19 Amendments of Monika VANA related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that over recent years cohesion policy has proven its ability to mitigate the negative impact of the social, economic and financial crisis on public investment levels in the Member States; recalls the great importance of the cohesion policy in achieving the EU 2020 goals;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas women are more exposed to poverty and social exclusion than men, all the more so when they are over 60 years of age (22.2% in 2010, as opposed to 17.3% for men)1 a __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/eplibrary/ Pauvrete-dans-l-Union-europeenne.pdf
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there has recently been a 15 % decline in public investment in the EU in real terms, and whereas many regions, especially those facing demographic challenges, have not been able to adequately contributed to the Europe 2020 targets, especially not to the headline target of 75 % employment by 2020, the target to decrease poverty by 20 million people as well as the target to limit early- school leaving;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas women are particularly affected by low wages (21.2% in 2010 as against 13.3% for men), especially female employees with a low level of education and those on fixed-term contracts 2 a __________________ 2a ibid
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importancTakes note of the investment plan presented by the Commission as a first stepnd its potential in offsetting the deficit in public and private investment; recalls, in this connection, that the principle of additionality is to be respected, and favourable fiscal treatment ensured for both direct and indirect national contributions;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds are still one of the EU’'s main investment instruments, with the potential to alleviate negative trends resulting from the economic crisis and to create jobsrights-based, decent and sustainable jobs as well as sustainable growth, if used efficiently;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas being a single mother or single parent continues to be a handicap in the labour market;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the Council, the Commission and Parliament have arrived at an agreement to reduce the level of unpaid bills, and looks forward to receiving the Commission’s proposal for a payment plan as soon as possible, and in any event before the presentation of the 2016 draft budgetat the Commission has submitted elements for a plan to address the abnormal level of unpaid bills in cohesion and that it has promised to define the level of payment appropriations in the 2016 budget accordingly; calls on the Council to finally take its responsibilities here as well;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the extended use in cohesion policy of financial instruments, such as loans and guarantees, to support investment; emphasises the need to ensure transparency, accountability and scrutiny for financial instruments that involve EU money;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the stronger thematic concentration of resources on a limited number of priorities; underlines, nonetheless, the need to apply this principle flexibly, with full respect for territorial, economic and social specificities;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to demand transparency of remuneration in relation to jobs that it creates or funds through cohesion policy, and thereby to reject any unjustified inequality of pay;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for multiple types of discrimination to be recognised and addressed, that is, not only inequality based on gender but also inequality based on religion or personal convictions, social origin, sexual orientation, age, ethnic origin and disability, so as to put in place a relevant and effective policy of social inclusion;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, on account of changes in production patterns, the role of the European Social Fund and investment in adapting workers’' skills have grown significantly; calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that available resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible with a view to ensuring workers’' employability, gender equality and social inclusion;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the strengthening of the partnership principle which acknowledges the key role of the various partners for ownership of the policy and transparency and effectiveness in implementation;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to ensure good governance and stresses that high ambitions for making cohesion policy spending less prone to fraudulent use and for strict application of anti-fraud measures shall be maintained;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StressNotes that it is high time for the EU toshould invest in businesses and support business creation, with a particular focus on SMEs, micro- enterprises and the social and solidarity economy; welcomes, therefore, the intention to set up the new European Fund for Strategic Investments as a complementary tool with the potential to generate 1.3 million additional jobs within three years, on condition that the findings of the ILO study, which suggest that the EFSI should support strategic investments targeted to regions with high unemployment and poverty, are respected.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Regrets that the opportunities offered by the new regulations to invest in clean and renewable energies, sustainable and multi-modal mobility as well as prevention, recycling and reuse of waste have not been sufficiently used; demands further efforts to be taken to shift towards a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy and green jobs;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reaffirms the need to establish childcare facilities for young children so as to boost the presence of women in the labour market, and thus calls on the Commission to support innovative projects in this direction;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Recommends that the Commission, in the context of cohesion policy, devote a larger portion of FEDER and FSE funding to projects that enable women to gain access to high-quality training and jobs;