Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2014/0002(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets PDF (1002 KB) DOC (895 KB)
Amendments (68)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The free movement of workers is a keyone of the element tos in the development of a more integrated Union labour market which allows worker mobility from high unemployment areas to areas characterised by labour shortages. It may also contributes to finding the right skills for vacant positions and overcoming bottlenecks in the labour market.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should establish Coordination Offices at national and regional level to provide general support and assistance to all organisations on their territory operating for EURES and support the cooperation with their counterparts in the other Member States and with the European Coordination Office. Those Coordination Offices should in particular have the task of dealing with complaints and problems with job vacancies, and verify compliance issues as regards voluntary and fair labour mobility within the Union.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) actions by and between Member States to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the labour market of the Union, with a view to promote a high level of employment, guaranteeing suitable forms of protection for those deciding to leave their own country;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) the functioning of a European network of employment services between Member States and the Commission, involving also the social partners;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) effective promotion of the EURES network at European level through intensive communication efforts by the Commission and, in particular, the Member State governments, using instruments ensuring wide dissemination and usability;
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) "employment services" means any legal or natural person, lawfully operating in a Member State, which provides services for job seekers to getfind employedment in line with their training and for employers to recruit qualified workers;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the "common IT platform" means the IT infrastructure and related platforms set up, monitored and widely shared at European level for the purpose of clearance;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) "placement" by employment services of a worker with an employer or "recruitment" of a worker for an employer means the provision of services to mediate between supply and demand with the objective of filling a job vacancy and tailored to the requirements of both sides;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the duly selected social partners representing both workers and employers;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Labour market policy, including support measures of all kinds, shall remain a Member State competence and shall seek to safeguard domestic employment in line with social guarantees, including mobility-related support.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) the operation and development of a European job mobility portal, 'the EURES portal', and related IT services made useable and accessible, including systems and procedures for the exchange of job vacancies, job applications, CVs, and supporting documents such as skills passports and the like, and other information, in cooperation with other relevant Union information, advisory services or networks, and initiatives;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) information and communication activities, through platforms reaching all possible users;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the analysis of geographic and occupational mobility, taking account of the different situations in the Member States;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the monitoring and evaluation of EURES activity using not only economic but also social indicators, and its employment performance, in co-operation with EURES Members;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) organisation of the work for EURES in the Member State, including in particular the delivery of support services in accordance with Chapter IV;
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The National Coordination Office also organises and verifies the implementation at national level of the horizontal support activities provided by the European Coordination Office as referred to in Article 6, where appropriate in close cooperation with the European Coordination Office and other National Coordination Offices. Those horizontal support activities are in particular:
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the provision of pre-training activities relating to EURES activity, the selection and training of staff for participation in the common training programme and in mutual learning activities;
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The National Coordination Office promotes the collaboration with stakeholders such as career guidance services, universities, chambers of commerce and organisations involved in apprenticeships and traineeships schemes, as well as the social partners involved.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Each Member State ensures that its National Coordination Office gets the qualified staff and other resources necessary to carry out its tasks as defined under this Regulation.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system based on harmonised criteria to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network, monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up a system to authorise EURES Partners to participate in the EURES network, monitor their activities and their compliance with national and Union law when applying this Regulation. This system shall be transparent, proportionate and, endorsed by the social partners and shall respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contribute toincrease the pool of job vacancies in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph (a);
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to contribute toincrease the pool of job applications and CV’s in accordance with Article 14(1), paragraph 1(b);
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. EURES Partners designate one or more contact points, such as placement and recruitment offices, call centres, self- service tools and the lik, various communication platforms that are accessible to as many users as possible, where workers and employers can get support with clearance and/or access to support services in accordance with this Regulation. The contact points may also be based on staff exchange programmes, the detachment of liaison officers or involve common placement agencies.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall decide on the modalities for these contributions in their national systems on the basis of the principle of proportionality and transparency, taking into account factors such as the administrative capacity of the EURES Partner and its degree of participation in the EURES network as referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall delegate to their public employment services general tasks or activities relating to the organisation of the work under this Regulation, such as the development and running of the national systems for authorising EURES Partners or the preparation and distribution of the basic information referred to in Article 20.
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States mayshall entrust the provision of support services referred to in Articles 21 to 23 to their public employment services, provided that the latter participate in the EURES network, either as a EURES Partner authorised pursuant to Article 8 and the Annex to this Regulation or as a EURES Partner on the basis of the exemption in paragraph 3 or their employment ministries.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States may check and monitor the activities of EURES Members’ and EURES Partners’ compliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) shall not make any distinction according to the nature and duration of contracts nor the recruitment intentions of employers, but shall provide appropriate and relevant information;
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. To enable the matching of offers of employment with applications for employment each Member State shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 according to a uniform, shared and transparent system.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall put in place a national hub that is appropriately shared and accessible at all levels to allow for the transfer to the EURES portal of information on job vacancies, job applications and CV’s made available by any organisation that is willing to share this information also on the EURES portal.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall develop a European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations, taking account of and not discriminating against the clear and obvious specific characteristics of all interested parties. This classification is the tool facilitating on line job application across borders for the European Union by performing job matching, identifying skills shortages, recognising qualifications and providing career guidance on the EURES portal.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Support services for workers as set out in Articles 20, 22 and 23 and the assistance with registration on the EURES portal referred to in Article 17(1) and (2) are free of charge.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. The EURES Partners concerned shall clearly indicate to workers and employers the range of support services they provide, where and how those services are accessible and the conditions under which access is provided, using their information channels which should be as accessible as possible. That information is published on the EURES portal.
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that all workers and employers requesting client services from employment services receive or are made aware of basicappropriate information on mobility support available at national level which
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EURES Partners concerned proactively offer all workers seeking employment the opportunity to access the services defined in this Article. Where appropriate, tThis offer is repeated during the job search process.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. If wn orkders are interested in to give further assistance, the EURES Partners concerned provide information and guidance on individual employment opportunities and in particular offer them the following services:
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) where requested, to provide assistance with the drawing up of job applications and CVs to ensure conformity with the European technical standards and formats referred to in Articles 14(8) and 16(5);
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) where necessary, to provide assistance with the uploading of such job applications and on relevant national job search portals and the EURES portal;
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) where appropriate, to include follow- up on possible intra- EU placement as part of the individual action plan;
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) where appropriate, to refer to another EURES Partner.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. If workers are interested in furtherThe EURES Partners provide workers with full assistance and, where there is a reasonable likelihood of an intra-EU placement, the EURES Partners concerned providealso with further job search assistance, consisting of services such as the selection of suitable vacancies, assistance with drawing up job applications and CV's and providing translations and/or obtaining clarifications on specific job vacancies in other Member States.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where requested, to provide information and guidance on the formulation of individual job requirements in a job vacancy understandable to a European audience;
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where requested, to provide assistance on the formulation of the job vacancy in conformity with the European technical standards and formats referred to in Articles 14(8) and 16(5);
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where necessary, to provide assistance with the registration as an employer on the EURES portal;
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where appropriate, to refer to another EURES Partner.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. If employers are interested in furtherThe EURES Partners provide employers with full assistance and, where there is a reasonable likelihood of an intra- EU recruitment, the EURES Partners concerned providealso with further assistance, consisting of such services as the pre-selection of suitable candidates and assistance with providing translations and/or obtaining clarifications on specific job applications.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EURES Partners concerned shall provide, upon request of workers and employers, with general information on post- recruitment assistance and about where to obtain post- recruitment assistance such as training on intercultural communication, language courses and support with integration.
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Upon request of workers, frontier workers and employers, the EURES Partners concerned shall provide general information on the rights related to social security and undertake to refer those requests for specific information to the competent authorities and, if applicable, to other bodies supporting workers exercising their rights in the framework of the freedom of movement.
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
The Commission and the Member States monitor and publicise labour mobility flows and patterns in the Union on the basis of Eurostat statistics and the available national data.
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall, in particular, collect and analyse information, from quoted sources that are made available to the public, on:
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the needs and tendencies of the labour market in order to create possible synergies between employers and universities or professional training institutes to address the problem of mismatch between skills and vacancies;
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) EURES activities at national level; in order to identify new possibilities for political initiatives;
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Taking into account the exchange of information and the joint analysis, Member States shall develop mobility policies as an, once they have adopted all the measures which facilitate integrnal part of their employmentemployment, may also develop mobility policies. These mobility policies provide the framework on the basis of which Member States carry out the programming referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. All organisations participating in the EURES network referred to in Article 4 shall share and exchange information on the situation in the Member States concerning living and working conditions, administrative procedures and the rules applicable to workers from other Member States, thus giving necessary guidance to workers and employers.
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. TAll the representatives of the social partners at Union level participating in the EURES Coordination Group shall be consulted on the draft work programmes.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) information and guidance provided by the social partners, who are vital for evaluation;
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Taking into account the information gathered as referred to in this Chapter, the European Commission shall submit every two years a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee on labour mobility within the Union and the services provided to workers to facilitate the exercise of the freedom of movement in accordance with Article 46 TFEU.
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – subparagraph 1
The European Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee an ex-post evaluation on the operation and effects of this Regulation fivone years after its entry into force.