importance for investigating terrorist offences;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BM

BM. whereas the thwarted attack on the Thalys train of 21 August 2015, the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015 and the Brussels attacks of 22 March 2016 have demonstrated major failures in European border control policy, and are therefore a clear sign of the failure of Schengen, since at least eight of these attacks’ perpetrators entered Greece via irregular flows in July, August and October 2015;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BN

BN. whereas the Council conclusions 10152/17 recommend to Member States that all i~~rregular~~llegal clandestine migrants are checked at national level against databases fed and used by competent authorities and the national Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), at European and international level against the SIS, Europol, VIS, Eurodac and Interpol databases (I-24/7 network) and more specifically Nominal data, Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD), Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) and Travel Documents Associated with Notices (TDAWN);

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BT

BT. whereas Operation Sophia has technical and human capabilities to contribute to the fight against terrorism; whereas if it is to effectively contribute to this effort, the mandate of Operation Sophia has to be amended, by extending both its competences and its mandate;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BT a (new)

BTa. whereas in the long term a ‘no way’ European policy must be put in place, namely a strict policy against illegal immigration;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12

TIslamist terrorist financing (TF)

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital BV

BV. whereas social media fundraising, non-profit organisations and small wire transfers are funding methods for Daesh and other terrorist organisations; whereas micro lending and online participative financing (‘crowdfunding’) platforms are used to facilitate all three of these typologies;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CE

CE. whereas the private sector ~~should~~must be involved in the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CJ

CJ. whereas the explosive used in most of the attacks was triacetone triperoxide (TATP), a home-made explosive that remains the explosive of choice for terrorists; whereas TATP can be quite easily manufactured using only a few substances;(does not affect the English version)

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CW

CW. whereas regions which are not direct EU neighbours but are areas of interest, such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, have also experienced the development of terrorist networks; whereas in these regions Islamist religious radicalism benefiting from external financing is also a serious concern;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ

CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6 652 people were direct victims of terrorism across Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injured; whereas prior to 2001 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then, according to the most recent reports by Europol (European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2016-2017 and 2018), the vast majority were as a result of Islamist terrorism;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital DB

DB. whereas victims of terrorism have a very specific status, and meeting their needs is not only a legal obligation under EU, international and national law but also a moral responsibility for the whole of our societies;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line to respond to and prevent threats, ~~a clear need exists to fully recognise~~ the Security Union’s role in supporting them, and providing common solutions ~~and adding value~~, must be recognised;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation through existing European specialist security and counter-terrorism agencies and Member States’ security and justice institutions;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the next President of the Commission to maintain a self-standing portfolio for the Commissioner for Security Union; believes, however that the Commissioner’s mandate should not be significantly expanded;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, Islamist extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime and are often not of European origin; is concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, with inadequate sentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22

Preventing and countering Islamist radicalisation

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls for the creation of an EU ‘Centre of Excellence for Preventing Radicalisation (CoE PR)’, to be embedded in the Commission with adequate financial and human resources; believes its tasks should include coordination, including of funding, and facilitation of cooperation among Member States, policymakers, practitioners (by involving former RAN and ESCN structures), experts and researchers in the area of preventing and countering radicalisation, exchange of best practices, lighthouse projects and training, also by partnering with key strategic third countries; considers that this centre should also establish methodologies to evaluate ~~and measure~~ the effectiveness of programmes and projects;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes that the European Court of Auditor’s report of 2018 on deradicalisation found that the Commission does not maintain a complete overview of EU-funded measures, and that no indicators or targets for EU funds are used to measure to what extent the approach is successful; with effectiveness called into question by the experts, calls on the Commission to propose a new financial instrument in the forthcoming MFF for preventing and countering radicalisation, which would streamline resources currently fragmented across different funds and programmes and allow for better coordination and visibility as well as higher impact;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt comprehensive national and regional strategies for preventing and countering radicalisation, with adequate financial resources for communities and non-state actors at local level involved in the creation and implementation of programmes based on these strategies~~, and calls for a multi- agency approach~~; stresses that best results are achieved in partnership with local communities;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the creation of a European ~~Simone Veil~~Arnaud Beltrame Resilience Prize, which would be awarded every year to the best social and cultural project at local level in the EU, promoting ~~societal engagement, EU fundamental values, inclusiveness and democracy with the aim of building resilient societies that are immune to po~~efforts to counter Islarmis~~ation and~~t radicalisation;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Member States to encourage and tolerate only ‘practices of Islam’ that are in full accordance with ~~EU valu~~the constitutional laws of the Member States; welcomes the initiatives by the few moderate Muslim religious communities throughout Europe to counter the dangerous narratives from within their communities;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Member States to ask imams (moderate or hate preachers), Muslim associations (all branches combined) and collectives claiming to be Muslim to comment on texts calling for violence in reference books; these legal and natural persons representing, if not a hierarchy, a de facto authority over the communities;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Member States to prohibit, not prayer, but the preaching of imams (i.e. teaching) in the Arabic language;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on the Member States to prohibit Islamist works that call for radicalisation or terrorism;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of ~~chaplain~~imams and to consistently blacklist any hate preachers; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical ~~chaplain~~imams;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for ~~chaplain~~imams in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant with EU values;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 25

Acting against hate speech and extremist Islamist groups

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Member States to implement the CT Directive under which incitement to commit a terrorist act is a criminal offence, in order to exclude Islamist hate preachers from public activity using all legal measures, including refusal of visas or expulsion from EU territory, and to start judicial proceedings against such preachers;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, Qur'anic education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts; asks for such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unit;(Does not affect the English version)

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Highlights that Member States have to ensure that all educational institutions provide education in accordance with the ~~European Convention on Human Rights~~constitutional laws of each Member State, i.e. education that does not promote Islamist terrorism, through checks on curricula, regular inspections and sanctions for non- compliance;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Member States to establish binding procedures for schools for tackling the challenge of radicalised pupils~~, and to offer training for teachers with regard to this~~; stresses the need for involvement of law enforcement and justice bodies in the process of addressing radicalisation;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within ~~one~~a maximum of 24 hours and to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non- compliance;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for the creation of an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist ~~and extremist~~ content online;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Calls on companies to make it easier for European citizens to report terrorist content online and to increase the companies’ ability to react to such reported content;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls for the duty of remembrance to be honoured with the creation of a memorial for the victims of Islamist terrorism;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on Member States to ensure safe and orderly prison conditions and to create specific procedures for radicalised inmates, in order to prevent, by all available means (including isolation), the radicalisation of others, as well as to ensure targeted monitoring and targeted disengagement measures, and to train prison staff accordingly;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

~~30.~~ Urges Member States to introduce a ~~30.~~ temporary and renewable licensing system for ~~chaplain~~imams accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the ~~chaplain~~imams having access to prisons;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Urges Member States to implement, fully and on time, the existing legislation, and calls on the Commission to provide the necessary support; ~~calls on the Commission to use its powers to initiate infringement proceedings when Member States fail to properly implement legislation;~~

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Calls for the security budget to be increased without increasing the overall MFF budget;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Points out that existing opt-outs by some Member States from police and judicial cooperation measures for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences could endanger the speed and efficiency of terrorism investigations and may have detrimental effects; ~~calls on Member States to abstain from opt-outs in this crucial field;~~

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

~~46. Calls on Member States to consider creating systems similar to PNR for other international modes of transport;~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Criticises the lack of appropriate funding and staffing for eu-LISA, considering its continuously increasing responsibilities; calls for eu-LISA to be reinforced with the additional capacity and resources needed to perform the new tasks efficiently, and for this to be reflected in the new MFF; provided the latter is not expanded as a whole;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

~~58. Calls for Europol to become a veritable hub for information exchange and cooperation in the field of counter- terrorism in the EU, if necessary with a stronger mandate;~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

~~59. Calls for appropriate funding and staffing for Europol, considering its continuously increasing responsibilities and vital role in strengthening European law enforcement cooperation;~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

62. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide enhanced financial and human resources, including data scientists and big data analysts, for the development of technical solutions to deal with the high volume of data to be analysed; calls for Europol to be tasked with further R&D projects, with a focus on standardisation and big data management for the benefit of Member States;(Does not affect the English version.)

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

~~65. Calls for the creation of a comprehensive case-management system at Eurojust for all CT-related matters, comparable to ECTC at Europol;~~deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)

85 a. Calls on EBCGA to carry out its mandate in full, in particular helping irregular immigrants return to their countries of origin, thus assisting with remigration;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94

94. Is highly concerned at the scale of illicit tobacco markets and drug markets in the EU, the proceeds of which can be used to finance terrorism; invites the Member States to consider ratifying and implementing the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and Drugs to the WHO Framework Convention ~~on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)~~;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98

98. Calls for the establishment of a European Union Terrorist Financing Tracking System (TFTS) for transactions by individuals with links to terrorism and its financing made within the Single Euro Payments Area, which would be complementary to the Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP) in the US;deleted

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111

111. Welcomes the cross-border exercise to improve the protection of soft targets against terrorist attacks, involving Belgium and the Netherlands, which took place in June 2017~~; notes that the exercise was funded by the Commission~~ and aimed at measuring preparedness and crisis management functions in a situation where two attacks take place simultaneously in different countries;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119 a (new)

119 a. Points out that the firearms used by terrorists are illicit firearms, and thus urges against taking disproportionate measures that would have an impact on economic, cultural (the hunter association, for instance) and sports sectors linked to firearms seeing they would unfairly restrict the freedom of the owners of legal firearms, yet have no actual impact on illegal firearms, meaning terrorist networks and firearms trafficking would be free to thrive as a result;

2018/09/12
Committee: TERR

2018/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137

137. Calls for legislation in the field of terrorism and national, regional and local response strategies for protection, resilience and response in case of an attack to take into account the ~~specific~~ needs and specific circumstances of vulnerable/disabled people; further calls for the involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in any decision-making that affects them;

2018/09/13
Committee: TERR

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Declaration 16 on Article 55(2) of the Treaty on European Union and the fourth subparagraph of Article 3(3), which provides that the Union shall respect the richness of its cultural and linguistic diversity,

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, stipulating that EU citizens have the right to address the institutions and advisory bodies of the Union in any of the Treaty languages and to obtain a reply in the same language,

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas in June 2018 the euro area countries had an unemployment rate (8.3%) that was twice that of the countries outside the euro area (4.2%);

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the official rate of unemployment in Germany (3.4%) in June 2018 was not credible in the light of the hearings at the European Parliament, which confirmed that only 5% of the 1.2 million refugees who had arrived in Germany in 2015-2016 were working full- time in 2017;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the employment rate in France in 2016 was 72% for people born in France, as against 54% for people born outside the European Union; whereas the same pattern can be identified in countries in western Europe where immigration has not been controlled; whereas conversely, in Central and Eastern European countries, employment rates of immigrants and native-born people are very similar;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the increased financial support, via the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), for Member States to pursue their reforms; welcomes the Commission proposal to enlarge the scope of the SRSP to cover countries whose currency is not the euro, with the aim of fostering economic and social convergence throughout the EU;deleted

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note of the Commission’s 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSR) as an important part of the European Semester process and ~~welcom~~notes the special attention given in them to ignore some social challenges; notes ~~with concern~~ that only 50 % of the recommendations for 2017 were implemented fully or partially and therefore encourages the Member States to step up their efforts to ~~implement~~abstain to follow these recommendations, in particular in the fields of education, ~~sustainability of~~ pension systems, and healthcare, including long- term care;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that job creation and wage growth have a significant impact on reducing inequalities, improving standard of living ~~and~~, supporting economic recovery and improving public accounts, and that Member States’ reforms should therefore focus in particular on policies that increase ~~productivity~~internal demand and growth potential, support the creation of quality jobs and reduce inequality;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that work permits should be issued to non-European citizens only if no EU citizen is available to fill the post;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that public authorities should check the real investment made by the undertaking in order to find a European who is available;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Considers that labour inspection authorities should monitor the development, by enterprise and by type of job, of the proportion of employees who do not have a European nationality;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission communication of 13 March 2018 on monitoring the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) (COM(2018)0130), which aligns the Pillar with the European Semester cycle by reflecting the priorities of the EPSR in the analysis of measures taken and progress made at national level;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the need to increase employment rates, in particular among low-skilled, young and older workers, women~~, migrants~~ and people with disabilities, in order to achieve the Europe 2020 goal of an employment rate of at least 75 % and to mitigate the social and financial risks they face;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Notes that it is critical that compliance with labour and migration law should be monitored in order to ensure that European citizens are not disadvantaged by employers offering lower wages to socioeconomic migrants;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that the lack of control over the influx of socioeconomic migrants in Europe should not have the effect of cutting the pensions of European citizens;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that employers of non- European non-nationals must contribute to the training of European citizens and unemployed people through a specific fund;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States to undertake the necessary reforms to increase the accessibility, quality and cost- effectiveness of their healthcare systems, provided that the fundamental right to universal and free healthcare is not compromised for European citizens;

2018/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the 2019 budget ~~should contribute towards achieving the Europe 2020 targets in the social and employment area and a successful implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, particularly when it come~~is intended primarily to contribute to the financing of programmes that possess real European added value and that support Member States in their efforts to combat~~ing~~ youth and long-term unemployment, rising inequalities, social exclusion and poverty; stresses, in this regard, that the 2019 budget cannot be understood outside the context of the 2014- 2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF), as lessons can be learned from the limits imposed by that framework;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that, by definition, the European Union’s budget is involved only in the fields of action of the Union as defined by the Treaties, and that the appropriations concerned are intended not to replace national investments or initiatives but only to support them;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the discussions on the 2019 budget to include a clear assessment of the value of the various programmes and initiatives related to employment and social affairs, in order to verify their European added value, their relevance and their effects; calls for redundant or inefficient programmes or initiatives to be suspended immediately and the funds reallocated;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. EU funds come from the taxes paid by German, French, British, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Belgian, Danish and Finnish taxpayers. They should therefore primarily be allocated to European citizens and not to foreign individuals who come to Europe without having been asked to do so and whose real intentions are unknown;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that robust recovery and sustainable growth are key factors to creating quality jobs, increasing prosperity and boosting upward social convergence, ands well as a healthy and safe environment for the development of businesses, without excessive bureaucracy; considers that the European structural and investment funds should be directed more effectively towards promoting ~~inclusive~~ growth, fostering social cohesion and reducing inequalities; believes that better use of these funds requires more consistent expenditure, better monitoring of expenditure and the abolition of award criteria which are imposed on Member States;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the importance of adequate funding for the programmes and initiatives within the 2014-2020 MFF that seek to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, and especially those aimed at the most disadvantaged ~~in society, such as~~Europeans; recalls that the European Social Fund (ESF)~~, the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI),~~ is the main European instrument to support employment and that the budget for it must not be redistributed to other programmes or initiatives; notes the very substantial scale of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), which has been observed, inter alia, by the EU Court of Auditors, and opposes any increase in its budget until such time as evidence of its effectiveness has been provided; expresses its concern that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the various axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), the separate budget lines supporting European social dialogue and workers’ organisations, and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)~~; insists, therefore, that the resour~~ should not become a kind of drip- feed dispensed to Member States in ad hoc fashion, taking the places of ~~these programmes should be increased for the 2019 budget, or at least maintained at the levels of the previous year;~~ national initiatives which would enable Member States to take the necessary measures to overcome the crisis within their territory;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that adequate commitment and, in particular, payment appropriations are guaranteed for the ESF in the 2019 budget, given that it is entering a period of intense implementation and the number of payment requests by Member States will increase.; strongly opposes any redistribution of the funds allocated to the ESF in order to finance initiatives or programmes which have no connection with job creation;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that Regulation (EU) No 2016/589 provides that the Member States shall examine with the Commission every possibility of giving priority to citizens of the Union when filling job vacancies in Europe. Considers that this priority must be reflected in the budgets allocated to social funds for employment;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that the management of the ESI funds and the ESF is entrusted mainly to the regional or local level, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle; opposes any proposal for centralisation at national level;

2018/05/25
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) ~~Article 2 of the Treaty of the Euro~~Seeking to deepean ~~Union highlights solidarity as one of the principles key to the European Union. That principle is also referred to~~solidarity between its peoples while respecting their history, culture and traditions, the Union’s aim, as laid down in Article ~~21(1)~~3 of the Treaty o~~f the~~n European Union ~~as one of the foundations of the EU’s external action~~, is to promote peace, its values and the well- being of its peoples.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Young people should be provided with easily accessible opportunities to engage in solidarity activities, which could enable them to express their commitment to the benefit of communities while acquiring useful experience, skills and competences for their personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, thereby improving their employability. Those activities should also support the mobility of young volunteers, trainees and workers.deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The solidarity activities offered to young ~~people~~European citizens should be of high quality, in the sense that they should respond to unmet societal needs, contribute to strengthening communities, offer young people the opportunity to acquire valuable knowledge and competences, be financially accessible to young people, and be implemented in safe and healthy conditions.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) Member States shall ensure that the European Solidarity Corps does not become an instrument for hiding the unemployment figures for young Europeans.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) These activities should be to the benefit of ~~communitie~~Europeans while also fostering the individual’s personal, educational, social, civic and professional development, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships and jobs, projects or networking activities, developed in relation to different areas, such as education and training, employment, gender equality, entrepreneurship – in particular social entrepreneurship –,citizenship and democratic participation, environment and nature protection, climate action, disaster prevention, preparedness and recovery, agriculture and rural development, provision of food and non-food items, health and wellbeing, creativity and culture, physical education and sport, social assistance and welfare, ~~reception and integration of third-country nationals,~~ territorial cooperation and cohesion, and cooperation across borders. Such solidarity activities should include a solid learning and training dimension through relevant activities that can be offered to participants before, during and after the solidarity activity.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, ~~language support, insurance, administrative and post- activity support to participants as well as the~~ validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience, language support, insurance, administrative and post- activity support to participants, ensuring that this support does not become an additional social security benefit aimed at replacing or adding to unemployment benefits. Security and safety of the volunteers remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non- international armed conflicts.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) A quality label should ensure compliance of the participating organisations with the principles and requirements of the European Solidarity Corps, as regards their rights and responsibilities during all stages of the solidarity experience. Obtaining a quality label is a precondition for participation but should not automatically lead to funding under the European Solidarity Corps. An effective tool must be introduced to monitor the use of funds paid, and sanctions must be adopted for non- compliance with the principles laid down.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Any entity willing to participate in the European Solidarity Corps should receive a quality label provided that the appropriate conditions are fulfilled. The process that leads to the attribution of a quality label should be carried out on a continuous basis by the implementing bodies of the European Solidarity Corps. The attributed quality label should be reassessed periodically and could be revoked if, in the context of the checks to be performed, the conditions that led to its attribution were found to be no longer fulfilled. In the event of serious deficiencies, the sums paid will have to be paid back.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)

(23a) The Head of the European Union Delegation shall be responsible for security risk control measures and the information on the European Solidarity Corps portal concerning the security situation in a third country making it dangerous to send volunteers.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) The European Solidarity Corps targets young people aged 18-3025 with no criminal record, and participation in the activities offered by the European Solidarity Corps should require prior registration in the European Solidarity Corps Portal.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Special attention should be given to ensuring that the activities supported by the European Solidarity Corps are accessible to all young ~~people~~Europeans, notably the most disadvantaged ones. Special measures should be in place to promote social inclusion, the participation of disadvantaged young people, as well as to take into account the constraints imposed by the remoteness of a number of rural areas and of the outermost regions of the Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories. Similarly, the participating countries should endeavour to adopt all appropriate measures to remove legal and administrative obstacles to the proper functioning of the European Solidarity Corps. This should resolve, where possible, and without prejudice to the Schengen acquis and Union law on the entry and residence of third-country nationals, administrative issues that create difficulties in obtaining visas and residence permits, as well as the issuing of a European Health Insurance Card in the case of cross-border activities within the European Union.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate action and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Programme’s preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) In order to maximise the impact of the European Solidarity Corps, provisions should be made to allow participating European countries and other Union programmes to make additional capped funding available in accordance with the rules of the European Solidarity Corps.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In order to ensure greater efficiency in communication to the public at large and stronger synergies between the communication activities undertaken at the initiative of the Commission, the resources allocated to communication under this Regulation should also contribute to covering the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, provided that these are related to the general objective of this Regulation.deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46

(46) In order to simplify requirements for beneficiaries, simplified grants in the form of lump-sums, unit-costs and flat-rate funding should be used to the maximum possible extent. The simplified grants to support the mobility actions of the Programme, as defined by the Commission, should take into account the living and subsistence costs of the host country, while ensuring that this simplification does not lead to a risk of funds being misused or misappropriated. In accordance with national law, Member States should also be encouraged to exempt those grants from any taxes and social levies. The same exemption should apply to public or private entities awarding such financial support to the individuals concerned.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50

(50) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to enhance the engagement of young people and organisations in accessible and high- quality solidarity activities, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) ‘solidarity activity’ means a high- quality temporary activity contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the European Solidarity Corps, which may take the form of volunteering, traineeships, jobs, solidarity projects and networking activities in various fields, including those referred to in paragraph 13, ensuring the European added value and compliance with health and safety regulations, and taking place in the European Union;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2

(2) ‘registered candidate’ means an individual aged between 17 and 3025 years, with no criminal record, and who has registered in the European Solidarity Corps Portal to express the interest to engage in a solidarity activity but is not yet participating in such activity;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘participating organisation’ means any European public or private entity, whether local, regional, national or ~~international~~European, that has been attributed the European Solidarity Corps quality label;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

(7) ‘traineeship’ means a solidarity activity for a period from ~~two~~one to six months~~, renewable once and for a maximum duration of 12 months,~~ that is offered and paid by the participating organisation hosting the European Solidarity Corps participant;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

(8) ‘job’ means a solidarity activity for a period from 23 to 12 months, paid by the participating organisation employing the European Solidarity Corps participant;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

(9) ‘solidarity project’ means an unpaid in-country solidarity activity for a period of up to 12 months, carried out by groups of at least five European Solidarity Corps participants, with a view to addressing key challenges within their national communities ~~while presenting a clear European added value~~;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

(13) ‘humanitarian aid activity’ means an activity supporting humanitarian aid operations in ~~third~~European countries intended to provide needs-based emergency assistance aimed at preserving life, preventing and alleviating human suffering, and maintaining human dignity in the face of man-made crises or natural disasters, including assistance, relief and protection operations in humanitarian crises or their immediate aftermath, supporting measures to ensure access to people in need and to facilitate the free flow of assistance, as well as actions aimed at reinforcing disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction, linking relief, rehabilitation and development, and contributing towards strengthening resilience and capacity to cope with, and recover from crises;

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15

(15) ‘third country associated to the programme’ means a third country which is party to an agreement with the Union allowing for its participation in the Programme and which fulfils all the obligations laid down in this Regulation in relation to Member States;deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. The specific objective of the Programme is to provide young people, including those with fewer opportunities, with easily accessible opportunities for engagement in solidarity activities in Europe ~~and abroad~~ while improving and properly validating their competences as well as facilitating their employability and transition into the labour market.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) reinforcing the capacities of the participating organisations to offer good quality projects to an increasing number of European Solidarity Corps participants;~~deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) acceding countries, candidates and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions, or similar agreements, and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) other third countries, in accordance with the conditions~~deleted laidys down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme, provided that the agreement: – ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Union programmes; – participation in the programmes, including the calculation of financial contributions to individual programmes and their administrative costs. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation; – country a decisional power on the programme; – to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests.the conditions of does not confer to the third guarantees the rights of the Union

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4

~~4. Volunteering and networking actions as referred to in Articles 5 and 7 may be open to participation of any third country not associated to the programme, in particular neighbourhood countries.~~deleted

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. An application from an entity to become a European Solidarity Corps participating organisation shall be assessed by the competent implementing body of the European Solidarity Corps on the basis of the principles of equal treatment; equal treatment; equal opportunities and non- discrimination; avoidance of job substitution; provision of high quality activities with learning dimension focusing on personal, socio-educational and professional development; adequate training, working and volunteering arrangements; safe and decent environment and conditions; rejection of humanitarian tourism; and the ‘no-profit principle’ in compliance with the Financial Regulation. The above principles ascertain whether its activities meet the requirements of the European Solidarity Corps.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results. ~~Financial~~The resources allocated to ~~the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 3~~communication shall not exceed 10% of the total budget of the European Solidarity Corps.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The Head of the European Union Delegation shall be responsible for security risk control measures and the information on the European Solidarity Corps portal concerning the security situation in a third country making it dangerous to send volunteers.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)

Article 27a Protection of young people In line with the precautionary principle, organisations which have been involved in recent sexual scandals shall not be able to host volunteers, trainees or employees receiving grants under this programme.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0230(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) number and share of unemployed participants three months before and three months after the period of participation in the programme.

2018/10/11
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) In Article 4 TEU, the Treaty itself states that the Union shall respect the national identities of the Member States, which is not unrelated to the constitutional identity of each of the Member States deriving from their constitutional cores. This programme adheres to that TEU Article and to the case law of the Court of Justice concerning respect for national identities. Thus, if a rule inherent to the national identity of a Member State were to impede application of an EU rule, that national rule could in fact prevail over EU law, since the EU has itself required that it be respected.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Those rights and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with extremism, radicalism and divisions, as a direct result of the EU’s nonsensical migration policy and its inability to apply its own policies in the field of visas and returns, and the rule of law is ever more clearly in retreat in certain countries, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, rights and EU values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter 'the predecessor Programmes'). __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Those rights and values of the Member States must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, rights and EU Member State values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter 'the predecessor Programmes'). __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common values, rights and rich ~~diversit~~history alive and vibrant. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights-based, ~~equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people's democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European~~just, inclusive and democratic society, based on our common history and memory. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens' engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe, and also for third-country nationals legally resident in the EU Member States.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future, moral purpose and shared values. The relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together. This remembrance can only be achieved through recognition and respect for the past histories of the Member States.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Citizens should also be more aware of their rights deriving from citizenship of the Union, and should feel at ease about living, travelling, studying, working and volunteering in another Member State, and should feel able to enjoy and exercise all their citizenship rights, place their trust in equal access, full enforceability and protection of their rights without any discrimination, no matter where in the Union they happen to be. They should also be conscious and respectful of the inherent duties deriving from citizenship of the Member States. Civil society needs to be supported for the promotion, safeguarding and raising awareness of EU common values under Article 2 TEU and in contributing to the effective enjoyment of rights under Union law.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) Citizens should also be more aware of their rights and duties deriving from citizenship of the Union, and should feel at ease about living, travelling, studying, working and volunteering in another Member State, should they wish to do so, and should feel able to enjoy and exercise all their citizenship rights, place their trust in equal access, full enforceability and protection of their rights without any discrimination, no matter where in the Union they happen to be. Civil society needs to be supported for the promotion, safeguarding and raising awareness of EU common values under Article 2 TEU and in contributing to the effective enjoyment of rights under Union law.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Equality between women and men is a fundamental value and an objective of the European Union. Discrimination against and unequal treatment of women violates their fundamental rights and prevents their full political, social and economic participation in society. In addition, the existence of structural, religious and cultural barriers hinders the achievement of real gender equality. Promoting gender equality in all activities of the Union is therefore a core activity for the Union and a driver for economic growth and should be supported by the programme.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Gender-based violence and violence against children and young people constitute a serious violation of fundamental rights. Violence persists throughout the Union, in all social and economic contexts, and has serious repercussions on victims’ physical and psychological health and on society as a whole. Children, young people and women are particularly vulnerable to violence, in particular in close relationships. Action should be taken to promote the rights of the child and to contribute to the protection of children from harm and violence, which pose a danger to their physical and mental health and constitute a breach of their rights to development, protection and dignity. Combating all forms of violence, promoting prevention and protecting and supporting victims are priorities of the Union which help fulfil individuals’ fundamental rights and contribute to equality between women and men. Those priorities should be supported by the Programme. There is a particular need to combat domestic violence against women, regardless of the socio-cultural or religious environment in which it occurs.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Strong political will and coordinated action based on the methods and results of the previous Daphne Programmes, the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and the Justice Programme are necessary in order to prevent and combat all forms of violence and to protect victims. In particular, since its launch in 1997, the Daphne funding to support victims of violence and combat the violence against women, children and young people has been a genuine success, both in terms of its popularity with stakeholders (public authorities, academic institutions and non-governmental organisations) and in terms of the effectiveness of the funded projects. It has funded projects to raise awareness, to provide support services to victims, to support the activities of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on the ground. It has addressed all forms of violence, such as for instance domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking in human beings, as well as new emerging forms of violence such as cyber-bullying. It is therefore important to continue all these actions and that those results and lessons learned are taken into due consideration in the implementation of the Programme. In order to protect the victims of such abuse as best as possible, Member State law should be applied, and the definitions and penalties laid down therein strictly respected.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of the Union. Article 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides for action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Non- discrimination is also enshrined in Article 21 of the Charter. The specific features of the diverse forms of discrimination should be taken into account and appropriate action should be developed in parallel to prevent and combat discrimination on one or more grounds. The Programme should support actions to prevent and combat discrimination, racism, xenophobia, anti- semitism, anti-muslim hatred and other forms of intolerance. In that context, particular attention should also be devoted to preventing and combating all forms of violence, hatred, segregation and stigmatisation, as well as combating bullying, harassment and intolerant treatment. The Programme should be implemented in a mutually reinforcing manner with other Union activities that have the same objectives, in particular with those referred to in the Commission Communication of 5 April 2011 entitled ‘An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 202010’ and in the Council Recommendation of 09 December 2013 on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States11. __________________ 10 COM(2011) 173. 11 OJ C 378, 24.12.2013, p. 1.deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The Commission should ensure overall consistency, complementarity and synergies with the work of Union bodies, offices and agencies, in particular the European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and should take stock of the work of other national and international actors in the areas covered by the Programme.deleted

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) The Programme should be open, subject to certain conditions, to the participation of European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA) and EFTA members which are not members of the EEA and other European countries. Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy should also be able to participate in the Programme, provided that their national laws are compatible with the expectations of EU and Member State law. .

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1

This Regulation establishes the Rights and Values programme (‘Programme’), respecting the national identity of the Member States, which is the identity inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional.

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, ~~its~~of the Member States of which it is composed, their history, their cultural heritage and their diversity;

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Within the specific objective set out in point (c) of Article 2(2), the Programme shall, with due respect for national definitions and provisions, focus on:

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Programme shall be open to the following countries provided that the conditions are met and that their national laws are compatible with the expectations of EU and Member State law:

2018/10/17
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) At Union level, the European Semester of economic policy coordination is the framework to identify national reform priorities and monitor their implementation. Member States develop their own national multiannual investment strategies in support of those reform priorities. Those strategies should be presented alongside the yearly National Reform Programmes as a way to outline and coordinate priority investment projects to be supported by national and/or Union funding. They should also serve to use Union funding in a coherent manner and to maximise the added value of the financial support to be received notably from the programmes supported by the Union under the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the European Investment Stabilisation Function and InvestEU, where relevant.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The Council of […] adopted revised guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States to align the text with the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with a view to improving Europe's competitiveness and making it a better place to invest, create jobs and foster social cohesion. In order to ensure the full alignment of the ESF+ with the objectives of these guidelines, particularly as regards employment, education, training and the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination, the ESF+ should support Member States, taking account of the relevant Integrated Guidelines and relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and, where appropriate, at national level, the national reform programmes underpinned by national strategies. The ESF+ should also contribute to relevant aspects of the implementation of key Union initiatives and activities, in particular the "Skills Agenda for Europe" and the European Education Area, relevant Council Recommendations and other initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Upskilling Pathways and on Integration of the long- term unemployed.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Union isand the Member States are confronted with structural challenges arising from economic globalisation~~, the management of migration flows and~~ and dematerialisation, which are responsible for the substantial increase in immigration, the increased security threat, clean energy transition, technological change ~~and~~, the declining birth rate, an increasingly ageing workforce and growing skills and labour shortages in some sectors and regions, experienced especially by SMEs. Taking into account the changing realities of the world of work, and the ~~Union should be prepared for the current and future challenges by~~new challenges that they present in terms of employment protection, it is necessary to invest~~ing~~ in relevant skills, ~~making growth more inclusive and by improving employment and social policies, including in view of labour mobility~~growth and social and employment policies.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the specific objectives of the actions and to deliver ~~result~~practical results which accord with the interests, and meet the needs, of European citizens, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non- compliance. For grants, this should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as envisaged in Article 125(1) of the Financial Regulation. To implement measures linked to the socio- economic integration of ~~third country nationals~~citizens legally resident in the European Union, and in accordance with Article 88 of the Common Provisions Regulation, the Commission may reimburse Member States using simplified cost options including the use of lump sums.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The ESF+ should aim to promote employment through active interventions enabling (re)integration into the labour market, notably for youth, the long-term unemployed and the inactive, as well as through promoting self–employment and the social economy. The ESF+ should aim to improve the functioning of labour markets by supporting the modernisation of labour market institutions such as the Public Employment Services in order to improve their capacity to provide intensified targeted counselling and guidance during the job search and the transition to employment and to enhance workers’ mobility. The ESF+ should promote women's participation in the labour market through measures aiming to ensure, amongst others, improved work/life balance and access to childcare. The ESF + should promote full and complete educational (at school level), professional and social inclusion of persons with disabilities by means of measures designed to ensure their independence and practical and effective support at all stages of life. The ESF+ should also aim to provide a healthy and well-adapted working environment in order to respond to health risks related to changing forms of work and the needs of the ageing workforce.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Support through the ESF+ should be used to promote equal access for all~~, in particular for disadvantaged groups,~~ to quality, non-segregated and inclusive education and training, from early childhood education and care through general and vocational education and training and to tertiary level, as well as adult education and learning, thereby fostering permeability between education and training sectors, preventing early school leaving, improving health literacy, reinforcing links with non-formal and informal learning and facilitating learning mobility for all. Synergies with the Erasmus programme, notably to facilitate the participation of disadvantaged learners in learning mobility, should be supported within this context.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The ESF+ should support Member States’ efforts to tackle poverty with a view to breaking the cycle of disadvantage across generations and promote social inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities for all, tackling discrimination and addressing health inequalities. This implies mobilising a range of policies targeting the most disadvantaged people regardless of their age, including children~~, marginalised communities such as the Roma,~~ and the working poor. The ESF+ should promote the active inclusion of people far from the labour market with a view to ensuring their socio-economic integration. The ESF+ should be also used to enhance timely and equal access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services such as healthcare and long-term care, in particular family and community-based care services. The ESF+ should contribute to the ~~modernis~~dissemination of social protection systems with a view in particular to promoting their accessibility.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) Given the diversity of the level of development in the regions and different social realities across Europe, the degree of flexibility of the ESF+ should be sufficient to take the regional and territorial specificities into account.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) In light of the persistent need to enhance efforts to address the management of the migration flows in the Union as a whole and in order to ensure a coherent, strong and consistent support to the solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts, the ESF+ should provide support to promote the socio-economic integration of third country nationals complementary to the actions financed under the Asylum and Migration Fund.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) The ESF+ should not under any circumstances be used to give an incentive, directly or indirectly, to new illegal migration flows to the EU, but should remain a useful tool to promote the social and economic integration and employment of European citizens, in particular young people who, residing legally in the Union, experience poverty, material deprivation and social exclusion and who face difficulties in retaining a permanent place within the European labour market.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The ESF+ should support policy and system reforms in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training. In order to strengthen alignment with the European Semester, Member States should allocate an appropriate amount of their resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to implement relevant country-specific recommendations relating to structural challenges which it is appropriate to address through multiannual investments falling within the scope of the ESF+. The Commission and the Member States should ensure coherence, coordination and complementarity between the shared- management and Health strands of ESF+ and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding, including technical assistance thereofMember States in the fields of employment, social inclusion, healthcare and long-term care, and education and training.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Member States, in cooperation with the competent regional and local authorities, should ensure coordination and complementarity between the actions supported by these funds.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In accordance with Articles 349 and 174 TFEU and Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession, the outermost regions, islands and the northern sparsely populated regions are entitled to specific measures under common policies and EU programmes. Due to the permanent constraints these regions require specific support.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)

(25a) The structural conditions in rural, mountainous and island areas require a targeted and specific ESF+ commitment to promote employment and training in these areas, in close cooperation with national, regional and local authorities, social and economic actors and the social partners, in order to support their competitiveness and to prevent depopulation.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF+ depends on good governance and partnership between all actors at the relevant territorial levels and the socio- economic actors, in particular the social partners and civil society. It is therefore essential that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and civil society in the implementation of the ESF+ under shared management.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)

(26a) The achievement of the objectives of the ESF+ and access to its resources in the Member States are still very difficult, which significantly reduces its impact. It is therefore necessary to further simplify the administrative and bureaucratic burdens and complexities which hamper the use of the ESF+ in the Member States, in particular for SMEs and local administrative authorities.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

The ESF+ aims to support Member States ~~to achieve high~~at national, regional and local level to achieve high levels of quality employment ~~levels~~, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work, in line with the principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on 17 November 2017.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) improving access to quality employment (in terms of combating precarious employment and protecting rights) of all jobseekers, in particular youth and long- term unemployed, persons with disabilities and of inactive people, promoting self-employment and the social economy;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point ii

(ii) modernising labour market institutions and services to assess and anticipate skills needs and ensure timely and tailor-made assistance and support to labour market matching, transitions and mobility, improving job quality and combating precarious employment;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point iii

(iii) promoting women’s labour market participation, combating the declining birth rate, promoting a better work/life balance including access to childcare, ~~a healthy and well–adapted working environment addressing health risks~~promoting measures to support family carers, improving the quality of employment and of the condition of the environment, employment, health and job security, adaptation of ~~workers,~~ enterprises and entrepreneurs to change, and active and healthy ageing;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

(va) promoting inclusion in schooling, and occupational and social inclusion, of persons with disabilities, improving the skills of teachers and all school staff, reducing resistance and prejudice regarding the employability of persons with disabilities and at the same time supporting the emergence of new outlets and job profiles;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point viii

(viii) promoting socio-economic integration of ~~third country nationals and of marginalised communities such as the Roma~~citizens legally resident in the European Union;

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Member States and, where appropriate the Commission, shall foster synergies and ensure coordination, complementarity and coherence between the ESF+ and other Union funds, programmes and instruments such as Erasmus, and the Asylum and Migration Fund ~~and the Reform Support Programme, including the Reform Delivery Tool and the Technical Support Instrument~~, both in the planning phase and during implementation. Member States ~~and, where appropriate the Commission~~, together with the competent regional, local and urban authorities, shall optimise mechanisms for coordination to avoid duplication of effort and ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation to deliver coherent and streamlined support actions.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall allocate an appropriate amount of their ESF+ resources under shared management to address challenges identified in relevant country-specific recommendations adopted in accordance with Article 121(2) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU and in the European Semester falling within the scope of the ESF+ as set out in Article 4.deleted

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall allocate at least 25 % of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objectives for the social inclusion policy area set out in points (vii) to (xi) of Article 4(1), including the promotion of the socio- economic integration of ~~third country nationals~~citizens legally resident in the European Union.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure adequate participation of regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the delivery of employment, education and social inclusion policies supported by the ESF+ strand under shared management.

2018/09/26
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) In its ‘White Paper on the Future of Europe’19 the Commission expresses concerns regarding isolationist movements, growing doubts over the benefits of open trade and the Union’s social market economy in general. __________________ 19 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/white- paper-future-europe-reflections-and- scenarios-eu27_en.deleted

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) In its ‘Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation’20 the Commission identifies the combination of trade related globalisation and technological change as the major drivers of an increased demand for skilled labour and a reduced number of jobs that require lower qualifications. ~~Desp~~In line witeh the ~~overall tremendous advantages of more open trade and further integration of world economies~~principles of solidarity and sustainability, these negative side effects need to be tackled. As the current benefits of globalisation are already unequally distributed among people and regions, causing a significant impact on those adversely affected, there is a danger that the ever faster evolving technological advances will further fuel these effects. Therefore, in linof the interconnection of trading systems and economies on a global scale must be urgently addressed, to make with the principles of solidarity and sustainability, it will be necessary to ensure that the benefits of globalisation will be shared more fairly by reconciling economic opening and technological advance with social protection possible for Member States to ensure high levels of security and social protection for their citizens. __________________ 20 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicatio ns/reflection-paper-harnessing- globalisation_en.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) In the past decade, the combined effect of globalisation and structural malfunctions of the single market has not only generated disparities in growth between EU regions but also given rise to labour shopping, social dumping and relocation, with a serious impact on employment and its quality and on the rights of workers.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)

(7b) The conclusion by the EU of trade agreements with third countries which compete directly with Member States in certain specific areas of excellence such as the agri-food sector or textiles, the damaging EU sanctions against Russia and the resulting Russian embargo have shown the clear limits of EU policies and the associated dangers in terms of increased unfair competition, loss of competitiveness and unemployment.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Globalisation and technological change ~~is likely to~~have further increased the interconnectedness and interdependence of world economies. Labour reallocation is an integral and inevitable part of such economic change. If the benefits of change are to be distributed fairly, offering assistance to displaced workers and those threatened by displacement is of utmost importance. The ‘EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring’22, is the Union policy instrument that sets the framework of best practice for anticipating and dealing with corporate restructuring. It offers a comprehensive framework on how the challenges of economic adjustment and restructuring and their employment and social impact should be addressed by adequate policy means. It also calls upon Member States to use EU and national funding in a way to ensure that the social impact of restructuring, especially the adverse effects on employment, can be cushioned more effectivelyIn order to mitigate the adverse effects of the ongoing changes, offering assistance to displaced workers and those threatened by displacement is of utmost importance. The main Union instruments to assist workers affected are the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which is designed to offer assistance in an anticipatory way, and the EGF, which is designed to offer assistance in the case of unexpected major restructuring events in a reactive manner. __________________ 22 COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS EU Quality Framework for anticipation of change and restructuring, (COM(2013)882 final, 13.12.2013).

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) The Commission carried out a mid- term evaluation of the EGF to assess how and to what extent the EGF achieves its objectives. The EGF proved to be effective, attaining a higher reintegration rate of displaced workers than in the previous programming period. The evaluation also found that the EGF generated European added value. This is particularly true in terms of its volume effects, meaning that EGF assistance not only increases the number and variety of services offered, but also their level of intensity. Moreover, EGF interventions have high visibility and demonstrate the EU added value of the intervention directly to the general public. However, several challenges were identified. On the one hand, the mobilisation procedure was considered to be too longHowever, several challenges were identified with regard to ways of improving the efficiency of the Fund. The mobilisation procedure is still too long and complex. Furthermore, many Member States reported problems putting together the extensive background analysis of the event that triggered the redundancies. The main reason that keeps Member States that would have had a potential EGF case from applying are financial and institutional capacity problems. On the one hand, it could simply be a lack of manpower – Member States currently can ask for technical assistance only if they implement an EGF case. Since redundancies can happen unexpectedly, it would be important that Member States are ready to react immediately and can submit an application without any delays. Furthermore, in certain Member States, more profound institutional capacity building efforts seem necessary in order to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of EGF cases. The threshold of 500 displaced jobs was criticized as being too high, especially in lesser populated regions26. __________________ 26 COM (2018) 297 final and accompanying SWD (2018) 192 final.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) In order to improve the effectiveness and timeliness of assistance from the Fund, particularly in cases of redundancies in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, it should be made possible for applications for assistance from the EGF to be made not only by Member States but also by their regional authorities.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) As stated, in order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when a major restructuring event causes a significant impact on the local or regional economy. Such an impact should be defined by a minimum number of job displacements within a specific reference period. Taking into account the findings of the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall be set at 2500 jobs displacement within a reference period of four months (or 6 months in sectoral cases). Taking into account that waves of dismissals in different sectors but the same region have an equally significant impact on the local labour market, regional applications shall be possible as well. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, including the outermost regions as referred in Article 349 of the TFEU, or in exceptional circumstances, applications could be submitted in case of a lower number of job displacements.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) To provide effective support for workers, the specificities of the service sector should also be taken into account, in which the impact of potential crises has been delayed in comparison with that in the industrial sector. In order to provide adequate protection for these workers and self-employed workers it is necessary to provide for different protection measures, and, where market disruption could potentially become more marked, undertakings in the service sector should be permitted to apply for preventive funding.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)

(25a) Businesses which, purely for reasons of economic and fiscal convenience, relocate their operations to low-wage countries, as the multinational Embraco has done, do serious damage to the social and economic fabric of the EU’s regions, causing unemployment and poverty. It is therefore necessary to ensure that the EGF is not exploited to facilitate the proliferation of unfair practices within the EU.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

The EGF shall ~~contribute to a better distribution of the benefits of globalisation and technological advance by helping displaced workers adapt to structural change. As su~~provide rapid support to workers made redundant because of certain effects of globalisation and technological advance. Actions to which, the EGF ~~shall~~ contribute ~~to the implementation of~~s funding, in accordance with the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights ~~and~~, shall have the purpose of ensuring that the greatest possible number of beneficiaries of such actions find employment again, thus enhanceing social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support ~~to displaced workers~~for swift re- employment of workers who have been made redundant and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ‘displaced worker’ means a worker with a fixed-term or open-ended contract whose employment is ended prematurely by redundancy, or whose contract is not renewed, due to economic reasons;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) 'displaced worker' means a worker, whether under a fixed-term or open-ended contract, whose employment is ended prematurely by redundancy, or whose contract is not renewed, due to economic reasons;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) 'self-employed person' means a person who employed fewer than 105 workers;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) ‘requesting authority’ means a Member State or regional authority, the latter being understood as an intra-State authority under the specific national legislation of each Member State;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) (e) ‘restructuring' means any labour market phenomenon producing redundancies which have a significant impact on the economy of a given territory.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including where that cessation applies in its suppliers or downstream producers;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of six months, particularly in SMEs, where all operate in the same economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level provided that there are more than 250 workers or self-employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the cessation of activity of more than 2500 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, particularly in SMEs, operating in the same or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in the same region defined at NUTS 2 level.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The coordinated package of services shall be drawn up in consultation with the targeted beneficiaries or their representatives~~, or~~ and the social partners.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. On the basis of the information provided by the Member State or the regional authority, the Commission shall complete its assessment of the application’s compliance with the conditions for providing a financial contribution, within 630 working days of the receipt of the complete application or, where applicable, of the translation of the application. Where the Commission is unable, exceptionally, to comply with that deadline, it ~~shall~~may avail itself of a further 10-day time limit, having first provided a ~~written explanation~~justification in writing, delivered to the applicant, setting out the reasons for the delay.

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)

(da) identification, where appropriate, of the potential effects on businesses in the service sector in the region (or effects on various economic sectors present in the region);

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0202(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point d b (new)

(db) a detailed description facilitating the quantification of the preventive budget requested under point (da);

2018/09/18
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The Programme is a key component ~~of building a European Education Area. It should be equipped to contribute to the successor of the strategic framework for cooperation in education and training and the Skills Agenda~~in terms of skills for Europe28 with a shared commitment to the strategic importance of skills and competences for sustaining jobs, growth and competitiveness. It should support Member States in reaching the goals of the Paris Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education29. _________________ 28 COM(2016) 381 final. 29 [Reference].

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The Programme should be more inclusive by improving its outreach to those with fewer opportunities, including through more flexible learning mobility formats, and by fostering participation of small organisations, in particular newcomers and community-based grassroots organisations that work directly with disadvantaged learners of all ages who have the nationality of a Member State. Virtual formats, such as virtual cooperation, blended and virtual mobility, should be promoted to reach more participants, in particular those with fewer opportunities and those for whom moving physically to a country other than their country of residence would be an obstacle.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In its Communication on Strengthening European identity through education and culture, the Commission highlighted the pivotal role of education, culture and sport in promoting active citizenship and common values amongst the youngest generations. Strengthening European identity and fostering the active participation of individuals in the democratic processes is crucial for the future of Europe and our democratic societies. Going abroad to study, learn, train and work or to participate in youth and sport activities contributes to strengthening this European identity in all its diversity and the sense of being part of a cultural community as well as to fostering such active citizenship, among people of all ages. Those taking part in mobility activities should get involved in their local communities as well as engage in their host country local communities to share their experience. Activities linked to reinforcing all aspects of creativity in education, training and youth and enhancing individual key competencies should be supported.deleted

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) The Programme should reinforce existing learning mobility opportunities, notably in those sectors where the Programme could have the biggest efficiency gains, to broaden its reach and meet the high unmet demand. This should be done notably by increasing and facilitating mobility activities for higher education students, school pupils and learners in vocational education and training. Mobility of low-skilled adult learners should be embedded in partnerships for cooperation. ~~Mobility opportunities for youth participating in non-formal learning activities should also be extended to reach more young people.~~ Mobility of staff in education, training, youth and sport should also be reinforced, considering its leverage effect. In line with the vision of a true European Education Area, the Programme should also boost mobility and exchanges and promote student participation in educational and cultural activities by supporting digitalisation of processes, such as the European Student Card. This initiative can be an important step in making mobility for all a reality first by enabling higher education institutions to send and receive more exchange students while still enhancing quality in student mobility and also by facilitating students' access to various services (library, transport, accommodation) before arriving at the institution abroad.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The Programme should encourage youth participation in Europe's democratic life, including by supporting participation projects for young people to engage and learn to participate in civic society, raising awareness about European common values including fundamental rights, bringing together young people and decision makers at local, national and Union level, as well as contributing to the European integration process.deleted

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Programme should contribute to facilitating transparency and recognition of skills and qualifications, as well as the transfer of credits or units of learning outcomes, to foster quality assurance and to support validation of ~~non-formal and informal~~ learning, skills management and guidance. In this regard, the Programme should also provide support to contact points and networks at national and Union level that facilitate cross- European exchanges as well as the development of flexible learning pathways between different fields of education, training and youth and across formal and non-formal settings.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)

(28a) Only competences, qualifications and units of learning outcomes acquired under the programme should be mutually recognised between Member States.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) As a way to ensure cooperation with other Union instruments and support to other policies of the Union, mobility opportunities should be offered to people in various sectors of activity, such as the public sector, agriculture and enterprise, to have a learning experience abroad allowing them, at any stage of their life, to grow and develop professionally but also personally~~, in particular by developing an awareness of their European identity and an understanding of European cultural diversity~~. The Programme should offer an entry point for Union transnational mobility schemes with a strong learning dimension, simplifying the offer of such schemes for beneficiaries and those taking part in these activities. The scaling-up of Erasmus projects should be facilitated; specific measures should be put in place to help promoters of Erasmus projects to apply for grants or develop synergies through the support of the European Structural and Investment Funds and the programmes relating to migration, security, justice and citizenship, health and culture.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) It is important to stimulate teaching, learning and research in European integration matters, as well as to promote debates on these matters through the support of Jean Monnet actions in the fields of higher education but also in other fields of education and training. Fostering a sense of European identity and commitment is particularly important at times when the common values on which the Union is founded, and which form part of our European identity, are put to the test, and when citizens show low levels of engagement. The Programme should continue to contribute to the development of excellence in European integration studies.deleted

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2018/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The general objective of the Programme is to support the educational, professional and personal development of people in education, training, youth and sport, in Europe and beyond, thereby contributing to sustainable growth, jobs and social cohesion ~~and to strengthening European identity~~. As such, the Programme shall be a key instrument for ~~building a European education area,~~ supporting the implementation of the European strategic cooperation in the field of education and training~~, with its underlying sectoral agendas, advancing youth policy cooperation under the Union Youth Strategy 2019-2027 and developing the European dimension in sport~~.

2018/10/24
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The role of whistleblowers shall consist in discouraging and preventing wrongdoing, fraud, mismanagement and corruption in order to promote respect for the law and transparency.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) Whistleblower protection is necessary to enhance the enforcement of Union law on public procurement. It is particularly necessary in combating corruption, a scourge that is deeply rooted in many EU Member States, even to the point where a genuine unofficial economy exists.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

~~(6) Whistleblower protection is (6) necessary to enhance the enforcement of Union law on public procurement.~~ In addition to the need of preventing and detecting fraud and corruption in the context of the implementation of the EU budget, including procurement, it is necessary to tackle insufficient enforcement of rules on public procurement by national public authorities and certain public utility operators when purchasing goods, works and services. Breaches of such rules create distortions of competition, increase costs for doing business, violate the interests of investors and shareholders and, overall, lower attractiveness for investment and create an uneven level playing field for all businesses across Europe, thus affecting the proper functioning of the internal market.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) The importance of whistleblowers can also be seen in economic intelligence: as this can be cross-border in scope, whistleblowers play a major role in bringing to light illegal acts carried out in other countries against national economic interests.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)

(32a) Persons who report unlawful activities at their place of work should be guaranteed proper protection. Said protection should be provided in the workplace (against harassment, blackmail, unlawful redundancy practices, wage discrimination, wilful and unjustified attacks on the person’s career) and in their personal life (protection for whistleblowers and their close relations in the event of real threats made against them).

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 a (new)

(34a) Member States should also establish their own criteria, in line with the minimal bases set by this Directive, for appraising the relevance and veracity of information provided by whistleblowers, and the appropriate follow-up.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39

(39) The exemption of small and micro undertakings from the obligation to establish internal reporting channels should not apply to private undertakings active in the area of financial services. Such undertakings should remain obliged to establish internal reporting channels, without this becoming an excessive bureaucratic burden, in line with the current obligations set forth in the Union acquis on financial services.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)

(40a) Regardless of their size and number of employees, workplaces need to cultivate a working environment within which persons feel confident in raising concerns about potential failings, misconduct or unlawful activities. Establishing the right culture where persons feel able to raise issues without the fear of being accused of being a ‘whistleblower’ or fear of retaliation or being disadvantaged in some way, whether within their current role or with a future employer is recommended. Such action would make it easier to distinguish between genuine warnings and rumours or unfounded complaints.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42

(42) Provided the confidentiality of the identity of the reporting person is ensured, it is up to each individual private and public legal entity to define, in line with the rules in force in the Member State in which it is established, the kind of reporting channels to set up, such as in person, by post, by physical complaint box(es), by telephone hotline or through an online platform (intranet or internet). However, reporting channels should not be limited to those amongst the tools, such as in-person reporting and complaint box(es), which do not guarantee confidentiality of the identity of the reporting person.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42 a (new)

(42a) Each individual private and public legal entity is duty bound to prepare in advance and in full transparency its own internal procedure(s) or kind(s) of channels. It should be easy for individuals to know about these procedures and channels and they should be easily accessible both within and from outside the entity.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)

(54a) Persons contacting external competent authorities should be able to prove that they have first contacted the private or public legal entity, via the reporting channels clearly made known by said entity. External procedures are not to be launched without having first tried to report internally, and any such request will be deemed inadmissible.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 b (new)

(54b) The obligation to report internally may only be ignored if whistleblowers have legitimate doubts about their anonymity being protected when reporting, or if reporting internally would lead to known risks.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 78 a (new)

(78a) For the sake of fairness to all sides, there has to be a fair and proportional system of penalties for deliberately false accusations made in bad faith by whistleblowers against a private or public legal entity.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Such channels and procedures shall allow for reporting by employees of the entity. They may allow for reporting by other persons who are in contact with the entity in the context of their work-related activities, referred to in Article 2(1)(b),(c) and (d), ~~but~~and the use of internal channels for reporting shall ~~not~~ be mandatory for these categories of persons, except in legitimate, proven cases of risks to the person’s anonymity or safety.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. These reporting channels shall be clearly defined by the entity and easily accessible both within and from outside the entity.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Reporting channels may be operated internally by a person or department designated for that purpose or provided externally by a third party, provided that the safeguards and requirements referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 are respected. These channels shall be clearly defined by the entity to ensure the procedure is transparent and easy to use by the reporting person.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. A reporting person who wishes to report a problem or negligence shall use the channels and methods offered by the entity unless: (a) the reporting person has legitimate reason to doubt that his action will remain anonymous; (b) the reporting person has legitimate reason to fear for his professional or personal safety; (c) the legal entity has failed in its obligation and does not offer any appropriate reporting channels or methods. All reports made via a channel or method other than those clearly defined by the entity will be deemed inadmissible and it will not be possible to use said reports subsequently as proof when reporting externally.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

(fa) he or she has reasonable grounds for doubting the anonymity of his action and may legitimately fear professional or personal reprisals.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. A person who makes deliberately false accusations in bad faith may not benefit from the protection accorded by this Directive.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – title

Prohibition of professional retaliation against reporting persons

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) unjustified negative performance assessment or employment reference;

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) coercion, intimidation, job blackmail, harassment or ostracism at the workplace;

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) unjustified failure to convert a temporary employment contract into a permanent one;

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j

(j) unjustified failure to renew or early termination of the temporary employment contract;

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that ~~the~~all the parties concerned ~~persons~~ fully enjoy the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial as well as the presumption of innocence and the rights of defence, including the right to be heard and the right to access their file, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties applicable, under civil and/or criminal law, to natural or legal persons that:

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0106(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall provide for effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties applicable, under civil and/or criminal law, to persons making malicious and/or abusive and/or deliberately false reports or disclosures, including measures for compensating persons who have suffered damage from malicious or abusive reports or disclosures.

2018/07/19
Committee: EMPL

2018/0081(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The professional environment of workers wholly interacts with the non- professional environment and general public-health considerations.

2018/09/24
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. wWhereas ~~unemploy~~Eurostat estimates that 17.978 million ment and ~~youth unemploy~~woment in the ~~Union have been falling gradually since 2013, but are still above 2008 levels, with considerable differences among~~EU28, of whom 14.153 million in the Euro area, were unemployed in December 2017; whereas the employment recovery rate remains very unequal across Member States to the benefit of those countries which have not adopted the single currency or have not been subject to deep European structural reforms; whereas from 2002 to 2016 the number of part- time workers aged between 20 and ~~with~~64 in the ~~Member States~~EU-28 rose slowly but steadily from 14.9% to 18.9%;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas ~~while~~ the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU ~~has fallen back to its pre-crisis level, it~~ remains very high and far from reaching the Europe 2020 ~~poverty and social exclusion~~ target;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas a concrete positive impact of the cohesion policy investments funds cannot be achieved without a more effective involvement of all partners at national, regional and local level;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas policies to reconcile the work-life balance are of paramount importance in removing single parents and families from poverty and combating the worrying phenomena of the falling birth rate and ageing population;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Regret~~Underlines the sluggish implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes; ~~consi~~reiterates its concern regarding the funding unders th~~at faster implementation, a smoother transition between programming periods, genuine simplification and capacity development are necessary~~e EU budget and its role in supplying concrete answers to the needs of citizens; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to guarantee full respect of the subsidiarity principle; urges for the future programming of cohesion policy more transparency, accountability and genuine simplification;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls the Commission not to consider in the calculation of the public spending deficit the co-financing of EU programs for the purpose of complying with the Maastricht criteria, thus facilitating negotiations and improving the implementation of these programs;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls the Commission to pay particular attention to the important relationship between the cohesion policy and the most geographically and demographically disadvantaged areas, suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as islands and mountain regions;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the reintegration of workers into labour markets is ~~also deeply interconnected with~~more difficult owing to the rising incidence of chronic diseases, disabilities and mental health disorders, as well as injuries and illnesses, the proportion of which increases with workers’ age and the risks associated with certain jobs;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas workers ageing is not the main problem for the reintegration of workers into labour markets, as workers who have suffered accidents at work or occupational diseases are also likely to find it difficult to reintegrate into labour markets;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the improved health and reintegration of workers who are partially unfit increases the overall wellbeing of society, has economic benefits to Member States, employees and employers and helps to retain skills that would otherwise be lost as they would not be passed on to new generations of workers;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages Member States to engage fully in the forthcoming 2020-2022 EU-wide campaign on the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and to find innovative non- legislative solutions; ~~calls for the active involvement of the Member States~~encourages the Member States to take an active role in the dissemination of information provided by the EU-OSHA;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that implementing measures for psychosocial risk prevention in ~~a systematic way~~particular should be a ~~crucial~~ feature of modern workplaces; ~~calls on~~encourages the Member States to ~~provide support to~~assist businesses in managing these risks;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that the Member States should take a positive and work- oriented approach to workers with disabilities, older workers and those who have suffered an illness, focusing on early evaluation of the individual’s remaining capabilities and the possibilities for adaptation of the workplace, taking into account the ~~person’s~~ occupational profile and socio- economic situation of the person and the business; encourages Member States to improve provisions in their social security systems that would favour the system of return to work;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages in this regard the use of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) across all relevant measures and policies; shares the view that disability is a health experience that occurs in a context; takes the view that ICF is best suited for EU- wide statistical comparison;deleted

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers that invalidity or partial unfitness for work constitutes a fully- fledged status in medical, professional and social terms;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls on~~Invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and provide guidelines on best practices and coaching to employers on how to develop and implement plans for reintegrati~~on plan~~ng partially unfit workers;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Member States to provide external support to ensure guidance and technical support for small and micro-enterprises with limited experience in occupational rehabilitation and return-to-work measures for partially unfit workers;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the key importance of communication and a multidisciplinary and cooperative approach between all stakeholders (workers, ~~medical docto~~occupational- health doctors and general practitioners, social services, employers) for the successful physical and occupational rehabilitation of workers; lauds the success of the non-bureaucratic and practical approach of the Austrian fit2work programme with its emphasis on easy communication accessible to all workers (such as the use of simplified language);

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Believes tha~~Calls on the Member States to put fin~~ancial incentives should be in place~~ place all measures designed to keep people with reduced working capacity in employment; if medical conditions allow, strongly encourages the integration of workers through re-training and upskilling into the open labour market;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recognises in this regard that flexible working arrangements, such as telework, ~~flexitime~~tailored work schedules and reduced working hours, play an important role in returning to work; stresses the importance of encouraging early return to work (if medical conditions allow) through ~~flexib~~tele work~~ing arrangements~~ and reduced working time arrangements~~, which could be accompanied by partial sickness benefit~~;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Encourages the Member States to adapt their national social systems to the multi-faceted challenge of partially-unfit workers;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for better understanding of challenges leading to fewer opportunities for people with health problems, such as a lack of understanding of the health problem, and perceived low productivity levels ~~and social stigma~~;

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Takes the view that EU-wide campaigns play an important role in shifting popular opinion;~~deleted

2018/03/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the employment rate in the EU is increasing and has reached 235.4 million people in jobs in the second quarter of 2017~~, which constitutes an employment rate of 72.3 %, meaning that the EU is on track to reach the 75 % employment rate target specified in the Europe 2020 strategy~~;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas~~, although a slight improvement in~~ the youth unemployment rate ~~can be observed, it~~ still remains disturbingly high at 16.6 % (18.7 % in the euro area); whereas in 2016 there were still 6.3 million young people aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training (NEETs);

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas austerity measures, the imposition of the single currency and economic constraints prescribed by the EU treaties have had a depressive and destabilising effect on the economies of the Member States and the euro area, causing a collapse in internal demand, growing unemployment levels and a dramatic increase in social inequalities;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas societies in the European Union are ageing~~, which presents additional challenges for Member States’ social security and healthcare systems~~ and the birth rate is in constant decline;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Annual Growth Survey 2018 as an important part of the European investment process, based on a strategy of investment, structural reforms and responsible public finances; calls on the Member States to take account of the priorities identified in the survey in their national policies and strategies to promote growth, employment and social protection; stresses that the long economic and financial crisis experienced by Europe has highlighted the structural limitations of the EU governance framework and the ineffectiveness of the European Semester, which, through its country-specific recommendations, promotes an asymmetrical and arbitrary approach to the rules on economic governance;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the ne~~ed for~~gative impact of the structural reforms aimed at improving labour market and social policies, in order to help the workforce to acquire the skills they need and to promote equal opportunities in the labour market, fair working conditions, increasing labour productivity to support wage growth, and sustainable and adequate social protection systemsplemented by the EU with regard to social policies and the labour market; takes the view that Member States should remain the only players and key decision-makers in social and employment-related matters, to ensure that citizens are provided with the continuity of public services that is necessary in order to deal with the disastrous consequences of the migration and austerity policies implemented by the EU;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights and believes its 20 key principles regarding equal opportunities and access to the labour market, fair working conditions and social protection and inclusion should serve as a point of reference when implementing the European Semester policy coordination cycle;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the new scoreboard, which provides for 14 headline indicators to screen the employment and social performance of Member States along three broad dimensions, identified in the context of the Social Pillar; underlines the fact, that for the EU on average, 11 of the 14 headline indicators recorded an improvement over the last available year, confirming the steady improvement in the labour market and social situation which has accompanied the economic recovery;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its concern at the level of youth unemployment, which remains high~~, with the number of NEETs having stagnated; welcomes, in this respect, an increase in funding for the Youth Employment Initiative by EUR 2.4 billion for the period 2017-2020~~;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls ~~on the Member States and the Commission to take all the~~for all necessary measures to be taken to improve the services and legislation that are important for a proper work-life balance; calls for Member States to be able to go back to investing – over and beyond the EU-imposed budgetary constraints – in the development of accessible and affordable childcare and early education services, and for the creation of favourable conditions for parents and carers by allowing for advantageous family leave take-up and flexible working arrangements which tap into the potential of new technologies; underlines, in this respect, the potential of public-private partnerships;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Considers~~Notes with concern the demographic decline, which is affectsing all EU regions to different extents, to be among the serious obstacles hindering EU growth; calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce measures designed to address this challenge; underlines the fact that demographic decline requires a holistic approach; stresses the need for Member States to be able to urgently regain their own economic and monetary autonomy in order to effectively address the employment emergency and be able to develop, through adequate public investment, a long-term structural plan for boosting the birth rate, which should include the adaptation of ~~the necessary~~ infrastructure, and the enhancement of public services ~~and flexible working arrangements~~;

2018/01/22
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas, according to Eurostat, youth unemployment stood at 18.7 % in 2016, even exceeding 40 % in some countries, and whereas around one in three European young people aged between 18 and 24 live in difficult conditions and are at risk of poverty or social exclusion;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the overall lack of investment in young people’s rights, w~~ill~~hich is partly due to the austerity policies adopted by the EU and obligations laid down in the European Treaties, has contributed to the aggravation in the Member States of phenomena such as declining populations, ageing populations, the lack of professional qualifications ~~or the dismantling of social security system~~suited to a constantly changing labour market and the dismantling of social security systems; whereas these phenomena have led to the gradual impoverishment of the European people and an increase in social tensions in the Member States;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that an inclusive youth policy is inseparable from the defence and promotion of decent work, grounded in collective labour agreements, with non- precarious labour relations, adequate salaries and wages, support for entrepreneurship, high-quality, free, universal public services, and programmes facilitating political and cultural participation, parenthood, well-being and creativity;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Argues that individuals’ transition into the labour market is facilitated by a comprehensive education system that ensures they acquire cross-cutting ~~skills that promote critical th~~and multimedia skills and encourages increased cooperation between trainking~~, universality and multicultural dialogue, fostering employability not through early specialisation, but rather by enabling the attainment of a wide variety of qualifications~~ institutions and the labour market, for example with dual training courses that strengthen young people's acquisition of skills and know-how, through internships aimed at inserting these young people into the labour market;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2259(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose an increase in the funding, powers and scope of~~monitor European programmes aimed at promoting the employability and social inclusion of young people, to ensur~~ing~~e that these ~~funds are not used to help create unpaid internships or precarious work or replace permanent jobs with temporary ones or internships.~~resources are used in a targeted way without waste, avoiding the creation of unpaid internships or precarious work; highlights the importance of multi-level management of these resources, in order to best meet the specific needs of the areas, economies and citizens of the Member States;

2018/02/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that the advanced character of the EU economy of the Member States that make up the EU, as well as digitalisation, automation and robotisation of the EU labour market, has increased demand for high-level qualifications and skills, while demand for low-level qualifications and skills has decreased;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that despite strong demand in the labour market for high-level skills, and the response of the education system in the form of the ~~massive~~ development of HEI (Higher Education Institutes), approximately 20 % of Europeans, including university graduates, lack basic skills such as reading, writing orand numeracy1; recalls, moreover, that a similar number of Europeans have a low level of basic skills and that 44 % lack basic digital skills2, which creates serious barriers to their participation in the technologically advanced labour market and everyday life; __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/school /math_en 2 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta- political/files/digital-skills-factsheet- tallinn_en.pdf

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that this lack of basic skills can only be addressed by ‘formal’ learning, and that non-formal and/or informal learning should not therefore be developed at the expense of formal learning and time spent focusing on reading, writing and numeracy;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that skills mismatch and shortages are partly responsible for both unemployment and unfilled job vacancies3 ; considers that these worrying phenomena should be tackled by modernising education systems, making education systems cooperate more closely with labour market actors and focusing more on training in soft and transversal skills to accommodate future skills needs; __________________ 3 http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/fr/events- and-projects/projects/assisting-eu- countries-skills-matching

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that there are high levels of youth unemployment (19% in 2016), with 6.3 million young people not in employment, education or training (NEET); emphasises that those figures are still unacceptable in an EU that is kick-starting its growth; points out that mobility can be encouraged, but should under no circumstances be forced; with that in mind, insists that investment and aid should be focused on jobs that cannot be relocated, which will enable young people to secure their future and to do so close to home, if they wish;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue their efforts to enable the recognition and validation of non-formal and informal learning – gained from free online courses such as MOOCs – which ~~often~~could broaden access to education for underprivileged groups and therefore increase their opportunities for a better job and life;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes, however, that the focus cannot be placed solely on this type of training, since online courses by definition require access to IT, which the 17.3% of the population (in 2014) living below the poverty line does not have;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Member States to internationalise education systems ~~and expand student mobility programmes~~by promoting and developing their language training, and to expand student mobility programmes, in particular via exchange or partnership programmes, in order to better prepare students for the EU labour market, in which a lack of skills in foreign languages and cultures is the first barrier to mobility; points out, however, that the content of the teaching programmes is a matter for the Member States;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. In the context of growing demand for high-level competences and skills, regrets that, over time, the massive development of higher education is resulting in the decreasing quality and inflation of diplomas, with a simultaneous growing shortage of vocational skills and qualifications; points out, however, that this imbalance in the value of diplomas and training is the result of successive European and national policies;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Insists that graduate tracking information, not only at national but also at EU level, is essential ~~for quality assurance and appropriate educational content~~in guaranteeing educational content that is appropriate with regard to the labour market as it is at the moment and as it will be in a few years’ time;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make vocational and educational training more visible and enhance its quality and attractiveness, and to promote paid traineeships, dual education, work-based learning and reality- based learning at every level and form of education, including universities, in order to ensure stronger ties between the education and labour markets; calls for the policy of apprenticeships and entrepreneurship for young people to be developed, to make their entry into the labour market smoother;

2018/03/02
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that there has been, on average, a sustained improvement in the overall estimated level of error in payments made from the EU budget in the past few years (4,.4 % in 2014; 3,.8 % in 2015; 3,.1 % in 2016); ~~welcom~~notes that for the first time since 1994, the Court issued a qualified opinion on the regularity of the transactions underlying the 2016 accounts;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the overall positive impact of the corrective action by authorities in the Member States ~~and by the Commission~~, which had a ~~positive~~n impact on the estimated level orf error and without which the estimated level of error would have been 1,.2 % higher;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes with concern~~Deplores the high estimated level of error in the policy area of ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion’ at 4,.8 %, which is above the error level for the EU budget as a whole (3,.1 %); ~~notes, however, that this represents a small decrease from the previous year (5,2 %); notes that the estimated error level in the area of ‘Competitiveness for growth and jobs’ is 4,1 %;~~

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Deplor~~Notes that, as it was the case in previous years, Member States had sufficient information available to prevent, or to detect and correct, a significant number of errors; notes the Courts recommendation not to introduce additional control in EU spending but to make sure that the existing control mechanisms are enforced properly the complexity of European red tape in relation to payments sparks a vicious circle of errors, waste and misuse for which only the Commission is responsible and to which it can put a stop by making greater efforts to make access to the ESI Funds more transparent;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2136(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a complete revision of the role of the European agencies and for an assessment of whether their tasks and objectives could not be better accomplished by the existing Commission Directorates-General or by the Member States, in order to prevent duplication of roles, limit waste and cut costs by improving transparency and efficiency in the use of public funds;

2017/12/06
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the employment rate in the euro area grew by 1.4 % in 2016; whereas in March 2017 the unemployment rate stood at 9.5 %, down from 10.2 % in March 2016; whereas despite recent improvements, unemployment rates have not yet returned to pre-crisis levelsmains wretchedly low because of the austerity policies imposed by the European Union;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas in May 2017 the unemployment rate in the euro area stood at 9.3 %, down from 10.2 % in May 2016;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the unemployment rate in May 2017 in countries outside the euro area was much lower: Czech Republic (3.0 %), United Kingdom (4.4 %), Poland (4.8 %), Denmark (5.7 %) Bulgaria, (6.0 %), Sweden (6.7 %);

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas 19 092 million Europeans (EU 28), including 15 011 million in the euro area, were unemployed in May 2017;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas economic policy in the euro area has caused unemployment figures to rise by 3 267 million over 10 years (since May 2007) ;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas the arrival of millions of migrants has not boosted the economy in the EU countries concerned but has entailed considerable costs and jeopardised the safety of Europeans; whereas the term 'new people' used in the institutions' plans is extremely worrying;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas unemployed Europeans should be given priority over non- Europeans in regard to accessing jobs;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas in March 2017 the youth unemployment rate in the euro area was 19.4 %, compared with 21.3 % in March 2016; whereas youth unemployment remains unacceptably high; whereas the austerity policies advocated by Brussels have been tested for several years in Greece where youth unemployment has hit disastrous levels (46.6 %);

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas youth unemployment could have very serious long-term consequences on retirement pensions and social security benefits in general;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas ~~poverty is decreasing but remains very high in some Member States~~119 million Europeans are threatened with poverty in Europe; whereas the return of these poor migrant populations to places close to their homes should be arranged as quickly as possible;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas labour market conditions and performances show substantial differences across Member States~~, though these disparities are decreasing~~; whereas the net minimum wage in Bulgaria is EUR 160 as opposed to EUR 1 153 in France, and whereas low wages have never been a sign of a prosperous economy;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that further efforts are needed to achieve a balance between the economic and social dimensions ~~of the European Semester process~~;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission not to continue the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) ~~up to the end of the current MFF, while at the same time improving its functioning and implement~~; points out that, as the report by the Court of Auditors makes clear, the YEI has proven ineffective as it has failed to meet public expectations and has not given young people the opportunities it promised; urges reallocation of the budget earmarked for this initiationve;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that increasing the scope, efficiency and effectiveness of active and sustainable labour market policies ~~should be increased~~at EU level is no longer the right solution; demands rather that the Commission allows Member States with a free rein for their own initiatives, so that they may take the steps they need at national level to exit the crisis;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the fact that insufficient and inadequately focused investment in digital skills ~~and programming~~, industry and research may undermine the Union’s competitive position;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the growing inequalities and unemployment in the Member States show clearly that the EU and its policies have not encouraged progress but rather a constant erosion of social rights, devaluation of work, social insecurity and poverty; reiterates that the Member States play a key role in contributing to growth and employment in the European Union and that they have to be free to implement anti-cyclical economic policies to protect the purchasing power of wages, boost domestic demand and create decent jobs;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that better skills matching and improved mutual recognition of qualifications is necessary to address skills shortages and mismatches; ~~calls on the Commission to develop a pan- European skills needs forecasting tool~~stresses that the massive influx of low-skilled populations from outside of Europe will make this situation worse;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for a~~n integrated anti-~~ relentless fight against poverty; str~~ategy in order to achieve the Europe 2020 povert~~esses that the 119 million Europeans at risk of poverty shall not find themselves at a disadvantage compared to newly tar~~get~~rived migrants; underlines the role of Member States’ minimum income schemes in seeking to reduce poverty.; reiterates that minimum income policies fall within the national competences of Member States, and that the European Union does not have any authority to impose a system of any kind;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Takes the view that the European Central Bank's policy of printing money poses a significant risk to the economic stability of the euro area, as undermining the value of Europeans' assets has led to non-European interests taking control of a great many European companies without any positive outcome for EU jobs; calls on the European Central Bank to set a target for growth in employment rates for Europeans;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Takes the view that those responsible for the 2008 financial crisis, which resulted in massive unemployment in Europe and the transfer of astronomical amounts of private bank debts to EU taxpayers, ought to have severe penalties imposed on them and be debarred from working in the banking sector;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2114(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls for Eurostat to consolidate the economic figures of EU countries outside the euro area as a basis for informed decision-making;

2017/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting growth; urges in this context that funding allocated to projects of proven ineffectiveness be halted and reallocated;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the overall year-on-year increase proposed by the Commission in the appropriations of heading 1 – Smart and inclusive growth (+2,5 % in commitment appropriations and +18,3 % in payment appropriations); notes further the proportionally higher increases in heading 1b – Economic, social and territorial cohesion (+2,4 % in commitment appropriations and + +25,7 % in payment appropriations); is concerned at this constant increase in budgets for what is drip-feed funding that, despite the billions invested, is not helping to bring about a recovery in the Member States; questions the appropriateness of increasing the headings concerned, given that past investment has achieved nothing;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Emphasises that the 2018 budget has to play a ke~~Points out that increasing inequalities and unemployment in the Member States demonstrate that, rather than fostering progress, the EU and its policies have furthered a steady ero~~le in enhancing the Union’s~~sion of social rights, the devaluation of work, poverty and social insecurity; points out that the Member States play a key role in contributiong to growth and jobs in the Union and that, to do so, they have to be free to conduct anti-cyclical economic policies to protect workers’ purchasing power, boost domestic demand and create decent jobs;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that the situation of unemployed young people, especially the persons who are not in education, employment, or training (NEETS), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of high importance to ensure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and the European Social Fun in spite of all the European policies and strategies introduced; takes note of the Court of Auditors’ report questioning the effectiveness of the Youth Employment Initiative, which has clearly failed to deliver what was expected in terms of job creation and integration of young people; calls for the initiative to be wound up and the funding reallocated;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Recalls the importance of ensur~~Is against providing funding of at least EUR 700 million for the YEI for the period 2018-2020, as agreed within the MFF mid-term revision, to be split between 2018, 2019 and 2020 into 3 equal instalments of EUR 233,33 million as is reflected in the Draft Budget 2018; calls also for the allocation of sufficient payment appropriations to ensure the proper implementation of the YEI;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the YEI, the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF),Is concerned at the ever increasing number of programmes introduced by the EU to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion; points out that some of these funding set-ups, such as the YEI, have been shown to be ineffective, that the purpose of others, such as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), is to support workers who have been reduced to unemployment through globalisation and the EU’s catastrophic trade policies, and that still others, such as the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)~~; welcomes the increases pro~~, are being used for purposeds for ~~EGF (+2 % in commitment appropriations) and FEAD (+1,9 % in commitment appropriations)~~which they were not originally intended in order to provide support for migrants and other disadvantaged groups;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Welcome~~Condemns the EUR 72,8 million funding proposed by the Commission for the European Solidarity Corpse (appropriations are to be entered into the reserve until such time as the basic act is adopted by the legislator), EUR 2,5 million being provided in 2018 by the Progress axis of the EaSi;

2017/07/26
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that ~~growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds~~, despite European Union efforts to boost them, rates of growth and job creation remain very low; points out that, in order to achieve increased prosperity, the use of the structural funds needs to be objectively evaluated so as to pinpoint those sectors and initiatives where they are making a real and positive contribution to European citizens' well-being; believes that a lucid evaluation of the situation on the ground will enable the funds to be used more effectively towards promoting growth;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the 2018 budget ~~must~~could play a key role in ~~enhanc~~helping the ~~Union’s contribution to growth and jobs, especially in combating youth unemployment~~Member States to boost their growth and employment rates, and especially in combating youth unemployment, provided that it is properly used and invested, and is not squandered in ineffective programmes;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that the situation of unemployed young people, especially NEETS (not in education, employment, or training), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of the utmost importance to e~~nsure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through th~~valuate objectively how the budgets and programmes for combating youth unemployment are being used and to make Esur~~opean Youth Initiative and the European Social Fund~~e that the most effective schemes receive adequate, targeted and timely funding;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that youth unemployment rates remain very high in the Union and that - despite 24 years of European policies to combat unemployment - the situation of unemployed young people, especially NEETS (not in education, employment, or training), is particularly worrying; emphasises that, in order to address this issue, it is of the utmost importance to ensure the proper and timely funding of the Youth Guarantee schemes through the European Youth Initiative and the European Social Fund;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the ~~programmes within the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework that aim~~most efficient programmes to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion~~, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI),~~; points out, however, that funds such as the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); insists, therefore, that for 2018 these programmes’ resources should at least be maintained at the levels of the previous EU budgetare passive funds used solely for dealing with the consequences of the crisis rather than its causes; insists, therefore, that resources be directed, as a priority, to programmes and initiatives that aim to address the causes of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that it is not the role of the EU budget ~~should als~~to support vocational training and professional qualification measures~~; highlights, in this respect, that proper funding for the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) is paramount~~, which should fall primarily within the remit of the Member States and address their specific needs;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are a major source of employment in the Union and that one of the main probstaclems in setting up such enterprises and keeping them going is that of obtaining finance; underlines ~~that the 2018 budget should support measures promoting entrepreneurship~~ , in this regard, that, as well as significantly reducing th~~ose enterprises, including social entrepreneurship and innovative social enterprises and self-employment; stresses, in this respect, that the~~e financial and administrative burden on SMEs, the 2018 budget ~~2018~~ should ~~in particular~~ facilitate access to micro-credits available, inter alia, through the microfinance and social entrepreneurship axis of the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs for ~~those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and people from minority backgrounds~~young Europeans and the long-term unemployed;

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2043(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates that ~~pilot projects and preparatory actions are~~ monies earmarked for employment and anti-poverty valuable tools to initiate new activities and policies; stresses that several ideas of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs have been implemented successfully in the past as pilot projects/preparatory actions; is of the opinion, therefore, that that committee will make further use of those instruments in 2018; encourages the full use of the margins available under each heading; calls for Parliamprogrammes and/or initiatives should not, under any circumstances, be reallocated to other projects in the course of a financial year; points out, therefore, that the role of the European Social Fund (ESF) is to help European citizents to ~~be given regular, detailed updates on the various stages in the implementation of pilot project~~secure employment and that it should not be tapped into or diverted for other purposes aund ~~preparatory actions by the Commission~~er other programmes.

2017/05/10
Committee: EMPL

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the significant divergence in economic performance in terms of both economic and employment growth across the EU-28; ~~urges the Member States that continue to lag behind to implement the necessary structural reforms in order to catch up with other EU economi~~observes that three-quarters of unemployed young people come from the euro area; urges the European Union to make an accurate assessment of the reasons for any delays in certain Member States; notes that it is sound economic policies, which are ultimately a Member State responsibility, that create jobs;

2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL

2017/2039(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that, while the YEI budget cannot objectively be expected to fulfil the utopian objective of providing all young people quality employment or training within four months of them becoming unemployed or leaving education, this European funding instrument nevertheless fulfils a necessary role in combating youth unemployment;

2017/09/27
Committee: EMPL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for a framework directiv~~Suggests that Member States legislate on working conditions in the platform economy in order to guarantee the legal situation of platform workers, who are often managed by multinational undertakings and by businesses based outside Europe, and to ensure that all platform workers have the same social and employment rights and health and safety protection as workers in the traditional economy, and recalls that labour law remains a prerogative of the Member States;

2017/02/03
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)

(14b) The effective implementation and enforcement of this Regulation is undermined when other EU legislation is used by hauliers to circumvent the cabotage rules, contrary to the intention of the legislator. Council Directive 92/106/EEC1a (the Combined Transport Directive) should therefore be amended so that hauliers cannot use it as a pretext for circumventing the rules on cabotage laid down in this Regulation. __________________ 1a Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p. 38).

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – a

(a) have premises in which it keeps its core business documents, in particular its commercial contracts, accounting documents, personnel management documents, labour contracts, documents containing data relating to driving time and rest, cabotage, posting, and any other document to which the competent authority must have access in order to verify compliance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation;';

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c

Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009
Article 5 – d

(d) manage the transport operations carried out with the vehicles referred to in point (b) and with a number of parking places commensurate with the size of the vehicle fleet and with the appropriate technical equipment situated in that Member State;

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

2017/0123(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009

(da) the following point (f) is added: (f) have a clear link between the transport operations carried out using the vehicles referred to in point (b) and the Member State of establishment.

2018/02/01
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Having evaluated the ~~effectiveness and efficiency of the~~ current Union social legislation in road transport, certain loopholes in the existing provisions and deficiencies in their enforcement were identified. Furthermore a number of discrepancies exist between Member States in interpretation, application and implementation of the rules. This creates legal uncertainty and unequal treatment of drivers and operators, which is detrimental to the working, social and competition conditions in the sector.

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Directive 2006/22/EC, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201114. __________________ 14 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2017/0121(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) Difficulties have also been experienced in applying the rules on posting of workers specified in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 and the rules on the administrative requirements laid down in Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 to the highly mobile road transport sector. The uncoordinated national measures on the application and enforcement of the provisions on posting of workers in the road transport sector have generated high administrative burdens for non-resident Union operators. This created undue restrictions to the freedom to provide cross-border road transport services having negative side-effects on jobs. __________________ 15 Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ L 18, 21.1.97, p.1) 16 Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 11).

2018/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1

Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 14 b (new)

101- 202- 4,4'- ~~0,08~~2 - - - - - 77-9 974-4 Methyle nedianili ne Or.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1

Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 14 c (new)

106- 203- Epichlorohyd 1,90 2 - - - - 89-8 439- rine 8 Or.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2017/0004(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1

Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – Part A – row 14 e (new)

107- 203- Ethylene ~~8,2~~ 40 2 -1 - - - - - 06-2 458-1 dichlorid 0 e e Or.

2017/12/21
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas unthe employment ~~in the EU has been falling, 8 million new jobs have been created since 2013, and unemployment stood at 8.6 % in September 2016, reaching its lowest level since 2009~~rate is growing at an insufficient rhythm, and unemployment in the Eurozone, at 10.1% in 2016, is still very high;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas many Member States are in a crisis of demand and, in order to restart their economy and to support their domestic demand, investments in tax relief and support production are needed;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas if the current trends continue, the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 % could in fact be reached;~~deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas there are a number of positive developments in the EU, signalling the resilience and recovery of the European economy;~~deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the recovery of the labour market and growth are not homogeneous between Member States; considering that in 2016 the growth rate of the economy is not able to guarantee the recovery and overcoming the crisis;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has already approved 69 projects in 18 countries and signed 56 operations, and this is expected to lead to more than 22 EUR billion in investment and to involve around 71 000 SMEs;deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means of stimulating more inclusive growth, as well as on creating jobs and enhancing skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity;deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Given that the budgetary policies of the Member States cannot be guided solely by the logic of austerity but they must ensure the adoption of socially responsible policies, which should ensure to its citizens the continuity of public services that is necessary to deal with the consequences of the crisis, caused undoubtedly also because of the Euro, and they should be aimed at creating growth and jobs;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Welcomes the increase in the employment rate; encourages the Member States to make further efforts in order to reach the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 %;~~deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. underlines that the recovery of the labour market and growth are not homogeneous between Member States;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems; highlights, in this context, the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments; stresses the importance of ensuring a tight connection between education and labour markets;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the percentage of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion remains ~~high; points out that high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growth~~too high showing the failure of the Europe2020 strategy;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Underlines the importance for Member States to be able to invest for the revival of the growth of their economy, the support of their SMEs and the creation of jobs;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permits improved social and economic convergence of Member States and their regions within the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States are fully using the possibility of accessing this fund; calls on the Commission to monitor and control investments under the EFSI and to measure their economic and social impact;deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes th~~at an increased effort is required in many Member States to educate the workforce, including~~e importance for many Member States to invest in the education of the workforce and to promote adult education and vocational training opportunities;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes that in the AGS 2017 emphasis is placed on the need to promote tax and benefit reforms aimed at improving work incentives and making work pay, as tax systems can also contribute to combating income inequalities and poverty;deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Underlines that the European economic and industrial policies have already heavily penalized workers and SMEs, it is essential to avoid the introduction of new structural reforms, that is to say of maneuvers aimed at achieving further cuts in wages or finalized to encourage large enterprises to increase the EU's overall productivity;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. reminds the Commission that trade agreements, such as the TTIP and CETA, or decisions as to ensure the rule of Market Economy Status to China, threaten the uniqueness and integrity of European production and the jobs of millions of our citizens;

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the involvement in the European Semester process of the social partners, the national parliaments and other relevant stakeholders from civil society; reiterates that social dialogue must be pursued in all phases of the Semester;deleted

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Notes that the austerity policies, advocated by the European treaties, and structural interventions to reduce the salaries condemn the Member States, particularly in the Eurozone, to the recession and systemic collapse

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Stresses that the Commission's role should be that of "guardian of the Treaties"; it condemns, especially in the Eurozone, each attempt of the Commission to take away powers and responsibilities which belong exclusively to the Member States.

2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes ~~with concern~~ that in 2015 only 34 % of Europeans said that they had heard about projects co-financed by the EU ~~to improve the area in which they live~~ and that this proportion has remained unchanged since June 20101 despite the Commission’s communication efforts; Considers that this highlights the relative uselessness of these Funds and the efforts made to publicise them; __________________ 1 Flash Eurobarometer 423: Citizens’ awareness and perceptions of EU regional policy.

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the Structural Funds only exist thanks to the contributions of Member States;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes with concern that the beneficiaries and managers of Structural Fund resources are subject to an obligation to publicise their use by highlighting the so-called EU contribution;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the ~~Commission, in close cooperation with the managing authoriti~~Member States, to monitor regularly that all ~~legal provisions as regards information and communication are being implemented thoroughly in order to ensure transparency and the widespread dissemination of information~~information about the funding of projects, in particular information detailing the contribution of the Member State in which a project is being carried out, is published in order to ensure transparency about the achievements of the Funds;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the visibility of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) by communicating the ~~European~~national added value of the projects, particularly in terms of job creation and social integration;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Underlines the importanc~~Notes the role of the Tripartite ESF Committee, which facilitates the administration of the ESF by Member States~~, and calls on the Commission to consider the creation of similar committees for the other ESIFs in light of the added value created by social dialogue~~;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to devote an appropriate share of ESF resources to strengthening the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders in Member States where needed; calls on the Commission to assess the improvements made by the Member States in this respect.deleted

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that those differences include the fact that a high number of SMEs, mid-caps and non-tech industries do not have the required level of digital know-how (1a); _________________ 1aCOMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Digitising European Industry – Reaping the full benefits of a Digital Single Market

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States not to prioritise the financing of large companies, but, in view of the skills gap, to promote the financing of SMEs;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to ~~regul~~assess, on a yearly bas~~sess~~is, the impact of digitisation on the quality, number and types of jobs, and to adjust related policies accordingly;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises the opportunities and risks related to the digitisation of industry; stresses, however, that new forms of work must comply with labour and social legislation and guarantee the protection of workers’ and consumer rights;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to clarify the legal situation of platform workers and to guarantee all workers the ~~same social rights, including the~~ freedom of association, the right to conclude collective agreements and the right to organise;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States to ensure universal access to training in digital skills~~, in order to allow equal participation of all citizens in the digital single market, be it as employees, entrepreneurs or customer~~ from primary and secondary school onwards, in order to enable citizens to become proficient in the use of digital tools;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2271(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States not to develop a digital single market, and especially not to develop a digital single market with other macro-regions in the world;

2017/02/02
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas there are as yet no ~~established~~reliable, replicable indicators ofdefining absolute poverty which can be applied to all Member States;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas there is an urgent need to devise such an indicator;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas according to the methodology developed by Eurostat, the ~~at-risk-of-~~poverty threshold is set at 60 % of national median equivalised disposable income;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas 120 million people in the European Union – some 25 % of the total – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; whereas this fact is accompanied by persistently high unemployment rates, which are two points higher in the eurozone than outside it;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas in 2010 the figure was only 85 million, proving that, over and above the crisis, the problem lies with the intrinsic functioning of the EU;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the current extreme emergency situation calls for measures to promote national minimum income schemes for citizens, so that all citizens are ensured decent living conditions;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the poverty rate in all Member States, and especially in those, such as Greece, which have been affected by the banking and monetary crisis resulting from the Troika’s mismanagement, is such that only a comprehensive policy, probably involving leaving the euro, can be effective;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas for a long time naivety and ‘human rightism’, with their agreed language, have helped to delay the adoption of specific and effective measures;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the guarantee of an adequate minimum income and ~~minimum wage~~a guaranteed minimum wage, based on discussion with the social partners, is included in the first draft of the European Pillar of Social Rights9; whereas, at the high-level conference held in Brussels on 23 January 2017, following the public consultation on this issue, the President of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, reiterated that such measures should be adopted by all Member States; __________________ 9 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions launching a consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM(2016)0127) – Annex 1.

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the long-term unemployed, who, at the end of 2015, accounted for 48.1 % of total unemployed people in the EU, which is an indicator the extreme seriousness of the situation, equivalent to 10.9 million people, find it much harder to return to the labour market;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas it is also clear that the shortage of skilled and unskilled job opportunities as a result of deindustrialisation, globalisation, the 2008 crisis and robotisation is leading to chronic unemployment which is not being resolved;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas, together with other mechanisms, a transitional job scheme is one of the most effective forms of minimum income, as it combines income support with a proper job; whereas people who keep themselves busy working in a public transitional job scheme or in a private non-profit sector will also find it easier to find new jobs in the private sector;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes the view that introducing minimum ~~incom~~subsistence schemes in all EU Member States - consisting of specific measures supporting people whose income is insufficient with a funding supply, e.g. through assisted jobs, and facilitated access to services - is one of the most effective ways to combat poverty, guarantee an adequate standard of living and foster social integration;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that it is vital for everyone to have a sufficient minimum subsistence income to be able to meet their basic living requirements;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that an adequate income is fundamental for a dignified life and that without a minimum subsistence income and a stake in society individuals cannot develop their potential to the full and participate in the democratic shaping of society;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Points out that, while most Member States have national minimum ~~income sche~~schemes for paid incomes, several do not; calls on those states to provide for the introduction of guaranteed minimum income schemes to prevent poverty and foster social inclusion;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Reiterates its position as expressed in its resolution of 20 October 2010 on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe;~~deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European minimum income and poverty indicators’ and supports the proposal concerning a directive on adequate minimum income in the European Union, which should lay down common rules and indicators, provide methods for monitoring its implementation and improve dialogue between the individuals concerned, the Member States and the EU institutions; is of the view that a framework of this kind should be based on tangible factors and should bear in mind the social and economic context of each Member State; calls on the Commission and the Member States, in this regard, to evaluate the manner and the means of providing an adequate minimum income in all Member States;deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that ideally, minimum income schemes should ensure payment of an income that is above the poverty line, prevent situations of severe material deprivation or, where applicable, lift households out of those situations, but that this depends entirely on the wealth of each Member State and the number of jobs available or foreseeable in the short term;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that this idea is therefore likely to be unfeasible;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that minimum income schemes should be embedded in a strategic approach towards social integration, involving both general policies and targeted measures - in terms of housing, health care, education and training, social services - helping people to recover from poverty and to take action themselves to gain access to the labour market; believes that the real objective of minimum paid income schemes should be not simply to assist but mainly to accompany the beneficiaries in moving from situations of social exclusion to active life;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for real progress to be made on the adequacy of minimum paid income schemes, so as to be able to lift every child, adult and older person out of poverty and guarantee their right to a life of dignity;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Stresses the importance of defining appropriate eligibility criteria in order to benefit from an adequate minimum income scheme;~~deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the need for Member States to take specific action to determine a minimum paid income threshold, based on relevant indicators, in order to safeguard social and economic cohesion and reduce the risk of poverty throughout the European Union; calls on the Council to express its views more firmly with regard to such action;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need, when the levels of minimum incomes are determined, for due account to be taken of dependants, in particular children, in order to break the vicious circle of child poverty; ~~takes the view, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual report on progress in the fight against child poverty;~~

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is of the opinion that adequate minimum paid income schemes should set minimum incomes at a level equivalent to at least 60 % of median income in the Member State concerned but that the differences in income between the Member States are virtually insurmountable; notes that in its February 2017 report, Eurofound states that it will take 10 years for a minimum median paid income in Bulgaria to reach the level in Luxembourg;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of minimum income schemes in the Union and to consider further steps, taking into account the economic and social circumstances of each Member State as well as assessing whether the schemes enable households to meet their basic personal needs;deleted

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2270(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that this aim of job creation is one of the EU’s main failings, as is shown by the subject of this report;

2017/03/16
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the latest Eurostat figures show that out of the more than 19 million unemployed citizens living in EU-28, as many as 15 million are encompassed within the euro area;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the more extreme forms of atypical employment are increasing inequalities, casualisation, and poverty and leading to long-term implications for the social security of Member States' citizens;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas increased inequality is associated with ~~poorer health and educational outcomes~~severe curtailment of the social rights of Member States' citizens and with much shorter life expectancy;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the ~~level of~~dynamic of growing inequalityies is ~~shaped by institutions and political interventions~~linked to the effects of the decisions taken by the European institutions and whereas the steep rise in inequalities in the Member States is closely bound up with the economic and political governance options favoured by the EU;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Affirms that the growing inequalities ~~threaten the future of the European project, erode its legitimacy and damage trust in the EU as an engine of social progress~~in the Member States clearly show that the EU and its favoured policy options, instead of promoting progress, have brought about a continuing erosion of rights, the devaluation of labour, poverty, and social vulnerability;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Firmly believes that the reduction of inequalities must be an institutional priority ~~at the European level, not only in order to tackle poverty or to promote convergence, but also as the precondition for economic rec~~on all tiers of government; maintains that the current EU migration policy is not only leading to inequalities, but also increasing levels of poverty, qcasuali~~ty job creation and shared prosperit~~sation, illegal work, and the new forms of slavery;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that reducing inequalities is essential to promote fairer and more stable democracies~~, marginalise populism and extremism and ensure that Europe is a project embraced by all its citizen~~;maintains that economic inequalities have to be tackled first and foremost by responding to challenges related to training and education, health care, and social rights, all of which lie solely within the sphere of responsibility of the Member States;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that the European Union must fulfil its commitments under the Treaties in terms of promoting the wellbeing of its peoples, full employment and social progress, social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations, and protection of the rights of the child20; _________________ 20 Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Preamble of the TFEU.Maintains that the neoliberal, mercantilist European Union project, as established by the Treaties, has greatly exacerbated inequalities both between countries and within them;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Asks the Commission and the Member States to evalu~~Maintains thate the performance and outcomes of economic policy coordination, taking into account the evolution of social progress and social justice in the EU; warns that the European Semester has not been successful in the achievement of these aims and in reducing inequalitiesEuropean Semester has in no way enhanced social justice, but has, on the contrary, brought about the destruction of European citizens' rights and greater inequalities within the EU;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to extend the scope of the European Semester and the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) by adding new binding indicators to estimate individual imbalances in inequalities as a way to link economic coordination with employment and social performance;deleted

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Reiterates its call for the establishment of an authentic European Pillar of Social Rights and the bui~~Points out that the euro and the single market mean that it is no longer possible to shield in~~g of a deeper and fairer social di~~dividual national labour markets by means~~ion~~ of ~~the EMU, with the necessary legislative, institutional and financial means being devoted to guaranteeing true social progres~~floating exchange rate regimes, thus compelling the countries hardest hit by the crisis to apply wage deflation policies;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Expresses its concern regarding the evolu~~Is concerned about the implications of growing inequality in the EU ~~after the crisis, which was largely driven by growing une~~; maintains that the EU and its Treaties have denied Member States the possibility of imployement~~21; _________________ 21Eurofound (2017) Income inequa~~ing countercyclical economic politcies ~~and employment patterns in Europe before~~ to safeguard the purchasing power of wages, boost domestic demand, a~~fter the Great Recession.~~nd create decent jobs;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to ~~raise the funding level of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) for the period 2017-2020 to least EUR 21 billion, including young people under 30; calls on the Commission to~~ ensure better implementation of the Youth Guarantee, taking into account the latest findings of the European Court of Auditors’ report on use of the YEI;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ensure, through the ESF and the European Semester Procedure, full implementation of the reforms at national level outlined in the Council Recommendation on the labour market integration of the long-term unemployed;deleted

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the ~~Commission to present a proposal for a Framework Directive on decent working conditions for all forms of employment,~~Member States to ensur~~ing~~e for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, eliminating discrimination based on contractual status, ensuring a minimum number of working hours and facilitating decent working times and the right to negotiate schedules;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a European Unemployment Insurance scheme, complementing current national benefit systems; considers that such an automatic stabiliser can play an important role in reducing inequality between countries and in neutralising the consequences arising from the absorption of asymmetric shocks;deleted

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to set up a living wage index for each Member State and to recommend the establishment, through legislation or collective bargaining, of national wage floors with the involvement of social partners that should be the basis for binding targets in national reform plans;deleted

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights that~~, in many countries, welfare and social protection systems have been severely undermined by austerity measures with huge consequences in terms of income inequalities~~ the austerity measures advocated by the EU have had a severe impact that is reflected in income disparities, growing inequalities, and the emergence of precarious situations, as demonstrated by the case of the Italian pension reform victims,or 'esodati', who have been left without a salary or a pension;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to reform their welfare systems (education, health, pensions and transfers) in order to achieve more effective redistribution and promote fairer distribution, taking into account the new social risks and vulnerable groups that have arisen from the social and economic challenges confronting societyact to restore social justice without delay in order to help the new categories of persons created by the EU's imposition of austerity measures, the Italian 'esodati' workers being one example;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers that international trade has been an engine for growth in many countries, but also can be perceived as a source of inequalities; calls on the Commission and the Member State to promote fairer international trade agreements that respect European labour market regulations, while protecting quality employment anddemns the EU-backed trade agreements, for example CETA, to the extent that they have increased social inequalities and dumping because they have served to weaken workers’' rights ~~and ensuring intra-European and national mechanisms for the compensation of workers and sectors negatively affec~~in the Member Stateds;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Commission to complete its work-life balance legislative package with two essential initiatives: a proposal for a new Maternity Leave Directive renewing these rights and a new proposal for a directive on long-term care and carers;deleted

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2269(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the ~~Commission to introduce legislation requiring~~ Member States to publish tax rulings signed with large companies within a limited time- frame;

2017/07/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that effective mechanisms to discuss and resolve difficulties experienced when implementing YG schemes are needed, ~~together with a strong commitment by~~and that the Member States are urged to implement ~~the scope of the YG in full~~such mechanisms, including partnership- building, ensuring an effective outreach to young Europeans, enabling skills enhancement and putting in place proper ~~evaluation structure~~targeted and transparent evaluation structures with a view to rationalising the YG and taking the requisite measures to address any imbalances in terms of cost effectiveness;

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that ~~preventive interventions and structural reform efforts by the Member States are needed~~the Member States are encouraged to take preventive intervention measures in order to reap the benefits of the YG and ensure the success of young Europeans’ school-to-work transitions ~~of young people;~~: stresses in this regard the importance of ~~training PES personnel, capacity building and cooperation~~ national programmes to help young people enter the workforce, bridge traineeships and sandwitch ~~NGOs, where relevant~~courses, as well as training PES personnel;

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the full potential of exchanging best practices among Member States has not yet been realised; notes in this respect the importance of mutual learning aimed at the activation of the most vulnerable groups;deleted

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that a more diversified approach in the provision of services to different groups within the youth population is needed in order to avoid ‘cherry-picking’;: stresses that a merit- based approach must be central to the YG, and calls for a stronger outreach to young people facing multiple barriers (e.g. young people with disabilities);

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States to ~~ensure the provision of~~provide follow-up data to assess the long- term sustainability of outcomes, ensuring that such data are protected and anonymous;

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Finds it regrettable that the Commission should include the evaluation of the YG in the European Semester process; considers that the indicators used in the two programmes must necessarily be different and that separate evaluation is thus called for;

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2242(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Cautions against the repeated take- up of the YG, which goes against the spirit of labour market activation ~~and~~, the aim of transition into permanent employment and the principle of the sound use of public money.

2017/05/04
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas it is up to the Member States alone to decide whether or not to introduce a social and/or solidarity-based enterprise label;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in some countries, including France, enterprises in the social and solidarity-based economy are required to meet specific national tax and employment criteria; whereas, therefore, introducing a European label would amount to a double attack on national sovereignty;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Bb. whereas Europeans simply cannot be sure whether they will have a job in the future, or what kind of job it will be;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the influx of migrants, which has speeded up significantly over the last three years, has created a pool of workers who are only too happy to take the unskilled and poorly paid jobs which are sometimes on offer in the social and solidarity-based economy;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the economic and social impact of the socual and solidarity-based economy is already very considerable in those countries which have passed laws regulating it;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas each Member State’s welfare protection system has hitherto been based primarily on the level of employment among its own nationals;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Emphasises the importance of networking among social enterprises, and calls on the Member States to optimise knowledge transfer throughout the EU;~~deleted

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the Member States to develop international cooperation policies with a view to disseminating best practices;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Calls for an online European platform for social enterprises, through which they could exchange ideas on setting-up and funding procedures and the legal situation;~~deleted

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Member States to establish national platforms for the social and solidarity-based economy;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Emphasises the need to introduce at EU level a ‘European social label’ for social enterprises, based on clear criteria;~~deleted

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises that it would be totally inappropriate to introduce at EU level a European social label for social enterprises based on clear criteria, on the grounds that it would constitute an attack on national sovereignty in the areas of tax and employment policy;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the need to offer financial support to social enterprises at regional, and national ~~and EU~~ level, and draws attention to existing sources of funding, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Programme for Social Change and Innovation;

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2237(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the funds to be used effectively, and stresses that access to EU funds needs to be made easier, not least in order to rule out the emergence of consultancy services provided purely for profit, given the likely developments concerning ‘posted’ workers, who enjoy inadequate welfare protection in their home enterprise in their country of origin.

2018/04/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the role of whistle-blowers ishould be to help in deterring and preventing wrongdoing and corruption, thus contributing to the promotion of ~~the rule of~~compliance with the law, transparency and democratic accountability;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas recent mass leaks revealing corruption, such as the Panama Papers affair or the avoidance of rules on labour law leading in certain cases to precarious employment, ~~confirm~~have highlighted the imp~~ortance~~act of the role played by whistle- blowers in defending the public interest;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas concerns have often been raised that whistle-blowers could face hostility and exclusion at their place of work, rather than being viewed positively;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital F

~~F. whereas some Member States already have laws that protect whistle- blowers, but others do not, which limits the protection of whistle-blowers across the EU;~~deleted

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas corruption is a very deep- seated problem in many Member States, and in some lies at the root of a fully- fledged informal economy;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the existence of an informal economy means that many Europeans engage in undeclared work and are therefore deprived of social security cover;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas the corruption that is at the root of undeclared work places an extremely heavy strain on European social welfare systems;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Calls for actio~~Recommends that action should be taken to change the public perception of whistle-blowers by highlighting their positive role as an early warning mechanism to prevent abuses and corruption and to enable public scrutiny of state action;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls for measures to protect workers who detect and report wrongdoings in the field of unemployment~~Recommends that preventive measures should be taken under labour law to protect workers who detect and report wrongdoings, which run counter to the best interests of society;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the dangers of excluding whistle-blowing workers from career progression and of retaliation by colleagues at their workplace even though the whistle-blowers acted in the public interest, and the dampening effect this has on those who may come across wrongdoing;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the importance of devising legal instruments to ban any form of retaliation, whether this be active dismissal or passive measures such as the blocking of promotion;

2017/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas non-standard~~, atypical~~ forms of employment ~~have been emerging,~~are developing and the use of atypical employment contracts is thus becoming widespread, and wherebyas the number of workers with ~~– often involuntary –~~ fixed -termed and part- time contracts has increased considerably in the EU over the past 15 years; whereas standard employment across a number of sectors has shifted to non-standard or atypical forms of employment, and whereas, if this trend continues, it is likely that the risk of precariousness will increase8; __________________ 8 Study for the EMPL Committee on precarious employment in Europe, July 2016, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/et udes/STUD/2016/587285/IPOL_STU%28 2016%29587285_EN.pdf

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Understands standard employment to mean full-time, regular employment on the basis of open-ended contracts, and non- standard or atypical forms of employment to include, i.a., marginal part-time work, temporary agency work, fixed-term contract work, zero-hour contracts, internships that are not part of an education programme, and informal or undeclared work;(Does not affect the English version)

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that while the paradigm shift in employer-employee relationships may necessitate greater flexibility and changes in standard contractual rules it should be compatible with the retention of certain basic rights;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Understands ~~precarious work to mean, as a minimum definition, a non- standard, atypical form of employment having any of the following characteristics~~that new forms of employment contract may, in some cases, be the cause of increasing insecurity and poverty:

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1

- little or no job security owing to the non-permanent nature of the work, ~~as in some fixed-term contracts, involuntary and often marginal part-time contracts~~part- time contracts, some of them marginal, contracts containing poor conditions, unwritten contracts, unclear working hours, and duties that change owing to work on demand;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that overly strict European social standards would, at best, do nothing to resolve the problem of employment becoming increasingly precarious, and that they could, in fact, make companies less competitive;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that numerous factors, such as digitalisation, are contributing to a radical transformation of work, with an increase in non-standard forms of employment, trends ~~that~~which will intensify ~~unless new regulation is put into place; calls on the Commission and~~and which necessitate major legislative reforms at national level; calls on the Member States to ensure that work being transformed through digitalisation, and new employment being created as a result of it, is decent;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the erosion of workers’ social rights has been caused essentially by the trend toward vocational deregulation in many sectors, as adjusting to globalisation promotes cut-throat competition to keep down the prices of products and services;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that the ultra-liberal development model does not promote the fair distribution of national wealth, and that growth – especially weak growth – no longer allows for job creation; notes, furthermore, that union representation is in crisis and sometimes even non-existent in some Member States, while worker mobility is being encouraged, with the result that the workforce is being isolated and collective action undermined;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of labour inspectorates and the social partners in safeguarding workers’ rights, defining decent wages and incomes in accordance with Member States’ laws and practices, and in providing consultation and guidance to employers; ~~strongly underlines that labour inspectorates should focus on the goal of monitoring and improving working conditions, and should not be used as migration control mechanisms;~~ strongly condemns the practice of companies to employ migrants without securing their full rights and benefits;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that the deregulation of certain professions and the Commission’s promotion of flexicurity are having a disruptive effect on certain sectors, leading to the tacit endorsement of new forms of employment and increasing levels of insecurity;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Emphasises that this file represents a first step towards the establishment of a Social Pillar: a new Commission initiative that will serve only to confirm the general downward trend with regard to social standards in Europe; regrets that the promotion of European solidarity could result in further damage to the Member States’ social security systems;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Warns of the dangers inherent in a European form of solidarity centred around a universal income, which would result in nothing other than a European handout policy, fostering insecurity and poverty;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that the policies of the Member States should be formulated and implemented in accordance with national law and practice, in consultation with, and without prejudice, the most representative organisations of employers and workers; points out that compliance with the subsidiarity principle should be a priority for the Commission where this file is concerned;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2221(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure effective protection to workers especially affected by uncertainty and precariousness, ~~giving special priority to women workers, young workers, older workers, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers and worker~~and points out that this should apply to all their citizens without dis~~abilities~~tinction;

2017/02/22
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is surprised that, instead of the report required by Article 16(3) of the Common Provisions Regulation (CPR), the Comm~~unicat~~ission has presented only a communication regarding negotiations of partnership agreements (PAs) and operational programmes (OPs); takes the view that this detracts from what should be the full value of the opinion for consultative purposes;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) must be used to boost quality jobs, sustainable growth and shared prosperity across Europe, ~~with a special focus on supporting~~supporting all manufacturing sectors, particularly those most ~~vulnerable groups in society~~open to low-skilled and often vulnerable workers;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers it highly unfortunate that some of this amount sum will very probably be earmarked for migrants, who are already receiving funding under a separate budget negotiated outside the ESF;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that 6 million unemployed young people ~~are to benefit~~have not benefited as much as expected from the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) -– which w~~ill~~as to have helped them find jobs or improve their skills and qualifications – now that YEI has been integrated into 34 ESF programmes in the 20 eligible Member States; is concerned, however, about the delayed start to the implementation of the YEI; urges Member States to intensify their efforts to ensure that the results envisaged are achieved successfully;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Asks the Commission to ensure that the specific objectives of ESF programmes relating to Europe 2020 headline targets are achieved, by closely monitoring the correct implementation of the actions programmdeleted;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Notes~~Regrets and deplores the fact that only rarely do ESF- supported measures generate revenue directly, and that grants are therefore the appropriate tool for their implementation, while financial instruments could be a useful complementary tool for certain ESF interventions with a possible leverage effect;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2148(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Steeve BRIOIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes and regrets that it is this very procedural complexity that has necessitated the introduction of flat-rate approximation process;

2016/09/05
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that globalisation has forced the garment sector to relocate to countries with low pay and low standards of worker protection, thereby causing restructuring in the garment industry in Europe and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that voluntary initiatives are not adequately addressing issues such as health and safety, wages, social security and working time; stresses, however, that these voluntary initiatives should be paid for by the companies (both subcontractors and contractors) and States concerned;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages the EU initiative to promote skills training which contributes to economic and social development and women’s empowerment; points out however that a large number of European women are currently untrained and unemployed, and that taking care of its fellow citizens should be the EU's priority;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes the current flagship initiative does not go far enough in improving the garment sector; calls on the Commission to release as a matter of urgency the report it commissioned identifying gaps in current policy;deleted

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recognises existing efforts on management and worker training in health and safety, labour law and gender equality as fundamental to improving workers’ rights~~, and calls on the flagship initiative to develop a dedicated platform for sharing best practice on management/worker training~~;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that price is still the determining factor in the buying practices of brands and retailers, often at the expense of workers’ welfare; ~~calls for the EU to work with stakeholders to develop a fair and stable pricing mechanism which guarantees that a decent proportion of sales revenue is paid to the worker in the form of a living wage~~stresses that introducing national preference in procurement, as well as better information on the origin of goods could raise consumers’ awareness and encourage them to make their choice on the basis of production conditions and quality of the goods;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises the importance of independent labour inspections in early warning and prevention, yet notes that factors such as audit fatigue can undermine their effectiveness; recommends further research on ways of improving audits and inspections in producer countries, such as sending different labour inspectors each time, which can lead to more stringent standards, especially in countries with corruption issues;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the ~~EU is~~Member States are best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory due diligence and supply chain transparency~~; recommends that regulation should come in addition to and in support of voluntary initiatives, a~~, and with this in mind, encourages Member States to step up cooperation; recommends that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available.;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Encourages Member States to create incentives to boost production in Europe, where labour standards are high;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission to publish the report it commissioned on the rules, regulations and laws already present in this field at EU level;

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2140(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Recommends that information gathered as a result of EU action should be publicly available; asks the Commission to provide the European Parliament with a regular report on progress in implementing the initiative and the results achieved.

2016/12/13
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Not~~Argues that the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) demonstrate the differences that exist between Member States; argues that the Member States should continue to give priority to reforms that will strengthen their economic recovery, making a commitment to investment, implementing structural reforms and taking an approach based on fiscal and budgetary responsibilitMember States are the only stakeholders that are able to manage the crisis democratically and efficiently and that, accordingly, procedures such as the 'European Semester' and the Commission's continuous interference in the day-to-day affairs of the Member States should cease immediately;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that the EU-imposed austerity measures, strengthened in particular under the European Semester, are helping to exacerbate the social and economic crisis; highlights the fact that these measures have worsened working and social conditions throughout the EU, increasing rates of unemployment, poverty and inequality;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Believ~~Notes that economic growth should guarantee a positive social impact; welcomes the introduction of the three new social indicators in the macroeconomic imbalances procedure; reiterates the call for these to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective; calls, the Commission has attempted to 'humanise' its 'structural reforms' by including three new social indicators in the macroeconomic imbalances procedure: the activity rate, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment; notes that this attempt has turned out to be ineffective in combating th~~is connection, for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced~~e further destruction of the social rights of EU citizens;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Calls for a strong commitment to promoting the Juncker Plan (EFSI) in Member States with a low level of participation;~~deleted

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the establishment of the 'European Semester', as a result of the proposals put forward by the Commission in 2010, is the umpteenth attack on the national sovereignty of Member States; points out that with the introduction of the European Semester, the coordination of national economic policies – both fiscal and structural – actually becomes ex ante rather than ex post, by implementing a system of governance that is totally lacking in transparency, undemocratic and does not take account of the subsidiarity principle;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises th~~e significant progress made by~~at, in spite of the Member States in' commitment to implementing structural reforms, ~~while nevertheless taking the view that further progress is necessary:~~the positive effects of these efforts have had no impact on unemployment, which continues to be unsustainably high;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the fact that the Commission has disregarded Parliament’s request to strengthen the application of Article 349 TFEU with a view to enhancing the outermost regions’ integration into the EU; notes that these regions have unemployment rates over 30%;deleted

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~account to be taken of the challenges that have been emerging in the EU since 2015, which have required serious adaptation effort~~the problems afflicting EU citizens, requiring an urgent response, to be addressed immediately; these include the fight against unemployment and poverty and support for our businesses; calls on the Commission not to apply any penalties to the Member States in 2016;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2101(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets that Parliament’s position, after being adopted in plenary, will not have any possibility of influencing the CSRs under discussion; calls for an agenda in which Parliament’s position is strengthened and can be taken into consideration before the Council takes a decision.Condemns the repeated marginalisation of the role of this Parliament, the only European institution that is democratically elected by the citizens;

2016/07/20
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 1

~~On A European Pillar of Social Rights~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

~~– having regard to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

~~– having regard to the European Social Charter, its additional protocol and its revised version which entered into force on 1 July 1999,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~– having regard to the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Workers adopted on 9 December 1989,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

~~– having regard to the conventions and recommendations of the International Labour Organisation (ILO),~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to the existing EU legislation, policy coordination mechanisms and financial instruments in the fields of employment, social policy, economic and monetary policy, the internal market, the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital, the European Social Fund, and economic, social and territorial cohesion,deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

– having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 25-26 March 2010 and 17 June 2010, as well as to the Commission communication of 3 March 2010 entitled ‘Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2010)2020),deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

– having regard to the political guidelines for the Commission, entitled ‘A New Start for Europe: My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change’ and presented by Jean-Claude Juncker on 15 July 2014,deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~– having regard to the report on completing Europe’s economic and monetary union (the ‘Five Presidents’ Report’) of 22 June 2015,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

~~– having regard to the Commission communication of 8 March 2016 launching a consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights (COM(2016)0127) and its annexes,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

~~– having regard to the Commission communication of 2 June 2016 entitled ‘A European agenda for the collaborative economy’ (COM(2016)0356),~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

~~– having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2016 on the strategic priorities for the Commission Work Programme 20171, __________________ 1~~deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0312.

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2015 on the application of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation2, __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0351.deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

~~— having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2015 on reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty,3, __________________ 3~~deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0401.

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14

~~– having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2015 on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-20204, __________________ 4~~deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0411.

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15

– having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2016 on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee5, __________________ 5 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0318.deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

~~– having regard to its resolution of [15 September 2016] on social dumping in the European Union (2015/2255(INI))6, __________________ 6Not yet published in the Official Journal.~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

– having regard to its resolution of [13 September 2016] on creating labour market conditions favourable for work- life balance (2016/2017(INI))7, __________________ 7Not yet published in the Official Journal.deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

– having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2012 on a Social Investment Pact as a response to the crisis8 and to the Commission’s Social Investment Package of 20 February 2013, __________________ 8deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2012)0419.

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19

~~– having regard to the ILO study of 2016 on ‘Building a social pillar for European convergence’,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~– having regard to the numerous inputs received from social partners, civil society organisations and other stakeholders and to the exchange of views with some of them held on 1 September 2016,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21

~~– having regard to Rule 52 of its Rules of Procedure,~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

~~– having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A8-0000/2016),~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union needs a paradigm shift towards a strong European social model based on solidarity, social justice, a fair distribution of wealth, gender equality, a high-quality public education system, quality employment and sustainable growth - a model that ensures good social protection for all, empowers vulnerable groups, enhances participation in civil and political life, and improves the living standards for all citizens, delivering on the objectives and rights set out in the EU Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Social Charter;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas the Commission is expected to come forward in the spring of 2017 with a proposal for a binding European Pillar of Social Rights;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) cannot be limited to a declaration of principles or good intentions but must consist of real matter (legislation, policy-making mechanisms and financial instruments), delivering positive impact on citizens’ lives in the short term and enabling support for European construction in the 21st century by effectively upholding social rights and Treaty objectives, strengthening cohesion and upward convergence, and helping to complete EMU;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Highlights that the EPSR should equip European citizens with stronger means to keep control over their lives and make markets work for wellbeing and sustainable development;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Updating existing social standards~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the enactment of a directive on fair working conditions for all forms of employment, ensuring for every worker a core set of enforceable rights, including equal treatment, social protection, protection in case of dismissal, health and safety protection, provisions on working time and rest time, freedom of association and representation, collective bargaining, collective action, access to training, and adequate information and consultation rights; underlines that this directive should apply to employees as well as to all workers in non-standard forms of employment, such as fixed-term work, part-time work, on-demand work, self-employment, crowd-working, internship or traineeship; requests that the EU acquis be updated accordingly so as to apply to all workers;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Quality and fair working conditions~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also for work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open-ended contracts should remain the norm given their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular: a. decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibiting those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers to make ends meet; b. for work intermediated by digital platforms, a definition of employment that is less dependent on full cumulation of the relevant criteria; c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero- hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a

~~a. decent working conditions for internships, traineeships and apprenticeships, prohibiting those that are unpaid or paid so little that they do not enable workers to make ends meet;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b

~~b. for work intermediated by digital platforms, a definition of employment that is less dependent on full cumulation of the relevant criteria;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c

~~c. limits regarding on-demand work: zero-hour contracts should be banned and certain core working hours should be guaranteed to all workers;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the need for renewed upward convergence in wages throughout the EU; calls on the Commission to actively support a wider coverage for collective bargaining; considers that to ensure decent living wages, minimum wages set at a decent level are necessary; recommends the establishment of national wage floors through legislation or collective bargaining, with the objective of attaining at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls that the right to healthy and safe working conditions also involves limitations on working time and provisions on minimum rest periods and annual leave; awaits Commission proposals for legislation and other concrete measures to uphold this right for all workers, reflecting all current knowledge about health and safety risks;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of collective rights; expects the Commission to step up concrete support for strengthening social dialogue in Member States and sectors where it is weak owing to the prolonged crisis or the prevalence of non-standard forms of employment;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Ade~~quate and sustainable social protection~~leted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Supports more integrated provision of social protection benefits and social services as a way to make the welfare state more understandable and accessible while not weakening social protection; points to the importance of informing citizens about social rights and to the potential of e-government solutions, possibly including a European social security card, which could improve individual awareness and also help mobile workers clarify their contributions and entitlements;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Agrees with the importance of universal access to timely, good-quality and affordable preventative and curative health care; emphasises that all workers must be covered by health insurance;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is aware that rising life expectancy and workforce shrinking pose a challenge to the sustainability of pensions systems and to intergenerational fairness; reaffirms that the best response is to increase the overall employment rate; considers that pensionable ages should reflect, besides life expectancy, other factors including labour market trends, the economic dependency ratio, the birth rate and differences in job arduousness;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Insists that all workers should be covered by insurance against involuntary unemployment or part-time employment, coupled with job-search assistance and investment in (re)-training;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for a European framework for minimum income schemes; highlights the importance of such schemes for maintaining human dignity as well as their role as a form of social investments enabling people to undertake training and/or look for work;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Agrees that all persons with disabilities must be ensured enabling services and basic income security allowing them a decent standard of living and social inclusion;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers access to quality and affordable long-term care services, including home-based care, to be a right that should be upheld with the help of suitably qualified professionals employed under decent conditions; believes that low-income households should therefore be targeted by adequate public services and tax deductions; repeats its call for legislation on carers’ leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and social protection;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers child poverty to be a major issue on which Europe should ‘act big’; calls for the swift implementation of a Child Guarantee in all Member States, so that every child now living in poverty can have access to free healthcare, free education, free childcare, decent housing and proper nutrition;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for legislation to ensure that access to social housing or adequate housing benefits are provided for those in need, obviously including homeless people, and that vulnerable people and poor households are protected against eviction; calls for tax incentives to help young people on low incomes set up their own households; calls for greater use of the EFSI to support urban renewal and affordable housing provision;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls for legislation ensuring fair access for all to good-quality and affordable social services of general interest and other essential services, such as e-communications, energy, transport and financial services; highlights the role of social enterprises;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Equal opportunities and access to the labour market~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Supports a Skills Guarantee as a new right for everyone to acquire fundamental skills for the 21st century, including digital literacy; highlights this as an important social investment, requiring adequate financing;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Is alarmed at the spread of precariousness arising from the excessive use of ‘atypical’ contracts; stresses the importance of ensuring sufficient institutional and budgetary capacities to provide adequate protection for people in non-standard forms of employment; considers in particular that: a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons; b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point a

a. social insurance schemes must be broadened in order to enable all workers to accumulate entitlements providing income security in situations such as unemployment, involuntary part-time work or career breaks for family or training reasons;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b

~~b. all workers should have a personal activity account, easily accessible through a website and/or a smartphone application, where they could consult their social entitlements;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Points out that secure professional transitions require adequate investment, both in the institutional capacity of public employment services and to assist individual job-search and upskilling;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for full implementation of the Youth Guarantee for all people under 30 and of the recommendation on the long-term unemployed; highlights these as important structural reforms and social investments that are in need of adequate financing;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that decisive progress is urgently needed in the area of gender equality and work-life balance; in particular: a. Directive 2006/54/EC should be revised in order to strengthen existing mechanisms to ensure equal treatment between men and women, close persisting gender gaps in pay and pensions and reduce occupational segregation; b. there is a need for new legislative proposals on family leave schemes, including maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and carers’ leave, encouraging equal take-up of leave arrangements by men and women across all categories of workers in order to improve women’s access to and position within the labour market and facilitate work-life balance;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point a

a. Directive 2006/54/EC should be revised in order to strengthen existing mechanisms to ensure equal treatment between men and women, close persisting gender gaps in pay and pensions and reduce occupational segregation;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b

b. there is a need for new legislative proposals on family leave schemes, including maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave and carers’ leave, encouraging equal take-up of leave arrangements by men and women across all categories of workers in order to improve women’s access to and position within the labour market and facilitate work-life balance;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Calls on the Commission to set out new concrete measures to ensure non- discrimination and equal opportunities;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

~~Fair mobility~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Emphasises that labour mobility within the EU is a right whose exercise must be supported but which should not be forced on workers by poor conditions in their home regions, and should not undermine host countries’ social standards;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

~~Building up the means to achieve results in practice~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear roadmap for legislative updates and other measures that are necessary for full practical application of the EPSR; highlights that in cases of conflict of law, the horizontal social clause (Article 9 TFEU) should be properly applied;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Considers that the objective of upward social convergence should be underpinned by a set of targets, building on the Europe 2020 strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals and serving to guide the coordination of economic, employment and social policies in the EU; believes that these targets could also form part of the Convergence Code currently being discussed for the euro area, and could be based on the following indicators which are directly affected by public policies: a. the early school-leaving rate; b. the unemployment rate; c. the proportion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs); d. the at-risk-of-poverty rate; e. the in-work poverty rate; f. child poverty; g. access to childcare and pre-school education; h. the coverage of collective bargaining; i. the total investment rate (gross fixed capital formation and social investment); j. the economic dependency ratio;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point a

~~a. the early school-leaving ra~~delete;d

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point b

~~b. the unemployment ra~~delete;d

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point c

~~c. the proportion of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs);~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point d

d~~. the at-risk-of-poverty ra~~elete;d

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point e

~~e. the in-work poverty ra~~delete;d

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point f

~~f. child poverty;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point g

~~g. access to childcare and pre-school education;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point h

~~h. the coverage of collective bargaining;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point i

~~i. the total investment rate (gross fixed capital formation and social investment);~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point j

~~j. the economic dependency ratio;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls for a rebalancing of the European Semester so that the existing scoreboard of key employment and social indicators and the new Convergence Code are directly taken into account in formulating CSRs and the euro area recommendation as well as for the activation of EU instruments; urges a stronger role for the Macroeconomic Dialogue with social partners; considers ‘macro-social surveillance’ to be of great importance for avoiding that economic imbalances are reduced at the expense of worsening the employment and social situation;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls for a ‘silver rule’ on social investment to be applied when implementing the Stability and Growth Pact, namely to consider certain public social investments having a clear positive impact on economic growth (e.g. childcare or education and training) as being eligible for favourable treatment when assessing government deficits and compliance with the 1/20 debt rule;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Highlights that today’s phenomena of capital-intensive production, high rates of inequality and the continuing rise in ’atypical’ work imply a need to increase the role of general tax revenue in cofinancing social insurance schemes in order to provide decent social protection for all;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Reiterates its call for the raising of the MFF 2014-20 ceilings in order to cope with increased needs; calls, in particular, for: a. the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative; b. an increase in the volume of the European Social Fund, the EGF and the FEAD; c. the establishment of a new instrument, to be financed, for example, from EU revenue arising from competition law enforcement, to support the implementation of the Child Guarantee;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a

~~a. the strengthening of the Youth Employment Initiative;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point b

~~b. an increase in the volume of the European Social Fund, the EGF and the FEAD;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point c

~~c. the establishment of a new instrument, to be financed, for example, from EU revenue arising from competition law enforcement, to support the implementation of the Child Guarantee;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

~~31. Calls on the Commission and the EIB to refocus the EFSI on job creation and social investment and adapt its risk/return requirements accordingly;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that the specific dynamics of economic adjustment within the euro area call for the development of two financial instruments, within the euro area’s fiscal capacity, that would be particularly relevant for the implementation of the EPSR: a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee; b. a European unemployment insurance scheme, complementing national schemes in cases of severe cyclical downturn and helping prevent the translation of an asymmetric shock into structural disadvantage;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point a

a. a fund for renewed structural convergence, supporting the implementation of socially just reforms and investments that are necessary for increasing the growth potential of crisis- affected areas and restoring upward social convergence, including implementation of the Youth Guarantee, Skills Guarantee and Child Guarantee;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point b

b. a European unemployment insurance scheme, complementing national schemes in cases of severe cyclical downturn and helping prevent the translation of an asymmetric shock into structural disadvantage;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

~~33. Calls on the Commission to integrate the above-mentioned financial instruments in its proposals for the post- 2020 multiannual financial framework and its white paper on EMU;~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation, with concrete commitments and target dates;deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

~~36. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission and to the parliaments of the Member States.~~deleted

2016/10/18
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that small-scale fishing in the Mediterranean accounts for 80% of the fleet and 60% of jobs: points to the importance of small-scale non-industrial fishing for the sustainability of stocks, environmental conservation, and the socio- economic development of fishing communities; draws attention to the fact that the inherent structural weaknesses of the small-scale non-industrial fishing sector make it vulnerable to economic shock factors (such as rapid fuel price increases and difficulties in gaining access to credit) and sudden fluctuations in resource availability, which need to be addressed by means of targeted support measures;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that small-scale non- industrial fishing, some types of coastal fishing, shell-fishing and other traditional forms of aquaculture face problems different from those in the large-scale fishing sector; observes that many of the decisions taken by the EU in this sector are based on rules that are out of step with reality, economically flawed and difficult to implement;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that where fisheries are concerned, policy-making should be such as to enable fishermen and their organisations, trade unions, and communities to be involved in – and made an integral part of – decision-taking processes; points out that the economic and social crisis is hitting the fisheries sector extremely hard and that, within that sector, small-scale non-industrial fishing is in particular difficulties owing to a lack of capital and the unavailability of credit;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the mandatory high European standards are harmful to the sustainability of employment in the small- scale fisheries sector in view of unfair competition from third countries;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Insists on the need to reach partnership agreements with Mediterranean third countries in order to put a stop to unfair competition and to better regulate the management of stocks;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 a (new)

– supporting small-scale fishing communities;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – indent 4

~~– Emphasising the role that women play in fishing;~~deleted

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Proposes a revision of TFCs (transferable fishing concessions), which promote the concentration of fishing rights to the detriment of family businesses;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2079(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Points to the need to promote ~~collective negotiation and bargaining so as to safeguard and enhance the rights of workers in the sector~~greater organisation within the sector and efforts to form producer organisations;

2016/10/24
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that most of the projects financed by the EFSI could have been launched with the support only of the EIB;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the methods of financing of projects established by the EFSI are extraordinarily complex and involve too much red tape for them to be readily accessible for SMEs;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Warns the Commission about the development of public-private partnerships, which have the effect of discouraging States from pursuing social welfare policies; observes that there is a danger that the programmed end of the welfare state in the interests of viability will harm the quality of public services and significantly reduce the number of people working in the sector;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that blackmail to compel reform is resolutely being introduced by means of the Investment Plan, as the release of funds depends on the degree of acceptance of the reforms recommended to Member States under the European Semester;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that investment primarily benefits businesses which have a good knowledge of the opportunities afforded by the EFSI, as well as particularly benefiting the countries which are the best informed about these measures, so that many Member States in Eastern Europe which need such investment are also those that apply for it least;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that wealth creation rather than job creation remains the prime motive for all investors, both private and institutional, which effectively penalises regions where growth is poor;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that job creation is a variable that is impossible to apprehend at the stage when such a plan is being launched, and does not constitute the Commission’s priority objective;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to lay down more clear-cut investment priorities and to draw up projects in collaboration with the European Investment Advisory Hub; calls on the Commission to work in closer cooperation with Member States in the European Semester process in order to help them begin as soon as possible to implement the recommendations, in particular by carrying out economic and social reforms, thus removing national barriers to investment.deleted

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2064(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to review the principle of austerity which continues to prevail throughout the process of the European Semester; considers that allowing Member States more room for manoeuvre in their budgetary decisions would be the only way of establishing a genuine economic and social recovery policy in Europe;

2016/12/07
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission´s communication on ‘An Aviation Strategy for Europe’; stresses that action is needed to reinforce the social agenda and maintain high-quality jobs in aviation; believes that ensuring ~~a level playing field~~equal professional and human conditions in the sector is crucial;

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of strong, independent social partners in the aviation sector, an institutionalised social dialogue and the participation of employees in company matters; underlines that the rights to form and to join a trade union are fundamental rights in the Union, in accordance with, and within the limits of action of, the law and the obligations of trade unions and unionised staff;

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the need to prevent social dumping and possible illegal and/or undeclared use of foreign workers on board EU-registered planes;

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Insists that any agreements in the field of EU External Aviation Policy must include respect for human rights and fundamental ILO conventions;~~deleted

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for employment contracts to be consistent with the labour law of the country in which those contracts were lawfully concluded;

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to invest in education and training in all parts of the aviation value chain, and particularly in research and innovation;

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2062(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Mara BIZZOTTO, Dominique MARTIN, Marie-Christine ARNAUTU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States to guarantee all workers in the aviation sector decent working conditions, including health and safety at work, consistent with the labour law of the country in which they were established.

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a public minimum pension not related to previous working life; stresses the importance of shifting towards individual~~, rather than family-related,~~ pension entitlements;

2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the current freeze and cuts in pensions in some Member States is hitting people with low incomes, part-time jobs or interrupted careers ~~(most of them women)~~ hardest;

2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Asks the Member States to eliminate obstacles – such as the increase in the minimum contributory years necessary to be eligible for pension entitlements or the linking of pension benefits to lifetime contributions – to access to an adequate pension for people with interrupted careers (most of them women);deleted

2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/2061(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

~~10. Urges the Member States to reverse any reforms of pension systems that aggravate imbalances in pensions (especially gender imbalances).~~deleted

2016/10/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. WPoints out that national parliaments regularly raise subsidiarity issues and urges the Commission not to encroach on those spheres of competence in which it can propose that Parliament legislate; therefore welcomes the establishment of the Commission Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and ‘Doing Less More Efficiently’, which must work hand in hand with the IIA to increase the trust of citizens who consider the subsidiarity principle a key aspect of the democratic process;

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Believe~~Maintains that the ‘Think Small First’ principle ~~can~~ plays an important role in job creation and growth by reducing the cost of legislation to SMEs;

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Considers that the transposition deadline to be met by Member States must not be shortened;

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Maintains that no infringements should be brought into being and declared by the EU in relation to Member States that continue to be sovereign;

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Believes that the RSB must show more ambition;~~ calls for an evaluation and follow- up of the independence of the RSB in fulfilling its role of supervising and providing objective advice on impact assessments;

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2018(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals for numerical targets for the reduction of burdens in key sectors.

2018/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~the number of part-time workers, agency workers and bogus self- employed persons in the sector has increased and that the general trend is towards more flexible employment contract~~following the deregulation of the sector desired by the EU, not only has there been no increase in employment but, on the contrary, there has been wage deflation and an increase in the number of casual, part-time and agency jobs and of bogus self-employed workers; notes the different employment conditions being offered by incumbent operators and new operators;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the deregulation of the postal service desired by the EU has not increased employment but, rather, has led to a general deterioration in working conditions in the sector; points out that EU intervention has also caused a general deterioration of the service provided by operators, be they incumbents or new entrants, causing numerous problems to EU citizens who, as they no longer receive their post on a regular basis, often have to pay very heavy fines for delays in the payment of bills, or endure other difficulties caused by an inefficient postal service;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Is concerned about the increasing deterioration of the postal service in mountain areas and in the less densely populated municipalities; points out that due to the company restructuring required by deregulation, an increasing number of post offices are closing down, which is having a severe impact on citizens, particularly the elderly and persons with disabilities;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Draws attention to a number of instances of unfair competition~~Notes the unfair competition phenomena that are typical of the sector, the casualties of which have been workers ~~in the sector~~;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that jobs have not been created as a result of restructuring and the introduction of new activities in the postal services sector ~~and that, in keeping with these new circumstances, workers need to learn new skill~~, but that there has merely been an increase in the number of temporary jobs; draws attention to the importance of training, further training and retraining;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Applaud~~Notes the work and the engagement of the Social Dialogue Committee for the Postal Sector;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to compile more data on workforce size ~~and~~, working conditions ~~so that they can respond promptly to developments and potential problem~~and the quality of the postal service in the Member States;

2016/05/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) In the absence of specific provisions harmonising the requirements on access to a regulated profession or its pursuit laid down in Union law, it is the Member States’ prerogative to decide whether and how to regulate a profession within the limits of the principles of non- discrimination and proportionality. The principle of non-discrimination shall apply to European qualifications and diplomas. This principle shall not apply to the diplomas and qualifications of third countries.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) This Directive should be without prejudice to Member States’ rules concerning the organisation, content and supervision of professional training.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)

(7b) There is a need to ensure that the Member States fulfil to the letter their responsibilities, as set out in Article 168 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union, regarding the details of their health policies and how they organise the provision of healthcare services and medical care by dedicated regulated professions.In order to achieve this, such regulated professions should be excluded from the scope of this Directive.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) Member States should be able to rely on a common regulatory framework based on clearly defined legal concepts concerning the different ways to regulate a profession across the Union. There are several ways to regulate a profession, for instance by reserving access to or the pursuit of a particular activity to holders of a professional qualification. National provisions may alsmust have the option of adopting national requirements to regulate ~~one of~~ the modes of pursuit of a profession in laying down conditions for the use of professional titles.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) The burden of proof of justification and proportionality lies on the Member States. The reasons for regulation invoked by a Member State by way of justification should thus be accompanied by an analysis of the appropriateness and proportionality of the measure adopted by that State and by specific evidence substantiating its argumentsright to regulate professions is a matter for the Member States. Member States should evaluate the proportionality of regulated professions at national level and notify it to the Commission, on which the burden of proof will be placed to demonstrate any inconsistencies with the criteria laid down by Union law.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) It is appropriate to monitor the proportionality of the provisions restricting access to or pursuit, of regulated professions, following their adoption, on a regular basis and with a frequency appropriate to the regulation concerned. A review of the proportionality of restrictive national legislation in the area of regulated professions should be based not only on the objective of that legislation at the time of its adoption, but also on the effects of the legislation, assessed after its adoption. The assessment of the proportionality of the national legislation should be based on developments found to have occurred in the area since the legislation was adopted.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Member States should carry out proportionality assessments in an objective and independent manner, including where a profession is regulated indirectly, for instance by giving a particular professional body the power to do so. In particular, while the assessment of the local authorities, regulatory bodies or professional organisations, whose greater proximity to local conditions and specialised knowledge could in certain cases make them better placed to identify the best way of meeting the public interest objectives, there is particular reason for concern in cases where the policy choice made by those authorities or bodies provides benefits to established operators at the expense of new market entrants.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Where the taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self-employed activities are conditional on complying with certain provisions relating to specific professional qualifications, laid down directly or indirectly by the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that such provisions are justified by public interest objectives, such as those within the meaning of the Treaty, namely public policy, public security and public health or by overriding reasons of general interest, recognised as such in the case-law of the Court of Justice. It is important to ensure that public interest objectives are adequately identified in order to determine the intensity of the regulation. For example, in order to ensure a high level of protection of public health, Member States should enjoy a margin of discretion to decide on the degree of protection which they wish to afford to public health and on the way in which that protection is to be achieved. It is also necessary to clarify that among the overriding reasons of general interest, recognised by the Court of Justice, are preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system; the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers; the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice; fairness of trade transactions; combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; ~~road~~transport safety; the protection of the environment and the urban environment; the health of animals; intellectual property; the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives. According to settled case-law, purely economic reasons, having essentially protectionist aims, as well as purely administrative reasons, such as carrying out controls or gathering statistics cannot constitute an overriding reason of general interest.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12 a) It is for the Member States to determine the level of protection they wish to grant to the public interest objectives and the proportionate way in which that level is to be achieved.The fact that one Member State imposes less strict rules than another Member State does not mean that the latter Member State's rules are disproportionate and therefore incompatible with the EU law.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) Member States should carry out a comparison between the national measure at issue and the alternative and less restrictive solutions that would allow the same objective to be attained but would impose fewer restrictions. Where the measures are justified by consumer protection and where the risks identified are limited to the relationship between the professional and the consumer without negatively affecting third parties, the objective could be attained by less restrictive means than reserving activities to professionals, such as protection of the professional title or enrolment on a professional register. ~~Regulation by way of reserved activities should be used only in cases where the measures aim at preventing a risk of serious harm to public interest objectives.~~

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) The national authorities should carry out a global assessment of the circumstances in which the re~~strictive measure~~quirement is adopted and implemented and examine in particular the cumulative effect of imposing several requirements in addition to the specific professional qualification. The taking-up and pursuit of certain activities may be conditional on complying with certain provisions such as rules relating to the organisation of the profession, compulsory membership of a professional body, professional ethics, supervision and liability. Therefore, when assessing the cumulative effect of the measures, the competent authorities should also take into account other existing requirements, such as continuous professional development, compulsory chamber membership, registration or authorisation schemes, quantitative restrictions, specific legal form requirements and shareholding requirements, territorial restrictions, multidisciplinary restrictions and incompatibility rules, requirements concerning insurance cover as well as language knowledge requirements, to the extent necessary to practise the profession. When doing so, existing requirements which are not being amended would not be subject to a new proportionality assessment. A measure introduced by a Member State cannot be regarded as necessary to achieve the objective pursued if it essentially duplicates requirements which have already been introduced in the context of other rules or procedures.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

This Directive lays down rules on a common framework for conducting proportionality assessments ~~before~~after introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or after amending existing ones, with a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. This Directive shall apply to requirements under the legal systems of the Member States restricting access to a regulated profession or its pursuit, or one of its modes of pursuit, including the use of professional titles and the professional activities allowed under such title, falling within the scope of Directive 2005/36/EC. It shall not affect the Member States' prerogative and margin of discretion to decide whether and how to regulate a profession within the limits of the principles of non-discrimination between Europeans, Community preference and proportionality.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Without prejudice to the application of Directive 2005/36/EC, this Directive shall not apply to professions which provide healthcare services, regardless of the way in which they are organised and financed at national level, or whether they are public or private.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~shall ensure that before~~, after introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or after amending existing ones, ~~the relevant competent authorities~~shall undertake an assessment of their proportionality ~~in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive~~only with regard to important decisions concerning regulated professions, not every profession.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. The ~~reasons for considering that a provision is justified, necessary and proportionate shall be substantiated by qualitative and, wherever possible, quantitative evidence~~assessment of proportionality of a provision shall be conducted while respecting and ensuring the primacy of freedom of determination for Member States.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the assessment of proportionality referred to in paragraph 1 is carried out in an objective ~~and independent manner including through involvement of independent scrutiny bodies~~manner.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions they ~~intend to~~ introduce and amendments they ~~intend to~~ make to existing provisions are justified by public interest objectives.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2

2. ~~The relevant competent authorities shall consider in particular whether those~~A national provision is a~~re objectively justified on the basis of~~lways justified, necessary and proportionate when it concerns public policy, public security or public health, or by overriding reasons in the public interest, such as preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system, the protection of research and of the development of arts and crafts, the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers, the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice, fairness of trade transactions, combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, road safety, ~~the protection of the environment and the urban environment, the health of animals,~~ intellectual property, the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Member States shall retain the right to set the minimum level necessary in order to ensure the quality and quantity of the services provided on their territory.A Member State may impose on any non- citizen of the Union wishing to practise a profession in that Member State specific requirements justified by the public interest, such as a geographical area of practice for a certain period or proficiency in the language of that Member State.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Before~~After introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or after amending existing ones, Member States shall ~~assess whether~~, in full autonomy, ensure that those provisions are necessary and suitable for securing the attainment of the objective pursued and do not go beyond what is necessary to attain that objective.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the nature of the risks related to the public interest objectives pursued, in particular the risks to service recipients, including consumers,to professionals or third parties;

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the suitability of the provision namely as regards its appropriateness to attain the objective pursued~~and whether it genuinely reflects that objective in a consistent and systematic manner and thus, addresses the risks identified in a similar way as in comparable activities~~;

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the competent public authorities responsible for transmitting and receiving information for the purposes of applying paragraph 1.

2017/09/11
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17

17. ‘coordinating authority’ means an authority ~~designat~~conferred in accordance with Article 17on an existing state body without the need to create a new authority, in order to achieve savings in the EU budget;

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Information on service providers deemed to be their personal data must be protected and accessible only to authorised persons. Such information must comply with the rules on the protection of personal data contained in Directive 95/46/EC, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and national legislation.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The coordinating authorities of Member States shall inform the public about the functioning ~~and the value added~~ of the European services e-card and the formalities for secondment of staff and movement of self- employed in accordance with Articles 6(1) and 7.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. In the context of procedures to issue, update, suspend or revoke a European services e-card competent authorities of Member States shall ~~accept documents in a simple copy form and shall not request that documents submitted to them are subject to~~be entitled to require a level equivalent to that required within the Member State, including legalisation, apostille formalities, certification or authentication.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. A Member State may, for overriding reasons of general interest or to protect sensitive economic data, refuse to allow the interconnection of national registers. The Member States shall inform the European Parliament and the Commission accordingly.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, each Member State shall designate one coordinating authority, empowered to perform the tasks assigned to them in accordance with this Regulation. In order to rationalise public expenditure, Member States shall have discretion to require that this authority must be an existing authority.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0403(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1

The Commission, with Member States, social partners and other relevant stakeholders, will establish monitoring arrangements to monitor the implementation and the impacts of this Regulation, in particular its impacts on the freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services across Member States for the services covered, with regard to costs for providers of expanding operations cross-border, enhancing transparency about cross-border providers, increasing competition and how it impacts prices and quality of those services concerned, considering relevant indicators. It shall assess, inter alia, the impact on social dumping and additional costs which the e- card might generate. Every three months it shall assess the number of people in bogus self-employment, so as to check that the implementation of the e-card is not encouraging the growth of this phenomenon.

2017/11/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4

4. "‘coordinating authority"’ means an authority ~~designat~~conferred, in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation ….. [ESC Regulation]…., on an existing state body without the need to create a new authority, in order to achieve savings in the EU budget;

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5

~~[...]~~deleted

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

A European services e-card shall be valid for ~~an indefinite duration~~12 months, unless suspended, revoked or cancelled, in accordance with Articles 15 to 17.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The coordinating authority of the home Member State shall within one ~~week~~month of having received an application for a European services e-card:

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) verify whether European services e- cards issued in relation to other home Member States for the same provider and service activity have been revoked or cancelled, or that cancelation has been requested to allow replacement of those e- cards by the European services e-card to which the application refers to;Does not affect the English version.)

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Within ~~two weeks from~~one month of receiving the application the coordinating authority of the host Member State shall examine it and inform the applicant and the home Member State of any requirements applicable to temporary cross-border provisions under the legislation of the host Member State with the exception of those referred to in Article 5(4). In line with the rights of Member States as referred to in Article 10, the coordinating authority of the host Member State may, within the same time- limit, decide to object to the issue of the European services e-card by the coordinating authority of the home Member State where it demonstrates that the application of a prior authorisation scheme, prior notification scheme or requirements to the applicant is justified for one of those overriding reasons of public interest set out in Article 16 of Directive 2006/123/EC or is admissible in accordance with other acts of EU law.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The host Member State shall take due account in that assessment of the requirements that the applicant already meets in its home Member States. For the purpose of that assessment and within the above-mentioned time- limit, the coordinating authority of the host Member State shall be allowed to request necessary clarifications or necessary additional information from the home Member State or the applicant which is not yet contained in the application. In that case, the time limit referred to in this paragraph is suspended until the requested necessary clarification or necessary additional information is supplied. ~~The procedure for requesting clarifications or additional information will be laid down by way of the delegated acts referenced in paragraph 4.~~

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Taking into account the rights of Member States as referred to in Article 10, if the coordinating authority of the host Member State does not react within the time- limit referred to in paragraph 1, that time limit shall automatically be extended by two additional weeks and the electronic platform where the application for a European services e-card has been submitted shall issue an alert to the coordinating authority of the host Member State to the effect that failure to react shall imply that there is ano objection to the issue of the European services e-card to the applicant.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

If the host Member State does not object in accordance with paragraph 1, ~~the coordinating authority of the home Member State shall issue the European services e-card without delay~~ upon expir~~ation~~y of the extended time- limit resulting from the application of paragraph 2~~. In~~, the ~~absence of any objection under the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 and failing a decision by the coordinating authority of the home Member State upon expiration of the extend~~card shall be deemed time-limit resulting from the application of paragraph 2, the European services e-card shall be deemed to have been issued by the home Member State in the terms communicated to the host Member State in accordance with Article 11(2)possible to issue.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. Taking into account the rights of Member States as referred to in Article 10, if the coordinating authority of the host Member State does not react within the time- limit referred to in paragraph 1, that time limit shall automatically be extended by two additional weeks and the electronic platform where the application for a European services e-card has been submitted shall issue an alert to the coordinating authority of the host Member State to the effect that failure to react shall imply that the European services e-card shall be issued to the applicantweeks.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The coordinating authority of the host Member State shall assess, within one ~~week upon~~month of receipt of proof of compliance with the conditions identified in accordance with paragraph 1, whether to issue the European services e-card or reject the application for the European services e- card.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4

Upon receipt of the observations of the applicant or, where no observations have been made, upon expir~~ation~~y of the time- limit to present those observations, the coordinating authority of the host Member State shall ~~decide, within one week, whether to issue the European services e- card or reject the application for the European services e-~~notify the applicant of the Member State’s decision not to issue the card.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 6

6. I~~n case~~f the host Member State, upon expir~~ation~~y of the periods for its reaction mentioned in paragraphs , 2 and 4, does not request compliance with any condition under paragraph 1 or does not take the decision to issue the European services e- card under paragraph 4, the European services e-card shall be deemed not to have been issued by the host Member State ~~in the terms communicated to the host Member State in accordance with Article 11(2)~~.

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0402(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Member States shall ensure coordinating authorities who issued a European services e-card revoke all European services e-cards issued for the same provider and service activities in case that provider:(Does not affect the English version.)

2017/10/27
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) Long-term care benefits have so far not been included explicitly within the material scope of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 but coordinated as sickness benefits, leading to legal and financial uncertainty both for institutions and persons claiming long- term care benefits. There is a need to develop a stable legal framework appropriate to long-term care benefits and recovery within the Regulation to include a clear definition of such benefits.

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) In order to ensure clarity regarding the terminology in EU law, the term “posting” should only be used for the posting of workers within the meaning of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services34 and within the meaning of this revised Regulation. In addition, to achieve consistency in treatment between employed and self-employed persons it is necessary that the special rules for the determination of applicable legislation in the cases of workers who are temporarily posted or sent to another Member State should apply consistently to both employed and self-employed persons. __________________ 34 OJ L 018 , 21.01.1997 p. 1.

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) There is a need to ensure greater parity of treatment for frontier and cross- border workers by ensuring frontier workers receive the applicable unemployment benefits from the Member State of last activity provided that they have worked in that Member State for at least three months in the past twelve months.

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) These data should be compiled and used only for the stated purposes and should be deleted when the persons in question return to their country of origin.

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Implementing powers should be conferred on the European Commission in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers37. __________________ OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p 13.deleted

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Taking into account the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice in Cases C-345/09 van Delft and Others, EU:C:2010:610 and C-543/13 EU:C:2015:359 Fischer-Lintjens there is a need to facilitate retrospective changes in applicable legislation. Therefore the offsetting procedure that applies in situations where the legislation of a Member State was applied provisionally in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 should also be extended to other cases resulting from a retroactive change of the applicable legislation. In addition, in this context, it is necessary to disapply divergent limitation provisions in national law to ensure that a retroactive settlement between the institutions is not impeded by any incompatible time-limits laid down in national legislation while at the same time establishing a uniform limitation period of five years counting backwards from the commencement of the dialogue procedure referred to under Article 5(2) and 6(3) of this Regulation to ensure this procedure for resolving such disputes is not frustrated.deleted

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

2016/0397(COD)

Dominique BILDE, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mara BIZZOTTO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004
Article 12 – title

Special ~~rules~~case of workers dependent on an undertaking having its registered office in another Member State

2018/01/23
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4

(4) To achieve its main objective, the Europass framework focused on tools for the documentation of skills and qualifications. TWhile these tools ~~have achieved wide use~~are widely deployed, many remain uncertain how to use them. Activities by National Europass Centres offer support and promote the documentation of skills and qualifications25 . _________________ 25 Second evaluation of the Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on a single Community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass), COM(2013) 899 final.

2017/04/26
Committee: EMPL CULT

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) designate and manage, in accordance with national circumstances, ~~a N~~the national ~~Skills Coordination Point~~Europass centres, to support coordination and cooperation ~~among~~between the national services referred to in this Decision;

2017/04/26
Committee: EMPL CULT

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1

1. Family members of a beneficiary of international protection who do not individually qualify for such protection shall be entitled to claim a residence permit in accordance with national procedures and insofar as this is compatible with the personal legal status of the family member. Only proven family members of that family may benefit from this protection, within the limit of the notion of ‘family’ established by the culture and customs of the host country. In the case of a polygamous household, only one wife and the legitimate children of that relationship may be taken into account, with the others being subject to the rules on the reception of individuals.

2017/03/30
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. Detained applicants shall immediately be informed, in writing, where possible, in a language which they understand or are reasonably supposed to understand, of the reasons for detention and the procedures laid down in national law for challenging the detention order, as well as of the possibility to request free legal assistance and representation.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that applicants have access to the labour market no later than 6 months from the date when the application for international protection was lodged if an administrative decision by the competent authority has not been taken and the delay cannot be attributed to the applicantll their nationals are fully integrated on the labour market and enjoy social inclusion and access to housing, health care, and social protection; they shall endeavour to manage the refugee emergency according to their financial and social reception capacities.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

~~Member States shall ensure that applicants, who have been granted access to the labour market in accordance with paragraph 1, have effective access to the labour market.~~deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

For reasons of labour market policies, Member States may verify whether a vacancy could be filled by nationals of the Member State concerned or by other Union citizens, or by third-country nationals lawfully residing in that Member State.deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) private houses, flats, hotels or other premises adapted for housing applicants.~~deleted

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0222(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Expenditure incurred by Member States to achieve the aims of this Directive shall not be factored into calculations for the purposes of Stability Pact parameters.

2017/03/06
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) The concept of highly skilled worker should replace the concept of highly qualified worker in order to emphasise that both formal educational qualifications and equivalent professional experience should be taken equally into account as criteria for admission. According to a Council Recommendation of 20 December 201232, the validation of learning outcomes, namely competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes)33 acquired through non-formal and informal learning can play an important role in enhancing employability and mobility. It recommends Member States to have in place, no later than 2018, arrangements for the validation of non- formal and informal learning. As mechanisms and arrangements for the evaluation and validation of professional experience are not readily available in all Member States, an additional transposition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive should be provided for the provisions related to recognising professional experience in order to enable Member States, where necessary, to develop such mechanisms and arrangements. Member States’ National Contact Points on the EU Blue Card should be involved in effective cooperation with stakeholders and networks in the education, training, employment and youth sectors, as well as other relevant policy areas, for the purpose of recognising professional experience under this Directive. __________________ 32 Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01) (OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1). 33 Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ L 394, 30.12.2006, p. 10).deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure a sufficient level of harmonisation in the admission conditions throughout the Union, both minimum and maximum factors for calculating the salary threshold should be determined. Member States should fix their threshold in accordance with the situation and organisation of their respective labour markets and their general immigration policies.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) A lower salary threshold should be laid down for specific professions where it is considered by the Member State concerned that there is a particular lack of available workforce and where such professions belong to major group 1 or 2 of the ISCO ("International Standard Classification of Occupation") classification.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) A lower salary threshold should also be laid down to benefit third-country nationals during a certain period after their graduation. This period should be granted each time that the third-country national reaches a level of education relevant for the purposes of this Directive, namely levels 6, 7 or 8 of ISCED 2011, or levels 6, 7 or 8 of EQF, according to the national law of the Member State concerned. It should apply whenever the third-country national applies for an initial or renewed EU Blue Card within three years from the date of obtaining the qualifications and in addition, when that third-country national applies for a first renewal of the EU Blue Card and the initial EU Blue Card was issued for a period shorter than 24 months. After these grace periods – which may run in parallel – have elapsed the young professionals can be reasonably expected to have gained sufficient professional experience in order to fulfil the regular salary threshold.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) The conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment, including the eligibility criteria related to a salary threshold should be defined. It should not aim to determine salaries and therefore should not derogate from the rules or practices at Member State level or from collective agreements, and should not be used to constitute any harmonisation in this field. This Directive should fully respect the competences of Member States, particularly on employment, labour and social matters.deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34

(34) Professional qualifications leading to a diploma acquired by a third-country national in another Member State should be recognised in the same way as those of Union citizens. Qualifications acquired in a third country should be taken into account in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council42. Where a third-country national is applying for an EU Blue Card to practice an unregulated profession, Member States should avoid excessive formal requirements and full recognition procedures regarding qualifications, wherever sufficient evidence can be otherwise obtained. __________________ 42 Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3

- has the required competence, as ~~proven by higher professional qualifications.~~attested by the diplomas required in the Member State concerned;

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) "higher professional qualifications" means qualifications attested by evidence of higher education qualifications orentailing a minimum of five years of post- secondary studies, which must be supplemented by five years’ professional experience requiring the exercise of higher professional skills;

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

(h) "higher education qualifications" means any diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications issued by a competent authority attesting the successful completion of a post-secondary higher education or equivalent tertiary education programme, namely a set of courses provided by an educational establishment recognised as a higher education institution or equivalent tertiary educational institution by the State in which it is situated, where the studies needed to acquire those qualifications lasted at least ~~thre~~five years and correspond at least to ISCED 2011 level 6 or to EQF level 6, according to national law;

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) “higher professional skills” means skills attested by at least ~~thre~~five years of professional experience ~~of a level comparable~~, in addition to higher education qualifications ~~and~~, which is relevant in the profession or sector specified in the work contract or binding job offer;

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. Without prejudice to the criteria for admission set out in Article 5, EU Blue Card holders may engage in self-employed activity in parallel to the activity in ~~highly skilled employment~~employment requiring at least five years’ post-secondary education, possibly supplemented by skills of a high level.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) recognition of diplomas~~, certificates and other professional qual~~ and certificat~~ion~~es in accordance with the relevant national procedures;

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) access to ~~goods and services and the supply of goods and services made available to the public, including procedures for obtaining housing, as well as~~ information and counselling services afforded by employment offices during the 3 months preceding the loss of employment.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. EU Blue Card holders moving to a third country, or their survivors who reside in a third country and who derive rights from the EU Blue Card holder, shall receive, in relation to the available rights pertaining to old age, invalidity and death, statutory pensions based on the EU Blue Card holder's previous employment and acquired in accordance with the legislation referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, under the same conditions and at the same rates as the nationals of the Member States concerned when they move to a third country.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall communicate to the Commission each year and upon each modification, the factor they have decided to set for determining the annual salary thresholds, and the resulting nominal amounts, in accordance with Article 5(2), (4) and (5).deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

~~Member States shall communicate each year to the Commission the list of the professions for which a derogation in accordance with Article 5(4) applies.~~deleted

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

Where Member States refuse applications for an EU Blue Card based on ethical recruitment considerations in accordance with Article 6(4), they shall ~~communicate to~~inform the Commission and to the other Member States ~~a duly justified decision indicating the countries and sectors concerned~~of this fact.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall monitor and ~~communicate each year to~~inform the Commission each year of the impact of this Directive on the national labour markets.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0176(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1

Every three years, and for the first time by [five years after the date of entry into force of this Directive], the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive in ~~the~~each Member States, in particular the assessment of the impact of Articles 5, 12, 15, 19 and 20, and the impact of this Directive on the national labour market situations. The Commission shall propose any amendments that are necessary or recommend that the Directive be repealed.

2017/02/09
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens ~~or mutagens~~, mutagens or substances which may be toxic to reproduction at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The limit values should be revised when necessary in the light of scientific data. The limit values should be revised systematically every two years in the light of modern, updated scientific data.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) It should be borne in mind, nevertheless, that limit values offer workers only scant protection and that exposure times, both on a daily basis and throughout a person’s career, and even at very low values, remain a key factor.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)

(2b) It should also be borne in mind that the best protection, other than substitution, is still the equipment and training of workers.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) For some carcinogens ~~and mutagens~~, mutagens or substances which may be toxic to reproduction it is necessary to consider other absorption pathways, including the possibility of penetration through the skin, in order to ensure the best possible level of protection, and therefore to revise the exposure times and the protection equipment in the light of the minimum limit value indicated for each substance, where substitution is not possible.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) It should be borne in mind that the dermal route is a major penetration pathway, which must de facto rule out the possibility of pregnant women manipulating carcinogens, mutagens and/or substances which may be toxic to reproduction.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) The Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (‘the Committee’), which consists of independent international experts with a range of backgrounds, assists the Commission, in particular, in evaluating the latest available scientific data and in proposing occupational exposure limits for the protection of workers from chemical risks, to be set at EU level pursuant to Council Directive 98/24/EC47 and Directive 2004/37/EC. For the chemical agents o- toluidine and 2-nitropropane, there were no Committee recommendations available and other sources of scientific information, adequately robust and in the public domain, were considered48 ,49. __________________ 47 Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 131, 05.05.1998, p. 11). 48 http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monograph s/vol77/mono77-11.pdf http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monograph s/vol99/mono99-15.pdf and http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monograph s/vol100F/mono100F-11.pdf. 49 http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monograph s/vol1-42/mono29.pdf and http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monograph s/vol71/mono71-49.pdf.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) There is sufficient evidence of the carcinogenicity of respirable crystalline silica dust. On the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, a limit value for respirable crystalline silica dust should be established. Respirable crystalline silica dust generated by a work process, with the exception of processes covered by the social dialogue on Workers’ Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products containing it49a, is not subject to classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council50. It is therefore appropriate to include work involving exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust generated by a work process in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and to establish a limit value for respirable crystalline silica dust ('respirable fraction') ~~. __________________~~with a modulation between quartz silica at 0.1 mg/m3 and 0.05 for cristalobite. __________________ 49a OJ C 279, 17.11.2006. 50 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) Guides and good practice developed through initiatives by or specific to each Member State, such as the Social Dialogue "Agreement on Workers' Health Protection Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it" (NEPSi), are valuable and necessary instruments to complement regulatory measures and in particular to support the effective implementation of limit values.

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) Chromic acid and alkaline or alkaline-earth chromates and dichromates, and zinc chromate, meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of primary bronchopulmonary cancers and cancers of the nasal cavities. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 b (new)

(17b) The following aromatic amines and their salts: 4-aminobiphenyl and salts (xenylamine); 4,4’-diaminobiphenyl and salts (benzidine); 2-naphtylamine and salts; 4,4’-methylene bis (2-chloroaniline) and salts (MBOCA); 3,3’dimethoxybenzidine and salts (o- dianisidine); 3,3’dimethylbenzidine and salts (o-tolidine); 4-chloro-2- methylaniline and salts (p-chloro-o- toluidine); auramine (technical grade); and the following benzidine-based dyes: CI direct black 38, CI direct blue 6 and CI direct brown 95 meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of cancers of the bladder and urinary tract. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 c (new)

(17c) Arsenic, inhalation of cobalt dust or vapour and inhalation of dust or vapours containing gold-bearing arsenopyrites meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of angiosarcoma of the liver, primary bronchopulmonary cancers and skin cancers. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 d (new)

(17d) The following petroleum products: unrefined or less refined mineral oils and regenerated mineral oils used in operations to machine and treat metals, aromatic extracts, cracking residues, used engine oils and soot from the combustion of petroleum products meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of skin cancers. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 e (new)

(17e) Formaldehyde meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that this agent is responsible for the appearance of cancers of the nasopharynx. This substance should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 f (new)

(17f) Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E viruses meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of liver cancers. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 g (new)

(17g) Dust or smoke containing cadmium meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens in the labour legislation of at least one Member State; That legislation has recognised that these agents are responsible for the appearance of primary bronchopulmonary cancers. These substances should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 h (new)

(17h) Inhalation of cobalt dust associated with tungsten carbide before sintering meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that this agents is responsible for the appearance of primary bronchopulmonary cancers. This substance should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

2016/0130(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 i (new)

(17i) Bis (chloromethyl) ether meets the criteria for classification as a carcinogen in the labour legislation of at least one Member State. That legislation has recognised that this agents is responsible for the appearance of primary bronchopulmonary cancers. This substance should therefore be subject to regular monitoring and evaluation, at least every two years;

2017/01/12
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2016/0070(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a

Directive 96/71/CE
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For the purpose of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, in the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted or the conditions laid down in the contract concluded between the parties.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [two years after adoption] at the latest and after verification of the results of the implementation of Directive 2014/67/EU, which, in accordance with Article 24 thereof, should take place by 18 June 2019 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

2017/03/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the post-electoral revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) must address the new political challenges facing the EU; underlines that reallocation of funds for emergencies is not a sustainable solution; insists that the existing resource commitments for achieving the Untake note of the failure to use the funds received from the Member States to address at EU level the new economic and social crises; underlines that reallocation of funds for emergencies or requests for further EU budget increases to be met by the Member States are not acceptable solution’s ~~strategic objectives and greater economic, social and territorial cohesion be maintained~~but yet another burden for our citizens;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that ~~the employment rate in the EU currently stands at 69.2 %, which is well below the Europe 2020 target, and calls for increased public investment in job creation and skills~~Europe has 22 million unemployed, of which approximately 4.5 million are young people under the age of 25, reflecting the failure of the Europe 2020 strategy;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Insists on the ~~continuation of the Youth E~~need to support and promote the role of the Member States in drawing up truly effective projects that avoid waste and have a real impact on youth employment in Europe; stresses the importance of employment Iinitiative ~~and calls for the resources for this initiative to be provided until 2020~~s regarding not only supply but also demand; calls for encouragement to be given to all initiatives and projects seeking to align training and business needs more closely;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that new legislation on EURES and the European platform for tackling undeclared work will draw on Employment and Social Innovation programme resources and insists that adequate funding for this programme be guaranteed in the EU budget;deleted

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that the resources of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived ~~are not sufficient to address the unprecedented flow of refugees and that competition for scarce funds may lead to social c~~have been earmarked for measures to boost employment and provide material assistance to citizens of the EU Member States who are unemployed or poor; notes that the funds are insufficient to address the current unprecedented migration flict; insists that the ESF share amount to 25 % of the total cohesion budget, that no reductions in the national envelopes for ESF measures be made and that sufficient cash flow be provided annually for payments from the EU budgetow; stresses that this funding cannot be diverted from the original objectives or be extended to new beneficiary categories, but must be used more efficiently and effectively to tackle the problems of the 22 million jobless EU citizens;

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the policies for poverty reduction and social inclusion among vulnerable groups have failed to produce the expected results and calls for increased financial aid to social services and the social economy;deleted

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Considering~~Points out that 13.1 % of EU 27 GDP has been spent on bank bailouts while the EU budget remains at less than 1 %~~, calls on Member States to ensure the provision of all resources necessary to successfully overcome the extreme challenges being faced by the EU at present~~.

2016/04/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, in the absence of relevant statistics, it is difficult to gain a clear picture of the situation of small transport businesses in Europe;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas small transport businesses can take a variety of forms, ranging from family businesses to start-ups, micro enterprises and one-person businesses;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas small transport businesses need to take advantage of the digital revolution;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas the various public subsidies available for businesses, at both European and national level, are not always easy to access, and whereas the time frames involved are ill-adapted to innovation cycles;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes the opportunities of the collaborative economy and the Ddigital ~~Single Market~~revolution for job creation and more inclusive growth within small transport businesses; stresses, however, that the collaborative economy must not lead to an avoidance of tax and social contributions, nor to non-compliance with employment and social legislation;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2349(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that small transport businesses are, in the main, local businesses that are not relocatable;

2016/06/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is concerned that ~~due to the procyclical~~given the restricted nature of European public spending for the ~~financial capacity and social mission of NGOs are severely challenged at times when they are most needed;~~ period between 2014 and 2020, EU grants to NGOs under various EU programmes and structural funds represent significant sums that are difficult to quantify precisely, and takes the view that grants ought only to be made when strictly necessary to meet the needs of the people of Europe;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises, in particular, that EU grants to NGOs must not have the aim or effect of addressing, in full or in part, matters falling within the remit of a European institution and/or a national institution within a Member State;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that under EU programmes such as the EaSI, the ESF and the FEAD, ca~~nnot be implemented without NGO involvement~~lls for projects involving grants are open, in particular, to applications from NGOs;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission and the Member States to ~~ensure the independence of social NGOs and to provide funding to contribute to the independent assessment of policies~~independently assess EU grants to NGOs, taking account, in particular, of the following: (i) fulfilment by the NGOs receiving grants of the objectives set out in their framework grant agreements; (ii) the relevance of NGO programmes or projects in receipt of grants with regard to the wishes of the people of Europe;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that all projects and programmes receiving EU grants must be subject to a prior framework agreement, setting out a number of objectives and the stages involved in achieving them, as well as to regular assessments, in particular a final assessment comparing the results achieved with the objectives set in the framework agreement;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Strongly regrets the decrease in EU funding for European social NGOs under EaSI, compared to the previous PROGRESS programme, and under Europe for Citizens;~~deleted

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that many NGOs have difficulties in accessing ESF funding and are disproportionately burdened by the complexity of programmes and reporting requirements; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support in this Emphasises that the administrative formalities required in order to answer EU calls for projects help ensure that the selection procedure is rigorous, objective and transpareant;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Calls on the Commission to focus social NGO funding programmes on operational grants beyond one year, in order to ensure continuity and sustainability;~~deleted

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that most EU funds available for social NGOs require minimal co- financing, a~~nd too high a share can be detrimental to the applicant NGO which may not be able to raise this amount~~mounting to 10% of the total cost of the project or programme, but that, in practice, the proportion of co-financing required amounts to around 40%, and that no co-financing is required in certain cases;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that, according to a study by the Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union dated 31 January 2014, the majority of the NGOs consulted for the study were in favour of this principle of co-financing;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Emphasises that the co-financing of programmes or projects in receipt of EU grants makes it possible to guarantee the viability of those programmes or projects and the financial independence of NGOs that receive EU grants; emphasises, in addition, that obtaining co- financing from public or private partners helps demonstrate the relevance and/or interest of the activities of the NGO that is applying;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Emphasises that there ought to be an increase in the minimum threshold for co-financing required of NGOs;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Regret~~Emphasises that sometimes under the EaSI only public administration bodies can apply for funding as lead partner~~; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal to adapt the regula~~ owing to requirements or restrictions so that ~~NGOs can also be the lead partner~~are specific to the financing concerned;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Notes that many EU social NGOs work in areas covered by different Commission Directorates-General (DGs); ~~calls on the Commission to make it~~maintains that it should not be possible to combine operational grants from more than one DG;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises that the Financial Transparency System ought to be changed so that legal entities receiving funding can be classed as NGOs, thereby making it possible to identify the total amount granted by the EU to NGOs under all EU programmes in a given year;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Emphasises that Member States’ obligations as regards transparency need to be tightened up in the area of EU grants awarded by the Member States where there is shared management;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2345(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Emphasises that NGOs in receipt of EU grants ought to be politically non- partisan;

2016/04/22
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that ~~the success of the eurozon~~meeting the expectations of the people of Europe is dependent on increasing the welfare of all ~~its~~ citizens, and on well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems, based on decent work with rights, a strong role for the social partners, social dialogue, collective bargaining and collective agreements, and preventing individual Member States from trying to gain an unfair competitive advantage by infringing workers’ rights or promoting social dumping;

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that in order to stabilise the social situation in Member States, ~~economic stabilisers such as a European Unemployment Insurance (EUI) scheme~~their sovereignty as nations and their national currencies should be restore~~ngthen the welfare state and fight social deprivation caused by one- sided fiscal discipline measures taken under the European economic governance framework~~d without delay in order to free up national economies and allow a return to full employment;

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the fact that the current system of European economic governance is highly unbalanced ~~and focuses almost exclusively on fiscal stability and wage competitiveness, while concerns about~~, benefitting only certain Member States, and points out that problems in relation to economic recovery, public investment policies and more and better jobs and social cohesion are the largely ignored consequences of this system;

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Asks the Member States to respect and promote the autonomy of collective bargaining on wages and working conditions, and to restore balance with the economic governance pillar by urgently moving ahead on the social dimension;deleted

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Commission to leave the Member States entirely free to determine their own policies on wages and working conditions;

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of ~~not linking any~~making the link between unemployment benefit system ~~with~~s and economic conditionality for the Member States, particularly when it leads to austerity, and of promoting social policies which fight poverty, and social exclusion a~~nd social dumping~~mong nationals, while combating social dumping, which is a consequence of harmful EU policies;

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that fiscal capacity should not be merely a responsive tool in the event of country-specific shocks, but should actively enable Member States to achieve social cohesion and full employment, to erase poverty, to strengthen the welfare state and to help attain all the social objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy.deleted

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2344(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that fiscal capacity in the form in which it is imposed on the eurozone Member States will do nothing to enable them to achieve social cohesion and full employment and to eradicate poverty: quite the reverse.

2016/06/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas up to 12.4 million people have been out of work for more than a year and, of those, 6 million for more than two years; whereas long-term unemployment has a negative impact on economic growth and social welfare systems and can become a structural problem affecting entire generations;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

-1a. Notes the risks highlighted by CEDEFOP concerning the skills mismatch and skills obsolescence; underlines the importance of dual education such as vocational training and apprenticeships in matching the skills of young people with the demands of the labour market.

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of ~~creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge, especially those acquired via voluntary activities~~dual education systems such as vocational training and apprenticeships ;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Is deeply concerned that there is still a 26 % difference in the rate of employment for people with disabilities compared to the average EU employment rate, with the employment rate for people with disabilities standing lower than 50%

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Calls on the~~Urges Member States to ~~gradually~~ shift taxes from labour to other sources, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for ~~highly qualified~~ young people, in order to boost employment, research and innovation projects within European enterprises;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Member States ~~to modernise their current social protection systems, in order to guarantee their sustainability in the face of expected ageing; consi~~with lower social protection systems to upgrade them, in orders t~~hat pension schemes should be linked not only to life expectancy but also to other social and labour factors, while not jeopardising the sustainability of public finances;~~o avoid social dumping and all others competitive distortions

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Stresses, taking into account Member States’ difficulties~~Is deeply concerned about the difficulties that Member States still experience in fully using European funds~~, that the~~; EU must guarantee proper and better use of its investments, which need to be matched to its priorities, as well as the efficient management of its resources, and must also cut red tape with regard to access, implementation and evaluationthe full use of these resources in order to avoid a jeopardised competitiveness growth scenario ;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the Commission’s call on Member States to increase their social investments, especially in healthcare, childcare, housing support and rehabilitation services to fulfil the growth of their citizens needs facing the economic crisis; calls on enterprises and other eligible beneficiaries to make better use of the investment mechanisms provided by European funds and projects having direct application;.

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Congratulates the Commission on having enhanced the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in support of the implementation of the country-specific recommendations, and on having presented a proposal to the Member States on funding for technical assistance;deleted

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. ~~Stress~~Underlines that the Europe 2020 strategy ~~still maintains its pertinence, and calls on the Member States to reinforce its implementation on the ground~~hardly will achive its goals; asks the Commission and the Council to ~~more closely monitor its global and~~ start projecting a post-Europe 2020 scenatrio~~nal implementation; considers it necessary to start projecting a post-Europe 2020 scenario~~, leaving behind the useless European way of acting, which is nothing but propaganda, giving European citizens needs their fair priority;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2330(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Welcom~~Urges the Commission recommendation on the euro area, which consolidates the joint analysis and definition of strategies of the social and economic dimensions of Member States under EMU, stressing the need for these criteria to be reconciledto provide a way out of the failing project of the euro currency;

2016/01/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that Erasmus+ ~~is one of the key drivers of growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributes to improving European education and training systems and employability, and~~ provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) a~~nd VET mobility~~broad plays a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately fundedn important role in broadening and deepening the skills of students and apprentices; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all European citizens and guarantee that it is adequately funded without this becoming an unreasonable burden on governments given the crisis which Europe is going through;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to work with the Members States on stronger cooperation between education establishments and key stakeholders (businesses, VET facilities, research organisations, social partners, ~~local/reg~~national authorities and the youth sector) in order to enhance the responsiveness of the education and VET systems to labour market needs, and to guarantee that this cooperation is reflected in Erasmus+; ~~believes that active involvement of beneficiaries in the design and implementation of the programme increases its success and added value;~~

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2327(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; cCalls for ~~specific targets such as the implementation of a fully ope~~each Member State to be allowed to assess the quality of a diploma from another Member State before granti~~onal~~ng a credit transfer ~~system and recognition, and for~~and for a study to be made of the validation of competences acquired through ~~non-formal and informal~~ learning.;

2016/10/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas growth and competitiveness in the Member States is partly dependent on Europe's ability to capitalise on its diversity, rather than attempting to iron out differences, and whereas macro- regional strategies such as EUSALP can make a positive practical contribution to capitalising on the special features of the various regions, taking due account of their natural resources, heritage and cultural characteristics;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas free movement of persons is a prerequisite to reaching the goals of economic, social, territorial and environmental cohesion in order to achieve strong and sustainable competitiveness and make equal access to employment possible;deleted

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the importance of increasing the economic potential of the strategic sectors of agriculture, forestry, ~~tourism, energy~~bee keeping, fruit growing, tourism, energy, herbaceous crops, the bioeconomy, organic products, health and the latest technologies, and giving strong backing to SMEs ~~with which research centres should form links~~;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of continuing to apply the designations of origin scheme and the geographical indication 'mountain product' throughout the EU, in order to support the agri-food industry and high-quality products that are of key economic importance in the Alpine macro-region and all mountain areas;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses, with reference to the depopulation of mountain areas, that under no circumstances can the relocation of migrants to areas in the Alpine macro-region be regarded as an acceptable response to the demographic problems experienced by mountain areas or to the current migration crisis in the EU;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Takes the view that the demographic problems to be found in some parts of the Alpine macro-region should be addressed by means of proactive welfare policies and by concentrating resources on providing support for local families and communities;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Draws attention to the strategic role played by public services in addressing the demographic problems in mountain areas, and in this connection emphasises the need to develop positive synergies between public and private investment in all key areas, such as healthcare;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for support to be provided for training schemes to help preserve the skills and know-how used in the production of traditional goods by small artisanal businesses in mountain areas;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for t~~ransport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe to be made more durable and for intermodal transport systems to be encouraged for the sake of the region’s deve~~hought to be given to forging links between urban and rural areas as a means of fostering the development of mountain areas; calls for spatial development policies for the Alpine macro-region to focus on consolidating sustainable links between urban and rural areas, improving transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe by promoting intermodal transport systems, boosting competitiveness and emplopyment and ensuring the well-being of its inhabitants;

2016/03/03
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the refugee crisis is first and foremost an economic and humanitarian crisis, but one with long-term impacts and thus requiring long-term responses;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the native working-age population in the EU is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU point to emerging and future shortages in specific fields;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post-trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8; _________________ 8http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues- migration-health/making-integration- work-humanitarian- migrants_9789264251236-endeleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the importance of recognising the gender dimension of refugee status determination9, the needs of women who apply for international protection and the specific social inclusion and labour market integration challenges that women face; calls for gender to be fully mainstreamed into all policies and procedures relating to asylum and migration; _________________ 9EP Draft Report: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=- %2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML%2BC OMPARL%2BPE- 571.702%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV 0%2F%2FENdeleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Feels, moreover, that access to employment, the tax system and self- esteem should be given as a priority to the more than 21 million unemployed Europeans who also have a right to their place in society;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; stresses that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality job creation and economic growth, with priority going to young Europeans;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the fact that expansive public fiscal policies, covering the extraordinary investments in social inclusion and labour market integration measures and programmes, are likely to have a positive effect on national GDPs in the short term, while medium- or long- term impacts on public finances will depend on the effectiveness of these measures;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Supports the Commission’s efforts in updating the European Agenda on Migration, in particular by revising the Dublin III Regulation; underlines the positive impact that intra-EU mobility of refugees would have on addressing labour shortages and refugees’ inclusion into the labour market; stresses that further efforts are necessary to create a truly uniform Common European Asylum System and a comprehensive and sustainable legal migration policy in the EU to meet labour market demand in terms of skills, in which social inclusion and active integration policies play a central role;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a revision of the Reception Conditions Directive in order to ensure that applicants of international protection have access to the labour market no later than six months from the date when the application was lodged;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Encourages the Member States to shorten the processing time of applications for international protection and to extend early intervention measures such as language training, skills assessment and civic integration courses in particular to those asylum seekers who have good prospects of being granted international protection;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas a growing number of SMEs are forced into bankruptcy or closure by the bureaucratic and administrative burden of European standards;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for job creation for the SME sector Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; the mismatch between the training on offer and employers’ needs; regulatory and tax burdens and regulatory uncertainty; the shadow economy and undeclared work; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that labour costs, including social security contributions, have an impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and competitiveness;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the main objective should be to combat social dumping and unfair competition effectively, therefore sacrificing worker protections to enable labour costs to fall is wholly unacceptable;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the EU to ~~better engag~~encourage and enable Member State authorities, universities, businesses and financial institutions ~~with a view~~ to mak~~ing~~e full use of EU funding sources (e.g. the EFSI, the ESF, the ERDF, COSME~~, Horizon 2020~~ and Erasmus+), so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing finance which is still one of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Takes the view that the artificial academisation of specific professions is not helpful if one wishes to tackle the problem of skills scarcities in SMEs; believes that vocational training, and especially dual systems operated in cooperation with SMEs, should be given more public support and that their professional value should receive greater recognition;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out the importance and worth of professional training, courses and apprenticeships when it comes to giving young people the qualifications and skills that they need for the labour market;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Encourages Member States to establish a clear framework for setting up high quality training courses, professional training and apprenticeship schemes which genuinely help young people to develop their careers;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that apprenticeship schemes within SMEs should be promoted by Member States, including through financial incentives and better recognition of the skills that they offer;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that the aim of training courses, professional training and apprenticeship schemes is to provide genuine professional experience which young people can apply in the future;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for young graduates who are employed by an SME or are starting up an enterprise, including by simplifying access to loans and funding methods;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Member States to review the rules affecting SMEs and to introduce measures based on the ‘Think Small First’ principle, in order to remove the bureaucratic obstacles and administrative burden with which SMEs are confronted and achieve a high level of regulatory certainty as a precondition for job stability;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Points out that SMEs can only fulfil their employment creation role in a healthy and stable economic environment;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider that SMEs face specific obstacles and should therefore be exempted from excessively burdensome administrative procedures, while always ensuring that they provide their employees with ~~the necessary~~ health and safety standards;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in the framework of the European Semester’s country-specific recommendations, a differentiated approach to improve the environment for SMEs, taking into account the country- specific circumstances and the EU regions’ specific structural differencesbear in mind country-specific circumstances and structural differences specific to each EU region, and asks the Commission to allow each Member State to put in place the requisite national measures to improve the conditions for SMEs in their country;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Calls on the Member States to remove the remaining administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro-enterprises and SMEs from other Member States;~~deleted

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Notes that ~~in some cases~~ EU competition policy too often results in privileging that mostly benefits big market operators that are characterised by greater economic efficiency than SMEs; stresses in this regard the need for specific measures for SMEs in order to curb their market diseconomies, thus enabling their internationalisation and boosting their job creation potential;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that SMEs’ unequal access to markets, skills and finance across the EU, as well as being detrimental to their employment creation prospects, is the result of a number of structural differences in terms of enterprises’ scale and performances and in national legislative provisions; considers, therefore, that these differences should be taken into account when evaluating EU internal market performance and implementing Union competition policy rules;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Takes the view that tax rules (which vary on the basis of company size) create unfair competition between SMEs and large multinational groups;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Points out that combatting social dumping should remain a top priority and should always be taken into account in negotiations with third countries;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2320(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment regarding the implications of the future TTIP agreement for jobs in the SME sector in all Member States and to take proper account of the results before continuing negotiations;

2016/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~better anticipate the effects of trade policy decisions on the EU labour market~~come together with stakeholders in the relevant sectors well ahead of trade policy decisions in order to assess their impact on the EU labour market; calls on the Commission to suspend existing trade agreements (or, in the case of those yet to be concluded, such as TTIP, to suspend the negotiations) which are resulting in (or will result in) a permanent state of crisis or the disappearance of entire economic sectors; opposes any initiative to consider the EGF, in its current form, as an intervention or compensation tool for jobs lost in the European Union as a result of ~~trade~~ strategies or policies decided at EU level~~, including future trade agreements or those already in place~~;

2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that some Member States have preferred to use the ESF rather than the EGF because of higher ESF co- financing rates, swifter implementation of ESF measures, the lack of EGF pre- financing and the lengthy EGF approval procedure; believes ~~however~~ that the increased co- financing rate and the more timely application and approval process contained in the new regulation ~~have helped address some of these concern~~are incremental improvements and still not sufficient to meet the needs of citizens affected by the crisis;

2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the fact that positive outcomes other than re-employment and skills updating were experienced by beneficiaries, including psychological benefits such as improved self-esteem, greater feelings of empowerment and increased motivation;deleted

2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Regrets the fact that one third of EGF funding compensates national workers’ income support schemes with no EU added value; n~~Notes the restriction in the current regulation where such costs are capped at 35 % and believes that this cap should be lowered;

2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2015/2284(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that SMEs account for 85 % of all EU enterprises and, in this context, expresses concern that the EGF has had a very limited impact on SMEs, despite the fact that it clearly provides scope for SMEs to be targeted; calls on the parties concerned to comprehend the reasons for this and make the required amendments to the Regulation in order to increase the impact of the EGF on SMEs;

2016/04/27
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas persons with disabilities represent a diverse group, and whereas women, children, older people, and individuals with complex support needs face additional difficulties ~~and multiple forms of discrimination~~;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges a comprehensive and cross- cutting review of EU legislation and funding programmes with a view to complying fully with the CRPD ~~by constructively involving disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the "EU Framework")~~;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the constructive involvement of disability organisations and the members of the EU Framework for the CRPD (hereinafter the "EU Framework");

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take steps to combat all forms of ~~discrimination, including multiple and intersectional discrimination based on disability, with special regard to women and children with disabilities and to those whose disabilities change over tim~~obstacle facing persons with functional impairments in leading a fulfilling life;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to be more vigilant where the person with a functional impairment is a woman or child;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned ~~about~~, in those countries where it does not work well, about the difficulties posed by a national emergency number and the lack of accessibility of the EU- wide 112 emergency number, which is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Is concerned that the Employment Equality Directive does not explicitly make the denial of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities a form of discrimination;~~deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Requests that the level of disability be very clearly assessed before hiring and that the contract include clear information about so-called reasonable accommodation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Member States to adopt quality frameworks for traineeships with a view to ensuring reasonable accommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities on the same contractual terms as for a employee;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Urges the Commission to include a disability-specific component in its evaluation of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive;~~deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Calls for the development of human rights-based indicators and comparable disaggregated disability data;~~deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the provision of adequate needs-based and CRPD-compatible reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities – or with dependent family members with disabilities – who are in the service of the European institutions, within the contractual framework containing the list of reasonable accommodation measures;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Board of Governors of the European Schools, including the Commission, to ensure inclusive quality education at European Schools in accordance with CRPD requirements as regards multidisciplinary assessments, the inclusion of children with disabilities, and the provision of reasonable accommodation, while guaranteeing the inclusive participation of parents with disabilities providing the disability has been comprehensively assessed beforehand and does not lead to an inevitable failure though the forced inclusion in an open environment;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that Erasmus and other mobility programmes have fostered European integration and strengthened the idea of citizenship; notes that these programmes have had an indirect impact on employment; points out that mobility ~~in the context of vocational education and training (VET) is fundamental to the fight against unemployment, enhances employability and reduces the skills gap~~enables both skills and the global working culture to be enhanced through making comparisons between oneself and others in an international context and , enhances employability when the student returns to his or her home country ;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that beyond the sensitive principle of adding value to national education, it seems necessary to put measures in place to prevent the Erasmus+ programme from facilitating a brain drain;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that~~, despite~~ improvements to the arrangements for the recognition of diplomas, credits, skills certificates, competency accreditations and acquired expertise in the context of VET~~, a legal basis applicable throughout the EU is needed~~ have led to a levelling-down of the recognition of the quality of certificates issued in States in which certification standards are demanding.; It is therefore necessary to reject the automatic recognition of diplomas, credits and skills certificates in the EU;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3 a. Points out that people with disabilities have special requirements, and thus need appropriate support in order to access Erasmus+ scholarship programmes; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce further measures to grant people with disabilities barrier-free and non- discriminatory access to all scholarship programmes in the framework of Erasmus+;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Urges that the industrial and craftmanufacturing sector, including SMUs, should be more closely involved in the framing, implementation and funding of VET mobility programmes; believes that flexible and constructive dialogue between training centres and firms will ensure that VET is a success;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that participation in this programme by the industrial and craft manufacturing sector will require the value of that sector and indeed the value of apprenticeship to be reappraised, these having been neglected in favour of the tertiary sector and the pathway through bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes pilot projects such as that recently approved by Parliament, entitled ‘European framework for the mobility of apprentices’, as the basis for a specific mobility programme in the context of VET , on condition that such measures are not manipulated so as to displace low-cost labour and do not transform, to the detriment of the learners, into de-facto instruments of social dumping;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for social measures concerning apprentices' pay and the associated salary deductions to be calculated to the advantage of the student or apprentice, so that they are not exploited for the purposes of labour displacement and unfair competition;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out, having regard to the very poor results achieved by anti- unemployment policy, that it is necessary to verify that the funds for the various items are well used, so as to determine which are the least efficient;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas some companies that abuse the principle of free movement tend to set up their operations abroad through subsidiaries to exploit wage and tax regulations more favourable than those in the country of origin;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

~~1. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a directive based on ILO Convention No. 81 on labour inspection;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls ~~for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to~~on Member States to step up cooperation in carrying out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies'~~, which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved~~;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that the failure on the part of companies and foreign posted workers to pay contributions damages pension schemes in the host country and that country’s own companies, which not only lose market share, but also have to cover the social cost of foreign competitors’ failure to pay contributions;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on all levels of government to use every means at their disposal to fight the phenomenon of foreign temporary agencies which, exploiting Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, engage in unfair competitive practices by offering local companies cheaper drivers, thus cancelling out the effects of investments in the competitiveness and economic and social growth of the haulage sector;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14a. Calls for the introduction of a guaranteed minimum wage set by Member States for all professional drivers and the elimination of different levels of taxation for both companies and employees of the sector;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on ~~the Commission to propose~~all levels of government and a~~ppropriate legislative vehicle providing that companies have a duty of care for which they may be held liable~~ll offices to increase the liability of companies, in respect of both their subsidiaries as well as their subcontractors operating in third countries, in order to prevent the risk of violations of human rights, corruption, severe physical injury or environmental damage and the violation of ILO Conventions;

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for all ~~ILO~~ core ~~labour standards~~physical, psychological and ergonometric standards imposed by legislation on all European workers, such as those set out in the subsidiarity rules of each Member State, to be a compulsory element of EU trade agreements such as TiSA from the outset;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls furthermore, in negotiations on international trade in services, for mandatory working conditions to be secured in accordance with the respective ~~laws on labour and~~national laws on social affairs, and for mandatory conclusion of collective agreements to be provided for, as well as a ban on the dismantling of workers’ rights and social standards when services are liberalised;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that the right of the State to organise and regulate the provision of services, taking account of social and environmental criteria as well as the public interest, must be retained in full, and calls for services of general interest – namely public services, and particularly national education and public health – to be excluded from the agreement, irrespective of whether they are provided privately or publicly;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Rejects negotiations on the further liberalisation of services provided across EU borders s~~o long as no EU-wide cooperation exists to maintain working conditions in accordance with the respective laws on labour and social affairs and collective agreements~~ince it represents the beginning of a loss of sovereignty and subsidiarity in fundamental areas such as social protection and employment; feels that it would in fact encourage social dumping and make it impossible to have a clear national employment strategy;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. C~~onsiders furthermore that the EU- wide posting of workers should not be reg~~alls for an end to the Posted Workers Directive since it represents an intolerable example of social dumping; feels that the harmonisation of social security contributions according to this model would not bring security to individual workers, as they are calculated ion t~~rade agreements~~he basis of the lowest bidder;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2233(INI)

Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Expects the agreement ~~to include a clause making it possible to revise~~, if it is not rejected, to include a cut-off clause as regards the liberalisation of services, particularly in the event of infringements of labour and social standards;

2015/10/20
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services,

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to ~~strengthen~~make better use of the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixing populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthen the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation; points out that one of the objectives of this policy is to keep farmers in business and guarantee agricultural prosperity in Europe;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses, to that end, that measures must be put in place to tackle the social dumping and unfair competition that is inflicted upon Member States, sometimes even by other Member States;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Supports an~~Notes a possible integrated approach between the CAP’s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving ~~local and reg~~the national administrations of the Member States more in the management and design of rural policies;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the strong market orientation of the EU’s agricultural policies and its negative effect on rural incomes and employment, as evidenced by the liberalisation of the dairy sector; condemns the negative impact on agricultural labour of EU decisions such as the Russian embargo and the negotiation of free trade agreements such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that agreements such as TTIP will bring about even more unfair competition, from which our farmers will suffer;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the current crisis shows that the unregulated market is unable to ensure price stability or maintain jobs, and that it is time to come up with new regulatory tools that are tailored to the hypercompetition pertaining in Europe and the rest of the world; whereas a case in point is the way that the abolition of production quotas (for sugar and milk), which accompanied deregulation, contributed to a general drop in prices;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for steps to be taken to protect our farmers, particularly by guaranteeing controlled designations of origin (AOC) and protected designations of origin (AOP);

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the introduction of social conditionality in the CAP’s first pillar, to the extent that such conditionality would genuinely benefit farmers; recalls that the aim of conditionality must be to provide better support for farmers and not to give the EU an additional way of bringing pressure to bear on them;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the CAP is not content merely to help farmers, but also seeks to impose on them standards and rules (administrative, sanitary, environmental, etc.) which are increasingly difficult to uphold;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

Ja. whereas the number of posted workers rose by 45% between 2010 and 2014; whereas agriculture is heavily affected by this trend, the number of posted workers in the sector having increased in France, for example, by more than 1000% between 2004 and 2011; whereas the phenomenon is aggravating the employment crisis in rural areas by encouraging social dumping among the EU Member States;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Points out that the growing number of rules is not feasible and is leading, generally, to farms going bankrupt and farmers committing suicide;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a stronger role for social partners in the development and implementation of agricultural policy in order to create quality jobs, ensure adequate health and safety conditions and foster the social integration of rural ~~workers, in particular migrant~~ workers;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Demands, in line with this approach, that the conditions necessary for assisting and facilitating the return or transfer of agricultural holdings be put in place in order to limit closures of such holdings;

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Urges that the gender gap in rural areas be addressed in order to improve women’s labour conditions and access to land;~~deleted

2016/04/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2226(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that the market measures and exceptional crisis measures provided for under the Single CMO must be implemented much more swiftly and proactively so as to limit the negative effects that falling prices have on income; deplores the Commission's lack of reactivity and protests against the low level of aid granted to farmers in response to the crisis; calls for the lifting of sanctions against Russia;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that geographical indications and organic farming represent and guarantee territory-based added value and create jobs, and as such should not only be protected but also developed; adds that it is universally acknowledged that the Transatlantic Treaty seriously jeopardises the recognition, value and very existence of protected geographic indications (PGIs) and protected designations of origin (PDOs), negotiations on the free-trade agreement with the USA, which will greatly undermine the structural components of European agriculture must therefore be broken off;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Call~~Encourages on the Member States and their regions to shift the focus of their rural policy to job creation~~, and calls on the Commission to assist them in achieving that objective;~~

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls on the Commission to clearly redefine and propose a European agricultural model that makes retaining territory-based jobs a priority;~~deleted

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that it is important that the CAP should provide funding for the positive effects that agriculture brings in terms of jobs and the environment, and that it should provide more support for organic farming and all other sustainable production methods in the context of agroecology~~, which will entail moving beyond current cross-compliance standards and agri-environmental and climate measures~~;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes the view that, for the future, there is a need to develop high-quality, territory-based food systems by promoting individual responsibility and the involvement of all stakeholders in qualitative and contract-related activities designed to ensure food and health security, as well as fair incomes for farmers; considers it essential, to that end, to better adapt the legislation on public tenders, so that local authorities can promote local production;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2226(INI)

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Member States to make significant progress towards top- down social harmonisation of the agricultural workforce, thereby minimising the damage done by internal social dumping, which undermines jobs; calls for more effective efforts to tackle abuse connected with the Posting of Workers Directive and, more broadly, for a revision of that directive so that posted workers are employed under the same conditions in terms of social security contributions as nationals of the country concerned;

2016/05/24
Committee: AGRI

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the potential of cohesion policy to improve employment opportunities and growth, thereby contributing to poverty reduction and social inclusion, but points out that the policy is currently unpopular and ineffective, and therefore questions its legitimacy and visibility as matters currently stand;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the Commission’s vision of CLLD and ITI as instruments and delivery mechanisms for empowering local communities and developing local economy and social entrepreneurship as well as instruments designed for smooth and efficient spending of the available funds by local actors themselves, while taking into account the specific local and national circumstances pertaining in each case;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view that territorial tools must be flexible so that they can be tailored to suit the specific local circumstances, and care must be taken to ensure the tools do not compete with other similar national ones already in place;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Maintains that ITI must be run by local actors with a thorough knowledge of the area, but points out that such local management must not mean that the key role of the Member States is overlooked: the aim of ITI is not to establish a direct line between the Commission and local communities, thereby cutting out the Member States;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Maintains that the Member States are best placed to establish the needs of their component communities, and therefore rejects a cross-border approach based on artificial Euroregions;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the potential of the bottom-up approach of CLLD in creating job opportunities and encouraging ~~sustainable~~balanced rural development~~, and would welcome the inclusion of urban areas in this mechanism~~ of the regions;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Maintains that cohesion policy must once again focus on its original aims of restoring balance to the regions, in particular by simplifying the administrative procedures for acquiring EU funding for the most vulnerable regions via the national administrative authority;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission to leave it to each Member State to manage as it sees fit the centralised administrative authority that it has established in advance, and not to set up a decentralised European budgetary control unit, so as to prevent any interference on its part and avoid governance problems;

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the involvement of employees in supervisory boards is ~~a crucial step in the further democratisation of the economy~~not linked to any of the EU’s areas of exclusive competence set out in Article 3 TFEU, wherebyas this ~~is not a matter of legislative burdens which may be tackled by cutting red tape and by deregulation~~matter therefore falls within the scope of the national legislation of the Member States, and whereas the European Union should therefore confine itself to establishing framework provisions and/or non-binding guidelines;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas, under the present conditions of global division of labour, and internationalisation, ~~accelerated corporate change and the upcoming transformation through digitisation, i.e. the so-called ‘4th Indu~~it is important to preserve national legislation, which is the fruit of social and historical Rdev~~olution’, prosperity~~ elopments peculiar to each Member State and is therefore the ~~maximum number of people c~~best fitted to each state’s social structures, and be ~~achieved only by the pre-emptive framing of the economy and industrial re~~tter placed to meet the needs of their respective populations;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas forms of worker participation at company level exist in 18 Member States of the European Union and in Norway, ~~but they~~and differ enormously owing to their respective economic and social historical development15; __________________ 15 http://fr.worker- participation.eu/National-Industrial- Relations/Across-Europe/Board-level- Representation2/MAP-Board-level- representation-in-the-European-Economic- Area2Aline Conchon (2015) La voix des travailleurs dans la gouvernance d’entreprise: https://www.etui.org/Publications2/Reports /Workers-voice-in-corporate-governance.- A-European-perspective

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas this diversity of national legislation and forms of worker representation makes it impossible to create uniformity among these national bodies of legislation by means of European company law;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the scope and intensity of worker participation vary greatly~~, but~~ owing to the diversity of national legislation, and whereas it has proved effective, and whereas the countries concerned are essentially economically successful ones16; __________________ 16 http://www.worker- participation.eu/About-WP/European- Participation-Index-EPI

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, according to some studies (which differ from one Member State to another and must therefore be treated with caution), companies with employee participation have tended to weather the crisis better than others17; __________________ 17 Kleinknecht R. (2015): Employee participation in corporate governance: implications for company resilience http://ejd.sagepub.com/content/21/1/57.abs tract

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas, on the other hand, some states have complex worker participation legislation, including different applicability thresholds according to the number of employees, and whereas such legislation may have an adverse economic impact, particularly by restricting the creation, growth and development of SMEs and micro-enterprises;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the economic model based on the short-term ‘shareholder value’ principle has sometimes failed in the financial crisis;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the ~~existing form of the European Company (SE) is also used to avoid national forms of corporate co- determin~~creation of the internal market has resulted in increased competition between the Member States of the European Union, which has been particularly reflected in social legislation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the freedom of establishment within the European Union makes it easier for transnational companies to choose the site of their headquarters on the basis of opportunist criteria relating in particular to Member States’ social and tax legislation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)

Kb. whereas, furthermore, the European directives referred to here, relating in particular to European and transnational companies, have aggravated the phenomenon of playing off different Member States’ legislations – in this case on worker participation – against each other; whereas, in particular, the existing form of the European Company (SE) has enabled some transnational companies to avoid national forms of corporate co- determination which are more favourable to workers;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (SUP)19 can also be used to circumvent existing national forms of worker representation on supervisory boards, and the Committee on Employment therefore rejected this proposal in its opinion of 29 June 201520; __________________ 19 COM(2014)0212. 20 PE549.466v02-00.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas company law legislative acts at European level and / or such acts applied cross-border are often drawn up without taking into account labour law, and often have adverse repercussions on the social rights of Member State workers;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas there ~~do not yet~~ exist at EU level ~~any general standards for employee representation~~ framework rules governing employees' right to information, in particular Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and con su~~pervisory boards;~~ lting employees in the European Community;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas the following directives, among others: (i) 2001/86/EC of 8 October 2001 supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees; (ii) 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees; (iii) 2005/56/EC of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies; and (iv) 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 and 2009/38/EC of 6 May 2009 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community- scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees have already established reference frameworks governing informing and consulting employees and their participation for European companies, European cooperative societies and transnational companies in particular;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)

Ob. whereas these directives rightly refer the determination of the details of employee consultation and participation to negotiations between social partners and national law in the Member States;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the adoption of any further legislative acts in European company law ~~without the regulation of worker participation~~ will lead to a further erosion of national rules;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission and its agencies ~~on a regular basis and systematically~~ to gather, evaluate and publish data and good examples relating to worker representation at supervisory board level;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission to ~~establish permanent joint expert groups of the social partners tasked with gathering over a lengthy period of time~~gather information on the development ~~and good examples concerning~~of employee representation on supervisory boards and examples of good practice in this area; points out that they should examine in particular employee representation at enterprise, local, regional and national levels, as well as at transnational and European supervisory board levels;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that, when gathering this information, the various kinds of employee participation and trade union representation in the Member States should be studied and taken into account;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines that, when gathering this information, the thresholds for the applicability of national legislation on worker participation and the economic impact of this legislation, particularly on very small businesses and SMEs, should be studied and taken into account;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Underlines that this kind of information gathering would help merely to determine non-binding guidelines or examples of good practice and could not form all or part of legally-binding acts, and that each Member State would have full authority to decide how to use the outcome of the information gathering and these non-binding guidelines or examples of good practice, depending on the requirements of its national legislation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that provision is made for employee representation at supervisory board level in drafting all new EU legislative acts or revising existing ones in the context of European company law;deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to respect and protect existing national forms of worker representation at supervisory board level in the EU and to counter any attempt to use existing EU law to circumvent or abuse such arrangements by ~~an appropriate by~~ making appropriate changes in the underlying European Treaties or acts and, in particular, the above-mentioned directives, especially where these concern European and transnational companies;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in the event of ~~new~~a revision of legislative acts~~, particularly~~ in the area of European company law, to determine ~~and publicise the impact on European and~~the impact on national forms of worker participation through an ~~appropriate~~ impact assessment procedure and ~~take appropriate measures to counter any adverse consequence~~publish the results;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that, in the context of the current economic tensions in Europe, any additional administrative, legal or financial burdens should be avoided if these might hinder economic activity and, in particular, the creation, development and growth of very small businesses and SMEs;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission to introduce in the Directive on the European Company (SE) ~~minimum EU rul~~non-binding European guidelines governing employee representation on supervisory boards~~, rather than referring to national law or revising the Directive so th~~ and to refer to the national law of each Member State the involvement of workers in supervisory boards is not solely determined by conditions when a company is established, but account is also taken of subsequent developments and, in particular, changes in the number of employeesquestion of whether or not the guidelines are amended;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to introduce in the Directive on mergers of limited liability companies ~~minimum European rules for employee representation on supervisory boards, ra~~, as well as in all the relevant European corporate law directives, in particular those referred to herein, European rules prohibiting that workers be subject to legislation less favourable to therm than ~~referring to~~the applicable national legislation, in particular as regards the participation of workers;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission to revise Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 200421 on takeover bids to ensure that the workers of a bidding company are also consulted, rather than just those of the company subject to the takeover bid; __________________ 21 OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission in all legislative acts on European company law to provide that the place of a company’s registered offices must be identical with its actual place of business so as to prevent the circumvention of the requirement regarding employee representation on supervisory boards, such as would be possible under the proposal for single- member private limited liability companies (SUP), and, instead of this proposal, to submit a proposal for a directive on the cross-border transfer of the registered office, as decided by the European Parliament; __________________ 22Resolution recommendations to the Commission on the cross-border transfer of the registered office of a company P6_TA(2009)0086.; of 10 March 2009 with

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Calls on~~Suggests that the Commission to develop ~~standards for rul~~non-binding guidelines governing employee representation on supervisory boards that ~~can be applied as a universal model in the form of a directive to all European corporate law directives which takes into account, but does not replace, existing~~have no legal impact on existing national rules on information and consultation;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Recomme~~Demands that th~~is Directive should be applicable to all forms of company with a supervisory board at European level, i.e. account should be taken of~~e arrangements for worker participation in public and private companies, partnerships and limited companies and also ~~workers employed~~ in the affiliated parent and subsidiary companies should be regulated by the national legislation of Member States;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Believes that workers´ representatives on European supervisory boards shcould have a say in all fundamental decisions of a company and oversee the management board, without interfering in the management board´s right to manage the company;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Suggest~~Affirms that the ~~nature and scope of decisions requiring approval should be determined in this directive by minimum standards, which should be further development by~~application or non- application of such non-binding guidelines is covered by the national rules ~~in the~~of Member States23; __________________ 23 e.g. Article 95 AktG, Austria.

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that workers' representatives on supervisory boards shcould have the same rights and powers as the representatives of the management and / or the owner;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Demand~~Suggests that steps be taken, in appointing the supervisory board, to ensure that the sexes are represented according to the gender ratio in the company's workforce; calls on the Council in this connection to expedite the Parliament- backed proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improvon it on the basis of considerations relating in particular to their functions withing the ~~gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures24; __________________ 24 COM(2012)0614.~~company, their professional skills and their level of experience;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that any legal provision enjoining a specific representation of men and women on supervisory boards, in particular on the basis of considerations other than those referred to in paragraph 16 above, would be contrary to principles of equality and non-discrimination referred to in Articles 20 and 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Demands that this Directive ensure that the representatives of the workforce may also be from affiliated companies and, in the case of transnational companies, may also originate from another Member State and that trade union representatives may also be put forward and elected as external representatives;deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Recommends, with respect to the number of worker representatives sitting on the supervisory boards of companies, including direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates with more than 50 employees25, that half the number of seats on the supervisory board should be reserved for workers or their representatives; __________________ 25In Sweden from 50 workers.deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Is convinced that such a directive would have to be furnished with effective enforcement mechanisms in order to reduce cases of circumvention, avoidance and abuse;~~deleted

2016/04/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that whilst it is impossible to hold back the digital revolution, it is possible to shape its course while retaining current labour standards and rights, so as to protect EU workers;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that ~~employment and social policy need to keep pace with the digitalisation of society~~the digitalisation of society needs to be properly regulated so that businesses and training approaches can keep up and the necessary adjustments can be made without employability and the employment rate being adversely affected;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a thorough assessment of the impact which digitalisation will have on the number and types of jobs available and to gather information on new forms of employment, such as crowdsourcing and crowdworking; calls on the Commission to keep an open mind about both the positive and the negative effects of digitalisation; stresses the need to take account of both the short- term and the long-term impact of the digitalisation of society;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of ~~social~~ dialogue between business and education in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategies;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategies; stresses the importance of arranging for this dialogue as soon as possible, so as to give those already in employment the skills they require to keep their jobs and young people entering the labour market the skills they require to find a job;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Welcomes the establishment of the Europe-wide grand coalition for digital jobs, and encourages businesses to join;~~deleted

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for social rules and workers’ rights to be respected in the move towards digitalisation; calls for self- employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the need to develop employee data protection measures which cover new forms of data collection ~~(relations between humans and robots)~~;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to suggest ways of enhancing social security for self- employed persons in need of protection, in order to safeguard the effectiveness of existing national systems.; urges the Commission to take these recommendations by the Member States into account and to accord them the serious study they deserve;

2015/10/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety ~~in the workplace~~during working time in the workplace and while on work-related travel, regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that workers should enjoy the highest level of protection, whether that be under the legislation of the host country or of the worker’s country of origin;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to define and apply quantitative reduction targets at EU level for ~~occupational diseases and accidents at work~~the number of victims of accidents at work and occupational diseases and qualitative targets for better medical provision for victims following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that it is necessary to ensure a safe and healthy working environment throughout people’s working life, from the very start, including traineeship periods, in order to achieve the goal of active and healthy ageing for all workers;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that national OSH strategies are ~~essential~~indispensable and contributes to improvements in OSH in the Member States and stresses that regular reporting on progress made should be encouraged; considers it necessary to continue to initiate and coordinate policies at EU level with a view to ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety for all workers;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the intangible principle of subsidiarity with respect to health and protection at work;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative, qualitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to take urgent measures to prevent the ‘uberisation’ of work;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. but imposes no binding measures which threaten the sustainability or even the very survival of the company;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for the involvement of employees at all levels in implementing preventive OSH measures;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that a ~~precondition~~n essential measure for good OSH management and performance is documented risk assessment, which allows for appropriate preventive measures to be put in place;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that this assessment subsequently implies a positive assumption of these risks;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps to monitor the implementation and enforcement of OSH legislation in the Member States; believes that the ex post evaluation of the practical implementation of EU OSH directives in EU Member States provides a good opportunity for this exercise to be carried out and expects that results relating to inadequate implementation of existing legislation willbe taken into account as part of the review of the strategic framework;deleted

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to carry out regular audits of the measures applied in each of the Member States;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that ensuring ~~a level playing- field~~equal working conditions in all industries and all Member States, based on the highest level of protection across the EU, and thus eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers’ rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes efforts to improve the quality of the regulatory framework; reminds the Commission, however, that the submission of OSH directives to the REFIT exercise and modifications of legislation should be transparent, involve ~~social partner~~workforces and must under no circumstances result in reductions in occupational health and safety;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction in particular; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC adding more binding occupational exposure limit values and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that can be used to assess binding occupational limit values based on clear and explicit criteria, whilst acknowledging that the individual Member States are primarily responsible for implementing this vital measure;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Points out that many workers are still exposed to asbestos in their workplace; calls on the EU to work closely with social partners and the Member States to ~~promote and coordinate Member States’ efforts to~~draw up a timetable for the development of national action plans for the management and safe removal of asbestos;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work-related health problems in Europe, and submit a proposal for a comprehensive directive on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; points out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive directive laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employersacknowledges that it is for the Member States to address a problem which is well known and relatively easy to solve;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Highlights the uncertainty about the distribution and use of new technologies, including nanomaterials, and believes that further research on the OSH risks associated with n~~ano~~ew technologyies is needed;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and implement a programme for systematic prevention and monitoring of psychosocial risks, including stress;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses that the lack of a definition of these concepts makes it impossible, or at least more difficult, to address the resulting psychosocial problems;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt a targeted approach to improve the health and safety situation of all workers ~~in precarious employment and to~~by takeing into account the negative effects that precarious employment has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in general;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database onwhich makes it possible to assess levels of occupational exposures more precisely;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the importance of providing common definitions of work-related diseases and EU wide statistical data with a view to setting targets to reduce the ~~incidence of occupational diseases~~number of victims of AW-OD and improve medical provision for them, where necessary;

2015/07/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that future trade agreements should take into account Parliament’s resolutions ~~on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and on the Trade in Services Agreement, which remain valid for the future EU trade policy~~, in particular as far as the protection of public services is concerned;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Insists that effective and transparent sustainability impact assessments arbe conducted, allowing not only for an ex-ante evaluation but also for an ex-post evaluation;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that, as a minimum, ~~the legislation on the posting of workers and other national and EU labour~~national legislation, as well as collective agreements, should be applicable to contractual service suppliers;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Rejects any further liberalisation~~Welcomes the prospect of a review of the GATS Mode 4 commitments;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the fundamental ILO conventions ought to apply strictly to all signatory states to an agreement so as to stem the trend towards globalised social dumping, but also to prevent any unfair competition, particularly competition that is based on inhuman or degrading practices;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the Domestic Advisory Groups in each Member State handling ~~the~~ infringements of social clauses ofwithin trade agreements ~~must~~should have sufficient financing and that they ~~must~~should consist of a balanced representation of labour and business organisations from civil society;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the need to increase the staffing levels of, and the resources available to, Member States’ labour inspectorates, in keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, to allow for effective monitoring of labour standards;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the importance of binding measures – exercised by the Member States – for due diligence in the production chain, ensuring liability going beyond voluntary corporate social responsibility initiatives;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that only national initiatives that tally exactly with the needs of the real economy in each Member State will have a major impact for SMEs where trade defence is concerned;

2016/04/05
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. takes the view that clear legal relations should be established regarding robots in an effort to determine an impassable border between man and machine, which must always remain a work tool;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b takes the view, moreover, that civil responsibility with regard to work tools already exists in each Member State and is a matter of subsidiarity;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~education must pave the way for~~training at work, both initial and continuing, must pave the way for the current working generation and the next generation to be able to live fully productive lives in a world which will be changed by robotisation and automation;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. strongly calls for this training to maintain the predominance of humans over robots, whatever their level of capability;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. an legislative answer must be found to the question of what provisions ~~might b~~are necessary in terms of the competitiveness of the labour force if the artificial or genetic development or supplementing of existing human capabilities results in people with extraordinary abilities, ~~thereby altering the meaning of the term 'disability'~~ and if that calls into question the assessment of maximum humand c~~onferring an unassailable advantage on peopl~~apacity and therefore withs a~~ccess to such tools and interventions~~dverse effect: the ‘disability’;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. points out that, ~~whilst~~although robotics and artificial intelligence ~~promis~~may provide real advantages in the short and medium term in terms of effectiveness and economy ~~not only for~~, production, services and trade ~~but also~~ remain areas where human intelligence hitherto meant there were only humans (whose work will be increasingly unnecessary), there is a danger of the number of jobs in the field of robotics not increasing to match the number of jobs which are expected to be lostich are still wholly dependent on human intelligence today;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. points out that the amount of work which will be wholly or partially dependent on human intelligence is completely unknown;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. considers, therefore, that simply evoking civil legal personality for robots does not provide any framework to secure the place that we want them to have in the future;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2103(INL)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. points out that human intelligence strictly speaking only concerns man and that it would be inappropriate, or even dangerous, to think that, despite the autonomy of certain robots, machines could be humanised;

2016/09/08
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the provisions necessary for the transposition of Directive 2013/62/EU take different forms in the various Member States; believes that the transposition should therefore comply fully with national legislation and usages ~~in force in the area of collective bargaining between social partners~~;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers it regrettable furthermore that the Commission is being led to give a ruling while not in possession of all the regulatory elements enabling transposition;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the fact that some Member States have transposed the provisions of the directive beyond the minimum field of application, enabling freelance workers, apprentices~~, same-sex couples~~ and parents of adopted children to benefit;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that application of these provisions to same-sex couples is a matter to be decided upon solely at national level;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the high degree of variability between Member States regarding the maximum duration of parental leave; welcomes the various measures adopted to encourage fathers to take parental leave, all the more so since having the father and mother present either jointly or in turn enables balance in the child’s mental, social and emotional development;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that family rights assigned by public policies, including parental leave, should be individual rather than transferable, with a view to encouraging both parents to achieve a better work-life balance;deleted

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the Commission to respect the privacy, even intimacy, of family life and not establish any standards that would seek to impose ratios on the leave taken respectively by fathers and mothers;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Reiterates that the decision to take parental leave is a matter for the father or mother alone and should not be done to meet a ratio of some kind imposed arbitrarily by the European Union;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the flexibility the directive grants to the Member States to define forms of parental leave – part-time or full-time – and the working and notice periods established as conditions for granting parental leave; welcomes the initiatives introduced by the Member States to give workers as much flexibility as possible in this area, ensuring that parental leave ties in with their professional and personal circumstances, but believes that any choices made to cede some of the decision- making power to employers should not undermine the target of increasing the taking of parental leave, in compliance with national legislation on the matter;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Supports individual Member States having autonomy concerning their rules on parental leave, in line with their national employment laws, with a view to being smart in boosting birth rates across Europe;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Considers that a country’s policy on its birth rate, and all measures taken to raise it, are above all a matter for domestic policy, a major factor in the demographic survival of each Member State;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Strongly d~~Deplores the fact that the proposed revision of the directive on maternity leave was withdrawn just before the publication of the roadmap ‘New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families’ and the fact that, in the context of this roadmap, the Commission does not at this stage intend to publish a final report on the implementation of the directive on parental leave;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Emphasises the need to activate the revision clause in EU legislation on parental leave for that purpose;~~deleted

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Calls on~~Recommends that the Member States to introduce financial compensation for parental leave with a view to reaching a level that would act as an incentive for income replacement, over the minimum time period guaranteed by the ~~directive, based on the average EU maternity leave income replacement rate~~ir national legislation, in order to safeguard families’ social and economic wellbeing;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Proposes, while respecting the sovereignty of each Member State, a parental education salary up to the amount of the minimum wage provided for under each Member State’s legislation and corresponding to real family obligations, with a view to supporting birth rates;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission ~~and the social partners to offer~~to allow the Member States to take the measures necessary at national level to extend this minimum duration from four to six months to improve work-life balance;

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that improved coordination, coherence and accessibility in the Member States’ leave systems (maternity, paternity and parental) increases participation levels and overall efficiency; stresses in that regard that an EU directive on a two-week paternity leave is essential;deleted

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the Member States and the social partners to continue with their efforts at sharing best practices on positive action in the area of work-life balance, paying particular attention to policies that help mothers to enter the job market and fathers to participate in family life;deleted

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2097(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Call on the Commission, in that regard, to incorporate workplace gender equality objectives into the European Semester for economic policy coordination to enable the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy to be met and to gauge the positive influence of legislative measures on improving work-life balance with a view to redistributing family and domestic responsibilities;deleted

2016/01/29
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcome~~Condemns the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council not to show the same level of ambition and to support the Commission by deeds;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that thousands of migrants have already reached Europe and that the resources needed to cater for them are not available;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Urges the Commission to stop putting the interests of third-country nationals before those of European citizens, who are already being crushed by the crisis and the EU;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Reminds the Commission that as more and more migrants are taken so the resources available to and the prospects for the peoples of Europe are steadily being reduced;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society~~; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refuge~~, but also, and above all, the well-being of Europeans; calls on the Commission, therefore, to allow the Member States to act individually and take the measures required in their territories;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations; points out that the brutal, unannounced relocation of migrants may give rise to a lack of security and hygiene and, as a result, health problems and disease;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Maintains that labour market, purchasing power and insecurity data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that~~, in~~ the ~~Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being~~European Social Fund ‘is Europe’s main instrument for supporting jobs’1, and thus cannot be used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as effectively as possible without damaging other recipients; __________________ 1European Commission website, http://ec.europa.eu/esf/main.jsp?catId=35 &langId=en

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as effectively as possible without damaging other recipients; points out, further, that this fund is not unlimited and each improper use made of it would penalise beneficiaries who have already been registered;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to ~~set up a sys~~allow the Member Statems to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocre-establish borders, in order to monitor people entering and leaving their territories, thereby combating insecurity and the terrorist threat, and take in only as many migrants as they can accommodated;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that all European integration proposals are based on one-way journeys, leading to permanent uprooting;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2, employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour; ~~calls on the Commission, however, to work towards a mor~~stresses that, unfortunately, many migrants are not coming to Europe with the inte~~gra~~ntion~~-oriented system serving to encompass all aspects of this problem~~ of settling and integrating here, but in the hope of claiming benefits here; __________________ 1 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals, OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24. 2 Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 375.

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that the proper integration of migrants is possible only if the persons in question demonstrate the desire actually to integrate into the host country; stresses, in this context, that encouraging long-term dependence on handouts will not offer migrants an incentive to integrate; reiterates, therefore, that the integration of migrants seems impossible under these circumstances;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Strongly condemns the EU’s decision to allocate EUR 10 billion to fund reception arrangements for migrants, even though, at the same time, the European population is facing the worst crisis in its history, characterised by unprecedented poverty levels;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that when they sign an asylum-seeker’s employment contract, the employee and the employer are both running a risk to the extent that the application for asylum might be rejected; ~~considers that this could also jeopardise~~supports and encourages the Commission’s aims regarding the policy of return to the home country;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious approach when revising the ‘Blue Card’ Directive3 in order to make it clearer and more effective in attracting highly qualified labour. __________________ 3 Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 17.deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. having regard to the varying conditions under which ~~women~~people are employed as domestic workers or carers~~, which can be as undeclared, undocumented, casual or migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualifications,~~;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. having regard to the fact that this sector employs a large number of undeclared, undocumented, casual or migrant workers with no contract, or no recognition of their qualifications,

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. having regard to the particular relationship ~~of dependency~~ between a ~~male~~n employer and a ~~female~~n employee as a result of the latter's working in the former's private space,

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that these inspections must assess the actions of both the employer and the employee;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recommends the establishment of an office, a helpline and a website providing assistance and information on the rights of wo~~men workers~~rkers in each Member State, taking into account the legal, administrative and cultural differences that exist in each Member State;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the promotion of organisations working to safeguard the labour rights of wo~~men worker~~rkers and to recognise their responsibilities;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recommends affording women domestic workers and carers the same status as the rest of the labour force, in terms of wages, working conditions, rights and responsibilities;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses, in this context, that there is an urgent need to tackle the problem of undeclared or illegal work;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2094(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls that any framework or statute created must be sufficiently flexible so as not to drive employees and employers into situations involving undeclared or illegal work;

2015/09/28
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that skills development through national education, apprenticeships, sandwich courses and vocational training is one of the key elements of integrated employment and social policies;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the involvement of young people, ~~relevant stakeholders and organisation~~businesses and the competent authorities in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of relevant initiatives aimed at supporting youth employment at ~~EU,~~ national and local level is of the highest importance;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need to build up partnerships between local authorities, education and employment services and the business community to support the creation, implementation and monitoring of employment strategies and action plans; calls for closer co-operation between education, public administration, business and civil society~~, especially youth organisations~~;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that the proliferation of intermediary bodies possesses no added value, that stepping up cooperation by local authorities should not increase costs and that encouraging the mobilisation of businesses should make it possible to promote the desired public/private cooperation;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Considers it a priority to monitor and supervise the use of the funds distributed to training establishments;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a EU award for the best projects in combating youth unemployment, which could be linked to the pan-European contest ‘European Youth Award’ and to the European Prize ‘For youth employment in the Social Economy’; calls on the Commission to give visibility to such initiatives in order to raise awareness and to become closer to citizens’ needs;deleted

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that support for students’ initiatives to set up businesses, particularly in university circles, is a tried and tested approach;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that promoting entrepreneurship among a wider public can only be effective in a favourable economic climate;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for the removal of administrative and financial barriers to starting and managing businesses through the simplification of procedures, easier access for start-ups to credit and microfinance, tailor-made counselling, introduction of incentive measures for entrepreneurs employing young people; ~~underlines the importance of microfinance and the EU Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, as well as the Investment Plan for Europe, for achieving these goals;~~

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls for the creation of favourable conditions for the social economy in order to combine job creation for young people and social capital development;~~deleted

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that training in the workplace, sandwich courses and high-quality apprenticeships are ways of improving youth access to the labour market and a better use of these opportunities could enlarge the pool of potential candidates for vacancies and also improve their preparedness for work;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Emphasises the importance of developing sandwich courses and the need to authorise access to apprenticeships from age 14 in order to facilitate the integration of young people into the world of enterprise;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes the importance of anticipating needs for skills in the various sectors with potential, such as new technologies, personal services or the circular economy, in order to establish and promote appropriate training;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Proposes promoting the development of business mentoring;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of learning one or more foreign languages as part of education and vocational training;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recalls that many young people are compelled to accept a series of traineeships, which in many cases constitute disguised forms of under- employment;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that skills development should also be considered as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups, in particular for children and young people from families affected by poverty, the long-term unemployed, including second-generation unemployed, immigrants and people with disabilities; stresses that prevention as well as support and counselling at an early stage are of the outmost importance, because although enabling people who are at a disadvantage to develop skills and to enter the labour market requires time and resources it is also socially and economically profitable;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses the need to make it possible for young people who are recruited at a low level in a business to progress so as ultimately to reach management posts by means of the promotion of sandwich courses;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Emphasises that the idea of developing skills barely draws a veil over the desire to conceal the failure of European policies and whereas States are being compelled to make substantial cuts in their education budgets, inducing them to withdraw from involvement in vocational training and education;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes that young people, raised in an era of rapid technological progress have not only potential, talents and skills but also values and priorities that differ from the previous generation, and therefore it is worthwhile stressing the need for programmes and initiatives that would bridge the gap between generations while helping to understand the younger generation’s assets, which include multitasking, creativity, readiness to change and teamwork; stresses that education and training systems should ~~be flexible enough~~adapt to new technologies to allow for the full development of the skills and talents of those people; emphasises moreover that recruitment and employment services staff should be well trained and equipped with skills that would give them a better understanding of Generation Y; stresses that job offers and recruitment strategies should be adjusted with a view to the potential of Generation Y;

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that the concept of Generation Y makes no real sense from the sociological point of view, but is merely a marketing concept; notes, on the other hand, that technology and the globalisation of information are revolutionising our relationship with society and work, which is becoming freer and more individualistic, and that the issue is therefore not simply one of generations but of a wider phenomenon which has an impact on society and labour relations in general; emphasises that there is a need to think about new forms of business organisation and allocation of jobs, linked to existing abilities and skills.

2015/09/21
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Urges that financial support be provided for programmes creating jobs for those with multiple disadvantages on the labour market, such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities and ~~people from minority backgrounds~~vulnerable people;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that social security and employment policies are subject to the subsidiarity principle;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that growth is the key to more jobs and increased prosperity and that it is necessary to direct the structural funds more effectively towards promoting growth, since it is clear that the poor use made of social funding to date is one of the factors behind the failure of EU employment policy;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of sufficient funding and good budgetary management of the programmes within the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework that aim to address unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, such as the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) – a useful instrument regrettably made necessary by the mass destruction of jobs resulting from blind adherence to over- restrictive EU rules –, the different axes of the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD);

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that vocational training can serve a useful purpose only if the labour market is buoyant;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses that the 2016 budget should promote a high level of worker protection and a culture of prevention across the EU and help to address the new challenges to health and safety at work that continue to arise and, in particular, the growing problem of people who are unable, or refuse, to pay their social security contributions;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Stresses that the EU budget should support efforts to promote the completion~~Points out that the very principle of ~~the~~a single market, competitiveness and social convergence, the development of a policy on socially responsible enterprises, and the monitoring of the application of statutory social standards by enterprises in order to ensure the creation of decent jobs is being called into question and needs to be reviewed;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2074(BUD)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for action to prevent the formation of a social divide between people with high-paying professional jobs centred around new technologies and those with lowly service jobs in areas such as domestic service;

2015/05/13
Committee: EMPL

2015/2061(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

—having regard to its resolution of 7 September 2010 on EEA-Switzerland: Obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market3, __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0300.deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the participation of the EEA countries and Switzerland in the European Union’s internal market, which will promote growth, competitiveness and job creation, although it has yet to produce the results expected of it;

2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

~~— having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2015 on Single Market governance within the European Semester, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2015)0069.~~deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the EEA countries and Switzerland to continue their efforts to transpose, implement and enforce internal market legislation; calls on Switzerland to ensure that Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications is fully implemented and to rapidly transpose Directive 2013/55/EU, which improves it;deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22

~~— having regard to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee Resolution of 26 March 2014 on Single Market Governance,~~deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23

~~— having regard to the Swiss Foreign Policy Report of 14 January 2015,~~deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25

~~— having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 217 giving the Union the right to conclude international agreements,~~deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Switzerland’s participation in the EEA Agreement was sovereignly contested by a popular vote in 1992 and therefore relations between Switzerland and the EU are currently based on more than 100 sectoral agreements that provide for a far- reaching degree of integration;

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of the result of the popular initiative of 9 February 2014; calls, ~~however~~accordingly, on the European Union to ~~remain firm~~take due and proper account of the legitimate results onf th~~e fundamental principle of free movement of persons so that Switzerland~~is referendum and, above all, not to disregard the democratic will of the Swiss people reflected in those results and not to make any attempt to impose its ideas on the Swiss people as it has done in the past; calls on the European Union to enter into frank and realistic negotiations with Switzerland with a view to that country continuesing to grant privileged access to Union workers and enterprises in accordance with its own interests;

2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers the EEA Aagreement a ~~key~~ driver for economic growth and the most far-reaching, comprehensive instrument to extend the Single Market to third countries; believes that taking into account the internal developments in the EU, it has proven to be a solid, efficient and well-functioning agreement ensuring the integrity of the Single Market also in the long term;

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that the strong relations between the EU, the EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland go beyond economic integration and the extension of the Single Market, and contribute to stability and prosperity to the benefit of all citizens and businesses; underlines the importance of ensuring ~~the proper functioning of the Single Market in order to create a level playing field~~good multilateral relations in order to create fair conditions for all;

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Dominique MARTIN, Joëlle MÉLIN, Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ~~unilateral measures taken by Switzerla~~required ratification of the Protocol extend in ~~favour of Croatian nationals cannot replace the required ratification of the Protocol exte~~g the FMPA to include Croatia cannot replace the unilateral measures taken by Switzerland in~~g the FMPA to include Croatia~~ favour of Croatian nationals;

2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that timely and as close to simultaneously as possible implementation of the relevant Single Market legislation by the EEA EFTA states is essential and that this process could be further improved and accelerated;deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

2015/2061(INI)

Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Dominique MARTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the backlog of legal acts pending incorporation remains a concern, and therefore urges the EEA EFTA states to step up their efforts in order to uphold the integrity of the Single Market;deleted

2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

~~[...]~~deleted

2016/09/09
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 1

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 1

(1) Member States and the Union should work towards developing a coordinated strategy for employment and particularly for promoting a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce and labour markets responsive to economic change and with a view to achieving the full employment and social progress objectives set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. Member States, having regard to national practices related to the responsibilities of management and labour, are to regard promoting employment as a matter of common concern and coordinate their action in this respect within the Council. As the economic crisis has a direct and variable impact on economic performance and social conditions in the Member States, the Union should allow them to take the necessary measures at national level to remedy their situation. When, and only when, they have overcome the crisis, the Union should encourage them to exchange good practices.

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

2015/0051(NLE)

Recital 1

2015/05/06
Committee: EMPL

35. Points out that emerging new forms of poverty – such as in-work poverty – are compounding difficulties ~~such as e.g. paying mortgages, or high utility prices creating energy poverty – have resulted in an increase in the number of evictions, foreclosures and homeless people~~; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement integrated policies favouring social and affordable housing, effective prevention policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, and policies tackling energy poverty;

2015/01/30
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9

(9) EU level cooperation remains far from comprehensive, both in terms of the Member States involved and the issues covered. There is a no formal mechanism in place for cross-border cooperation between Member States’ relevant authorities to address issues related to undeclared work, or any mechanism to prohibit the movement of illegal immigrants without legal status.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1

The Platform shall work, as appropriate, in cooperation with other relevant Union level expert groups and committees, whose work has a link with undeclared/hidden work, in particular the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC), the Expert Committee on Posting of Workers, the Administrative Commission for Social Security Coordination, the Employment Committee (EMCO), the Social Protection Committee (SPC) and the Working Group on Administrative Cooperation in the field of Taxation. Joint meetings may also be organised.

2014/12/18
Committee: EMPL

2013/0321(NLE)