Activities of Liadh NÍ RIADA related to 2015/2284(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014 (A8-0227/2016 - Marian Harkin)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the activities, impact and added value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund between 2007 and 2014
Amendments (10)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a valuable instrument through which the EU expresses its solidarity with workers and which should continue to operate outside the MFFoperate within the MFF in order to enhance transparency, unity and coherence of EU budget;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a valuable instrument through which the EU expresses its solidarity with workers and which should continue to operate outside the MFFunderlines that it is not meant in any way to be an ‘opt-out’ clause for companies to not ensure due diligence to workers’ rights; nor a tool to compensate austerity cuts in domestic labour measures;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, between 2007 and 2014, 134 funding applications for a total amount of EUR 561.1 million were submitted by 20 Member States to provide support to 122 121 workers; takes the view that the valuable and efficient development of the EGF since 2007 is unfortunately also due to massive increased loss of jobs as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns and the economic and financial crisis, worsened by the austerity policies promoted by the EU’s economic governance;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the fact that nearly 50% of workers who received financial assistance under applications dealt with in 2013-2014 are now back in employment; emphasises, however, that the EGF should provide funding for sectors likely to face problems in the future; therefore calls on the Commission to give more clear-cut indications regarding the sectors in which workers are likely to find employment and the question whether the training offer is suited to the economic outlook and labour market needs in the regions affected by redundancies as well as to the needs and competences of beneficiaries ; insists on having better evaluation of the type and quality of jobs found and on the medium and long-term trend as regards the rate of reintegration achieved through EGF interventions
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for greater coordination with the ESF and the ERDF, and proposes that applications for EGF funding should be submitted by the authorities that manage the Structural Funds in each Member State, provided that regional managing authorities are granted sufficient staff, training and financial support to ensure such an extension of their competencies;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to lower the threshold for EGF eligibility, which currently stands at 500 redundancies, in order to make sure that employees of smaller companies in sectors that are directly hurt by the effects of globalisation are assisted;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. BStrongly believes that more widespread use of the derogation from the eligibility thresholds, particularly to benefit SMEs, extension of the reference periods and the possibility of classifying workers who provide related services and who are made redundant as workers made redundant by the company claiming assistance would make for more efficient and valuable use of the EGF budget;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to step up communication with the Member States on the forms of assistance available under the EGF in order to increase the use made of this fund; which will require a substantial increase in its funding and a rise in the rate of EU co-financing considering on the other hand the continued austerity policies developed and recent trade deals that will worsen labour perspective;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the derogation relating to persons who are neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) should be extended beyond 2017; calls therefore for the revision of the EGF Regulation, in the framework of the revision of the MFF, in order to enable the access to NEETs to continue;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to carry out sector-specific studies on the impact of globalisation and, on the basis of the findings, make proposals to encourage companies to anticipate changes in their industries and to prepare their workers before making them redundthus avoiding relocations and layoff plants.