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112 Amendments of Jane COLLINS

2017/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s 2015 annual report on the application of EU law, and notes that according to this report the three fields in which Member States were mostly subject to transposition infringement proceedings in 2015 were mobility and transport, energy and the environment;

2017/03/10
Committee: JURI

2017/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that the primary responsibility for the correct implementation and application of EU law lies with the Member States, but points out that this does not absolve the EU institutions of their duty to respect primary EU law when they produce secondary EU law. Furthermore Proportionality must also be respected;

2017/03/10
Committee: JURI

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the managing authorities, to monitor regularly that all legal provisions as regards information and communication are being implemented thoroughly in order to ensure transparency and the widespread dissemination of information about the achievements of the Funds; insists that where subsequent breaches are found, these are reported to the European Parliament immediately;

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2304(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of the Tripartite ESF Committee, which facilitates the administration of the ESF by Member States, and calls on the Commission to consider the creation of similar committees for the other ESIFs in light of the added value created by social dialogue;deleted

2017/03/10
Committee: EMPL

2016/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. having regard to the European Parliament’s declarations in favour of European law on cross-border transfers of the registered office or head office of undertakings;~~deleted

2017/02/22
Committee: JURI

2016/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to take into account the results of the consultation of October 2015, which show in particular that there is a need for maximum harmonisation of the criteria governing the impact of mergers on various stakeholders in businesses;deleted

2017/02/22
Committee: JURI

2016/2065(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to consider the significant economic impact which would ensue from legislation governing cross-border divisions, such as the simplification of the organisational structure, better capacity for adjustment, and new opportunities on the internal market;deleted

2017/02/22
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The freedom to choose an occupation is a fundamental right. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union guarantees the freedom to choose an occupation, as well as the freedom to conduct a business. The free movement of workers, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services are fundamental principles of the internal market enshrined in the Treaty. National rules organising access to regulated professions should therefore not constitute any unjustified and disproportionate obstacle to the exercise of those fundamental rights. However, the national rules of a Member State must always be respected and take priority over any EU legislation.

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) In the absence of specific provisions harmonising the requirements on access to a regulated profession or its pursuit laid down in Union law, it is the Member States’ prerogative to decide whether and how to regulate a profession within the limits of the principles of non- discrimination and proportionalityt is the Member States’ prerogative to decide whether and how to regulate a profession within the limits of the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality. Should specific provisions harmonising the requirements on access to a regulated profession or its pursuit laid down in Union law exist, the legislation of the Member State takes precedence.

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) The results of the mutual evaluation process revealed a lack of clarity as regards the criteria to be used by national competent authorities when assessing the proportionality of requirements restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, as well as uneven scrutiny of such measures at all levels of regulation. To avoid fragmentation of the internal market and eliminate barriers to taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self- employed activities, it is therefore necessary to establish a common approach at Union level, preventing disproportionate measures from being adopted.deleted

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) Member States should be able to rely on ~~a commo~~their own regulatory framework based on clearly defined legal concepts concerning the different ways to regulate a profession ~~across the Union~~within their own Member State. There are several ways to regulate a profession, for instance by reserving access to or the pursuit of a particular activity to holders of a professional qualification. National provisions may also regulate one of the modes of pursuit of a profession in laying down conditions for the use of professional titles.

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Where the taking-up and pursuit of certain employed or self-employed activities are conditional on complying with certain provisions relating to specific professional qualifications, laid down directly or indirectly by the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that such provisions are justified by public interest objectives, such as those within the meaning of the Treaty, namely public policy, public security and public health or by overriding reasons of general interest, recognised as such in the case- law of the Court of Justice. It is important to ensure that public interest objectives are adequately identified in order to determine the intensity of the regulation. For example, in order to ensure a high level of protection of public health, Member States should enjoy a margin of discretion to decide on the degree of protection which they wish to afford to public health and on the way in which that protection is to be achieved. It is also necessary to clarify that among the overriding reasons of general interest, recognised by the Court of Justice, are preserving the financial equilibrium of the social security system; the protection of consumers, recipients of services and workers; the safeguarding of the proper administration of justice; fairness of trade transactions; combating fraud and prevention of tax evasion and avoidance; road safety; the protection of the environment and the urban environment; the health of animals; intellectual property; the safeguarding and conservation of the national historic and artistic heritage, social policy objectives and cultural policy objectives. According to settled case-law, purely economic reasons, having essentially protectionist aims, as well as purely administrative reasons, such as carrying out controls or gathering statistics cannot constitute an overriding reason of general interest.deleted

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0404(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2

~~2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the competent authorities responsible for transmitting and receiving information for the purposes of applying paragraph 1.~~deleted

2017/06/01
Committee: JURI

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Companies which seek to do business across frontiers within the Union encounter serious obstacles and market distortions owing to the existence and interaction of 28 disparate corporate tax systems. Furthermore, tax planning structures have become ever-more sophisticated over time, as they develop across various jurisdictions and effectively take advantage of the technicalities of a tax system or of mismatches between two or more tax systems for the purpose of reducing the tax liability of companies. Although those situations highlight shortcomings that are completely different in nature, they both create obstacles which impede the proper functioning of the internal market. ~~Action to rectify those problems should therefore address both types of market deficiencies.~~

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0337(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. A company that applies the rules of this Directive ~~shall cease to~~will still be subject to the national corporate tax law ~~in respect of all matters regulated by this Directiv~~of the Member State, where there is a conflict, the national corporate tax law of the Member State takes precedence, unless otherwise stated.

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Companies which seek to do business across frontiers within the Union encounter serious obstacles and market distortions owing to the existence and interaction of 28 disparate corporate tax systems. Furthermore, tax planning structures have become ever-more sophisticated over time, as they develop across various jurisdictions and effectively take advantage of the technicalities of a tax system or of mismatches between two or more tax systems for the purpose of reducing the tax liability of companies. Although those situations highlight shortcomings that are completely different in nature, they both create obstacles which impede the proper functioning of the internal market. ~~Action to rectify these problems should therefore address both these types of market deficiencies.~~

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) The revenue from withholding taxes on interest and royalty payments should be shared in accordance with the formula for the apportionment of the consolidated tax base of the tax year in which the withholding tax is due, in order to compensate for the fact that interest and royalty payments would have previously led to a deduction and the benefit would have been shared by the group. The revenue from withholding taxes on dividends, however, should not be shared. Contrary to interest and royalty payments, dividends are distributed from profits which have already been subjected to corporate taxation and therefore, a dividend distribution does not involve, for group members, any benefit consisting in a deduction of business expenses. Any payments due should be paid to the Member State and not the EU;

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) The formula apportionment for the consolidated tax base should comprise three equally weighted factors, namely labour, assets and sales by destination. Those equally weighted factors should reflect a balanced approach to distributing taxable profits amongst the relevant Member States and not the EU and should ensure that profits are taxed where they are actually earned. Labour and assets should therefore be allocated to the Member State and not the EU where the labour is performed or the assets are located, and would thereby give appropriate weight to the interests of the Member State of origin, whilst sales should be allocated to the Member State of destination of the goods or services. To account for differences in the levels of wages across the Union and thus allow for a fair distribution of the consolidated tax base, the labour factor should comprise both payroll and the number of employees (i.e. each item counting for half). The asset factor, on the other hand, should comprise all fixed tangible assets, but not intangible and financial assets because of their mobile nature and the resulting risk that the rules of this Directive could be circumvented. Where, due to exceptional circumstances, the outcome of the apportionment does not fairly represent the extent of business activity, a safeguard clause should provide for an alternative method of income allocation.

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. A company that applies the rules of this Directive ~~shall cease to~~will still be subject to the national corporate tax law ~~in respect of all matters regulated by this Directiv~~, where there is a conflict, the national corporate tax law takes precedence, unless otherwise stated.

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2016/0336(CNS)

Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1

The Commission may adopt acts laying down detailed rules on the calculation of the labour, asset and sales factors, ~~the allocation of employees and payroll,~~ assets and sales to the respective factor and the valuation of assets. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).

2017/05/15
Committee: JURI

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the fact that the Commission has the power and duty to oversee the application of EU law and to launch infringement proceedings against those Member States that have failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaties;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that EU law should not supersede national law and that national parliaments be allowed to ignore implementing Union legislation for any reason; Believes that as the Commission is not directly elected it should not have the power to initiate or enforce EU laws;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

2. Notes that timely and correct transposition of EU law into national legislation and a clear domestic legislative framework should be a priority for the Member States in order to reduce breaches of EU law and therefore deliver benefits to people and business;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that since national parliaments are directly elected by the voters the power over all legislation which affects EU citizens should rest ultimately with the national parliaments and not the European Commission;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that since the driving force behind growth and jobs in all EU member states is private sector employment there should be a reduction in EU laws governing employment led by national parliaments to encourage business start- ups and expansion;

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the efforts made by the Commission during the past years and acknowledges the range of measures that have been put in place to assist the Member States with implementation such as correlation tables, an annual scoreboard and guidelines;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate their efforts at an earlier stage of the legislative process with a view to ensuring that future EU law can be implemented more effectively;deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation with the Member States in order to speed up the correction of breaches of EU law where necessary;~~deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2326(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

~~9. Calls on the Commission to give greater support to the Member States with regard to implementing EU law by providing tailor-made tools, such as detailed implementation plans and guidance documents.~~deleted

2015/12/10
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that Erasmus and other mobility programmes have fostered European integration and strengthened the idea of citizenship; notes that these programmes have had an indirect impact on employment; points out that mobility in Member States should be allowed to control their own immigration and employment policy; Whereas national governments should have the right to restrict access to their labour market from another count~~ext of vocational education and training (VET) is fundamental to the fight against unemployment, enhances employability and reduces the skills gap~~ry through visas, work permits or any other system they deem suitable;

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that, despite improvements to the arrangements for the recognition of diplomas, credits, skills certificates, competency accreditations and acquired expertise in the context of VET, a legal basis applicable throughout the EU is needed;deleted

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the agencies to revise the requirements of the VET mobility programmes to make them relevant as regards duration and content, combining periods of training and work;deleted

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Welcomes the tools developed by the Commission, such as Ploteus and Eures, which offer information about VET and mobility, but deplores the fact that they are little known and little used;~~deleted

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes pilot projects such as that recently approved by Parliament, entitled ‘European framework for the mobility of apprentices’, as the basis for a specific mobility programme in the context of VET;deleted

2015/12/01
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the creation of a European body of cross-border labour inspectors to carry out on-the-spot checks in suspected cases of social dumping, including by identifying 'letterbox companies', which body would work in coordination with the platform against undeclared work in order to limit the financial burden involved;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls its appeal for the creation of 'a forgery-proof European social security card (...) on which could be stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’s employment relationship'11 ; wishes all the information associated with the worker's postings to feature on this card; __________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA- 2014-0012+0+DOC+XML+V0//ENdeleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Calls for the creation of a European transport agency bringing together existing agencies; takes the view that at the very least a specific road transport agency is needed;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission, drawing on the US Jones Act, to take the necessary measures to ensure that vessels carrying goods between two European ports are built in Europe, fly a European flag and are owned by a European company; calls for the law that is applicable to be associated with the country in which the vessel owner is based;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls the Commission's commitment to proposing a basis of minimum social rights; emphasises that the establishment of criteria for comparing the various national social systems cannot provide such a basis, but can only serve as a preliminary analytical framework;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Desires that wage floors be established, possibly in the form of a minimum wage; emphasises that this instrument should be set up on the basis of legislation or convention, in accordance with national practices, with due respect for the role of the social partners; believes that these wage floors should represent at least 60% of the average national wage; calls on the Commission to consult the social partners with a view to introducing, where appropriate, a minimum wage in some border areas associated with highly mobile workers;deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Supports the development of unemployment benefit arrangements as a mechanism for absorbing asymmetric social shocks within the euro area;~~deleted

2016/02/25
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Highlights the potential of cohesion policy to improve employment opportunities and growth, thereby contributing to poverty reduction and social inclusion;~~deleted

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the Commission’s vision of CLLD and ITI as instruments and delivery mechanisms for empowering local communities and developing local economy and social entrepreneurship as well as instruments designed for smooth and efficient spending of the available funds by local actors;deleted

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets the absence of a more recognisable branding for CLLD and ITI and encourages the Commission and the Member States to make both tools as visible and understandable as possible for their users, while avoiding any additional bureaucratic burden;deleted

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls the Commission to create channels of communication with Member States and local agents and points out that CLLD and ITI will only achieve success with the commitment and ownership of all the stakeholders involved;deleted

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls the Commission, in view of the limited use of the European Social Fund within the method in question and the absence of a centralised managing authority in most Member States, to use the mid-term review of the MFF to address the difficulties that have already been identified in the application of the instruments and to find sustainable solutions;deleted

2015/12/17
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. whereas Directive 2012/27/EU calls on the Member States to develop programmes to raise awareness, and inform and advise individuals and households on energy efficiency;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas EU energy policies, VAT and green taxes are making energy prices much higher and increasing household costs which leads to an increase in fuel poverty; Therefore energy policy should be completely repatriated back to Member States to ensure energy costs are kept as low as possible and also ensure that businesses remain competitive;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

~~1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt integrated frameworks to combat energy poverty by linking energy and poverty/social inclusion policies more closely;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

~~3. Invites the Commission to present, in the context of the announced social pillar, an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income in 2016;~~deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present a new social pillar; recalls that to deliver on Article 9 TFEU, such a pillar should be aimed at setting a European framework for a minimum income above the poverty level, continuing with a rights- based approach to social policy and improving implementation of existing social, labour and anti-discrimination legislation;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to aim for a social triple A score for the Union; finds regrettable that this is currently out of reach owing to increasing inequality, high poverty and social exclusion and less and less availability of quality and affordable social, health and care services; recalls that a social triple A must be based on Article 9 TFEU aimed at a ‘high level of employment, the guarantee of adequate social protection, the fight against social exclusion and a high level of education, training and protection of human health’; recalls that achieving a social triple A as a benchmark requires assessing both policies that hinder and work towards achieving the benchmark; finds regrettable that so far the latter has not been addressed at Union level;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop, adopt and implement an EU framework to reduce poverty and social exclusion in line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, consisting of concrete measures and actions, including energy poverty;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that a decent income is a fundamental element for being able to live your life in dignity; recalls that 16.7 % of the population in the EU 28 in 2013 were at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers; ~~invites the Commission to present in 2016 in the context of the announced social pillar an EU framework directive on adequate minimum income;~~

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recommends that an EU framework directive on minimum income should specify which criteria Member States’ minimum income schemes would need to meet so as to lift people out of poverty; considers that such a framework would need to be rights-based, address the level of income, the non-discriminatory, efficient and easy access and the take-up, targeting especially those groups, who currently are excluded from or at risk of exclusion from minimum income schemes;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that minimum income schemes should prevent and lift households out of severe material deprivation and allow for an income above the poverty threshold; recalls that a minimum income is a key instrument for delivering on Article 9 TFEU guaranteeing adequate social protection as well as on the fundamental right to decent living conditions, participating in society and protection of human health;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address in a more balanced way both income and expenditure of poor households; points to shortcomings in addressing increasing household cost and considers the Commission’s work on a reference budget a step in the right direction; stresses that lowering household expenditure for poor households will impact positively on the concerned households as well as on the - mainly local - economy and on social cohesion;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that poor households spend the largest share of their income on housing, utilities and food; stresses that one dimension of household expenditure of poor households – the cost of energy and the related issue of energy poverty lacks an in-depth assessment ~~at Union level; calls on the Commission to improve internal cooperation so as to better link the energy policy and the poverty policy~~;

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses that there is so far no definition of energy poverty at Union level and therefore it is very difficult to properly assess the seriousness, the causes and the consequences of energy poverty of poor households in the Union; calls on the Commission to develop with stakeholders a common definition of energy poverty which should aim at assessing at least the following elements: material scope, difficulty for a household to gain access to essential energy, affordability and share of total household cost, impact on basic household needs such as heating, cooling, cooking, lighting and transport;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that targeting Union funding towards reducing energy costs of poor households by investing in renewables or energy efficiency has multiple positive effects: at household level, it improves living conditions and the health of those concerned as well as decreasing household costs and therefore provides budgetary relief for poor families; at regional and local level, funding will provide for local investment; at Union level it helps to both decrease poverty, improve energy efficiency and decrease energy emissions;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the fact that targeting household costs relating to energy by supporting investment in energy efficiency and renewables is programmed into and therefore in principle possible under the ESI Funds 2014-2020;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States not to exempt the energy intensive industries from taxes, but to use these revenues for measures that benefit low-income households, including targeted energy efficiency measures and financing of social security systems, which can in turn reduce the burden on labour costs; considers that such an offsetting mechanism could be an integral element of a socially equitable tax shift as proposed by the Commission in the current employment guidelines;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2223(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Member States to sign up to a European winter heating disconnection moratorium so as to ensure that during a defined winter period no household can be cut off from energy or that those who are must be reconnected to energy needed for heating that meets World Health Organisation (WHO) standards for adequate housing temperature; points out that such a moratorium aims to decrease excess winter mortality, supporting the most vulnerable groups, especially young children, the elderly and permanently sick and disabled people so as to protect their health and well-being;deleted

2015/11/18
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council to show the same level of ambition and to support the Commission by deeds;~~deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the repeal of the European migration agenda as the only legitimate international law on the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees is the Geneva Convention; furthermore calls for Member States to be allowed to control their own immigration and asylum policy;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees;deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for the repeal of the relocation mechanism which is unenforceable without borders in the Schengen area; Insists therefore this mechanism increases the security risk in Europe and infringes Member State sovereignty;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as effectively as possible without damaging other recipients;deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated;deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2 , employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour; ~~calls on the Commission, however, to work towards a more integration-oriented system serving to encompass all aspects of this problem;~~ __________________ 1 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24. 2 Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 375.

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights the current migration crisis in French ports, particularly Calais, whereby numerous and large scale attempts are made to enter Britain illegally; believes that this problem would be lessened if those trying to cross borders illegally were deported, instead of being allowed to remain in Member States of transit such as France;

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2095(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious approach when revising the ‘Blue Card’ Directive3 in order to make it clearer and more effective in attracting highly qualified labour. __________________ 3 Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 17.deleted

2015/12/16
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to promote gender equality in ICT companies, representative bodies and training institutions and to closely monitor and follow up on the progress made;deleted

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to address the gender gap in the ICT sector by creating more incentives for women, such as role models and career paths, in order to increase the visibility of women; urges the Commission and the Member States to ~~unblock~~reject and withdraw the Women on Boards Directive;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Demands a regular exchange of best practices among all relevant stakeholders, including social partners, to discuss the implementation of the gender aspect in the Digital Agenda; calls on the Commission to address this issue in its 2016 work programme initiative ‘New start for working parents’;deleted

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2015/2007(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States~~Believes it is only the Member States who have the right to identify new forms of employment ~~especially for women~~ and to safeguard fundamental workers’ rights and the social protection of employees in order to combat precarious working conditions;

2015/12/14
Committee: EMPL

2014/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that decent wages are important not only for social cohesion, but also for maintaining a strong economy and a productive labour force; ~~calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European framework for minimum wages with a view to reducing wage inequalities and limiting nominal imbalances in competitiveness;~~

2015/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, ~~on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility while upholding the principle of equal treatment and~~to allow Member States to introduce their own border controls in order to safeguard~~ing~~ wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work;

2015/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

~~33. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European minimum income, as announced by its President during the investiture debate, with the aim of reducing poverty in EU;~~deleted

2015/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Notes the importance of reducing taxation on labour, especially by low-paid and low-skilled workers, the long-term unemployed and other vulnerable groups, while ensuring the long-range sustainability of public pension systems; calls on the Commission to shift the tax burden away from labour while making sure not to endanger social benefits; notes that such shifts should not affect taxes with regressive effects such as consumption taxes, but should focus instead on taxes on capital, wealth, energy and natural resources;

2015/01/30
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Notes the January 2014 proposal for a EURES (European Job Mobility Portal) regulation; calls for Parliament and the Council to deliberate on the reform as a matter of urgency so that EURES can become an effective instrument for boosting freedom of movement; recalls that mobility must remain voluntary and must not limit efforts to create jobs and training places on the spot;deleted

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18

18. Notes the January 2014 proposal for a EURES (European Job Mobility Portal) regulation; calls for Parliament and the Council to deliberate on the reform as a matter of urgency so that EURES can become an effective instrument for boosting freedom of movement; recalls that mobility must remain voluntary and must not limit efforts to create jobs and training places on the spotCalls for the termination of the EURES programme;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the rising number of workers, particularly young people, departing their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, and is deeply concerned about the persistent divergences between those Member States creating employment and those supplying a low-cost labour force; urges the Commission to develop a better legal framework for cross-border movement of workers in order to ensure freedom of movement while consecrating the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls for the establishment in each Member State, either by law or through collective bargaining, of a minimum wage equivalent to at least 60 % of the respective national average wage;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/2059(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls for the repeal of all Union legislation regarding the freedom of movement to allow Member States to control immigration, employment and social security rights according to their own national laws;

2014/09/15
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) A more coherent application across the Union of clearance, support services and exchange of information on labour mobility within the Union is needed. It is therefore required that the EURES network be established as an integral part of the common framework for cooperation between Member States and the Commission. The roles and responsibilities of the different organisations participating in the network, such as the European Commission ('the European Coordination Office'), the bodies designated by the Member States to take action at national level ('the National Coordination Offices') and the organisations assisting job seekers and employers ('EURES Partners') should be determined.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The transnational and cross-border co-operation and the support to all organisations operating for EURES in Member States would be facilitated by a structure at Union level ('the European Coordination Office') that should provide common information, training activities, tools and guidance. That structure should also be responsible for the development of the 'European Job Mobility portal' (EURES portal), the common IT platform. To guide its work, multiannual work programmes should be developed in consultation with Member States.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Member States should establish Coordination Offices at national 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.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) The composition of the EURES network as regards other organisations than the ones above should be flexible to adjust to changing developments on the market for recruitment services. The emergence of a variety of employment services coupled with the reshaped role of the PES relating to national recruitment services points towards the need for a concerted effort by Member States and the European Commission to open up the EURES network, as the main Union tool delivering intra-Union recruitment services.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) To communicate reliable and up to date information to workers and employers on the different aspects of labour mobility within the Union, the EURES network should cooperate with other bodies, services and Union networks facilitating mobility and informing citizens about their rights under Union law, such as Your Europe portal, the European Youth portal and SOLVIT, the organisations responsible for the recognition of professional qualifications and the bodies for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of workers, designated in accordance with Directive ../2013 (EU) of [the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of the freedom of movement for workers].deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) Since the objective of this Regulation - namely to establish a common framework for cooperation between Member States to bring together job vacancies and the possibility of applying for those job vacancies and to facilitate the achievement of a balance between supply and demand in the employment market - cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effect of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in said Article 5, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

~~(36) The power to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in order to ensure that the obligations imposed on the Member States for the authorisation of the organisations to join the EURES network as EURES Partners and to provide common indicators on the performance of those organisations can be amended in light of the experiences gained with their application or to take into account evolving needs on the labour market. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the technical standards and formats applicable to clearance and automated matching as well as the models and procedures for sharing information between Member States, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ‘job vacancy’ means any offer for employment~~, including for apprenticeships and traineeships considered as work~~;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. In accordance with their respective roles and responsibilities, all organisations participating in the EURES network promote actively, in close cooperation, the opportunities labour mobility in the Union offers and seek to enhance ways and means for workers and employers to seize these opportunities at local, regional, national and European level.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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, 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;deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 respect the principles of equal treatment for applicant organisations and due process of law.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. Any employment services lawfully operating in a Member State can request in that Member State participation in the EURES network as a EURES Partner, subject to the conditions laid down in this Regulation and to the system set up by that Member State.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

~~7. To amend the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8

8. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt a template for the description of the national system and procedures for sharing information on national systems between Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 34(2).deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

~~3. Member States shall seek to develop one stop shop solutions for the communication with workers and employers on the common activities of the EURES network and those services and networks.~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14

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2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16

~~...~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) to promote the use of the EURES network and the CV database on the EURES portal as a tool helping to fill job vacancies;~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4

4. The public employment services shall endeavour to make agreements with other employment services operating on that Member State's territory (a) to jointly promote in the Member State's territory the registration of employers on the EURES network and their use of the common platform for European clearance; (b) to share information and best practices on support services for employers interested in recruiting workers from other Member States.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23

~~...~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24

A ~~Member State shall not limit the a~~rticle 24 deleted Access to national labour market measures ~~merely for the reason that a worker seeks that assistance in order to find employment in the territory of another Member State.~~

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1

A Member State ~~shall not limit the~~may restrict access to its national labour market ~~measures merely for the reason that a worker seeks that assistance in order to find employment in the territory of another Member State~~.

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) labour shortages and labour surpluses on national and sectoral labour markets ~~and the extent to which labour mobility can address them~~;

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

3. Taking into account the exchange of information and the joint analysis, Member States shall develop mobility policies as an integral part of their employment policies. These mobility policies provide the framework on the basis of which Member States carry out the programming referred to in Article 28.deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, the models and procedures for the exchange of this information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 34(2).deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL

2014/0002(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33

~~...~~deleted

2015/02/05
Committee: EMPL