Activities of Claude ROLIN 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) FR
Amendments (4)
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that the EGF can under any circumstances replace a serious policy to prevent and pre-empt restructurings; stresses the importance of a true industrial policy at EU level to bring sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that some Member States have preferred to use the ESF rather than the EGF because of higher ESF co- financing rates, swifter implementation of ESF measures, the lack of EGF pre- financing and the lengthy EGF approval procedure; believes however that the increased co- financing rate and the more timely application and approval process contained in the new regulation have helped address some of these concerns, but that further efforts are still required; recalls in this connection the EESC opinion that suggested reducing the threshold for applications to 200 redundancies and increasing the rate of EU co-financing to 75%;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that SMEs account for 85 % of all EU enterprises and, in this context, expresses concern that the EGF has had a very limited impact on SMEs, despite the fact that it clearly provides scope for SMEs to be targeted subject to certain criteria; calls, therefore, on the Commission to further reorient the EGF towards SMEs, which are key players in the dynamism of the European economy;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to proactively support redundant workers in SMEs using the flexibility provided for in Article 4(2) of the current regulation and to inform SMEs of the opportunities available to them under the EGF via a large-scale communication campaign;