4 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2015/2284(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the evaluations of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) show that the results of the interventions of this fund are influenced by factors such as the level of education and qualifications of the targeted workers, as well as by the capacity of absorption of the relevant labour markets and the GDP of the recipient countries; emphasises that such factors are mostly influenced by long- term measures which can be effectively supported by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned by the lack of evaluation on the efficiency and effectiveness of the EGF and calls for more thorough overview on funding and the usage of it for specific Member States; justification of the selection of recipient countries and further work on ensuring that all Member States have equal motivation to apply should be done;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the ESI Funds have been contributing significantly to reversing the economic and social effects of the crisis and promoting the long-term objectives of sustainable employment and growth; emphasises that integrated approaches based on multi-fund programming should be preferred only when necessary in order to tackle redundancies and unemployment in a sustainable manner, through an efficient allocation of resources and closer coordination and synergibalance among the Member States, in particular betweenas regards to the ESF and the ERDF;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that in order to apply for the current EGF funding, 500 workers must be made redundant by a single company but for smaller Member States this marginal rate is more difficult to reach than for bigger Member States, therefore the current minimum threshold should conform to national employment rates and not be restricted to a quota;