4 Amendments of Siôn SIMON related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the employment rate in the EU currently stands at 69.2 %, which is well below the Europe 2020 target, that unemployment remains especially high among women, the young, the elderly and the disadvantaged groups and that more than 12 million people in Europe are long-term unemployed, representing 5% of the EU’s active population; and in this context reminds recently passed Council Recommendation on the integration of the long-term unemployed into the labour market which has demonstrated again a need for strong Union policies and much more resources and calls for increased public investment in job creation and skills;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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 rise of inequality and poverty, the worst consequences of the economic crisis and of austerity policies on the labour market concerning labour exclusion of young people and long-term unemployed, and the unprecedented flow of refugees; and is concerned that competition for scarce funds may lead to social conflict; insists that the ESF share amount to 2530 % 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 budget;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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; draws attention to the fact that 24,4 % of people in the EU are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and that their number has increased by five million after 2008; calls therefore to substantially increased the financial aid to social services and the social economy and further strengthen the commitment to act against poverty and social exclusion by introducing a compulsory minimum share of 25 % from ESF on Member State level for promotion of social inclusion;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the increased commitment of the EU budget to various financial engineering instruments including the European Fund for Strategic Investments; is concerned however about the access to funding of various key stakeholders in social policy areas such as NGOs, education and training institutions, social partners and social economy enterprises;