6 Amendments of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2015/2284(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that EGF is a solidarity tool established to provide support to workers made redundant as a result of major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States, to simplify the decision-making process of the EGF in order to have the full potential of this European Fund.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EGF to be coordinated with other (European, National, Regional and social) Funds and EU programs in order to help more people to find new employments, creating new jobs, promoting entrepreneurship; especially in the sectors and regions which already suffer from the globalisation or economic crisis. Member states should be duly informed and assisted during the whole procedure of the Fund application.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission, to extend the "Young Employment Initiative" derogation further than the end of 2017.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to lower the threshold for EGF eligibility, which currently stands at 500 redundancies. This has the effect that in practice only large corporations -which are often globally profitable - are eligible. To make sure that employees of smaller companies in sectors that are directly hurt by the effects of globalisation are assisted, the threshold should be lowered to 150 redundancies; Since it is more difficult for small Member States to reach the actual threshold of 500 redundancies;.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to increase the annual budget accorded to the EGF tool, since the global financial and economic crisis still continue.