34 Amendments of Enrique CALVET CHAMBON related to 2015/2330(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unemployment rate has been diminishing since 2013 thanks tobut though not significantly enough to curb unemployment and poverty, despite some supportive macroeconomic policies and the impact of structural reforms; whereas it nevertheless remains too high, currently affecting 9.9 % of active citizens, i.e. 23 million Europeans, about half of them being long- term unemployed;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas economic recovery has now entered its third year with a growth forecast for the EU28 of 2 % in 2016 and of 1,8 % in the Eurozone;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the youth unemployment rate at EU level stands at 22.6 %, and in 2014 12.3 % of young people were not in education, employment or training (NEETs), thus being at risk of exclusion from the labour market and of becoming dependent on benefits;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the level of unemployment and its social consequences differs between European countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas employment rate in EU-28 increased by 0.8 percentage points whilst there are considerable differences in the performances of European countries, with five countries having reduced their employment rates in at least five percentage points between 2009 and 2014;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas about 5% of the labour force in EU28 in 2014 had been unemployed for more than a year and 3.1% of labour force had been unemployed for more than 2 years.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas, in addition to its financial and social effects, unemployment, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment negatively affect social convergence and ultimately hinder sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas about 20 % of active citizens in the EU have only basic skills while 39 % of companies have difficulty finding staff with the required skills, whereas lowbesides the difficulties faced, specially by youth, to enter the labour market; whereas the lack of adjustment between the labour market and educational level is one of the key causes of young people becoming NEETs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas there are approximately 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU, of which almost 900.000 are in the digital sector, which hampers economic growth and job-creation; whereas in 2012 one in three Europeans were either over- or under-qualified for their job; whereas this mis-match negatively affects growth;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas undeclared work has serious budgetary implications and leads to loss of tax revenue and social security contributions, as it produces negative effects on employment, productivity and quality of work, skills development and lifelong learning, as well as on the acquisitionefficient and effective system of pension rights and access to healthcare;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas although atypical or non- standard forms of employment do not in themselves constitute precarious work, it is more likely to be found where contracts of this nature apply, albeit; to avoid inappropriate use of such contracts, account for a minority of existing en efficient and effective labour inspection mechanism must be imployement relationshipsed;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060; whereas these factors, as well as ageing population, may appear as sufficient justification for the fact that the great majority of European citizens agree that it is important to restructure their pensions systems; __________________ 12 People aged 65 or above relative to those between aged 15 and 64. 13 Total inactive population relative to employed people aged between 20 and 64.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the demographic old age dependency ratio in the EU12 is projected to increase from 27.8 % to 50.1 % until 2060, and the total economic dependency ratio13 is expected to stabilise at over 120 % up to the middle of the next decade and then to rise above 140 % by 2060 highlighting the pressing need of labour market and pension reforms which aims at maintaining people in the labour market; whereas these factors may appear as sufficient justification for the fact that the great majority of European citizens agree that it is important to restructure their pensions systems; __________________ 12 People aged 65 or above relative to those between aged 15 and 64. 13 Total inactive population relative to employed people aged between 20 and 64.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas public debt remains too high in many Member States (the highest figures being for Greece at 167.8 % and Italy at 136 %), impedingre are other factors such as the low level of interest rate and the lack of investment in some areas, for instance, affecting sustainable growth and making the entire Union more vulnerable to crises;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the free movement of people is fundamental to enhance convergence between European countries;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good and quality jobsquality employment constitutes an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that good and qualitysustainable jobs constitute an essential pillar for social fairness, promoting human dignity; believes that in this sense employment and growth must be placed at the centre of EU policies, especially for youth, as a way to construct a more sustainable social European Union;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to foster, at Member State level, forms of cooperation involving governments, enterprises, educational institutions and social partners in accordance with national customs and traditions, with a view to adapting Member States’' education and training systems to combat skills mis-matches and meeting the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes with concern, that data on government spending in education confirm an increasing risk of investment gaps in human capital, including digital skills; Notes further that educational efforts primarily are focused on the younger part of the workforce, however, many countries need a broader focus on educating the workforce including adult education and vocational training opportunities; Underlines that insufficient investments in education, especially in digital skills, poses a threat to Europe's competitive position and to the employability of Europe's work force; encourages therefore Member States to prioritize broad education in digital skills;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments in terms of improving the employability of young people; stresses, therefore, the importance of creating a validation system for non- formal and informal forms of knowledge, especially those acquired via voluntary activities;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for an individualised approach for the long- term unemployed; considers that such an approach will require an increased effort in terms of human resources, calling for participants with the educational level needed to be able to orientate the unemployed on how to overcome possible gaps in education or training; stresses that professional requalification processes require adequate financial resources that need to be channelled to thefor active employment policies to be efficient they must include requirements for the competent national authorities as well as for each of the long-term unemployed;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to exchange best practices on the efficiency of a minimum income to reduce inequality and social exclusion in Europe.
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU continues to suffer from structural problems that need to be addressed urgently, pointing up the need to continue prioritising investment, structural reforms and responsible fiscal consolidation, thus reinforcing a favourable environment for business with a view to creating more qualitybetter and sustainable jobs while balancing the social and economic dimensions; stresses that those priorities will only be achieved if investment in human capital is prioritised as a common strategy; Stresses that Economic policies should adapt to the socials needs and should guarantee minimum social policies and basic services for its citizens;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that AGS should asses in a more consistent manner the evolution of inequality in Europe through economic indicators, such as the Gini and Palma index;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considering that flexicurity contributes to avoiding labour fragmentation and promoting the creation of more qualitybetter and sustainable jobs; calls on the Member States to modernise their employment protection legislation in order to guarantee more stability in transitions between jobs, as well as employees’ access to social security and welfare rights; calls on the Commission to step up monitoring of the abusive practice of successive fixed-term contracts, in both private and public sectors;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sources with due regard to overall competitiveness, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for highly qualified young people, in order to boost research and innovation projects within European enterprises;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to gradually shift taxes from labour to other sourceswards wealth, financial transactions, capital gains, pollution and consumption, and to implement tax rules that foster incentives to entrepreneurship and employment creation, especially for highly qualified young people, in order to boost research and innovation projects within European enterprises;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the European Semester and AGS to asses the importance of the income policies including pensions, revenue indicators and fiscal policy, in order to guarantee social cohesion and revert inequality trends;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on SMEs as a fundamental key for sustainable development and job-creation; urges the Member States to implement tax schemes that favour innovative start-ups and the facilitation of job creation by SMEs, and to develop mechanisms that might impel such enterprises to achieve or operationalise in an international dimension;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the EFSI to be applied in particular towards helping European areas with low levels of investment and that are specially affected by unemployment; Calls on the European Commission to monitor and control the investments under the EFSI. A report should audit and measure the economic and social impact of the investment in real terms;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. The European Social Fund should devote more resources to funding the engagement of unemployed workers in training programmes in the EU Member States in addition to those in their country of origin, making easier their integration in the European labour market they choose and enhancing European citizenship;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that enterprises in the social economy face as many difficulties as traditional enterprises in obtaining public or private financing; underlines the need to give them more supportensure that all enterprises have equal access to funding, especially as regards access to the different forms of financing, such as European funds;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for tackling economic inequalities which act as an obstacle against long lasting economic growth;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out to the Member States, in view of the ageing of Europe’s citizens, the social risk implied in not being able to guarantee the sustainability of social security systems over the coming decades, encourages therefore the Member States to develop strategies which ensure that more people are maintained as an active part of the labour force for a longer time;