Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2016/2307(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 PDF (385 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas if the current trends continue, the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 % could not in fact be reached;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the long-term unemployment rate (relating to unemployment of more than one year) fell by 0.7 % in the year to the first quarter of 2016, to 4.2 % of the labour force; whereas the very long-term unemployment rate (relating to unemployment of more than two years) fell to 2.6 % of the labour force; whereas nevertheless the number of long- term unemployed remains too high, at around 10 million; whereas the level of unemployment and its social consequences differ between European countries and whereas it is essential to take into account specific microeconomic circumstances;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
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; whereas these projects do not provide quality and sustainable jobs and whereas there is a need of further public investments free of budgetary constraints;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means ofthat could stimulatinge more inclusive growth, as well as on creatinge jobs and enhancinge skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the implementation of the Youth Guarantee should be strengthened at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; notes that so far the aims of the Youth Guarantee Scheme have not been achieved in many Member States; in this regards urges the Commission to carry out impact studies with a view to determining precisely what results have been achieved so far and to take additional measures, in the form of more stringent oversight and monitoring mechanisms, the sharing of best practices and the organisation of workshops which bring together all the actors concerned, designed to make this instrument more effective
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increase in the employment rate; encouragesCalls on the Member States to make further efforts in order to reach the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 %;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that matching skills and qualifications with demand and job opportunities is a precondition for creating a competitive EU labour market; calls on Member States to better align education and training with labour market needs across the EU; takes the view that mutual recognition of qualifications will be beneficial for overcoming the gap between skills shortages on the European labour market and jobseekers, especially young people; underlines in this regards the importance of evaluating the different employment situations in the Member States in order to ensure their specificity and peculiarities;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that insufficient investment in education, and especially in digital skills, may undermine Europe’s competitive position and the employability of its workforcement; calls on the Member States to prioritise comprehensive training in digital skills, while at the same time maintaining high standards in the traditional education, and to take into account the shift towards the digital economy in the context of upskilling and retraining;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are important for sustainable and inclusive development and job creation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater consideration to the interests of MSMEs in the policy-making process; notes nevertheless that European constraints on budget policies, excessive fiscal pressure, inadequate public spending and unnecessary administrative burden have an impact on SMEs' job creation potential;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to make more active use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in support of the implementation of the country- specific recommendations;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that European funds and programmes such as Erasmus for Entrepreneurs, the European Employment Services (EURES), the programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME), the programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) have the potential to facilitate access to financing and boost investment and, therefore, entrepreneurship; regrets nevertheless that these instruments are not implemented properly and therefore are not efficient yet; recalls the importance of the partnership principle, the bottom-up approach and adequate resource allocation; calls on the Commission to ensure the close monitoring of the use of EU funds;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permitsTakes note of the non-achieved targets of the EFSI that it should have 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;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the need to ensure the sustainability, safety, adequacy and effectiveness of social security systems over the coming decades; encourages the Member States, therefore, to develop strategies to ensure that more people can continue to be active participants in society;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomNotes 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; underlines, however, that today the different tax and fiscal systems create social dumping, delocalization and unfair competition:
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to set minimumefficient social standards;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18