25 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2016/0256(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 151 and 153(2)a thereof,
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) As the three so-called tripartite agencies, the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) address issues related to the labour market and working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close coordination among the three Agencies is required and ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploitso that the work of the Agencies does not overlap where they have similar fields of interest, while ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited and any duplication among Agencies, as well as between them and the Commission, concerning their mandates, objectives and activities should be avoided. In addition, where relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commission’s and the European Parliament’s in-house research capacities.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) There are already organisations at international, EU and national level providing analysis and knowledge on social, employment and work related policies (such as the Economic and Social Committees and the ILO). In order to obtain the maximum benefit, it is appropriate that Eurofound establish links with national bodies (tripartite where possible). It is also important that the Agency has very close functional links with the EU Committees on Employment (EMCO) and Social Protection (SPC), to ensure coordination and synergies, and that cooperates with the ILO in areas of common interest.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objectives of the Agency shall be to increase and disseminate knowledge to assist the Commission, other EU institutions and bodies, Member States and civil society organisations, including the social partners in shaping and implementing policies aimed at theing to develop and pursue ideas on the medium and long-term improvement of living and working conditions, in supporting employment policies and in promoting the dialogue between management and labour.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objectives of the Agency shall be to increase and disseminate knowledge to assist the Commission, other EU institutions and bodies, Member States and social partners in shaping and implementing policies aimed at the improvement of living and working conditions, in supporting employment policies and in promoting the dialogue between management and labour, with a commitment to raising the tempo of its own activities so they are permanently in step with those of the institutions concerned, and in particular the competent committees of the European Parliament.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) undertake or commission studies and carry out research on relevant socio- economic developments and related policy issues, with a commitment to continually modernising its investigative means so as to obtain an increasingly broad sample of interlocutors that is as representative a possible;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialogue particularly with specialised bodies, whether public or private, public authorities and workers’ and employers’ organisations as well as with national tripartite bodies, where they exist. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure cooperation with other European Union Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, in particular with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training and, where relevant, with other EU Agencies. The Agency shall cooperate as closely as possible with specialised institutions, foundations and bodies in the Member States and, where appropriate, at international level with the ILO and the OECD in related matters.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) onine members representing the Government from each Member StateMember State governments; places shall be distributed on a rotating basis every two years in an order equivalent to the order of the Presidencies of the Council of the European Union;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) onine members representing the employers’ organisations from eachthe Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) onine members representing the employees’ organisations from eachthe Member States;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) threewo members representing the Commission.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) two independent experts appointed on the proposal of the European Parliament;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
All members referred to in points (a)-(d a) shall have voting rights.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The members referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of lists of candidates submitted by the Member States, the European employers’ and employees’ organisations respectively. The European Parliament and the Commission shall appoint the members who are to represent ithem.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The members of the Management Board shall be appointed only after they have signed a declaration that they have no conflicts of interests.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office for members and their alternates shall be four years. That term shall be extendabletwo years. After those two years, their place shall be taken by another member to ensure a balanced and alternating representation between representatives, Member State by Member State. The Member of the Management Board shall ensure that the general interests of the Union and of Eurofound are defended, and a balanced position maintained among the Member States. Upon the expiry of their term of office or in the event of their resignation, members shall remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A representative of Cedefop and a representative of EU-OSHA shall have observer status at the meetings of the Management Board in order to enhance the efficiency of the three tripartite agencies and synergies between them, and to avoid overlaps in their activities.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where exceptional circumstances so require, the Management Board may, by way of a decisiona majority of two-thirds of the members entitled to vote, temporarily suspend the delegation of the appointing authority powers to the Executive Director and those sub-delegated by the latter and exercise them itself or delegate them to one of its members or to a staff member other than the Executive Directorconferred by the Staff Regulations to the Executive Director and give them to another Senior Member of the Management of the Agency for a temporary period.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall manage the Agency. The Executive Director shall be accountable to the Management Board. The Executive Director shall exercise, with respect to the staff of the agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the Authority Empowered to Conclude a Contract of Employment (“the appointing authority powers”).
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – point j
(j) preparing the Agency’s draft statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure and implementing its budget, as part of the Agency’s programming document.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The translation services required for the functioning of the Agency shallmight be provided by the Translation Centre of the bodies of the European Union or other translation services.
Amendment 195 #
1. No later than 5 years after the date referred to in Article 37, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall perform an evaluation in compliance with the Commission guidelines to assess the Agency’s performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks. The European Parliament and the Management Board shall be consulted in the evaluation. The evaluation shall, in particular, address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Agency, and the financial implications of any such modification.